How much does it cost to buy an email database?

Published on 6th April,2023          Last Updated on 8th February,2024

Let’s jump right into how much email lists cost in markets like the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand etc.

The cost of buying an email list depends on the quality of the addresses and types of people on the list. A consumer list costs anywhere between $100 and $400 CPM. CPM is the price charged for every 1,000 email addresses that you purchase. At the same time, you have to pay a lot more for a business email database, which is approximately $200 to $1000 for the same number of addresses. The more targeted the database is, the more expensive it becomes.

In addition, there are often other costs associated with managing an email marketing campaign, such as managing and tracking your emails. You’ll get tracking results that show you things like open and click-through rates as well as valuable insights into what works and what doesn’t. This service could cost you $500 to $3,500.

Generally, such sellers of databases or software tools, offer multiple price options, based on your team size, your use case, and some of your other requirements. Certain companies also offer free trials for you to test out their email accuracy. They might provide you anywhere from 5 to 25 free emails.

If you look closely, many companies such as Cognism, DnB Hoovers, ClearBit, SiSense, etc, do not openly mention their prices on their websites but rather require you to contact their sales team to get a quotation based on your requirements. This is a common practice for service providers or software companies.

On the other hand, there are a lot of other companies that do provide their pricing details. Most of these tools provide you with monthly credits in order to access their pre-built databases and export email lists according to your preferences.

The pricing list below of top online databases, will help you quickly glance through the cost of email lists:

Companies like Cognism, Demand Science, Zoominfo, Clearbit, Sales Navigator, Full Contact, 6 Sense do not reveal their pricing on the website. Users need to contact their sales team for information on pricing.

Let’s look at the various considerations when you need to buy b2b data:

Table Of Contents:
How to Buy a Database?
When does a company need to buy a b2b database?
Accuracy through Customisation
Cost of custom or bespoke research

How to buy an email database?

We will go through all the methods available, to evaluate the most cost-effective option:
 

Method 1- Buy contact list from data brokers:

When marketers need to purchase a business database, the quickest method is online software tools, or data brokers. These database providers require you to just sign up and apply various filters to narrow down to the exact data you are looking for, like industry, job title, etc. Once this is done, the software tool scans through its available database, and gives you a list of contact details.

Risks associated with buying a business database that is stale

Although this is the quickest way, there are many disadvantages to it.

• There are multiple providers or brokers that can sell you millions of records at a low price. But most of the time, a majority of this data can either be non-consensual or junk and stale. It may hamper your business functioning by lowering the reach and effectiveness of your marketing campaigns. These large databases cannot be updated in real-time, and hence contain a lot of inaccurate information. The biggest downside when you buy a business database, is that anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of data is stale.
• It can also increase your cost in the long run by necessitating you to re-validate your data records.
• Another issue that many users have raised is the credit system used by these companies, and purchasing more credits can be costly. Lastly, if you are targeting a niche industry or specialised job functions, you won’t find this data in pre-built online databases. Therefore, when going for quick download of pre-built databases, one needs to be very vigilant about all these factors.
• When people say that they are purchasing a business database, they don’t exactly own the list but rather pay an amount of money in order to access the list from an email database which contains millions of contact records. This may result in identical data as your competitor would be accessing the same database, thus reducing the results of your marketing efforts.
• Invalid addresses result in targeting the wrong leads. When consent of recipients is not obtained they mark your email as spam, or unsubscribe from your list.
• Such lists are likely to contain spam traps or addresses that mail services use to catch spammers. Sending an email to such an address also can cause your IP and domain to get blacklisted, making it difficult to restore your reputation.
• If there are serious problems with your IP address or domain, you may have trouble sending even legitimate emails from that address or domain in the future.
• GDPR and CAN-SPAM violations can result in significant penalties. Finally brand reputation is also damaged.

Before you buy a contact database from a data broker, you must consider all the above factors, and the heavy costs incurred during marketing and sales campaigns.

When does a company need to buy a b2b database?

Usually when an organisation wants to conduct email marketing campaigns or advertising campaigns, they would need to buy a contact list. Buying a contact list gives you direct access to millions of contacts across geographies and industries.

There are 2 factors which dictate what kind of contact list you need to buy. You either need data on demand, to quickly send bulk emails. This is when most users turn to online tools connected to large databases, that provide instant access to these pre-existing databases. But bear in mind that each data record must be verified by your vendor or software before downloading to your CRM.

