The Swarm

What it is

Spec sheet

What it does

The Swarm is a relationship-intelligence platform that combines team and stakeholder networks to surface warm introduction paths.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Product

The Swarm describes itself as a Go-To-Network platform for companies and investors to use relationship data for sales, recruiting, and fundraising.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Intended users

The site presents use cases including GTM and recruiting technology, AI prospecting, VC deal sourcing, sales intelligence, and warm-introduction paths.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Integrations

Listed integrations and destinations include HubSpot, Clay, Attio, Unify, Instantly, Clarify, Airtable and Cargo.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Security

The homepage states that The Swarm is GDPR- and CCPA-compliant and has achieved SOC 2 compliance.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Support

Technical support is provided through [email protected], with priority Slack support on listed Premium pricing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

AI Network Mapper

The Network Mapper API discovers and ranks warm paths into target companies and people for partner products.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

API authentication

API calls use an x-api-key header, and API access requires a team owner or administrator on an eligible plan.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

API credit charging

Searches are free; profile and company fetches cost one credit per returned record, while team relationships are free and partner Network Mapper responses cost one credit when non-empty.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.theswarm.com

API design

The public API uses REST endpoints and JSON responses for profiles, companies and relationship data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

API endpoints

Documented endpoints cover profile search and fetch, company search and fetch, relationships and partner Network Mapper operations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

Company data

The homepage describes data on 100M+ companies, including funding rounds, investor networks, valuation tracking, team-size changes, locations, and industries.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Company profile

LinkedIn lists The Swarm as a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees, headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2021.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company search

Company-level filters support searching by company size and location to find potential introduction paths.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Compliance status

The company says it supports GDPR, offers a DPA, maintains privacy-rights processes and was undergoing a SOC 2 Type II audit in June 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.theswarm.com

Connection strength

The product displays relationship strength between team members and their connections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Data handling

The homepage says The Swarm will not rent or sell user data to third parties for advertising or promotional use.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Data limitations

The API FAQ says phone numbers and company-revenue filters are unavailable, and fake profiles are not currently detected or filtered.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

Documentation depth

The documentation index includes API references, endpoint schemas, OpenSearch mappings, examples, rate limits, pagination, MCP tools and data-subject-request APIs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

Enriched profiles

Profiles can include email addresses, skills, interests, work history and social links.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Flat-file hosting

Flat files are offered as bulk database dumps for customers that want to host and ingest the data themselves.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

Founders

Crunchbase identifies David Connors, Michal Bil and Olivier Roth as founders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Funding record

Crunchbase shows four funding rounds, including convertible-note entries, but masks the dollar amounts on the public page.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Intro requests

Users can send email introduction requests through connections held by other team members.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Legal name

Crunchbase lists the legal name as Swarm Holdings, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Limit: annual-price discrepancy

An independent comparison notes that the $2,990 annual price is higher than twelve $99 monthly payments totaling $1,188.Read 15 Oct 2026 · marketintelligencetools.com

Limit: data accuracy

An independent 2026 comparison cites a G2 reviewer who estimated inaccurate data affected about 5% of prospects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · marketintelligencetools.com

Limit: email capture

An independent comparison says The Swarm imports LinkedIn, Google Contacts and Calendar data but does not capture Outlook email automatically.Read 15 Oct 2026 · marketintelligencetools.com

Limit: network coverage

An independent directory review says coverage depends on the connections a team imports, so organizations with few active connectors may see a thin network.Read 15 Oct 2026 · vanderbuild.co

Limits

The pricing page states that people or company exports cost 1 credit, social posts or reactions cost 1 credit, and live profile enrichment costs 3 credits and is Enterprise-only.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Lists and tags

Teams can maintain shared or private lists and assign tags to companies and profiles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

MCP

The Swarm says its MCP integration gives AI tools such as ChatGPT or Claude access to live people, company, and relationship data.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

MCP access

The Swarm provides an MCP server that can connect relationship data to Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP clients.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.theswarm.com

Network imports

Users can import LinkedIn connections, Google contacts, and Google Calendar connections, and can add former colleagues identified from work history.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Network inputs

Connections can be imported from LinkedIn CSV files or the Chrome extension, Google Contacts and Google Calendar.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Notable news: Commsor acquisition

On July 23, 2026, The Swarm announced that it acquired Commsor, would wind down Commsor products and incorporate selected features.Read 15 Oct 2026 · commsor.theswarm.com

People and company database

The vendor describes a database of 500 million professional profiles and 50 million companies with fundraising data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

People data

The homepage describes a database of 580M+ people with daily-refreshed job data and real-time job-change monitoring across 100M+ profiles.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Praise: data integration

G2 reviewers praise easy integration into products and consistent addition of qualified leads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: usability

Another G2 reviewer describes the interface as intuitive and highlights CRM, LinkedIn and email connectivity.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: warm-network results

A verified G2 reviewer reports high-quality meetings, substantial revenue from network mapping and easy implementation, while praising customer support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on G2

4.8 out of 5 from 17 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Security controls

The company says it uses role-based permissions, audited internal controls, AWS hosting, backup and disaster-recovery procedures, and EU hosting in Ireland.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.theswarm.com

Team tools

The web app supports collaborative pipelines, lists, tags, and role-based access controls.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Warm introductions

The web app lets teams search their combined network, review connection strength, and send email introduction requests.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Work and education overlaps

The system maps overlapping employers, employment periods and school years even when people are not directly connected on LinkedIn.Read 15 Oct 2026 · theswarm.com

Plans and prices

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Strong points and limits

Who it suits

Verdict

Where Specifiction places it

• Relationship Intelligence Software#4 of 268.6