Cognism vs Lusha vs Derrick in short. Cognism: GDPR-compliant B2B contact data with mobile coverage. Lusha: sales intelligence · Chrome extension. Derrick is a B2B enrichment web app (nothing to install), also available as a Google Sheets add-on, a REST API and an MCP server (Claude and ChatGPT drive enrichment for you). It is free forever with 100 credits/month, with paid plans from €20/month, and it runs on its own or alongside Cognism or Lusha.
Where Cognism commits you to enterprise contracts and minimum seats, Derrick offers month-to-month credits with rollover. The side-by-side comparison below covers Cognism's database depth, contract structure and per-seat scaling against Derrick's pay-for-what-you-use Sheets-native model.
Trusted byHands Down best extension for sheets till date. It eased up my linkedin lead collection journey by 10x. Thank you!!Rahul Nairfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceThis tool makes enriching LinkedIn URLs incredibly easy. You can enrich both personal and company profiles with a single click, and the Google Sheets integration is a game-changer.Pankaj Rohillafrom Google Workspace MarketplaceGreat extension. There's bigger companies that do 1000x less. Go with Derrick.Ben Leinenfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceIt makes my life a lot easier… no more copy and paste and time wasted. Thank you!Cris Forlanifrom Google Workspace MarketplaceDerrick is your one stop solution to data collection and up to date leads data automated collection. 100/100 value for money.Manu Nairfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceThis is one hell of a magical tool, it has blown my mind already, it's so handy, just love it. I am exploring how much more I can do with itJagdip Gohilfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceLoving the smoothness of the experience especially on Chrome. Great value for the price as well.GB Alaofrom Google Workspace MarketplaceI was looking for a tool to enrich LinkedIn data. Very easy to use.Keith Hildebrandfrom Google Workspace MarketplaceCURSOREasy to enhance contacts by running bulk lists. Try itJames Finlaysonfrom Google Workspace Marketplace +34,000 others
3 core reasons SDRs and ops teams switch to Derrick. Click to expand each.
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Web-app-first workflows : no export, no import, no friction
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The friction with Cognism and Lusha isn't the data quality - it's the workflow shape. Export from the platform, import into Sheets, hope the columns line up. Derrick collapses all of that into a single step in its web app (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API). The enrichment happens where your team already works.
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From €20/month : predictable spend, credits roll over
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Cognism (custom quote) and Lusha ($49.90/month) follow the SaaS-standard model : tier the features, cap the credits, upsell when you outgrow it. Derrick works the other way round : one credit balance, six plans from 0 to 320 EUR a month, and unused credits roll over on the paid ones. Predictable spend for teams that hate budgeting around credit-pool refills.
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AI-agent ready : Derrick speaks the Model Context Protocol
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In 2026, AI agents need data tools they can call natively. Derrick speaks MCP out of the box - point Claude at your list, ask "enrich these 200 LinkedIn URLs with mobile numbers", done. Cognism and Lusha need either a custom integration or a Zapier middleman for the same workflow.
Replace Cognism: find a phone number from a LinkedIn profile in Derrick's web app, nothing to install
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Honest comparison
What each tool does better
We're upfront - every tool has strengths. Here's where Cognism, Lusha, and Derrick each genuinely win.
Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story. Here's the real cost of running each tool for a year.
Cost item
Cognism
Lusha
Derrick
Starting price
See pricing
$49.90/month
€0 (free) · €20/month paid
Annual cost (base)
See pricing
~$599/yr
€0/year free · €240/year on Standard
Free plan?
No (demo + custom quote only)
40 credits/month
✓ Forever - 100 credits/mo
Setup cost
Hours to days
Hours to days
Nothing to install (web app)
Switching cost
CSV export + retraining
CSV export + retraining
Zero - works alongside any stack
Most teams pay 2-5x more on add-ons (extra seats, phone credits, integrations) than on the headline base price. Derrick keeps it to one transparent credit model.
Cognism is priced on a custom quote. Sales Intelligence (EU/EMEA), with positioning around eu/emea enterprise sales. Full tier-by-tier breakdown including credit caps, seat economics, and hidden line items lives on the dedicated Cognism pricing page.
While other tools pile on features, complex setups, and pricing tiers that grow faster than your results, Derrick focuses on what actually matters:
getting usable leads, in a web app with nothing to install (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API).
No heavy workflows, No endless configuration. No learning curve.
Lusha starts at $49.90/month. B2B contact data, with positioning around sdrs prospecting on linkedin. Full tier-by-tier breakdown including credit caps, seat economics, and hidden line items lives on the dedicated Lusha pricing page.
Derrick is a web app - nothing to install, no formulas to learn, no pipelines to migrate. Sign up and you're enriching in under a minute.
Web appnothing to install
Google Sheetssidebar
Claude · MCPjust ask
REST APIPOST /v1/enrich
Same engine, same credits
Open the Derrick web app
Sign up on the Derrick web app. Nothing to install, no credit card required - you start with 100 free credits per month.
+Add a column×
Phone Finder
200 credits / phone found
Full nameAName
Phone Findermax 800
column B
Import your Cognism list
Upload the CSV you exported from Cognism, paste LinkedIn URLs, or import from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Prefer to stay in your tools? The same features run in Google Sheets, in Claude (MCP) and via the API.
Select the column with names, LinkedIn URLs, or company domains. Pick what you want - emails, phone numbers, LinkedIn data, company info, tech stack - and click "Enrich". Derrick fills the columns in your list. No pipelines, no waiting.
