Against broad contact databases
Coverage tools and resolution tools solve different problems.
If you need ten thousand contacts at catalogued companies, a coverage database is the right purchase. eFinder is what you reach for when that database returns nothing.
| Capability | Broad contact database | eFinder |
|---|---|---|
| Design objective | Maximum coverage and list volume | Resolving one high-value target correctly |
| When no record exists | Returns nothing, or the nearest record | Begins an active investigation |
| Basis of confidence | A status flag from a single source | Agreement across six independent signals |
| Evidence | Not exposed to the user | Full trail attached to every result |
| Uncertain outcome | A guessed pattern, presented as a find | A scored fallback route, or nothing at all |
| Private companies & Asia | Thin, built around catalogued public firms | The core design case |
| Billing on failure | Credit consumed regardless of quality | No charge below the confidence threshold |