Cognism publishes no prices. Its pricing page, read on 2026-10-09, names two tiers — Standard and Pro, each including 5 seats — and routes both to sales. The dollar figures below come from third-party reports, not from Cognism, and are given only to indicate the order of magnitude. Below: what each plan costs, what the step up actually buys you, and what the headline price leaves out.
Cognism has no free tier, so the entry plan is the cheapest way in. Where a trial is offered it is time-limited rather than a free plan you can stay on.
Cognism pricing at a glance
| Plan | Price | Per year | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Quote only | — | Core prospecting workflows, 5 seats included. Contact and company search, filters, CSV export, MCP and API access |
| Pro | Quote only | — | Adds higher-quality mobile data, on-demand verification and intent signals. 5 seats included |
| CRM Enrichment | Quote only (add-on) | — | Automatically enrich and maintain CRM records; sold alongside either tier |
| Credits | Consumption-based | — | Credits are spent revealing contact data, so usage adds to the contract cost |
What the headline price leaves out
Same three-part cost structure as ZoomInfo: platform fee, per-seat licensing on top, and credit-based API usage beyond your tier. Nothing is published. The limit that usually forces an upgrade: No published pricing; annual contracts; seats charged on top.
Which plan is right for you
The paid tiers are worth it for Sales teams selling into Europe and EMEA markets; Organisations where GDPR compliance is a procurement requirement. For those uses the plan pays for itself in time saved rather than features unlocked.
Is Cognism worth the money?
Our reviewers rated Cognism 3.5/5. European data depth and a compliance posture built for GDPR from the ground up, including notified contacts and verified mobile numbers — the thing ZoomInfo is weakest on. The full assessment — what it does well, where it falls down and who should avoid it — is in our Cognism review.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Cognism cost?
Cognism does not publish pricing. Its page lists Standard and Pro, each including 5 seats, both quote-only, with CRM Enrichment as an add-on and credits charged on usage. Third-party reports put the platform fee somewhere around $15,000–25,000 a year with per-seat licensing on top, but those are reports, not Cognism figures. Read on 2026-10-09.
Does Cognism have a free plan?
No. Cognism does not offer a free plan you can stay on, so the entry tier is the cheapest way to use it.
What does the headline Cognism price not include?
Same three-part cost structure as ZoomInfo: platform fee, per-seat licensing on top, and credit-based API usage beyond your tier. Nothing is published. Budget from what the plan meters, not from the figure on the card.
How we check pricing
We read the vendor’s own pricing page rather than repeating a third-party summary, record the date, and re-check on a schedule — which is how we catch a tier being renamed or retired. The figures behind this page are published as a machine-readable catalog so that AI assistants quoting them can quote something current.
More on software pricing
Cognism Pricing (2026): Every Plan and What It Really Costs. DigiJaws, 2026. https://digijaws.com/reviews/cognism-pricing/