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Ocean.io vs CompanyEnrich

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Comparison data last verified October 16, 2026

Billing
Monthly
No annual commitment required
Ocean.io: annual, from $3,000 / year
More relevant lookalikes
~49%
Per dollar on Pro annual
Estimated from pricing + benchmark relevance
Faster lookalike results
~85%
Openbenchmarks
1.32s vs Ocean.io's 2.44s
Lookalike pool
33M+
Active, verified companies
Ocean.io: 85M+ company index

How does Ocean.io compare to CompanyEnrich?

See how CompanyEnrich and Ocean.io compare on lookalike quality, speed, and features.

CompanyEnrichOcean.io
Lookalike companies
Top-10 lookalike precision
Precision@10 · Openbenchmarks
91.9%
About 24% more relevant results
74.3%
Top-100 lookalike precision
Precision@100 · Openbenchmarks
73.5%
About 23% more relevant results
59.5%
Average lookalike response time
Openbenchmarks · mean per request
1,323 ms
About 85% faster
2,444 ms
Lookalike pool33M+ active, verified companies85M+ company index
Capabilities only one side offers
Company Headcount API
Historical employee counts by department
✓×
Ad Intelligence API
Companies running ads on Meta, Google, and professional networks
✓×
Native CRM and sequencer syncHubSpot; Clay, n8n, Cargo, Databar for the restSalesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Close, Attio; Salesloft, Apollo, Instantly, Lemlist

Precision and response times: Openbenchmarks' October 16, 2026 results. Precision averages cover 48 judged seeds for CompanyEnrich and 47 for Ocean.io; response times are benchmark means from different run dates. See the benchmark and methodology.

How do Ocean.io and CompanyEnrich plans compare?

Compare annual plans by price, lookalike volume, and cost per result.

CompanyEnrich Pro
Annual · 1.8M credits/year
Ocean.io Growth
Annual plan
CompanyEnrich Scale
Annual · 6M credits/year
Yearly payment$2,990 / yearFrom $3,000 / year$5,490 / year
Monthly equivalent$249.17From $250$457.50
Lookalike results
360,000300,0001,200,000
Cost per lookalike result$0.0083$0.0100$0.0046
Additional creditsBuy more any timeReviewers report no mid-month top-upBuy more any time

Why do teams look for an Ocean.io alternative?

The reasons that repeat across Ocean.io's G2 reviews, and how CompanyEnrich handles each one.

Lookalike quality

Lookalikes that did not match existing clients

"Ocean did not help find leads similar to our existing clients. Data quality was very bad... Company info is outdated."

Verified User in Computer Software, Mid-Market, G2, June 2024

With CompanyEnrich: lookalikes are drawn from 33M+ active, verified companies, refreshed on a rolling basis with about 8,000 new companies a day. Run your own best customers through the playground below or the free trial before you pay anything.

Credits

Credits run out mid-month and cannot be topped up

"The inability to add in additional credits within a month... our usage can max out our credits very quickly."

Christopher H., Group Marketing Manager, Mid-Market, G2, October 2026

With CompanyEnrich: buy additional credits whenever you run out, and unused credits roll over on Pro and Scale.

Contract

An annual contract that is out of reach for smaller teams

"If you are a company just starting out or a small agency then Ocean might be out of your budget."

Max L., Small Business, G2, October 2023. A June 2024 reviewer rated Ocean.io 0/5, citing "predatory renewal practices."

With CompanyEnrich: monthly plans from $49, a free trial, and no annual commitment. Ocean.io's paid plan starts at $3,000 a year, billed annually.

Exports

Limited control over what you can export

"Limited customization options for data exports."

Jason S., Founder, Small Business, G2, October 2024

With CompanyEnrich: there is no export screen to be limited by. You query the fields you want and get them back as JSON, in your own code or through Clay, n8n, Cargo, Databar, or HubSpot.

Ocean.io review excerpts quoted from G2.com, checked October 16, 2026.

Why do teams choose CompanyEnrich over Ocean.io?

The four things CompanyEnrich does differently when lookalike companies are the job to be done.