On the other hand, your organisation may be very particular about 100% accurate data, GDPR and other compliances, and you need the recipient’s consent through single and double opt-ins. This is when you can turn to custom data partners who source and verify each data record according to your specified categories.

Accuracy through Customisation

How to buy high quality contact databases and targeted email lists

To buy a company database that contains accurate information for your ABM and other marketing campaigns, you need to make sure they are built specially for your campaign.

Make sure these factors are in place:

• Pay only for successful contacts i.e. contacts with valid details like phone numbers, email addresses, company name, and any other client specified criteria.
• If a contact turns out to be invalid, a replacement contact should be provided.
• Make sure GDPR and other required criteria are fulfilled. Also ensure consent of recipients through single and double opt-ins.
• If your contact or company requirements belong to a niche specialisation, ensure that such lists are provided before you sign up.
• Ensure that your data partner supports you throughout your marketing campaign.

Buying an accurate contact list can involve a combination of pre-built databases for quick download, as well as premium, customised databases for niche and specialised industries and job titles. Both should be verified just before download.

Cost of custom or bespoke research for buying a lead list

Lead lists from Ascentrik

Lead generation is a crucial part of any marketing or sales team’s process. Most companies need to buy a lead list for email marketing or advertising campaigns.

With Ascentrik’s research-based data, you get access to contact and company-level details, which helps you quickly connect with your ideal prospects. We segment the lead lists as per your criteria, so you get targeted leads for your outreach campaigns.

Our research-based lead list contains contact and company data by any industry or job title in geographies like the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Middle East, and Africa.

We offer top C-suite level data including names, emails, phone numbers, zip codes, and more. Choose from various demographic and firmographic filters.
You get 100% GDPR compliance.

All contact data is verified before you can integrate it. We verify our email addresses and phone numbers for markets across the globe, and extensively for the US and UK.

Our email lists come with a timestamp of the last updated date and time.

Some vendors assure that if 5% of their emails bounce back, they provide credits for more data. But Ascentrik Research gives you a 100% replacement guarantee and charges only for successful records.

We provide integration with any software and file format.

We provide further sales triggers and intelligence like alerts of latest news events, industry trends, potential sales trigger events.

Our pricing differs for common and niche categories. Niche targets require custom research, hence are more resource intensive in terms of time and cost.

Your email bounce rate decreases and open rates increase, making your lead generation campaigns, email marketing and cold-calling campaigns very effective.

Because of all these factors the cost of an email database that is custom built for each client, is higher than a simple email finder tool.

Buy email lists by industry

Reach the right people with Ascentrik’s email lists by industry

Reach companies and decision-makers across industries like finance,construction, oil and gas, retail, healthcare, IT and many more.

With Ascentrik’s research-based data, you get access to contact and company-level details, which helps you What you get from Ascentrik’s email lists by industry:

If you are looking for marketing databases related to your industry, this is what we provide:

• Made-to-order- Custom contact databases are sourced using exclusive, full time data researchers, along with automated software. The outcome is not just the email list but the success of your marketing campaigns.
• 100% Accuracy- The database is always fresh since manually built databases are never stored. Once they are handed over to the client, the data is deleted so none of your competitors have access to the same list.
• Consent Based- Explicit consent of each person is gathered. These are called single and double opt-ins.
• Niche Targets- A data partner would not only help source broad market data like software engineers or b2b salespeople but could also help you source even the most niche data like maternity nurses working only in the west part of New York, or event marketers working only in the oil and gas sector in the UK. This is something you cannot get in an online database.
• You receive exclusive ownership of your contact list. Your data is deleted from the vendor’s system.
• The pricing structure will benefit you in the long run, as your data will not turn out to be stale, your emails will not bounce, and you will not need to pay twice for getting your data re-verified.

When you buy email lists by industry, you acquire a curated collection of email addresses specifically tailored to a particular business sector or field. These lists are designed to help businesses connect with relevant contacts within specific industries.

The main benefit is targeted marketing:
Buying a list of emails by industry allows you to focus your marketing efforts on the right audience. By reaching out to contacts within a specific industry, you increase the chances of engaging potential customers who are genuinely interested in your products or services.

Ascentrik allows you to customise and buy your email list no matter how niche your target!

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