What teams say after switching from Cognism vs Lusha
See what our customers say about Derrick.
323 reviews
"This app saved me so much time and effort. Great for anyone looking to build a contact list or network at scale quickly. As a start-up it's been invaluable."
Alex Clark
Director | SaaS GTM Leader
"Working pretty nifty compared to Snov.Io. Price wise it does give a fair shake, and IMO better interface since it's google sheets."
David Sire
Mortgage Broker at Zero Point Mortgage
"Derrick is a very simple and user-friendly app to enrich your contacts database. Best thing: you can test it for free. And then the price is so low, it's a no brainer."
Etienne Grange
CEO Form'actions
"I have been using other expensive apps or freemium like phantombuster, but Derrick has replaced them all. I love the simplicity of the Google sheet add-in, but what is best is the efficiency it delivers."
Julien Walon Cohen
CEO & Co-founder @ Diffly | B2B Sales Advisor
"Super easy to enrich linkedin urls using this tool. Both personal and company url data can be easily enriched with a click of a button."
Zaid Bilal
RevOps Professional
"Amazing Tool, I would like to advocate this to my colleagues. So that you can get more users. Keep it Up. 5 Stars!"
Asif Hanzala
Lead Generation Specialist at IdeaPeel
"The LinkedIn scraping and email finder combo is incredibly powerful. I can build a complete prospect list with contact info in under an hour. Absolute must-have for outbound."
Michael Kim
SDR Team Lead at CloudScale
"This app is fantastic. Brilliantly created to help small and mid sized businesses."
Dan Hughes
Founder/CEO, AlmanacIO
"Have tested over 10+ LI scraper apps, Derrick beats them all. Simple to use, accurate data, and affordable price."
Cognism is positioned as sales intelligence (eu/emea) for eu/emea enterprise sales. Lusha is positioned as b2b contact data for sdrs prospecting on linkedin. Both compete in the B2B contact data category, so the choice comes down to which usage profile your team matches most closely. Both are established products with real user bases, so the deciding factor is workflow fit, not product quality.
How do Cognism and Lusha pricing actually compare in 2026?
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Cognism has no self-serve paid tier: pricing is a custom quote after a demo. Cognism's free tier : No (demo + custom quote only). Lusha entry-paid tier : Starter at $49.90/month. Next tier up is Premium ($399.90/month). Lusha's free tier : 40 credits/month. For comparison : Derrick App runs on a single credit balance per plan, starting free with 100 credits a month and 20 EUR for 10,000, spent in the web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API.
What's the biggest reason to pick Cognism over Lusha?
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Best EU mobile-phone coverage. Diamond Verified phone numbers are independently checked. Match rates on EU mobile data run 60-75%, materially ahead of Apollo (~30%) and ZoomInfo (~50%) for European prospects. That is the capability to test against your own list before it decides anything.
What's the biggest reason to pick Lusha over Cognism?
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Best-in-class direct phone numbers. Lusha's mobile-number coverage is its single biggest moat. SDRs consistently report 60–70% dial-success rates on US/UK numbers - markedly better than Apollo or ZoomInfo for inbound mobile. That is the difference to test against your own workflow before it decides anything.
Can Derrick replace both Cognism and Lusha?
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Both Cognism and Lusha compete in the B2B contact data category. Derrick is a data-first web app (also in Google Sheets, Claude and the API) - it doesn't replace a full B2B contact data platform feature-for-feature, but it eliminates the data + spreadsheet layer that teams typically use alongside Cognism or Lusha. For teams whose primary need is enrichment + list-building, Derrick replaces 60-80% of typical B2B contact data stack workflows, with credits that roll over on every paid plan (from 20 EUR a month). For teams running heavy B2B contact data feature surface (sequencer, dialer, AI agents), Derrick complements rather than replaces.
Beyond Cognism and Lusha, what other tools should I evaluate?
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Four other tools in the same competitive set worth evaluating : Apollo, Kaspr, Findymail, Wiza. Each has its own positioning trade-off versus Cognism and Lusha - Apollo sits closest to them on the same use case, with Kaspr, Findymail, Wiza as adjacent picks for different team sizes or use cases. For an apples-to-apples evaluation, run each candidate's review side-by-side against your specific procurement criteria.
Hands Down best extension for sheets till date. It eased up my linkedin lead collection journey by 10x. Thank you!! Rahul Nair from Google Workspace Marketplace 
This tool makes enriching LinkedIn URLs incredibly easy. You can enrich both personal and company profiles with a single click, and the Google Sheets integration is a game-changer. Pankaj Rohilla from Google Workspace Marketplace 
Great extension. There's bigger companies that do 1000x less. Go with Derrick. Ben Leinen from Google Workspace Marketplace 
It makes my life a lot easier… no more copy and paste and time wasted. Thank you! Cris Forlani from Google Workspace Marketplace 
Derrick is your one stop solution to data collection and up to date leads data automated collection. 100/100 value for money. Manu Nair from Google Workspace Marketplace 
This is one hell of a magical tool, it has blown my mind already, it's so handy, just love it. I am exploring how much more I can do with it Jagdip Gohil from Google Workspace Marketplace 
Loving the smoothness of the experience especially on Chrome. Great value for the price as well. GB Alao from Google Workspace Marketplace 
I was looking for a tool to enrich LinkedIn data. Very easy to use. Keith Hildebrand from Google Workspace Marketplace CURSOR Easy to enhance contacts by running bulk lists. Try it James Finlayson from Google Workspace Marketplace +34,000 others 
