# D&B Hoovers vs YCharts Comparison | | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 781 | 128 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (37.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (78.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Custom Pricing Team-Wide | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### D&B Hoovers Pros: - Ease of Use (51 reviews) - Contact Information (50 reviews) Cons: - Outdated Data (32 reviews) - Inaccurate Data (24 reviews) ### YCharts Pros: - Ease of Access (16 reviews) - Ease of Use (16 reviews) Cons: - Limited Data (8 reviews) - Expensive (7 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 7.9 (660 reviews) | 9.1 (89 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (669 reviews) | 9.2 (94 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (284 reviews) | 9.4 (55 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.0 (182 reviews) | 9.5 (10 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (562 reviews) | 9.6 (84 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.1 (182 reviews) | 9.8 (11 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.3 (650 reviews) | 8.6 (83 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### D&B Hoovers #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### YCharts #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: YCharts Enterprise Price: Custom Pricing Team-Wide Description: Professional features PLUS Collaboration & Content Sharing Across Users, Tailored Onboarding & Training Program, Firm-wide Excel Model Conversion & Automation, Consolidated Billing & Account Admin [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ycharts/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Sales Intelligence | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **D&B Hoovers** | 7.6/10 | 537 | | **YCharts** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Availability | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Contact Data Availability** | 7.1 (459 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Company Data Availability** | 8.1 (489 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Industry Research Availability** | 7.8 (462 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Technographic Data Availability** | 7.9 (92 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Data Accuracy | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Contact Data Accuracy** | 6.5 (457 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Company Data Accuracy** | 7.3 (478 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Technographic Data Accuracy** | 7.8 (89 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Sales Intelligence | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 7.7 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | 8.1 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | 7.5 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | 7.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | 8.0 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | 7.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Platform | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Internationalization** | 7.8 (202 reviews) | Not enough data | | **User, Role, and Access Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Performance and Reliability** | 8.1 (254 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reporting/Dashboards** | 7.9 (228 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Mobile User Support** | 7.3 (173 reviews) | Not enough data | | **APIs** | 7.4 (184 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Features | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Lead Builder** | 7.7 (368 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Integration to CRM/Marketing Automation** | 7.4 (327 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Cleaning/Enrichment** | 7.2 (343 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Data Segmentation/Filtering** | 7.6 (374 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Search** | 8.2 (470 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **News/People Alerts** | 7.5 (362 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Connections** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | 7.6 (336 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Messaging** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | ### Lead Generation | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **D&B Hoovers** | N/A | N/A | | **YCharts** | N/A | N/A | #### Lead Generation | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Lead Builder** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **CRM Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Marketing Automation Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Social Media Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Import & Export Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### AI Sales Assistant | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **D&B Hoovers** | 8.3/10 | 64 | | **YCharts** | N/A | N/A | #### Lead Facilitation | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Customer-facing Chatbot** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Lead Qualification** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Lead Follow-up** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Meeting Scheduling ** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Organization | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Opportunity and Pipeline Management ** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Data Entry** | 8.4 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Integrations / APIs** | 8.3 (47 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Performance Analysis | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Coaching ** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Peformance Tracking** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Sales Analysis | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **ROI Forecasting ** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Sales Forecasting ** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | 8.0 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | 8.4 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Financial Research | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **D&B