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Dataforge

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Price fromFree$1,191.67/mo
Free planYes—
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Web—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Data Enrichment Software7.7 (#21)8.4 (#10)
IntegrationsThe documented MCP server provides tools to discover, enrich, search, and export business records, and inspect database statistics.Melissa lists integrations including Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Excel, Microsoft 365, Google Sheets, Shopify, Snowflake, Stripe, ArcGIS, Talend, SSIS/Azure Data Factory, and Semarchy.
PurposeFORGE enriches business databases using free data sources and local AI.Melissa’s data enrichment services add geographic, demographic, and firmographic data to existing records to support customer insight and targeting.

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Dataforge

  • FORGEFree

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Melissa Enrich

  • Personator Enrich Cloud API$14,300 a year

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Melissa Enrich

Melissa Enrich adds geographic, demographic, and firmographic information to existing records to support customer insight and audience targeting. Its data options include consumer demographics, business firmographics, phone and email append, postal addresses, geocoding, IP location, and property and mortgage data. Consumer attributes can include household, financial, and lifestyle details; business records can gain company size, industry, revenue, and location. Melissa says it validates existing contact information before cleaning, appending, and enriching selected records. The service is available through web and API, with CRM sync and integrations including Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Google Sheets, Shopify, Snowflake, and others. Deployment can be on-premises or cloud. The Personator Consumer feature is limited to the U.S. market. Melissa lists HTTPS and TLS 1.2 with SHA-256 encryption for cloud services, along with stated security and compliance certifications. The Personator Enrich Cloud API plan is $14,300 a year, billed at $14,300 for 1,000,000 records/year. A free trial of Melissa verification services is offered. Data freshness is unspecified.

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