Company
Date Published
Author
Antonello Zanini
Word count
1695
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

A company data provider is a platform offering structured business information, typically sourced from public records, third-party sources, or web scraping, delivered via pre-built datasets, APIs, or custom data services. These providers are used across industries for purposes such as sales prospecting, investment identification, market research, and risk assessment. Key factors to consider when selecting a provider include the features offered, the types of data available, data formats, delivery systems, compliance with privacy regulations, user reviews, and pricing. The article evaluates the top five company data providers: Bright Data, Datarade, Oxylabs, Coresignal, and Kaggle, highlighting their unique offerings, data formats, delivery systems, compliance, and pricing structures, with Bright Data emerging as the leading provider due to its extensive services, compliance with standards, and a vast customer base.