--- title: Scott's Directories Reviews meta_title: 'Scott''s Directories Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 28 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Scott's Directories works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.7 review_count: 28 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-07' parent_category: name: Sales Tools url: https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-tools --- # Scott's Directories Reviews **Vendor:** Scott's Directories **Category:** [Sales Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-intelligence) **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 28 ## About Scott's Directories Scott’s Directories have been Canada’s most respected business information database for over sixty years. With a sterling reputation for data quality and accuracy, Scott’s Directories Databases are trusted by business owners, stakeholders & managers, sales & marketing professionals and researchers, who need detailed company and contact information they can rely on. With over 35 filters to choose from, you will be able to target your marketing efforts on the exact companies and contacts that are your ideal prospects in our Canadian business directory. At Scott’s Directories, we don’t just help you find and reach your target audience with our Canadian business directory. We help you integrate and enhance your customer database, as well as effectively communicate with them. -Achieve Insight on the clients and markets you serve for improved decision-making and business planning. -Identify New Leads that replicate your best customers, drawing from resources like our Toronto business directory and Quebec physician directory, to save you time and money, as well as boost your win rates. -Reach & Engage Your Audiences in more meaningful ways to build more profitable customer relationships. Since joining the MacRAE’S network of businesses in 2017, Scott’s has broadened its suite of premium marketing products to include SEO and content marketing, enabling businesses to integrate Scott’s unmatched targeting capabilities with high-powered digital marketing services. You can trust us with our business directory in Canada to gain ideal prospects. ## Scott's Directories Reviews ### 1. Excellent service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Commercial Real Estate | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 21, 2024 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Helps the brokers with new leads to generate new business **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Nothing really, the brokers get the information that is needed to proceed with new leads **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** its has all the information needed ### 2. Comprehensive lists and great data! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rebecca H. | Content Strategist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 22, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** The data provided by Scott's has been incredibly helpful for filtering and searching for niche industry targets. They provide very comprehensive business details which lets us select and eliminate potential targets quickly and easily. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** The exported lists can become a bit overwhelming to look at to begin with, but the team is very helpful and it's worth it to have so much data available! **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Scott's Directories has helped us narrow in on finding verified North American writing companies. We promise our clients all our copywriters are North American based which can be difficult when simply searching for writing companies. The verified data from Scott's helps us find vendors that are confirmed to be based in NA. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Hi Rebecca, glad to hear that Scott's Database has helped you with finding new vendors for your business. ### 3. Amazing Service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dawn C. | Senior Account Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Rabiya is fantastic and very prompt to respond when I have any inquiries or questions. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Nothing has been fantastic interactions. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** I get quick and efficient leads ### 4. All the information you need **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Peiwei Z. | Civil Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** A solid amount of filters for finding businesses. Can be a little overwhelming but nevertheless very useful. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Cannot further pare down in the "Saved Companies" list. Cannot edit search while on the results page. It'd be REALLY nice to add or remove a criteria without losing the check-boxed companies I'd like to save. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Comprehensive search for leads we could target. ### 5. I use Scott's frequently. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Katleen C. | Trade Advisor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 18, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Great variation of results, from SMEs to large companies, from distribution to production, as well as service providers. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Sometimes not so easy to find exact search terms **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is easy to contact our account representative and she is always very helpful. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Thanks Katleen for the review. Thanks also for the feedback. We are releasing a new version of the online portal in Q4, which will make searching for terms much much easier, so stay tuned! ### 6. Years of great service and product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Karah H. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 05, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Having used Scott's Directories for years, I can always expect immediate and impeccable service and I know the quality of the lists I receive. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** I have no complaints about Scott's Directories. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Scott's Directories helps me quote projects and then is my main source of industry databases. ### 7. Excellent B2B Canadian Data Source **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Julie B. | Director of Audience, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 17, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Customer service is top-notch. They want to take the time to understand your needs, and their priority is building a solution to meet your needs. You typically see one-size-fits-all models with directory lists, but Scott's Directories will work with you to give you exactly what you need. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** It would be helpful to have the ability to limit x amount of contact per company during the export. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** The data export was missing a few attributes, but SD sent us what we needed separately and we were able to merge the two sets of data together. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > We are so pleased that you are happy with our product and Customer Service. We take a lot of pride in trying to understand our prospect's needs so we can be able to offer the right product for them and their business. Thanks so much for the review Julie, and we wish you great success with your business. ### 8. Great resource for finding doctor information **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** JoAnne G. | Insurance Claims Examiner, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** It is quick, easy to use and reliable. There is a good database of information. The customer service is amazing! **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** A few times, I couldn't find the doctor I was looking for. However, they could have been too new or not registered yet. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are an insurance company and require medical information regularly. Sometimes the information we have received does not include the full address or is missing a fax number Scott's provides this information. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Thanks JoAnne for the review. We are happy that Scott's Medical Data is providing you with the added information you require. Glad to hear you are getting Amazing Customer Service as well. ### 9. Healthcare Professionals directory **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Simonne C. | Founder and CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** The ease of use and navigation; the ability to save your search and optimize your time doing searches **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** N/A at this time, still learning but nothing to report on that I dislike **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Having a list of Healthcare professions information and speciality to cultivate and curate a usable list **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Thanks, Simonne for the Review. We are happy to hear that Scott's Database platform is easy for you to use saving you time to target the right companies and contacts easily. ### 10. The customer service has been fantastic! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stephanie H. | Canada Territory Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** I get an extremely quick response time to email and as a new user in 2021, everyone has been great at patiently explaining best practices and how to use Scott's Directory. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Everything has been working well for me - no dislikes! **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have been using Scott's Directory for quarterly direct mailers as I do not have a database of my own that is as complete as theirs. The mailers are reaching my target audience and generating sales. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Thanks for the review Stephanie, Glad to hear that Scott's Data is helping you reach your target market and generating more sales and business. ### 11. Great Search Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Silvia L. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 02, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Has valuable information for clients to access for their employment search. Several companies are listed that clients may not have thought about when searching. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** There is nothing to dislike. Both the old and new versions are suitable for my client's purpose. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our clients are new to Ontario. Scott's Directories is helpful in providing information that can assist them with networking efforts. ### 12. Excellent **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Franca D. | Business Development, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Scott's Directories provides me with accurate details on companies that help me with market research. Through the online database, I have demographic information such as estimated sales, number of employees, and products which help me get a better understanding of the business as a whole. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** I haven't come across anything I disliked about Scott's Directories. If I come across any issues, my Scott's Rep allows answer my questions quickly. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was finding I was doing a lot of research on companies which can be very time-consuming. With Scott's, I have an idea about the business right away. From there, if I need to do additional research I have a jumping-off point from Scott's Data. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Glad to hear Scott's Data is helping you with your Market Research Franca. Thanks so much for the review and kind words. ### 13. Great source of information **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 08, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** It is easy to use and contains the specific information I need for my job. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Search results do not appear in alphabetical order. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Validity of physicians ### 14. Scott's Directories Is The Winner When It Comes To Corporate Information **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rob B. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 25, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Scott's Directories provides our organization with up to date data regarding the business community across Canada. This information year after year is up to date, detailed and easy to search as well as indexed very well **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** I dont have any dislikes maybe other than some users wish it was offline based for when they rarely don't have online access. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** SD gave our team current and reliable searchable corporate information that allows our organization to search for either individuals or companies within seconds using a variety of terms. It saves us time, as well as fact checking because SD has already done that for us! **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Thanks Rob for the review for Scott's. We are so happy that Scott's Data is helping your team at BullyingCanada save time and reach the right people and companies quickly. ### 15. Western Business Lite Package **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Denise G. | Director of Member Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Quick and efficient way to obtain updated information on prospects. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** No complaints. Bridget was excellent in walking me through the steps to get the information I required. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick and efficient way of obtaining updated contacts. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Glad to hear you found Scott's Western Business Database an easy way to get the prospects you need for your business. Thanks Denise for the review. ### 16. Amazing Business Resource **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Cathy K. | Director of Marketing, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 21, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** On-line data file that I can easily filter to get the data I need for specific projects. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** There is nothing that I dislike about Scott's Directories, and whenever I do have a question, they are incredibly quick to get back to me. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Providing accurate and up-to-data data for the Canadian education market. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Hi Cathy, Glad you find Scott's helpful for your projects, and glad to hear that our customer service team is quick to answer your questions. Thanks for the review. ### 17. I've been using Scotts Dir for many years and it's great source to find company and contact info **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Pam J. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 09, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Good resource to find company info, contact and telephone. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Wish there are email for the contacts as well. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Looking up company to find the decision maker and contact them for real estate investment opportunities. ### 18. Solid data and great value **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Scott's Directories makes it easy to access valuable information for our business. We have purchased lists that would have been very difficult and time-consuming to develop ourselves. