Kompass alternatives for India: Kompass vs Starleads
Kompass against IndiaMART, InfobelPRO and ready-made manufacturer lists.
By Saurabh Khatri · Published · 6 min read
Starleads wrote this comparison and is one of the services compared. Facts about Kompass come from its own website, checked on 18 October 2026; prices change, so check before you buy.
Kompass in short
Kompass is a company-information database and B2B directory. You search it for companies, see their profiles and the managers it lists, and export the results "in the file formats you want". Its website claims "+59 million companies" and "+77 million managers". It does not give a separate count for India, so ask for the India figure for your industry before you commit.
Two Kompass products matter to an Indian buyer. EasyBusiness is the data platform: its price is given on request, and it offers a free trial ("Test EasyBusiness for 14 days for free"). KSales, linked from Kompass's India site, is a prospecting tool paid in credits. Its Starter plan is "59 € /per month, Monthly renewal" with 200 credits, and there is a one-week trial with 10 credits. KSales exports to Excel or CSV and has a Chrome extension.
So Kompass suits companies that want a searchable database, often across several countries, and will pay a subscription for it. Starleads sells something narrower: ready-made Excel lists of Indian businesses by industry, state and city, at one fixed price per list.
Kompass vs Starleads at a glance
Kompass and KSales prices are as shown on their pricing pages on 18 October 2026.
| Kompass | Starleads | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Company-information database and B2B directory | Ready-made Excel contact lists of Indian businesses and professionals |
| What you get | Company profiles and managers; claims +59 million companies and +77 million managers, with no India count | 6,357 lists across 148 industries and 467 cities, with mobile, email, address and contact name where available |
| How you pay | EasyBusiness: quoted plan. KSales: monthly plan with credits, priced in euros | One payment per list by UPI or bank transfer, confirmed by hand; no subscription or credits |
| Starting price | EasyBusiness on request; KSales Starter 59 € a month for 200 credits | ₹499 per city, state or specialisation list; All-India bulk lists ₹1,999; no GST added |
| Free option | 14-day EasyBusiness trial; one-week KSales trial with 10 credits | 60 real sample contacts on every list page, plus a free Excel and PDF sample |
| How you get the data | Online platform with export; KSales adds Excel/CSV export and a Chrome extension | Excel file in your account with an invoice; download link valid for 30 days |
| Best for | International searches, named managers and ongoing prospecting | Calling or visiting many Indian businesses of one kind in one city or state |
Where Kompass is the better choice
- Markets outside India. Starleads sells Indian data only. If you export, or sell to companies in several countries, a directory that claims companies worldwide is the right tool.
- Named managers. Kompass lists managers alongside companies. Starleads can't look up one named executive at a company you already have in mind.
- A tool you keep using. EasyBusiness and KSales are platforms you can search again whenever you need, with exports in your chosen format and, on KSales, a Chrome extension. A Starleads list is an Excel file, with no API or CRM integration.
- Large data projects. To size a market, segment companies or build a long-term prospect database, a company-information database on a quoted plan fits better than buying list after list.
- Searching before you pay. The 14-day EasyBusiness trial and the KSales trial let you run your own searches first. On Starleads you see sample rows of a list, not a search of the whole data.
Where Starleads is the better choice
- A price you can see. Every city, state or specialisation list costs ₹499 whatever its size, with no subscription, no credits and no GST added.
- Many small Indian businesses in one place. If you sell to dealers, contractors or clinics in a city, a ready-made list puts the ones we hold in one file, ready for a calling team.
- Checking before paying. Each list page shows 60 real contacts (partly masked) and the share of rows with a mobile, an email, an address and a contact name.
- Rupee payment and an invoice. You pay once in rupees by UPI or bank transfer and the file arrives in your account with an invoice.
If you are looking for manufacturers or exporters, these are the matching Starleads All-India lists:
- Manufacturing Companies 3,147 contacts · 17% email · 100% mobile ₹499
- Exporters 1,90,701 contacts · 91% email · 68% mobile ₹1,999
Need a different mix of industries and cities? The list builder puts them in one file. For trade data in more depth, see our exporters and importers database guide.
Starleads' limits, plainly: the data is compiled from business directories and similar sources, so not every row has an email or a named person, and contact details change over time. Payment is by UPI or bank transfer only, confirmed by hand, with no card or gateway payment. There is no API or CRM integration, and the data covers India only.
Other Kompass alternatives
IndiaMART is a B2B marketplace, not a database. Suppliers on a paid package open buyers' requirements, called BuyLeads, and contact those buyers. Its cheapest published annual package is MDC at "Rs. 40,000" for one year, "exclusive of taxes". See IndiaMART alternatives.
InfobelPRO is another company-information database. It claims "35.6M" Indian companies and "9.2M" Indian contacts, gives prices on request, offers a free sample and delivers by API or as CSV, JSON or Parquet files. See InfobelPRO alternatives.
Dun & Bradstreet India sells D&B Hoovers, a sales platform with company data, and ready-to-use contact lists, all on request. It suits large companies that want company profiles and corporate linkages. See Dun & Bradstreet alternatives.
ExportersIndia is a marketplace for exporters, with annual plans from ₹24,000 plus GST; the cheapest includes 6 buy leads a month. See ExportersIndia alternatives. For all the main kinds of provider side by side, read our comparison of B2B data providers in India.
Our verdict
Choose Kompass if you need companies in more than one country, the names of managers, or a platform your team will search for months, and you are comfortable with a quoted or euro-priced subscription. Choose Starleads if you want every Indian business of one kind in a city or state as an Excel file, at a fixed rupee price you can see before you pay. An exporter can use both: a company database for foreign buyers, and a ready-made list for selling inside India. Try the Kompass trial and download a Starleads sample, and compare them on your own target market.
Questions people ask
How much does Kompass cost?
Kompass gives EasyBusiness prices on request. Its KSales tool, linked from the India site, publishes a Starter plan at "59 € /per month, Monthly renewal" with 200 credits. Check the KSales pricing page for current plans and taxes.
Is Kompass free?
Its paid products have free trials: 14 days of EasyBusiness, and one week of KSales with 10 credits. Beyond the trials, EasyBusiness is priced on request and KSales is a monthly plan.
What is the best alternative to Kompass in India?
It depends on the job. For inbound buyer enquiries, IndiaMART or ExportersIndia; for a large company database with an API, InfobelPRO or Dun & Bradstreet; for a ready-made Excel list of Indian businesses by industry and city, Starleads.
Kompass vs IndiaMART: which is better?
They do different things. Kompass is a database you search for companies and managers. IndiaMART is a marketplace where buyers post requirements and paying suppliers contact them. Use Kompass to find companies, IndiaMART to be found by buyers.