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ListRiver vs The Companies API

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ListRiver compared with The Companies API
DetailListRiver logo ListRiverThe Companies API logo The Companies API
What it doesClean, filterable business lists from official state records with monthly refreshes Search and enrich millions of companies with 300+ data points via API
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PricingFree API tier: 500 records per month. Monthly plans: $50/month for 5,000 records, $100/month for 12,000 records, $200/month for 28,000 records, $450/month for 75,000 records. Prepaid packs: $50 for 5,000 records, $75 for 7,500 records, $100 for 10,000 records (expire 12 months after purchase). List Not given
Key features
  • REST API with JSON responses
  • Filter by state, city, county, ZIP code, NAICS industry code, entity type, and formation date
  • Free count action to preview results before using records
  • Enriched data including emails, phone numbers, social media links and business contacts
  • Pay-in-6 financing for U.S. businesses with no interest or fees
  • 91 data fields available across different list types
  • Cursor-based pagination for resuming data pulls without paying twice
  • Business credit data enrichment from SMBCredit.net
  • Enrich companies by domain name, email address, or social network URL
  • 300+ data points per company including industry, employees, revenue, and social profiles
  • Search 50M+ companies using filters and natural language prompts
  • Find similar companies to target accounts
  • AI-powered questions and context fetching about companies
  • Real-time data updates and on-demand re-analysis
  • SDKs for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go, and Ruby
  • Rate limits from 50 to 1,000 requests per second depending on plan
  • Public, GDPR-compliant data sourced from internet-visible information
What makes it different
  • Data from official state registries only, not aggregated from other sources
  • Standardized data across all states with duplicates removed
  • Pay-in-6 financing builds business credit with Experian and SMBCredit
  • No verification needed to pay in full; instant business verification for Pay-in-6
  • Data accuracy corrections available from businesses themselves
  • Best pricing on the market at 1 credit ($0.00119) per company
  • Own infrastructure and not a reseller, ensuring lowest costs
  • Comprehensive company schema refined over years with 1000+ companies using it
  • AI-ready context access for LLM integration without crawling
  • Live customer support with custom data point implementation within 15 days
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)12 no change since last check50 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)08
Citation Flow (Majestic)1643
Referring domains (Majestic)2129

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