01, Lookalike speed
~85%
faster responses

Faster lookalike results

In Openbenchmarks, CompanyEnrich averaged 1,323 ms per request versus Ocean.io's 2,444 ms. Both were asked for up to 100 lookalikes.

See the benchmark
02, Lookalike relevance
~24%
more relevant results

More relevant lookalikes

In Openbenchmarks, CompanyEnrich delivered about 24% more relevant results in the top 10 and 23% more in the top 100 than Ocean.io.

See the benchmark
03, Commitment
2 months
free with annual billing

More lookalikes for the same annual budget

CompanyEnrich Pro annual costs $2,990 for 360,000 lookalike results. Ocean.io Growth starts at $3,000 for 300,000. That is 20% more lookalikes on Pro for a slightly lower yearly payment, with the full company profile included. You can also start on a monthly plan before committing to a year.

"Pricing is very fair."
Indrek L. · Founder, Small Business, G2 review
04, Signals
2 APIs
Ocean.io does not offer

Headcount history and ad activity for every lookalike

Two signals Ocean.io does not expose: the Company Headcount API returns historical employee counts by department, so you can rank lookalikes by who is actually growing, and the Ad Intelligence API shows which of them are running ads on Meta, Google, and professional networks right now.

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What do CompanyEnrich reviewers call out?

The most repeated review themes map directly to this comparison: lookalikes, semantic search, data quality, pricing, and support.

★★★★★
"Domain lookalike feature is the number one most beneficial thing."
Tyler M. · Co-Founder, Small Business
★★★★★
"Lookalike / semantic search algorithm is very precise."
Indrek L. · Founder, Small Business
★★★★★
"Semantic search helps a lot, best option tried in the industry."
Iggy F. · Co-Founder & GTM Engineer
★★★★★
"Data is accurate and the API is fast."
Floris J. · CEO, Small Business
★★★★★
"Super easy to use. Data is top-notch."
Alexander T. · Founder & CEO, Small Business
★★★★★
"Customer support is exceptional."
Christian L. · Co-founder

CompanyEnrich review excerpts sourced from G2.com. Read more on G2.

Which Ocean.io features map to CompanyEnrich APIs?

Most of what teams use Ocean.io for day to day has a direct CompanyEnrich endpoint. The last row is the part you assemble with a connector.

Ocean.io featureCompanyEnrich equivalent
Lookalike companiesSimilar Companies API, ranked by similarity score with the full profile per result
Company search: filters, Boolean, semanticCompany Search API with structured filters and a plain-English semantic query
Enrich company by domainCompany Enrichment API, 60+ data points including tech stack and taxonomy
Enrich person by emailReverse Email Lookup API, person and company from one address
People searchPeople Search API, 193M+ profiles by title, seniority, department, company, location
Reveal email, reveal phoneFind Email API and Find Mobile API
Signals: job postings, funding, hiring velocityJobs API, Company Funding API, Company Headcount API, Ad Intelligence API
Technographic filtersTechnology fields in enrichment and technology filters in Company Search
MCP server in Claude or ChatGPTCompanyEnrich MCP Server: enrichment, search, lookalikes, people, and reverse email as agent tools
Push to CRMHubSpot, Clay, n8n, Cargo, Databar, or the CRM Enrichment API from your own code

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Which API returned more relevant lookalike companies?

CompanyEnrich scored higher at both measured depths in Openbenchmarks' October 16, 2026 results. The benchmark attempted ten providers on a shared cohort of 48 seed companies.

Openbenchmarks Labs

How many results are a good match?

The benchmark checks how many of the first 10 and first 100 results match the company you start with. A higher percentage means more good matches.

