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Top 5 Bombora Alternatives in 2027

Bombora's Company Surge is company-level intent data from its Data Co-op, built to show which companies are researching a topic; Bombora does not publish pricing. The alternatives here pair signals with what a rep needs next: 6sense and Demandbase for full ABM platforms, ZoomInfo and Lusha for contact data, and Salesmotion for source-cited account research and outreach drafts from $85/month on a monthly contract.

Semir JahicBy Semir JahicCEO & Co-Founder, SalesmotionLast reviewed

Top picks at a glance

  1. #1

    Salesmotion

    Best for: Sales teams that need account signals, cited research and CRM-connected outreach in one place

  2. #2

    6sense

    Best for: Enterprise ABM teams wanting intent data combined with predictive modeling and campaign orchestration

  3. #3

    ZoomInfo

    Best for: Teams that want a very large contact database with intent signals layered on top

At a glance

How Bombora Alternatives Compare

Side-by-side comparison of the key capabilities that matter most.

FeatureSalesmotion6senseZoomInfoDemandbaseLusha
Intent and Signals50+ signal types from 1,000+ public sourcesSignalverse intent data with Predictive AICopilot buyer signals; Streaming Intent add-onFirst-party and third-party intent data26 buying signals: dated events on named companies
Account IntelligenceCited AI account briefs with source attributionRevvyAI account research and meeting prepCopilot research: contacts, org charts and company updatesAccount and buying-group insights for sellersDeep Intelligence scoring against your ICP and CRM
Contact DataVerified contacts attached to each account111M+ verified business emails, unlocked with data credits500M+ contacts and 100M+ companiesData solutions inside the platform or on their own515M+ contacts with 117M+ direct dials
Signal GranularityNamed events tied to specific accounts, each with a source linkAccount prioritization with Predictive Modeling; Sales AlertsBuyer signals, growth alerts and risk alerts in CopilotAccount and buying-group levelCompany events refreshed weekly
CRM IntegrationNative Salesforce integration; HubSpot integrationBuyer context in your CRM, sales engagement platform and ChromeSalesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft and GongHubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Eloqua, Outreach and SalesloftSalesforce, HubSpot, monday, Zoho, Pipedrive and Bullhorn
Pricing$85/mo for individuals. Custom pricing for teams & enterprise.Custom, quote-onlyCustom, consumption-basedCustom (platform fee + per-user fee)Free (40 credits/mo); Starter $37.45/mo, Pro $52.45/mo (annual)
How You StartSelf-serve signup on a monthly contractBook a demoFree Lite tier; free trial on paid sales plansCustom plan through the sales teamFree plan with 40 credits a month
Rating (G2)4.8/54.3/54.5/54.3/54.3/5

Why teams are looking beyond Bombora

Bombora built its position in B2B intent data on the Data Co-op: hundreds of publishers and brands and thousands of B2B sites, which Bombora says produce 16B+ monthly events across 5M+ company domains. Company Surge covers more than 25,300 intent topics, and it is distributed through partners including The Trade Desk, Reddit, Adobe and Apollo. For marketing teams that want to know which companies are researching a topic, it is a reference source.

Sales teams tend to need more than the topic. Company Surge reports intent at the company level. Bombora is built to tell you which companies are researching a topic; a rep also needs to know what happened at the account, who to contact, and what to say. Without that context, a surge list still has to be researched and qualified by hand before anyone can act on it.

Bombora does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization. Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $25,000 across 35 purchases, with a range of $13,000–$80,450. Modern alternatives combine signals with account intelligence, verified contact data and AI-drafted outreach, which shortens the path from a signal to a conversation. Here are the top five alternatives to consider in 2027.

What buyers tell us

We held 55 sales and customer calls between August and October 2026. Timing came up in 22 of them: knowing which accounts are in a buying window before a competitor does.

“I just feel like we have a lack of visibility into ... what accounts are actually hot”
Sales leader, healthcare technology
“one of the things I'm always trying to figure out is the right timing”
Owner, sales consultancy
“I just have to put together like a business case for my CEO ... listing like other competitors in the space and like their pricing.”
Sales leader, healthcare technology

Why Trust This Guide?

Semir Jahic, CEO & Co-Founder of Salesmotion

I'm Semir Jahic, CEO of Salesmotion. Before founding an account intelligence platform, I spent years in enterprise sales at Salesforce and led revenue teams at Clari. My team and I have evaluated dozens of sales tools firsthand, and every competitor fact on this page was checked against the vendor's own site. We work with sales teams at companies like Analytic Partners, Frontify, and Cytel. Salesmotion appears on this list because it solves a specific problem, turning signals into context reps can use, and we'll tell you where other tools are the better choice.

