Salesgear vs ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo tells you who. Salesgear researches them, sends it, and tells you what to do next.

ZoomInfo gives you data and a bolt-on engagement add-on. Salesgear owns the data, researches each contact, and runs the outreach as one engine, so the list turns into conversations instead of another export.

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3-5x
reply rates vs templated outbound
95%
mobile direct-dial accuracy across 800M+ contacts
$99
per seat, monthly, no annual lock-in
Bolted on vs built in

ZoomInfo bolts the engagement on. Salesgear is one engine.

ZoomInfo has engagement through Engage and Copilot, but it is an acquired add-on priced on top of the data, and the deep research that writes your outreach is still missing. Salesgear is built as one research-first engine.

ZoomInfo, data plus add-ons
Pull a list from the database
Add ZoomInfo Engage for cadences and a basic dialer
Pay for Engage and Copilot on top of the data
Still write the real personalization yourself
Manage data, engagement, and credits as separate line items

You pay for the data, then pay again for everything that uses it.

Salesgear, in one platform
Research runs across 100+ sources per contact
The right buyer is surfaced for you
The wedge, the timing, the why come back written
Email and calls go out in your voice
Every touch auto-logs to your CRM

Data, research, and send in one place, no stack to assemble.

Head to head

Salesgear vs ZoomInfo, capability by capability

Salesgear
ZoomInfo
01Database
800M+ owned contacts, 95% mobile direct dials, re-verified live
321M+ profiles, US-heavy and decaying, mid-market titles stale
02Execution
Email, calls, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, SMS in one research-first platform
Engage cadences and a basic dialer, a bolt-on add-on
03Research
Account and contact deep research across 100+ sources, every claim sourced
Copilot surfaces signals, not deep per-contact research
04Data ownership
The contacts you pull are yours to keep
Exported contacts wiped when your contract ends
05Contract
Monthly or annual, cancel anytime, no lock-in
Annual only, 3-seat minimum, 60 to 90 day cancellation window
06Pricing
$99 per seat, dialer and enrichment included
$15K to $60K per year once credits and intent are added
07Scope
One focused outbound engine, one bill
A sprawling suite where outbound is one upsold module
08Support
Live support on every paid plan, plus an in-app AI assistant
Users report support that turns contractual
09Seller profile
Your customers, case studies and value props in every research run
Not offered
Database

A bigger pool, fresh the moment you pull it

ZoomInfo is known for coverage, but mid-market records age in the warehouse. Salesgear gives you more contacts and re-verifies each one at the moment you need it.

Salesgear800M+ contacts
ZoomInfo321M+ profiles
70M+
companies with firmographics
Live
re-verified the moment you pull a contact
Maya Iyer
Director of Sales, Northwind
Verified just now
Mobile +1 (415) 555-0188 mobile
Email m.iyer@northwind.com
Title Confirmed current, re-checked on request
In a warehouse the same record can read a title from two roles ago, and that is the email that bounces or reaches the wrong person.
What you actually own

Data you rent, then have to give back

ZoomInfo's value is locked behind an annual contract, and when it ends, so does your access to the data you built your pipeline on. Salesgear works the way modern tools do.

  • You keep your contacts. The records you pull are yours, with no clause that wipes them when you leave.
  • Cancel anytime. Monthly or annual, no 60 to 90 day notice window that locks you in for another year if you miss it.
  • No 3-seat minimum. Start with the team you have, not the seats a contract requires.
ZoomInfo contract
BillingAnnual only
Seats3 minimum
Cancellation60 to 90 day window
Renewalstend to rise 10 to 20% a year
Exported contactswiped at contract end
The data destruction clause means the pipeline you built on ZoomInfo data does not leave with you.
Buying intent

The signals that say reach out now, included

Intent is the reason most teams buy ZoomInfo, and it is sold on top of the data. Salesgear surfaces the same buying signals in every research run, with no separate intent line item.

