# CIENCE — Lead Generation

CIENCE by CIENCE Technologies, Inc. holds a panel rating of 0.5/5 from 6 AI judges (category median 1.5/5), as of 2026-10-15. Provenance: provenance unknown; sovereignty: not determined.

- Vendor: CIENCE Technologies, Inc. (https://www.cience.com)
- Category: [Lead Generation](https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation.md)
- Provenance (editorial classification): provenance unknown
- Canonical page: https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/cience
- Alternatives: https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/cience/alternatives ([markdown](https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/cience/alternatives.md))
- Data as of: 2026-10-21 · evaluated 2026-10-15 · oldest source captured 2026-10-13

**AI-generated.** Every score, rationale and verdict here is written by a panel of AI judges from public evidence — an analysis, not a hands-on test. Every fact quotes the vendor page it was read from. No score can be bought. How scores are made: https://whats-best.ai/methodology

## At a glance

- Vendor: CIENCE Technologies, Inc.
- Headquarters: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026
- Data hosting: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026
- Free plan: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026

## The panel's verdict

CIENCE sells managed lead generation — SDR teams, inbound optimization, scaled outbound and audience data — run on the graph8 customer data platform, with CIENCE Technologies, Inc. as the contracting vendor. The bench's one strong criterion is CRM sync and export, a flat 4, carried by 30+ CRM integrations, Contact Grid enrichment and a revenue API that can be started free. At the floor, data provenance, visitor identification and sovereignty each scored 0: we found no public information on where contact records originate, how a listed person can object, or hosting, subprocessor and transfer detail — no sovereignty attributes are on record. Pricing transparency scored 0–1; beyond free starts and a "NO COMMITMENT" tag, we found no public tier prices. Scores spread rather than split on data coverage and prospecting compliance: judges cite the same gaps — no per-country coverage, verification method, refresh cadence or suppression detail — and weigh them differently, over how far headlines like 750M+ verified records and 90%+ verified accuracy carry.

**Speaks for it:**
- CRM sync and export scored a flat 4, carried by 30+ CRM integrations, Contact Grid enrichment and a revenue API with a free start
- A free start is available on graph8, and the revenue API can be started free
- The data page publishes headline scale — 750M+ verified records, 90%+ verified accuracy, 1B+ points matched daily
- Delivery pairs five named AI agents (Research, Deliverability, Outbound, Lead Ops, Scheduling) with human operators who set strategy and review quality

**Held against it:**
- Data provenance, visitor identification and sovereignty each scored 0, with no public information on contact-data sources, legal basis, opt-out routes, or company-level website visitor identification
- No sovereignty attributes are on record; the contracting vendor is CIENCE Technologies, Inc., and we found no public information on hosting, subprocessors or transfer basis
- Pricing transparency scored 0–1; beyond free starts and 'NO COMMITMENT', we found no public tier prices, credit costs or seat pricing
- Data coverage scored 2–3; we found no public information on DACH or per-country coverage, the verification method, the refresh cadence, or any bounce or credit-back guarantee
- CRM breadth stops at the headline: we found no public information on field mapping, deduplication, sync direction, or what a buyer keeps after cancellation

**Best for:**
- You want managed GTM execution — SDR teams and scaled outbound — on a platform offering 30+ CRM integrations to sync into
- You want to pilot before committing, since free starts are available on graph8 and the revenue API
- You prefer an AI-plus-human model, with named agents for research, deliverability, outbound, lead ops and scheduling alongside human operators

**Avoid if:**
- You must document provenance and lawful basis — including an objection route for people in the database — before EU contact data enters your systems
- Your procurement requires published tier pricing to compare vendors; we found only free starts and a 'NO COMMITMENT' tag
- You are buying website visitor identification or third-party intent signals; the pages describe inbound lead qualification instead
- You run high-volume cold outreach into consent-based markets such as Germany and need published suppression and consent handling before launch

## Scores by judge and criterion

Scores out of 5, each judge scoring independently against the published rubric (v1). "n/r" = not rated: the vendor publishes no price.

| Criterion | The SDR Team Lead | The RevOps Manager | The Data Protection Officer | The ABM Marketer | The DACH Sales Director | The Skeptic |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coverage, accuracy & freshness | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | 1/5 | 1.5/5 | 1/5 | 1.5/5 |
| Data sources & lawful basis | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| Visitor identification & intent signals | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| Prospecting workflow & outreach rules | 1/5 | 0.5/5 | 0.5/5 | 1/5 | 0.5/5 | 1/5 |
| CRM sync, enrichment & export | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| European sovereignty | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| Pricing transparency | 0.5/5 | 0.5/5 | 0/5 | 0.5/5 | 0.5/5 | 0/5 |
| **Weighted verdict** | **1/5** | **1/5** | **0.5/5** | **1/5** | **0.5/5** | **0.5/5** |