Semir Jahic — CEO & Co-Founder, Salesmotion

Detailed Breakdown

Best Bombora Alternatives

An in-depth look at each platform, including features, pricing, and limitations.

1

Salesmotion

Our Pick
G2: 4.8/5

Salesmotion is an AI account intelligence platform that monitors 1,000+ public sources in real time. Three AI agents (Signal, Research and Outreach) deliver 50+ buying signal types, one-click cited account briefs, and outreach drafts anchored to the event that triggered them. It has a native Salesforce integration and a HubSpot integration.

Where intent data tells you a company is researching a topic, Salesmotion shows what the company is doing, from leadership changes and funding to hiring and earnings call commentary, with a source link on every data point so reps can check it and quote it.

Best for:Sales teams that need account signals, cited research and CRM-connected outreach in one place

Key Features

  • 1,000+ public sources monitored around the clock
  • 50+ buying signal types (leadership changes, funding, earnings, hiring, M&A)
  • One-click AI account briefs with source attribution
  • AI outreach drafts anchored to real signals, pushed to lemlist
  • Native Salesforce integration and HubSpot integration
  • REST API and MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants

Limitations

  • Bombora's topic-level intent is the stronger input for advertising audiences; Salesmotion is built for sellers working named accounts
  • Works from public sources about each account instead of a publisher co-op
  • Designed to sit alongside a contact database or sequencer
Pricing: $85/mo for individuals — flexible monthly billing. Custom pricing for teams and enterprise on request.
2

6sense

G2: 4.3/5Visit site

6sense is the enterprise option for teams that want intent data inside a full revenue platform. Its Signalverse captures intent signals at very large scale, and the platform adds Predictive Modeling, advertising, AI Email Agents and Sales Intelligence, including RevvyAI for account research and meeting prep and contact data unlocked with credits.

Where Bombora supplies the intent signal, 6sense wraps intent into prioritization and execution for both marketing and sales. It is sold through a demo, and its pricing page lists three Sales Intelligence configurations without dollar amounts.

Best for:Enterprise ABM teams wanting intent data combined with predictive modeling and campaign orchestration

Key Features

  • Signalverse intent data
  • Predictive Modeling and account prioritization
  • Advertising and AI Email Agents
  • RevvyAI account research, meeting prep and talking points
  • 111M+ verified business email addresses
  • Buyer context in your CRM, sales engagement platform and Chrome browser

Limitations

  • No published price; every configuration is quoted
  • Contact records are unlocked and exported with data credits
  • A full platform purchase, which is more than teams need if the goal is signals for sellers
Pricing: 6sense does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization. Vendr's marketplace data reports a median annual contract value of $62,220 across 386 purchases, with a range of $11,234–$176,511.
3

ZoomInfo

G2: 4.5/5Visit site

ZoomInfo sells Streaming Intent as an add-on to its base plans, alongside verified data on 500M+ contacts and 100M+ companies. That makes it a practical Bombora alternative for teams that want intent paired with people: a rep can see a signal and find contacts at that company in the same product.

ZoomInfo Copilot, its AI sales agent, adds buyer signals, account research and drafted messaging, and GTM Studio runs workflows triggered by buying signals. ZoomInfo Lite is a permanent free tier with 10 credits a month.

Best for:Teams that want a very large contact database with intent signals layered on top

Key Features

  • Verified data on 500M+ contacts and 100M+ companies
  • Streaming Intent (add-on to base plans)
  • ZoomInfo Copilot: buyer signals, research and drafted messaging
  • GTM Studio workflows triggered by buying signals
  • API and MCP access
  • Sales engagement (Engage) as an add-on

Limitations

  • Streaming Intent is an add-on to base plans
  • No published price: consumption-based, with a minimum number of seats
  • Paid plans are annual subscriptions; monthly billing is not standard
Pricing: ZoomInfo does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization; its own pricing page states that no specific dollar amounts are published because pricing is consumption-based. Vendr reports a median contract of $33,500 a year based on 1,576 purchases, with a range of $7,233–$156,053. ZoomInfo Lite is a permanent free tier with 10 credits a month.
4

Demandbase

G2: 4.3/5Visit site

Demandbase is an enterprise ABM platform covering marketing, advertising, sales and data, sold as one package. It combines first-party and third-party data with what it calls transparent AI, and helps sellers focus on the right accounts and buying groups.