  • Signals per contact, not just accounts, so you know who to reach and why this week.
  • Tied to the outreach, the signal becomes the opening line, written for you.
  • No upsell, intent is part of deep research, not a $15K add-on.
Live signals
Funding Series B closed this week
Hiring 11 SDR roles opened
Launch New self-serve tier shipped
Leadership New VP Sales hire
Web visit Pricing page, third time this week
On ZoomInfo, this sits behind intent and Enrich add-ons, billed on top of the data.
Deliverability

Engage sends. It does not protect your inbox.

ZoomInfo Engage can push email at volume, but it has no warm-up, no mailbox rotation, and no inbox monitoring, so teams bolt on a separate tool per mailbox to stay out of spam. Salesgear builds it in.

Salesgear, native protectionBuilt in
ZoomInfo EngageAdd-on required
Email warm-up, built inZoomInfo: None, you buy Lemwarm, Mailreach or Warmbox at $30 to $100 per mailbox
Inbox rotation, built inZoomInfo: No mailbox rotation or intelligent mailbox selection
Multiple inboxes, built inZoomInfo: Not built for multi-mailbox cold sending
Domain health, built inZoomInfo: No inbox-placement or domain monitoring
Call connects

A real dialer, not a basic add-on

ZoomInfo's Copilot dialer is basic, with no parallel dialing, and its data is US-centric. Salesgear treats voice as first class and reaches buyers wherever they are.

  • Two carriers, not one, so when a route degrades the call fails over to the other and quality holds.
  • Local numbers across regions, not US only, so your number looks familiar wherever your buyer picks up.
  • Recorded, transcribed and summarized on every call, with AI notes included.
Carrier Afailover Carrier B
Local presence
+1 San Francisco+44 London+61 Sydney+49 Berlin
Recording Transcript AI summary
The real bill

Enterprise pricing for data alone

ZoomInfo's number climbs fast once you add seats, credits, and intent, and it buys you data only. Salesgear is one seat price for data, research, and execution together.

ZoomInfo, all in
Professional, 3 seatsfrom ~$15K / yr
Extra seats$1.5K to $2.5K / user
Intent data+$5K to $15K
International data passport~$10K
Median real cost~$32K / yr

Annual only, 3-seat minimum, and it buys data without execution.

Salesgear, all in
Data, research, dialer, emailall included
Accounts auto-enrichedno per-enrichment credits
Billingmonthly or annual
Your datayours to keep
One seat price$99 / mo

Cancel anytime. No 3-seat minimum, no data you have to give back.

CRM sync

Your CRM stays the source of truth

Salesgear syncs both ways with the CRMs you already run, so every email, call, and reply lands on the right record automatically, no exports to babysit.

Salesforce HubSpot Pipedrive Zoho
Two-way sync. Contacts, fields, and activity flow both directions.
Every touch logged. Emails, calls, and replies post to the record.
Questions

Salesgear vs ZoomInfo, answered

Is Salesgear a good ZoomInfo alternative?

Yes, if you want data, research, and execution in one place. ZoomInfo offers engagement through Engage and Copilot, but it is a basic bolt-on add-on priced on top of the data and still lacks deep per-contact research. Salesgear unifies owned data, deep research, and multichannel execution in one research-first platform.

Do I keep my contacts if I leave?

With Salesgear, the contacts you pull are yours. ZoomInfo's contract includes a data destruction clause that wipes your exported contacts when the contract ends.

How does Salesgear's pricing compare to ZoomInfo?

ZoomInfo runs roughly $15K to $60K per year once you add seats, credits, and intent, on an annual contract with a 3-seat minimum and a 60 to 90 day cancellation window. Salesgear is $99 per seat, monthly or annual, cancel anytime.

Is ZoomInfo's data fresher than Salesgear's?

ZoomInfo's mid-market titles are often stale. Salesgear re-verifies the contact the moment you pull it, so you reach a real person instead of a record that aged in a database.

Which CRMs does Salesgear sync with?

Salesgear syncs two ways with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, and Zoho, so every email, call, and reply lands on the right record automatically.

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