1. [Compare](/compare.md) 2. Ocean vs AI Ark # Ocean vs AI Ark: pricing and how they compare AI Ark sells fresh, verified contacts with a lookalike search built in. Ocean uses contextual intelligence to find your next deal, with the reason on every account. [Start for free](https://book.ocean.io/inbound/api) [Book a demo](https://book.ocean.io/inbound/api) [See AI Ark pricing](#how-much-does-ai-ark-cost) Ask AI to compare * [Ask Claude to compare Ocean and AI Ark (opens in a new tab)](https://claude.ai/new?q=Compare%20Ocean.io%20and%20AI%20Ark%20for%20B2B%20account%20targeting%3A%20lookalike%20search%2C%20learning%20from%20CRM%20deals%2C%20contact%20data%20and%20verification%2C%20API%20and%20MCP%20access%2C%20and%20pricing.%20Use%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocean.io%2Fcompare%2Focean-vs-ai-ark%20and%20other%20sources%2C%20and%20say%20where%20each%20one%20is%20stronger.) * [Ask ChatGPT to compare Ocean and AI Ark (opens in a new tab)](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Compare%20Ocean.io%20and%20AI%20Ark%20for%20B2B%20account%20targeting%3A%20lookalike%20search%2C%20learning%20from%20CRM%20deals%2C%20contact%20data%20and%20verification%2C%20API%20and%20MCP%20access%2C%20and%20pricing.%20Use%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocean.io%2Fcompare%2Focean-vs-ai-ark%20and%20other%20sources%2C%20and%20say%20where%20each%20one%20is%20stronger.) * [Ask Perplexity to compare Ocean and AI Ark (opens in a new tab)](https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q=Compare%20Ocean.io%20and%20AI%20Ark%20for%20B2B%20account%20targeting%3A%20lookalike%20search%2C%20learning%20from%20CRM%20deals%2C%20contact%20data%20and%20verification%2C%20API%20and%20MCP%20access%2C%20and%20pricing.%20Use%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocean.io%2Fcompare%2Focean-vs-ai-ark%20and%20other%20sources%2C%20and%20say%20where%20each%20one%20is%20stronger.) * [Ask Gemini to compare Ocean and AI Ark (opens in a new tab)](https://www.google.com/search?udm=50&q=Compare%20Ocean.io%20and%20AI%20Ark%20for%20B2B%20account%20targeting%3A%20lookalike%20search%2C%20learning%20from%20CRM%20deals%2C%20contact%20data%20and%20verification%2C%20API%20and%20MCP%20access%2C%20and%20pricing.%20Use%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocean.io%2Fcompare%2Focean-vs-ai-ark%20and%20other%20sources%2C%20and%20say%20where%20each%20one%20is%20stronger.) * [Ask Grok to compare Ocean and AI Ark (opens in a new tab)](https://grok.com/?q=Compare%20Ocean.io%20and%20AI%20Ark%20for%20B2B%20account%20targeting%3A%20lookalike%20search%2C%20learning%20from%20CRM%20deals%2C%20contact%20data%20and%20verification%2C%20API%20and%20MCP%20access%2C%20and%20pricing.%20Use%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocean.io%2Fcompare%2Focean-vs-ai-ark%20and%20other%20sources%2C%20and%20say%20where%20each%20one%20is%20stronger.) Updated November 13, 2026. [See sources](#sources) Used by teams at * Coinbase * Revolut * Stripe * HubSpot * Harmony * Productboard * Twilio * Qualtrics * Seismic * Datadog * Jeeves * Plaid * Gartner * PostHog * Decagon * Orb * Rippling * Copy.ai * Aircall * beehiiv * TextExpander * Intercom * Deel * Radisson Hotel Group * Schneider Electric * Swisscom * Micron Technology * GSK * Sony * [How they differ](#how-they-differ) * [Comparison](#ocean-vs-ai-ark) * [AI Ark cost](#how-much-does-ai-ark-cost) * [Which to choose](#which-to-choose) * [Switching](#switching-from-ai-ark) * [Alternatives](#ai-ark-alternatives) * [FAQ](#ai-ark-faq) --- ## How do Ocean and AI Ark differ? ### ![AI Ark logo: AI Ark alternatives, pricing and comparison with Ocean](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/assets/custom/compare/ai-ark-mark.webp?width=256) AI Ark Verified contacts at volume, with lookalike search on every plan. A fit for teams that want cheap data at scale. AI Ark is a B2B data platform built for agencies and GTM engineers. It claims 400M+ people and 70M+ company profiles, verifies every email in real time at export, and includes lookalike search, semantic search and a full API on every plan. ### Ocean Learning which companies fit from your own deals, then ranking the market with the reason on each account. Ocean is contextual intelligence for go-to-market. It reads what every company actually does from its own website, learns what good looks like from your closed-won and closed-lost deals, and ranks your whole market against it, with the reason behind each score. The ranked accounts arrive in your CRM, your rep queue or your AI agents. --- ## AI Ark and Ocean features, side by side What buyers weigh, grouped by the job each part does. A light blue background marks the stronger side. __Ocean vs AI Ark comparison__ | Topic | Ocean | AI Ark | | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Finding the right accounts | | | | Lookalikes | Ocean is stronger here. Core of the product. Segments and models learned from your won and lost CRM deals. | Lookalike company and people search from seed companies and filters, on every plan, with a claimed 