# 23 Candid alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 11, 2026.

The best alternatives to Candid for company enrichment APIs: Venture Atlas, GLEIF and TrustMRR, by our benchmark. Candid's website is candid.org.

## Company enrichment API alternatives

[Venture Atlas](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/venture-atlas/free), [GLEIF](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/gleif/free) and [TrustMRR](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/trustmrr/free) are the best [company enrichment API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-enrichment-api) in the Datacircle benchmark for companies in any country.

On our [Candid plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/candid/free-trial-get-v1-ein), we compare each Candid plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 companies first.

- [BUMIT, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/bumit/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Brandkey, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/brandkey/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Builders in Fintech, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/builders-in-fintech/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [GovConAPI, free trial, GET /api/v1/entities/by-cage/{cage}](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/govconapi/free-trial-get-api-v1-entities-by-cage-cage): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Latinfo, free, GET /pe/ruc/{ruc}](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/latinfo/free-get-pe-ruc-ruc): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [data.ct.gov, free, With an app token](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/data-ct-gov/free-with-an-app-token): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [g0v Taiwan Company, free, GET /api/bulkquery](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/g0v-taiwan-company/free-get-api-bulkquery): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Anysite, contact us, Custom, POST /api/crunchbase/company](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/anysite/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 companies
- [Diffbot, contact us, Enterprise, POST /kg/v3/enhance/bulk](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/diffbot/free-post-kg-v3-enhance-bulk#contact-us-enterprise-post-kg-v3-enhance-bulk): no price per 1,000 companies
- [Drillr, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/drillr/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 companies

Compare every company enrichment API plan: [Company enrichment API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-api-pricing)

## Company discovery API alternatives

[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/free#49-monthly), [Hunter](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/free-post-discover#49-monthly-starter-post-discover) and [PeopleSearch.im](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/free#5-pack) are the best [company discovery API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api) in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our [Candid plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/candid/free), we compare each Candid plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 companies first.

- [AnVendor, free, POST /v1/leads/search](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/anvendor/free-post-v1-leads-search): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Builders in Fintech, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/builders-in-fintech/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [GetProspect, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Hunter, free, POST /discover](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/free-post-discover): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [PeopleSearch.im, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Extruct, contact us, Team & Enterprise, GET /v1/companies/search](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/extruct/free-get-v1-companies-search#contact-us-team-enterprise-get-v1-companies-search): no price per 1,000 companies
- [TechnologyChecker, contact us, Enterprise, GET /v1/signals/{type}](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/technologychecker/free-get-v1-signals-type#contact-us-enterprise-get-v1-signals-type): no price per 1,000 companies
- [Village, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/village/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 companies
- [Xverum, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/xverum/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 companies

Compare every company discovery API plan: [Company discovery API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-api-pricing)

## News API alternatives

[Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/scrappa/free#25-pack), [Hydrafetch](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/hydrafetch/free#99-monthly) and [SerpScraper.dev](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/serpscraper-dev/free#39-monthly) are the best [news API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-news-api) in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our [Candid plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/candid/free), we compare each Candid plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [CrustAPI, free](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/crustapi/free): $0.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Hydrafetch, free](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/hydrafetch/free): $0.00 per 1,000 searches
- [ReefAPI, free, POST /news-intel/v1/search](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/reefapi/free-post-news-intel-v1-search): $0.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Scrappa, free, GET /api/google/news](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/scrappa/free): $0.00 per 1,000 searches
- [ScrapeUnblocker, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/scrapeunblocker/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 searches

Compare every news API plan: [News API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/news-api-pricing)

## See also

- [BUMIT alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/bumit-alternatives)
- [Brandkey alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/brandkey-alternatives)
- [Builders in Fintech alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/builders-in-fintech-alternatives)
- [GovConAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/govconapi-alternatives)
- [Latinfo alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/latinfo-alternatives)
- [data.ct.gov alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/data-ct-gov-alternatives)
- [g0v Taiwan Company alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/g0v-taiwan-company-alternatives)
- [Anysite alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/anysite-alternatives)