Dun & Bradstreet vs SMARTe

• Best for small businesses seeking business credit support: Dun & Bradstreet. D&B describes help growing a business credit file through its Credibility Concierge Service.✓
• Best for teams seeking an expedited D-U-N-S Number: Dun & Bradstreet. D&B advertises expedited service through DUNSFile.✓
• Best for sales teams evaluating prospect and contact data: SMARTe. Its pricing page names prospect discovery, contact enrichment, contact-detail revelation, and API requests as credit-based operations.✓

At a glance: 5 decisions

Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet is the better starting point here when your immediate task concerns business credit support or getting a D-U-N-S Number faster. Its small-business product page describes hands-on help through the Credibility Concierge Service and expedited D-U-N-S Number service through DUNSFile.✓ Treat those as separate buying questions: decide whether you need ongoing help with a business credit file or assistance with the timing of a number request.

D&B also has a Constant Contact page in its small-business marketplace.✓ That page calls the offer “All-in-One Digital Marketing from Constant Contact” and says Constant Contact makes marketing simple.✓ For a team considering that offer, evaluate Constant Contact’s suitability for the marketing task itself. Keep the purchase question specific instead of treating every offering under the D&B name as serving the same purpose.

D&B’s about page also reports a Gold Stevie Award for the myD&B mobile app in the Financial Services/Banking category.✓ Give that recognition the weight you think it deserves, but make your selection around the service you actually intend to use.

Pricing: Not published on the pages we read. Ask for the price and terms of the specific D&B service before making a budget decision.

Where Dun & Bradstreet falls short

For a buyer trying to compare costs immediately, the pricing information here leaves an unanswered question: Not published on the pages we read. That makes a direct cost comparison premature. Request a quote before treating D&B as either the less expensive or more expensive option.

The clearest D&B use cases in this comparison are business credit assistance and expedited D-U-N-S Number service.✓ If your purchase is about finding prospects or enriching contacts, ask D&B to demonstrate the exact product you would buy. Don't assume the services described above answer that separate requirement.

Migration difficulty

Leave migration difficulty as an open question until D&B explains the work required for your chosen service. Before committing, ask what information you must provide, whether existing records need to move, and who handles setup. These are questions to resolve, rather than a basis for assigning an easy or difficult migration rating.

SMARTe

SMARTe is the better starting point here for a sales team evaluating prospect discovery and contact-data operations. Its pricing page explicitly includes discovering prospects, enriching contacts, revealing contact details, and API use. SMARTe says each successful request costs one credit.✓ Its terms page describes the platform as helping sales teams get in touch with their most important prospects.✓

Per SMARTe’s pricing page, new users can get 10 credits per month at no cost, with no obligation and no credit card required.✓ The same page says the free license allows users to explore the data platform for an unlimited period.✓ If you're considering SMARTe, use that allowance to evaluate a small set of tasks that matter to your team.

For paid pricing, SMARTe’s pricing page states a maximum of $0.30 per credit for a two-year subscription and says the price drops with volume.✓ Keep the two-year condition attached to that figure when discussing it internally. Ask for the applicable subscription terms before turning the published per-credit figure into a purchasing decision.

SMARTe defines a credit as one successful data operation across its platform.✓ It also says plans offer different numbers of credits and features depending on company needs.✓ Build your evaluation around the operations you expect to perform and the features you need, then ask which plan covers them.

SMARTe says it combines industry knowledge with technology to design accurate and reliable solutions.✓ Its about page describes the platform as recognized by Gartner and Forrester and trusted by more than 100 enterprises across more than 200 countries.✓ Treat those as vendor statements, and assess the data against your own target accounts before choosing.

Where SMARTe falls short

The free allowance is limited to 10 credits per month for new users, according to SMARTe’s pricing page.✓ Plan a focused evaluation so you can use that allowance deliberately. If you want to assess several types of operations, prioritize the ones most relevant to your buying decision.

The quoted maximum per-credit price carries a two-year subscription condition.✓ If your team prefers a shorter commitment, request the applicable price instead of assuming that figure applies. Also confirm feature availability, because SMARTe says credits and features differ by plan.✓

Migration difficulty

SMARTe’s pricing page includes API requests among the operations that cost one credit when successful.✓ That statement alone isn't a reason to assign a migration difficulty rating. Ask about your intended workflow, setup responsibilities, and any records you want to transfer. Resolve those questions before scheduling a switch.

Dun & Bradstreet vs SMARTe: which one fits your team?

Frame the choice around one concrete task. If you're seeking hands-on assistance with a business credit file, D&B’s Credibility Concierge Service directly addresses that purpose.✓ If you're seeking prospect discovery or contact enrichment, SMARTe explicitly lists those operations on its pricing page.✓

Then separate suitability from budget. For D&B, pricing is Not published on the pages we read. For SMARTe, the published maximum is $0.30 per credit for a two-year subscription, with prices dropping at higher volume, according to its pricing page.✓ Don't declare an overall price winner without a D&B quote and the SMARTe terms relevant to your team.

Write down what a satisfactory evaluation would show before contacting either vendor. Ask for answers tied to your task, your intended usage, and your purchasing constraints. You don't need a universal winner; you need a service that addresses the reason you're buying.

Which one should you choose?

Choose Dun & Bradstreet if your immediate requirement is help growing a business credit file or an expedited D-U-N-S Number request. D&B advertises those services through Credibility Concierge and DUNSFile, respectively.✓ Request service-specific pricing and clarify the work involved before committing.

Choose SMARTe if your immediate requirement is evaluating prospect discovery, contact enrichment, contact-detail revelation, or API-based data requests. SMARTe lists all four within its successful-request credit pricing.✓ Start with a focused evaluation, then confirm the plan’s features, credit allowance, and subscription terms.

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How we researched this

We read each company’s own public pages on October 13, 2026; every factual claim links to its source. For Dun & Bradstreet, we reviewed its small-business product, Constant Contact marketplace, and about pages. For SMARTe, we reviewed its pricing, terms-of-service, and about pages. We attribute vendor statements to the vendor and leave unanswered purchasing questions open.

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