95%+ ICP match. | | The reason behind each account | Ocean is stronger here. Segment, score, tier and matched signals on every account and every export. | Lists of matches, with AI insights and a personality analysis on individual people. | | How it understands a company | Reads what each company does from its own website. | Filters and semantic search over company and profile data, including LinkedIn keyword filters. | | Exact market count | Ocean is stronger here. Counts every company in your market that fits, exactly and by segment, before you buy a single contact. | Searches and filters build a list. We found no exact market count by learned segment documented. | | Tiers and exclusions | Ocean is stronger here. Sorts accounts into tiers and excludes by keyword, so reps start with the best fits. | We found no learned account tiers or keyword exclusions documented. | | Contacts and data | | | | Contacts | Verified emails and direct phones from a waterfall across 16+ data sources. Charged only when a contact is found, and exports are free. | 400M+ people profiles by its own count, with emails verified at export through BounceBan and charged only when a valid one is found. Independent testing of its accuracy claims is limited. | | Company data | 85M+ companies, built from the open web. | 70M+ company profiles, refreshed every 30 days, by its own count. | | Buying committee | Ocean is stronger here. Maps the roles to reach at each ranked account. | Finds people by role and title. We found no buying-committee mapping documented. | | Workflow and pricing | | | | CRM sync | Ocean is stronger here. Two-way with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Attio. Reads your deals to learn, then writes scores, segments and signals back. | CSV and API into HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive, plus Zapier, Make, n8n and Clay. Native CRM connectors are on its roadmap. | | AI agents and MCP | MCP server, public API and a chat agent on the same data and lookalike engine. | A REST API on every plan and an MCP server for Cursor, Claude Desktop and Windsurf. | | Inbound scoring | Ocean is stronger here. Scores inbound leads and website visitors against the same learned fit. | We found no inbound lead or visitor scoring documented. | | Pricing | Two ways to buy: a flat-rate plan with credits included, or a custom plan built around your deals and credit volume. | Free with 100 credits a month, then $49 a month, with $2 to $4 per 1,000 credits above 30,000. | --- ## How much is AI Ark? AI Ark publishes a free plan and credit plans. Every plan has every feature, and only volume and seats differ. * The free plan, every month, with no card. Exports are 25 records at a time: 100 credits free * The usage plan, with 5,000 credits a month and 10,000 records at a time. Annual billing saves 20%: From $49 a month * Credits above 30,000 a month, across Starter, Builder and Scale. Enterprise is custom: $2 to $4 per 1,000 ### What the credits cost in practice A person profile is 0.5 credit and a verified email another 0.5, so a typical contact is about 1 credit. A mobile number is 5 credits and a company 0.1. You pay once per contact, and unused credits roll over up to 2x your monthly allowance. ### How Ocean charges A flat-rate plan with credits included, or a custom plan built around your deals. Contacts are charged only when one is found. Exports are free. [See Ocean pricing](/pricing.md) --- ## Should you choose Ocean or AI Ark? AI Ark supplies the contacts. Ocean decides which companies they should come from. ### Choose AI Ark if * You export verified contacts at volume, as an agency or GTM engineer * You want a very low entry price and a free plan * You build lists in Clay, Smartlead or Instantly ### Use both if * Your lists come from seed companies and filters * You want Ocean to rank which of those companies match your wins [Talk to us](https://book.ocean.io/inbound/api) ### Choose Ocean if * Your main job is deciding which accounts fit, not exporting more contacts * You want the ICP learned from your won and lost deals, not seeded by hand * You want the reason on every account * You want scores and segments written back to your CRM natively [Start for free](https://book.ocean.io/inbound/api) --- ## How to switch from AI Ark to Ocean Five steps. Most teams keep AI Ark for cheap verified contacts and add Ocean to pick the companies. ### 1. Check your credits and plan Find your plan, billing cycle and credit balance. Unused credits roll over up to 2x your monthly allowance. ### 2. Keep the contacts you own Contacts you’ve exported are yours, so save them. Then run the same companies through Ocean to compare the ranking. ### 3. Connect your CRM Connect HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive or Attio. Ocean reads your closed-won and closed-lost deals to learn what a good account looks like. ### 4. Review the segments and scores Ocean proposes segments and scores, with the reason on each. Correct anything that doesn’t match how you sell. ### 5. Send scored accounts Scores, segments and matched signals go back to your CRM, or into Apollo, Instantly or Lemlist sequences. ### Questions to ask before you rely on AI Ark for targeting * **Does the lookalike learn from our closed-won deals, or only from the seed companies we pick?