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** The only thing I would improve is the scope of some lists in healthcare. I'm confident that they will improve over time, so it won't stop me from using Scott's for this area. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sometimes we are asked to reach out to specific groups on behalf of our clients, Scott's lists make it easy to do this. We have also used Scott's to build our list of prospects for our own business. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Happy to hear that Scott's is saving you and your team, AND your clients' time. Thanks for the feedback on the Healthcare Personnel List. Our Editorial Department is always trying to continuously keep the data as fresh as we can. Thanks again for the review. ### 19. Essential tool for B2B **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** James J. | Trade Analyst **Reviewed Date:** January 11, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Extremely accurate and unmatched industry classifications in terms of NAICS, products, business type **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Because of CASL Scott does not make email addresses available **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is essential for our day to day operations. From Marketing to intelligence ### 20. Easy to use interface, quality results. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 02, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** The simplicity of the interface combined with the various search functions provided. You can create very specific listings based off the various search parameters. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Sometime's, the information provided is clunky, and you have to do some tweaking as a lot of the columns end up being empty or redundant. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding business opportunities in our surrounding communities. ### 21. Everything I needed in one place, finally **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kyle v. | Director of Campaigns, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** most up to date Database for Business-to-Business (B2B), updated in real time to ensure the most accurate results **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** I was looking for a few niches that were a bit hard to find at first but was able to find them with tech support **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Streamlining access to B2B contacts that are accurate **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Hi Kyle, Very pleased that Scott's is helping you find the businesses and contacts you are looking for. Thanks for taking the time to give us a review today. ### 22. Great Resource! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 12, 2023 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Clear and easy to use. So user friendly. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** The price. I find it a bit pricey for the subscription. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** There have been no problems that require solving. ### 23. Fantastic Sales Tool! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carly M. | Campaign Manager - social media, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Working in sales we are always looking for good quality leads and this site provides just that! Taking work out of prospecting can save you time and make you money! **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** The only downside is there are sometimes not enough listings in different parts of Canada that I feel may be under-serviced. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding good sales leads **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Hi Carly, Thanks so much for the Review and feedback. This week we just updated our database with another 400,000 contacts, making it a total of 2.6 million, and another 400,000 going in by labour day, taking our database to 3 Million Contacts. We are also planning to increase the number of Companies from 535,000 to over 800,000 in the next 2 months, so hopefully, this will help with your prospecting. ### 24. Amazing Source **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** It is online and easy to use. I am able to search and prospect new sales leads right in the online database. Scott's Directories has all the information I need to make sales calls without having to spend time on additional research. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** I don't have any dislikes with the database. All the information I need is at my fingertips. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a sales professional, I need accurate data to action leads in a timely manner. Scott's Directories provides all the information I need to make my job easier. ### 25. Benefits of using Scott’s Directory **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David R. | Sales Consultant, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** All the pertinent information I look for is available. The information is succinct and accurate. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Sometimes the information is not as up to date as it should be for contacts. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me solve the problem of contacting the wrong companies and wasting time. **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Hi David, We are very happy that Scott's is allowing you to connect to the right companies you are looking for. Big time saver for sure! We do try our best to keep our over 3 Million contacts as up-to-date as possible, but as you know there is a lot of turnover, but our goal is to get as accurate as possible. Thanks for the review. ### 26. Very efficient and a comprehensive list **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Real Estate | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Saves time and the overhead to create leads **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Some of the contacts aren't useful or updated **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Lead generation **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Thanks for the review. Great to hear that Scott's is helping you with your lead generation for your Real Estate company. Agreed, the hardest part in keeping a database up to date is the ever-changing personnel. But we do continue to strive to keep it as up-to-date as possible. Thanks for using Scott's! ### 27. The Scott's Community has been consistently courteous, punctual and a pleasure to work with! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Customer service is impeccable, I especially appreciate working with Bridget. She is both knowledgeable and accommodating of our needs. **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** I honestly can't say I have anything I dislike about Scott's or working with Scott's community. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** I suspect they are always looking for ways to increase participation and # of their collected records given that data I use are provided voluntarily. ### 28. Scott's Directories is a very important and valuable tool we use on a regular basis. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Practice | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2022 **What do you like best about Scott's Directories?** Customer service is beneficial every time we communicate! **What do you dislike about Scott's Directories?** Nothing comes to mind. Every time I use the service, it's straightforward. **What problems is Scott's Directories solving and how is that benefiting you?** Very accurate! **Official Response from Contactus Scotts:** > Happy to hear that Scott's Data is helping you with your medical business. 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