The platform is strongest at turning intent into account-based advertising and coordinated plays, and advertising can be bought as a starting place. Like 6sense, it is built for teams running a full ABM program.

Best for:Large enterprises running full ABM programs that want intent integrated with advertising and orchestration

Key Features

  • Account-based advertising as a core product
  • First-party and third-party data with Demandbase AI
  • Buying-group mapping for sellers
  • Data solutions that can be used on their own
  • Integrations with HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Eloqua, Outreach and Salesloft
  • Free tools on its site

Limitations

  • Priced per organization on a platform fee plus a flat fee per user
  • Sold as one platform instead of separate Marketing and Sales solutions
  • Suits full ABM programs more than a single sales team's signal needs
Pricing: Demandbase does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization; its pricing page describes a platform fee plus a flat fee per user. Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $68,591 across 187 purchases, with a range of $24,000–$164,037.
5

Lusha

G2: 4.3/5Visit site

Lusha comes at the problem from the other side: contact data first, with signals attached. By its own count it holds 515M+ verified contacts and 29M+ companies with 117M+ direct dials, and it tracks 26 buying signals refreshed weekly, which Lusha describes as dated events on named companies, not anonymous intent: funding events, hiring surges, leadership changes and job changes.

For teams whose main gap with intent data is finding the right person, Lusha is a direct and affordable route, with published self-serve pricing and a free plan. Deep Intelligence scores the market against your ICP, CRM and closed-won deals.

Best for:Reps and small teams that want contact data and company signals on published, self-serve pricing

Key Features

  • 515M+ verified contacts with 117M+ direct dials
  • 26 buying signals refreshed weekly
  • Deep Intelligence scoring and lookalikes
  • ISO 27701, ISO/IEC 42001 and SOC 2 Type II
  • Salesforce, HubSpot, monday, Zoho, Pipedrive and Bullhorn integrations
  • Free plan with 40 credits a month

Limitations

  • Signals are company events, a different input from topic-level intent
  • A phone number costs 5 credits to reveal, against 1 for an email
  • Teams larger than 5 users are routed to Lusha's sales team
Pricing: Lusha publishes its pricing: a free plan with 40 credits a month, then Starter at $37.45, Pro at $52.45 and Premium at $299.95 per month on annual billing ($49.90, $69.90 and $399.90 billed monthly). Scale is quote-only.

Customer Story

How Analytic Partners increased pipeline 40% and accelerated Fortune 500 deals

40%

more qualified pipeline

$1M+

Fortune 500 pipeline

85%

less research time

“We're no longer fishing. We know who the right customers are, and we can qualify them quickly. Salesmotion has had a direct impact on pipeline quality.”

Andrew Giordano

Andrew Giordano

VP of Global Commercial Operations, Analytic Partners

Read the full case study

Founder's Take

“Bombora deserves credit for making B2B intent data a category, and the Data Co-op is a distinctive asset. Knowing that a company is researching a topic is step one. Sales reps still need to work out who to call, what to say, and why now. In my experience the work between the signal and the first conversation is where most of the value is won or lost. The teams I talk to aren't saying intent data is useless. They're saying they need the next layer on top of it.”
Semir Jahic

Semir Jahic

CEO & Co-Founder, Salesmotion

Summary

Key Takeaways

  1. 1Bombora's Company Surge reports intent at the company level across 25,300+ topics, drawing on 16B+ monthly events and 5M+ company domains. It is built to tell you which companies are researching a topic.
  2. 26sense and Demandbase are full ABM platforms with their own intent data, advertising and sales tooling. Neither publishes a price.
  3. 3ZoomInfo pairs intent with verified data on 500M+ contacts, so a rep can go from a signal to a person in the same product.
  4. 4Lusha publishes self-serve pricing with a free plan and tracks 26 buying signals it describes as dated events on named companies, not anonymous intent.
  5. 5Salesmotion monitors 1,000+ public sources for 50+ signal types and turns each one into a cited brief and an outreach draft, so the rep knows what happened at the account and who to contact.
  6. 6Bombora does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization. Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $25,000 across 35 purchases, with a range of $13,000–$80,450.
An honest take

Where Salesmotion isn't the right fit

We'd rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one. Salesmotion isn't for everyone — here's when another option on this page is the smarter call.

