Head-to-head · B2B data

AI Ark vs Crustdata

AI Ark wins 4 of 6 decided metrics across 1 shared suites; the loser still leads where its column is highlighted. Same frozen test sets, same run; the better value in each row is highlighted.

AI Ark

B2B people and company database with lookalike and semantic search, emails verified at export by BounceBan, mobile numbers, technographics and personality profiles, through a REST API, an MCP server and a CLI on monthly credit packages.

★ 5.0 · 27 reviewsA

Access: MCP · CLI · API · CSV · Batch · Webhooks

Crustdata live

Unified B2B data API for company, people, jobs, web and social data, with email and phone enrichment as paid add-ons; built for agents, official CLI.

★ 4.4 · 15 reviewsB

Access: MCP · CLI · API · Dataset · CSV · Batch · Webhooks · Integrations

Email Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	AI Ark · #10 of 29	Crustdata · not measured
Match rate	69.4%	-
Valid email rate	64.7%	-
Latency p50	3,315ms	-
Cost / valid email	$0.0045	-
Invalid rate	0.0%	-
Catch-all share	35.3%	-
Business email	100.0%	-
Right-person rate	100.0%	-
Decoy hit rate	0.0%	-
Catch-all detection	16.7%	-
Confidence-score quality	+68.8 pts	-
Geographic coverage	8	-

Phone Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	AI Ark · #14 of 24	Crustdata · not measured
Match rate	51.0%	-
Valid / reachable rate	88.0%	-
Latency p50	1,006ms	-
Cost / mobile number	$0.017	-
Right-person rate	95.2%	-
Mobile coverage	44.9%	-
Disconnected rate	0.0%	-
Low-activity share	12.0%	-
Landline / mobile classification	96.0%	-
Country accuracy	92.0%	-
Geographic coverage	4	-

People Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	AI Ark · #6 of 24	Crustdata · #9 of 24
Profile match rate	95.9%	95.9%
Identity accuracy	97.9%	97.9%
Latency p50	1,469ms	1,046ms
Price / matched profile	$0.0015	-
Current employer accuracy	95.7%	91.5%
Move detection	69.2%	85.0%
Decoy hit rate	0.0%	0.0%
Job title accuracy	87.2%	87.2%
Seniority label accuracy	80.4%	80.4%
Location accuracy	95.7%	87.2%
Work history completeness	7.7	7.5
Education completeness	100.0%	100.0%
Skills present	91.5%	0.0%
Social / profile URLs	100.0%	100.0%
Coverage by geo / function / seniority	83.3%	83.3%

Company Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	AI Ark · #3 of 23	Crustdata · not measured
Domain-to-company match rate	99.0%	-
Company name accuracy	97.0%	-
Latency p50	1,158ms	-
Price / matched company	$0.0003	-
Industry accuracy	77.8%	-
Employee count ±20%	27.0%	-
HQ / location accuracy	85.9%	-
Description present	100.0%	-
Founding year accuracy	75.8%	-
Domains / social profiles	98.0%	-
Coverage by country / size	95.0%	-

Jobs Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	AI Ark · not in suite	Crustdata · #6 of 6
Employer coverage	-	83.3%
Postings recall	-	47.6%
Latency p50	-	2,858ms
Cost / job	-	-
Closed or unknown postings	-	35.4%
Duplicate postings	-	13.8%
Location accuracy	-	96.6%
Posted-date accuracy	-	66.8%
Description present	-	100.0%
Coverage by country	-	81.3%

Technographic Datacore + suite-specific metrics

updated 2026-09-25

Metric	AI Ark · #2 of 10	Crustdata · not measured
Coverage	96.0%	-
Detection accuracy	54.0%	-
Latency p50	1,158ms	-
Cost / lookup	$0.0003	-
Live stack recall	39.9%	-
Technologies per domain	38	-
Dated results	0.0%	-
Coverage by geo / size	80.0%	-

Questions about AI Ark vs Crustdata

Which is better, AI Ark or Crustdata?

AI Ark wins 4 of the 6 metrics decided between them, across 1 benchmark that measured both. Leaderboard ranks: People Data: AI Ark #6 of 24, Crustdata #9 of 24.

How do AI Ark and Crustdata compare in user reviews?

AI Ark holds 5.0 / 5 across 27 reviews on G2 and Product Hunt; Crustdata holds 4.4 / 5 across 15 reviews on Product Hunt. Ratings belong to their platforms and play no part in the benchmark grades.

How can you get data out of AI Ark and Crustdata?

AI Ark offers an MCP server, a command-line tool, an API, CSV export, batch endpoints and webhooks; Crustdata offers an MCP server, a command-line tool, an API, dataset delivery, CSV export, batch endpoints, webhooks and native integrations. Both offer an MCP server, a command-line tool, an API, CSV export, batch endpoints and webhooks.