** Expect rules, filters and signals you set, because a model of your own deals is not what it leads with; ask for a test on your accounts. * **How many of the companies it returns look like our customers, on a list we can check?** Expect rules, filters and signals you set, because a model of your own deals is not what it leads with; ask for a test on your accounts. * **Where does the 30-day refresh come from, and how is the 99% accuracy measured?** Expect an accuracy claim, because vendors measure it on their own samples; test find and bounce rates on your own list. * **When will native CRM connectors ship?** Expect export and no-code connectors first, with two-way sync tied to the plan; confirm what is live on yours. * **Can you share a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report and a data processing agreement?** Expect a trust-center link or a request form, because reports sit behind a sales step; ask for the date and scope. Ocean is better because it tells it like it is: contextual intelligence to find your next deal, with the reason on every account. [Start using Ocean](https://book.ocean.io/inbound/api) --- ## How do other AI Ark alternatives compare to Ocean? The right alternative depends on what you use AI Ark for. Here’s what each is built for and where Ocean starts. ### [![DiscoLike logo: DiscoLike alternatives and pricing](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/assets/custom/compare/discolike-mark.webp?width=192)DiscoLike](/compare/ocean-vs-discolike.md) * Built for: Teams that find every company in a market, then check ICP fit, signals and contacts. * Where Ocean starts: Ocean learns what a good account looks like from your closed-won deals, then ranks the whole market against it. ### [![Apollo logo: Apollo alternatives and pricing](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/assets/custom/compare/apollo-mark.webp?width=192)Apollo](/compare/ocean-vs-apollo.md) * Built for: Contacts and sequencing in one tool, with published self-serve plans. * Where Ocean starts: Ocean starts from which accounts deserve outreach, then pushes contacts to Apollo, Instantly or Lemlist sequences. ### [![Lusha logo: Lusha alternatives and pricing](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/assets/custom/compare/lusha-mark.webp?width=192)Lusha](/compare/ocean-vs-lusha.md) * Built for: Individual reps who need quick contact lookups from a browser extension. * Where Ocean starts: Ocean decides which accounts to work, with a Chrome extension for company data as you browse. ### [![Cognism logo: Cognism alternatives and pricing](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/assets/custom/compare/cognism-mark.webp?width=192)Cognism](/compare/ocean-vs-cognism.md) * Built for: Teams selling into Europe that need phone-verified mobile numbers and GDPR-focused data. * Where Ocean starts: Ocean ranks the accounts first, then finds the contacts. ### [![Clay logo: Clay alternatives and pricing](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/assets/custom/compare/clay-mark.webp?width=192)Clay](/compare/ocean-vs-clay.md) * Built for: GTM engineers who assemble custom enrichment and research workflows from many data sources. * Where Ocean starts: Ocean starts from your closed-won deals and ranks the market, instead of a build. --- ## AI Ark pricing and alternatives: common questions Short answers on what AI Ark costs, how its lookalikes work, how Ocean compares and how they work together. **How much does AI Ark cost?** AI Ark has a free plan with 100 credits a month and a $49 a month plan with 5,000 credits. Above 30,000 credits a month it costs $2 to $4 per 1,000 credits, and annual billing saves 20%. Every plan includes lookalike search and the API. **How do AI Ark credits work?** A person profile costs 0.5 credit, a verified email another 0.5, a mobile number 5 and a company 0.1. You pay once per contact, and re-exporting one you own is free. **Does AI Ark learn from my won and lost deals?** Its lookalike search starts from seed companies and filters, and it doesn’t describe a model learned from your CRM deals. Ocean learns the ICP from your won and lost deals and shows the reason on each account. **Does AI Ark have an MCP server?** Yes. AI Ark offers a REST API and an MCP server for Cursor, Claude Desktop and Windsurf. Ocean has an MCP server and a public API on the same data and lookalike engine. **Does AI Ark integrate with my CRM?** Through CSV import, the API, Zapier, Make, n8n and Clay. Native CRM connectors are on its roadmap. Ocean has native two-way sync with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Attio. **Is AI Ark ready for an enterprise security review?** Its FAQ describes encryption in transit and at rest and refers questions about SOC 2 and ISO 27001 to its sales team, without stating either. G2 lists six reviews, so reference checks and a security questionnaire matter more than usual. **How does Ocean find lookalike companies?