  • You need a built-in email sequencer or dialer. Salesmotion is account intelligence, not a sending tool — it's built to sit alongside Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo, not replace them.
  • You're buying purely for raw contact volume. Dedicated data vendors like ZoomInfo and Apollo carry larger raw contact databases.
  • You want a free-forever tier. Salesmotion starts at $85/mo for individuals — there's no free plan.
  • Your motion is pure high-volume SMB outbound. The depth pays off most on considered, higher-ACV deals where understanding the account actually changes the conversation.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Bombora cost?

Bombora does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization. Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $25,000 across 35 purchases, with a range of $13,000–$80,450. Among the alternatives, Lusha and Salesmotion publish their prices. Lusha publishes its pricing: a free plan with 40 credits a month, then Starter at $37.45, Pro at $52.45 and Premium at $299.95 per month on annual billing ($49.90, $69.90 and $399.90 billed monthly). Scale is quote-only. Salesmotion is $85/mo for individuals — flexible monthly billing. Custom pricing for teams and enterprise on request.

Is Bombora cheaper than 6sense or Demandbase?

None of the three publishes a price, so the only public comparison is Vendr's marketplace data. Bombora does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization. Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $25,000 across 35 purchases, with a range of $13,000–$80,450. 6sense does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization. Vendr's marketplace data reports a median annual contract value of $62,220 across 386 purchases, with a range of $11,234–$176,511. Demandbase does not publish list pricing; contracts are quoted per organization; its pricing page describes a platform fee plus a flat fee per user. Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $68,591 across 187 purchases, with a range of $24,000–$164,037. Bombora is an intent data product, while 6sense and Demandbase are full ABM platforms, so the figures cover different scopes.

What is the difference between intent data and account intelligence?

Intent data such as Bombora's Company Surge shows which companies are researching a topic, based on content consumption across its Data Co-op. Account intelligence starts from the account: leadership changes, funding, hiring, earnings commentary and strategic announcements, each tied to a source, synthesized into a brief a rep can use. Salesmotion provides account intelligence from 1,000+ public sources. The two answer different questions, and some teams use both.

What does Company Surge tell a sales rep, and what else do they need?

Company Surge reports intent at the company level across more than 25,300 topics. It answers which companies are researching a topic. To act on it, a rep also needs to know what is happening at the account, who the right contact is, and what to say. That context comes from account research, contact data and outreach tooling, either from separate products or from a platform that combines them.

What is the best Bombora alternative for sales teams?

For sellers working named accounts, Salesmotion is built for the job: 50+ signal types from 1,000+ public sources, cited account briefs and outreach drafts, on a monthly contract. If the main gap is contact data, ZoomInfo and Lusha are the stronger picks. If marketing needs intent for advertising and orchestration, 6sense and Demandbase are the full ABM platforms.

Can I use Bombora and Salesmotion together?

Yes. They use different inputs. Bombora measures topic research across its Data Co-op, which is useful for marketing audiences and for spotting companies researching a category. Salesmotion monitors public sources for named events at each account and turns them into briefs and outreach drafts for sellers. Salesmotion has a native Salesforce integration, a HubSpot integration, a REST API and an MCP server, so its research is available in the same CRM as your intent data.

What results do teams see from account intelligence?

Salesmotion customers report concrete results: Analytic Partners increased qualified pipeline by 40%, Cytel cut research time by 50%, and Incredible Health increased meetings booked by 50% after a 3-day implementation. The common driver is removing the manual work between detecting a signal and taking action.

What is the best alternative to Bombora for intent signals?

6sense and Demandbase are the closest alternatives for intent signals, and Salesmotion is the alternative for signals tied to named events. 6sense runs its own intent network, the Signalverse, and builds predictive account prioritization on it. Demandbase combines first- and third-party data to focus sellers on the right accounts and buying groups. ZoomInfo sells Streaming Intent as an add-on to its base plans. Salesmotion tracks 50+ signal types across 1,000+ public sources, such as leadership changes, funding, hiring and earnings commentary, each linked to its source.

Who are Bombora's main competitors?

The Bombora competitors and alternatives compared on this page are Salesmotion, 6sense, ZoomInfo, Demandbase and Lusha. Each one is covered above with what it is best for, its published pricing and where it fits.

Need to make the case internally?The Salesmotion business case has the cost, the time math and named customer results on one page, with a short version you can paste into an email or a slide.Read the business case

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