The Cognism alternativefor a dealership motion in North America
Cognism sells decision-maker data across EMEA, the US and APAC, and its calling card is Diamond Verified Phone Data - mobile numbers a person has actually rung to confirm. Hermes Data is the opposite trade: one industry, two countries, every row a car dealership. More than 27,000 rooftops and 270,000 verified contacts, bought at a published rate without a quote or a seat license.
Which contact source fits a North American dealership motion?
It comes down to whether your buyer list is an industry or a map. Cognism is a global, all-industry provider: seats with a credit allowance, one credit per revealed contact, a record you can keep using for the length of the contract, and pricing quoted for each team rather than listed. Hermes Data holds a single vertical in a single region - franchised and independent car dealerships in the United States and Canada, 62 states and provinces in all. Every row names the store, the OEM franchises it holds and the group behind it, and the whole thing is bought from the portal starting at $99 a month with nothing to negotiate.
Hermes Data vs Cognism
| Feature | Hermes Data | Cognism |
|---|---|---|
| Industry scope | Automotive retail alone, with franchise and group data on every row | All-industry B2B coverage for teams selling across many markets |
| Territory | The United States and Canada, 62 states and provinces, rooftop by rooftop | Company and contact data spanning EMEA, the US and APAC |
| Phone data | One work number per person - a direct line, or the store's line | Diamond Verified Phone Data, mobiles confirmed by a live call |
| How access is sold | Published rate, bought in the portal, no seat license at all | Seats carrying a credit allowance, priced by a quote from their team |
| Re-using a record | Anything already bought re-downloads free from My Orders | A revealed contact stays usable for the length of the contract |
| Term | Month to month, ended in the portal, balance stays yours | Access runs for a contract term agreed with their team |
Two countries, one industry, nothing else
There is no worldwide index here to dilute. Every rooftop on file is an American or Canadian car dealership, and the Canadian side is not a thinner tier: more than 3,400 Canadian stores carry the same 15 columns, the same email verification and the same group linkage as the American ones.
What Cognism is genuinely better at
Three things, plainly. Its mobile coverage is phone-verified by a human dialing the number, which we do not do. It reaches Europe and Asia-Pacific, which we do not cover at all. And it notifies contacts of their entry into the database and screens against Do Not Call and TPS registers across several countries, which is a compliance program built for a global footprint.
Nothing to negotiate
Rates are printed and you buy them yourself. Starter is $99 a month, $0.99 buys a first look at 20 credits, and ending a plan is a button rather than a conversation. Stopping does not forfeit an unspent balance - it sits there until you come back.
Outreach rules for this continent
Canadian sending runs on CASL, which turns on consent; American sending runs on CAN-SPAM, which turns on opt-out. We build to whichever applies where the store sits. How you send, and on what basis, remains yours to decide under our terms of service.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hermes Data a good Cognism alternative for the US and Canada?
For a dealership motion, yes. Cognism covers decision-makers across EMEA, the US and APAC in every industry, and is known for mobile numbers verified by a live call. Hermes Data is regional and vertical instead: more than 270,000 verified decision-makers at more than 27,000 American and Canadian car dealerships, each tied to a rooftop, its franchises and its parent group. If your buyers are dealer principals, general managers, controllers and F&I leaders in North America, the narrow dataset gives you more usable coverage of that one list.
Does Hermes Data cover Europe or Asia-Pacific?
No. Coverage stops at the United States and Canada, across 62 states and provinces. If part of your territory sits outside North America, a global provider will serve that part properly, and running one tool abroad and Hermes Data for North American dealerships is a perfectly sensible split.
How do the two handle a contact you have already paid for?
Similarly, as it happens. Cognism's pricing page says a revealed contact stays usable for the length of your contract and only costs another credit if that person changes jobs. In Hermes Data, anything you have bought re-downloads free from My Orders for as long as the record exists, and buying a contact you already own is blocked before the credit leaves your balance.
Is there a quote to wait for, or a platform fee?
Neither. Cognism asks buyers to speak to their team for a quote covering seats and credits. Hermes Data lists what everything costs: $99 a month for 150 credits at Starter, 1 credit per contact, 5 credits per dealer group, and a $0.99 trial that releases 20 credits against the live data. Credits you do not spend never expire.
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Try Hermes Data for $0.99
Self-serve access to the automotive data your business runs on. The $0.99 trial gives you 20 credits to spend across Contacts, Dealers, and Dealer Groups. Then auto-upgrade to Starter ($99/mo) — or cancel any time.
Contacts, Dealers, and Dealer Groups are all self-serve on one credit wallet — spend your trial credits on any of them. Vehicle Listings is live too, on its own API subscription (separate from the credit wallet). Explore Listings.