Read the full lookalike benchmark
Published lookalike precision, response times, and judged-seed counts for CompanyEnrich and Ocean.io
MetricCompanyEnrichOcean.io
Precision@1091.9%74.3%
Precision@10073.5%59.5%
Avg. response time1,323 ms2,444 ms
Judged seeds48 / 4847 / 48

Ocean.io vs CompanyEnrich FAQs

Does CompanyEnrich have lookalike search like Ocean.io?
Yes. The Similar Companies API takes your seed companies and returns ranked lookalikes, each as a full 60+ field company profile drawn from 33M+ verified companies. The playground on this page runs it without an account.
How do CompanyEnrich lookalikes differ from Ocean.io lookalikes?
Both rank matches against your seed companies with a similarity model and return company profiles with the results. CompanyEnrich draws from 33M+ active, verified companies. Ocean.io's index is larger at 85M+ and its platform wraps lookalikes in CRM-driven segmentation and workflows, which CompanyEnrich users assemble with connectors. The Openbenchmarks results above compare relevance at the top-10 and top-100 cutoffs. Run your own customers through both to check which results fit your pipeline. The free trial covers that.
Is CompanyEnrich an Ocean.io alternative?
Yes, when the workflow is lookalike companies, company search, company or person enrichment, people search, work emails, technographics, hiring and funding signals, or MCP. If your core requirement is the packaged RevOps layer, segments learned from your CRM deals, lead scoring, and workflows that push to Salesforce and sequencers out of the box, Ocean.io may still be a better fit.
Can I migrate from Ocean.io to CompanyEnrich?
Yes, for most workflows. Lookalikes, company search, enrichment, people search, email and phone lookup, signals, and MCP all have direct CompanyEnrich equivalents, drawn from one credit pool. CRM-deal segmentation and scheduled workflows are assembled on top of the API in Clay, n8n, or HubSpot rather than inside CompanyEnrich. Talk to our engineers to map your current endpoints and fields before you switch.
What does CompanyEnrich offer that Ocean.io doesn't?
Monthly billing, a Company Headcount API with historical employee counts by department, and an Ad Intelligence API for companies running ads. CompanyEnrich also lets you buy additional credits whenever you run out, which Ocean.io reviewers on G2 ask for.
How does CompanyEnrich's pricing compare to Ocean.io's?
This comparison uses annual billing for both providers. CompanyEnrich Pro is $2,990 per year ($249.17 per month equivalent) for 360,000 lookalikes; Scale is $5,490 per year ($457.50 per month equivalent) for 1,200,000. Ocean.io Growth starts at $3,000 per year ($250 per month equivalent) for 300,000 lookalikes. If the full allowance is used for lookalikes, the cost per result is about $0.0083 on Pro, $0.0046 on Scale, and $0.0100 on Ocean.io. CompanyEnrich's annual rates include two months free; monthly plans remain available.
Do both products support MCP?
Yes. Both expose an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP clients. Ocean.io's agent tools center on searching, scoring against its segments, and exporting to a CRM. CompanyEnrich's MCP server exposes enrichment, company search, Semantic Search, lookalikes, people search, reverse email lookup, and email and mobile lookup, so an agent can call the same endpoints your product does.
Is there a lookalike benchmark comparing Ocean.io and CompanyEnrich?
Yes. Openbenchmarks Labs evaluated both providers, and the lookalike benchmark includes their precision scores, judged-seed counts, and methodology. This is a separate study from CompanyEnrich's company enrichment and people search benchmarks, which did not include Ocean.io.
Why do people switch from Ocean.io?
The reasons that repeat across Ocean.io's G2 reviews are credits that run out mid-month with no way to top up, an annual price that smaller teams cannot justify, limited control over exports, and, in one 0/5 review, outdated company data and renewal practices. CompanyEnrich answers those with monthly plans from $49, credits you can buy at any time, full JSON output through the API, and a published coverage benchmark. If the reason is that you want more CRM integrations or ad-platform sync, neither product is strong there.
Can I use CompanyEnrich without writing code?
Partly. The Chrome extension enriches companies and finds lookalikes while you browse, the playground on this page runs live queries without an account, and the MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT search, enrich, and find lookalikes for you. For list building and CRM pushes without code, teams use CompanyEnrich inside Clay, n8n, Cargo, Databar, or HubSpot. Ocean.io offers more of a complete in-app workflow than CompanyEnrich does.

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