Hoovers** | N/A | N/A | | **YCharts** | 8.6/10 | 86 | #### Financial Information | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | 9.4 (72 reviews) | | **Document Search** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Analysis | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Financial Analysis** | Not enough data | 9.3 (63 reviews) | | **Charting** | Not enough data | 9.6 (73 reviews) | | **Risk Analysis** | Not enough data | 9.0 (58 reviews) | | **Document Annotation** | Not enough data | 7.8 (36 reviews) | | **Collaboration** | Not enough data | 8.4 (38 reviews) | #### Market News | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Alerts and Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (51 reviews) | | **Market Information** | Not enough data | 9.2 (71 reviews) | | **Market News** | Not enough data | 8.4 (55 reviews) | #### Platform Basics | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Mobility** | Not enough data | 7.2 (41 reviews) | | **Interoperability** | Not enough data | 8.5 (38 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Financial Research | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | 7.9 (11 reviews) | ### Lead Mining | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **D&B Hoovers** | N/A | N/A | | **YCharts** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Lead Mining | Feature | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to D&B Hoovers (3):** [Lead Mining Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/lead-mining), [Sales Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-intelligence), [AI Sales Assistant Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-sales-assistant) **Unique to YCharts (1):** [Financial Research Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-research) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | D&B Hoovers | YCharts | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 31.7% | 78.8% | | **Mid-Market** | 30.7% | 11.5% | | **Enterprise** | 37.6% | 9.7% | ### By Industry #### D&B Hoovers - **Computer Software:** 15.2% - **Information Technology and Services:** 10.2% - **Financial Services:** 8.2% - **Consumer Services:** 5.7% - **Internet:** 4.5% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.7% - **Management Consulting:** 3.2% - **Insurance:** 2.9% - **Manufacturing:** 2.4% - **Accounting:** 1.9% - **Other:** 42.0% #### YCharts - **Financial Services:** 68.6% - **Investment Management:** 21.9% - **Automotive:** 1.9% - **Oil & Energy:** 1.0% - **Investment Banking:** 1.0% - **Internet:** 1.0% - **Education Management:** 1.0% - **Consumer Services:** 1.0% - **Construction:** 1.0% - **Civil Engineering:** 1.0% - **Other:** 1.0% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to D&B Hoovers - [Apollo.io](https://www.g2.com/products/apollo-io/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (9692 reviews) - [GTM Workspace - Powered by ZoomInfo](https://www.g2.com/products/gtm-workspace-powered-by-zoominfo/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (9108 reviews) - [Lusha](https://www.g2.com/products/lusha/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1660 reviews) - 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On any company profile, we list the associated industry directly under the bolded company name. It is located..." - Title: [A lot of vendors have point of need contacts for questions, like chat, email and the 800 #.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/52219-a-lot-of-vendors-have-point-of-need-contacts-for-questions-like-chat-email-and-the-800) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Contacts are accessible for marketing " - Title: [Is DB Hoovers doing anything to expand into EMEA?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/27053-is-db-hoovers-doing-anything-to-expand-into-emea) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Yes, D&B Hoovers continues to expand our coverage. In the last 12 months, we increased our global company universe by 25 million and most of this growth came..." - Title: [How can I buy access to download the contacts](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26987-how-can-i-buy-access-to-download-the-contacts) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Subscriptions automatically include the ability to download contacts without emails or direct dial phone numbers. You can unlock the ability to download..." - Title: [What is D&B Hoovers?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/general-faq-6254fac8-d45e-438f-9d69-5f2dc3418f44) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "D&B Hoovers is a cloud-based sales intelligence solution that leverages the world's largest set of business data and analytical insights to help sales and..." ### YCharts - Title: [What is YCharts used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ycharts-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Check out five impactful ways to use YCharts: https://go.ycharts.com/hubfs/5_Impactful_Ways_Advisors_Use_YCharts.pdf " - Title: [What is a Ychart?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-ychart) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "YCharts is an investment research and client communications platform. It provides tools and resources for analyzing and visualizing financial data, including..." - Title: [Who owns YCharts?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/who-owns-ycharts) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "YCharts was acquired by private equity firm, LLR Partners in 2020. The Chicago fintech firm was previously backed by Morningstar." - Title: [How do I use YCharts?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-ycharts) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Check out these resources to learn how to use YCharts: Product Spotlight YouTube Videos: https://tinyurl.com/y5xxys5d and YCharts 101 YouTube Videos:..." - Title: [What does YCharts cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-ycharts-cost) — 1 comment *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "YCharts offers several subscription plans with varying features and pricing. The cost of YCharts can depend on factors such as the level of access, the..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/dun-bradstreet-d-b-hoovers-vs-ycharts)