# ContactOut: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/contactout/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic sourcing | 0% | 40 | 0% | 3 |

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Strategic sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 31 → 40 of 128.

## In its own words

What ContactOut's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A B2B email finder and lead generation platform to find verified emails and phone numbers for 350M+ professionals. (https://contactout.com/)
- For: Recruiters and sales reps (https://contactout.com/)
- Price stated: 0 (https://contactout.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Sign up to get 5 free credits daily (https://contactout.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Certified, GDPR compliant, CCPA Compliant
- Customers named: Google, Tenstorrent, Societe Generale, CNN, Robert Half, HSBC, Yelp, WarnerMedia

## What it publishes

Every page contactout.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 187 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 142 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- comparison: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-01
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-01
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Email warmup how to build a strong sender reputation https://blog.contactout.com/2026/09/email-warmup-how-to-build-a-strong-sender-reputation
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: How do growing service businesses modernize their day to day operations https://blog.contactout.com/2026/09/how-do-growing-service-businesses-modernize-their-day-to-day-operations
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: How to write a b2b cold email sequence https://blog.contactout.com/2026/09/how-to-write-a-b2b-cold-email-sequence
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Why modern talent acquisition requires sales skills https://blog.contactout.com/2026/09/why-modern-talent-acquisition-requires-sales-skills
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Your best sales representative isnt always your most consistent one and why that matters https://blog.contactout.com/2026/09/your-best-sales-representative-isnt-always-your-most-consistent-one-and-why-that-matters
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: The recruiting skill nobody trains you on saying candidate names right https://blog.contactout.com/2026/09/the-recruiting-skill-nobody-trains-you-on-saying-candidate-names-right

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.