### The judges

- **The SDR Team Lead** (v1.0): Runs eight SDRs against a monthly meeting target. Wants filters that find the right buyer at the right company, emails that do not bounce, and direct dials that reach a person. Measures a database by connect rate, not by the record count on the homepage.
- **The RevOps Manager** (v1.0): Owns the CRM and cleans up after every tool sales buys. Wants sync with field mapping and deduplication, re-enrichment that updates rather than duplicates, objections that propagate into synced records, and exit terms that say what the company may keep.
- **The Data Protection Officer** (v1.0): Knows the company becomes controller the moment a list is exported. Wants the source and legal basis of every record stated, the Art. 14 notice actually sent, a removal route for the people in the database, and a visitor script that does not fire before consent.
- **The ABM Marketer** (v1.0): Works a list of three hundred target accounts and wants to know which of them are in market. Cares about company-level visitor identification, intent data with a named source, and alerts that reach the account owner while the signal is still warm.
- **The DACH Sales Director** (v1.0): Sells into German Mittelstand companies that are barely visible in US-built databases. Wants register-based company data, coverage stated for Germany, Austria and Switzerland rather than for "Europe", and a tool that knows a cold call under UWG §7 is not a growth hack.
- **The Skeptic** (v1.0): Has read "98% accuracy" and "GDPR-compliant data" on every homepage in the category. Reads instead for the refresh cadence, the credit-back rule for a bounced email, what a mobile number costs in credits, and the source the privacy notice admits to.

## European sovereignty — proven facts

No sovereignty finding yet.

## Key facts

Each fact is the vendor's own statement, cited to the source page it was read from ([S*n*] → Sources).

**Compliance**
- SOC 2 type2: yes [S1]

**Pricing**
- Managed sdr from price: Managed SDR and campaigns · month · 5600 [S1]
- Revenue system setup price: Revenue System Setup · 9500 · 60 [S1]

**Product**
- Accuracy: 90 [S2]
- AI agents: Research · Deliverability · Outbound · Lead Ops · Scheduling [S1]
- AI human model: AI plus human expertise model [S1]
- Avg rating: 8 · 4.4 [S1]
- Campaign example metrics: 2400 · 26 [S1]
- Capabilities overview: targeting, campaign management, SDR execution, and data operations [S1]
- Case studies count: 115 [S1]
- Client count: 2500 [S1]
- Free start graph8: Free start available on graph8 [S1]
- Graph8 description: Customer Data Platform with Data Engine, predictive lead scoring, Contact Grid enrichment, pipeline management, multi-channel campaign orchestration, 30+ CRM integrations [S3]
- Graph8 platform: CIENCE services run on the graph8 platform [S1]
- Industries count: 250 [S1]
- Matching points daily: 1B+ [S2]
- Process steps: Learn · Build · Execute · Optimize [S1]
- Records total: 750M+ verified records [S2]
- Revenue API free start: The revenue API can be started free [S1]
- Review ratings: 4 · 4.4 · 4 · 4.8 · 4.8 · 4.3 · 4.8 · 4.1 [S1]
- Services modules: SDR Teams · Inbound Optimization · Scaled Outbound · Audience Data [S1]

## Questions

### Is CIENCE European?

Not determined: the vendor’s pages as captured do not say where CIENCE is based.

### Where does CIENCE store data?

Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026.

### Does CIENCE have a free plan?

Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026.

### What are the best alternatives to CIENCE?

As of 21 Oct 2026, the panel rates [Cognism (3/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/cognism), [Dealfront (2.5/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/dealfront) and [Apollo.io (2.5/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/apollo) highest among the other 35 Lead Generation products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is [Cognism](https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/cognism) (UK / wider Europe). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: [how scores are made](https://whats-best.ai/methodology#ordering). The full list, with European products first: [CIENCE alternatives](https://whats-best.ai/software/lead-generation/cience/alternatives).

## What this page leaves out

- 20 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 7 pricing facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 6 compliance facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 1 legal fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 1 support fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 6 of the readings below were written against an earlier fact sheet — a fact has been corrected, added or pulled since. Until the panel next runs on this product you are reading the older judgement.

## Sources

- [S1] Vendor page: https://www.cience.com (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S2] Coverage, accuracy & freshness — found from sitemap: https://www.cience.com/b2b-data/ (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S3] CRM sync, enrichment & export — found from sitemap: https://www.cience.com/tools/crm-platforms/ (checked 2026-10-13)

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