** Ocean reads what each company does from its own website, learns from your closed-won and closed-lost deals, and returns ranked matches with the reason on each one. **How do I add Ocean to my AI Ark workflow?** Connect your CRM so Ocean reads your won and lost deals, review the segments and scores it proposes, then pull contacts for the top accounts from AI Ark or from Ocean. --- ## Sources (9) checked November 13, 2026 * [AI Ark](https://ai-ark.com/) * [AI Ark pricing](https://ai-ark.com/pricing) * [AI Ark FAQ](https://ai-ark.com/faq) * [AI Ark review (Salesforge)](https://www.salesforge.ai/blog/ai-ark-review) * [DiscoLike](https://www.discolike.com/) * [Apollo pricing](https://www.apollo.io/pricing) * [Lusha](https://www.lusha.com/) * [Cognism](https://www.cognism.com/) * [Clay](https://www.clay.com/) --- ## What teams say about Ocean [All case studies](/case-studies.md) --- > Today we can more confidently say we're reaching out to all the companies that could potentially buy from us. > > — Josh Pudnos, Director of Commercial Operations, Brandwatch [Read Brandwatch's story](/case-studies/brandwatch.md) > With Ocean.io we can focus our ad spend on the right companies. > > — Martin Nørgaard Klausen, Co-Founder, Lead Motor, Zen Media [Read Zen Media's story](/case-studies/zenmedia.md) Laura Salmina, Sales Developer at Tele2 IoT [Read Tele2 IoT's story](/case-studies/tele2.md) Julian Berbec, Growth Marketer at Monta [Read Monta's story](/case-studies/monta.md) > Working with a trusted partner saves a ton of engineering time and ongoing AI costs. Speed and quality are higher out of the gate. > > — Stefan Kollenberg, Data Partnerships, Clay [Read Clay's story](/case-studies/clay.md) > Ocean.io reduced our average cost per Marketing Qualified Lead by 23%. > > — Garrett Butler, Digital Engagement, CBC [Read CBC's story](/case-studies/cbc.md) > Ocean.io expands the sea into an ocean, and Scalestack is great at fishing in this vast ocean. > > — Ezequiel, Head of Product Operations, Scalestack [Read Scalestack's story](/case-studies/scalestack.md) > Ocean.io allows us to identify lookalike companies with incredible accuracy. > > — Maged, Head of Product, Surfe [Read Surfe's story](/case-studies/surfe.md) --- [ocean.io logomark](/index.md) ocean.io logotype [Home](/index.md) [Discovery](/index.md) [Workflows](/index.md) [Context studio](/index.md) [Search](/index.md) [Assistant](/index.md) [Leads](/index.md) [API](/index.md) [Extension](/index.md) Recommendations Segments Models ### Recommendations 1,304 companies Tier 1 · 68 Tier 2 · 241 Tier 3 · 512 Tier 4 · 483 All CRM statuses 1 | Company | Score | Segment | Matched signals | Status | Location | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | ------- | -------------- | | ![Moss logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/logos/getmoss.com/5cd47a9faf8cd98ac4805334af0a3a31be1edb6c.png?width=72) Moss | T1 92 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: FinTech +2 | Net new | Germany | | ![Spendesk logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/logos/spendesk.com/680a4a70ec12e26b7920057edb74b23cfc8af299.png?width=72) Spendesk | T1 89 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: FinTech +2 | Net new | France | | ![Brex logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/logos/brex.com/2c66f22edd5c0a2cb1eec442e151128e4e8019a8.png?width=72) Brex | T1 86 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: FinTech +2 | Net new | United States | | ![Payhawk logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/logos/payhawk.com/a80969444c1e52f57ae3374048cab1e00e0fdb22.png?width=72) Payhawk | T1 83 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: FinTech +2 | Net new | United Kingdom | | ![Ramp logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/assets/custom/pricing/ramp-logomark.webp?width=72) Ramp | T2 79 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: FinTech +2 | Net new | United States | | ![Rydoo logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/logos/rydoo.com/32e0ac2fe888f3db8ff3e0eeef98dacb410722b6.png?width=72) Rydoo | T2 74 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: Software +2 | Net new | Belgium | | ![Circula logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/logos/circula.com/7a2303a2a1b191b8bcda9eff1af4ec066361f27d.png?width=72) Circula | T2 68 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: Software +2 | Net new | Germany | | ![Wallester logo](https://cdn-bunny.ocean.io/logos/wallester.com/91c6be05eb0e08e95d0b13c9b1216345389226c2.png?width=72) Wallester | T2 63 | Mid-market FinTech | Industries: Financial Services +2 | Net new | Estonia | ## Move with your market * Context learned from your closed-won deals * Accounts ranked on fit, with the reason shown * Direct push to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Attio [Start for free](https://book.ocean.io/inbound/api) [Book a demo](https://book.ocean.io/inbound/api)