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Pinecone vs ZoomInfo comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Pinecone
Ranking in AI Data Analysis
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (6th), AI Content Creation (3rd)
ZoomInfo
Ranking in AI Data Analysis
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Sales Intelligence (1st), Sales and Market Intelligence (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the AI Data Analysis category, the mindshare of Pinecone is 0.6%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ZoomInfo is 0.4%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Data Analysis Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ZoomInfo0.4%
Pinecone0.6%
Other99.0%
AI Data Analysis
 

Featured Reviews

Pradeep Gudipati - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Advisor at Kovaad technologies Pvt Ltd
Faced challenges with metadata filtering but have achieved reliable long-term memory for chat applications
We were looking at multiple options for a vector database, and we found Pinecone to be the easiest to integrate into our solution. Plus, it has a very generous free tier, which helps us as a startup. The best features Pinecone offers are quick setup and good indexing for us. The retrieval mechanisms are fast, and the integration with Python as with JavaScript and TypeScript libraries that Pinecone provides are very robust. Authentication is also very good. The namespaces feature allows us to break down or store data for each user separately, reducing interference and maintaining privacy as an important feature. Pinecone has positively impacted our organization by enhancing efficiency for the team, and the long-term effect has been that the chats have become much more personalized due to the memory added through a vector database. We are seeing that the trainees getting trained on the platform are more satisfied with the results or messages generated by AI.
Daniel Mitchell - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at PeerSpot
Integration with professional networks has optimized contact sourcing and outreach strategies
The best features that ZoomInfo offers include the integration with LinkedIn which is one of the best features because that means when I'm prospecting and researching, I can easily find the right contacts. I also love the feature that enables me to see who's more likely to respond via email or via call. It's not always 100% accurate but it helps me level up and do the right method of outreach to the right person. Additionally, I love the integration features that I can easily integrate with the software that I need such as SalesLoft, so I can quickly import the contacts. ZoomInfo positively impacts my organization because it helps us do prospecting which in turn helps us get meetings, opportunities and revenue.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Pinecone has positively impacted our organization by enhancing efficiency for the team, and the long-term effect has been that the chats have become much more personalized due to the memory added through a vector database."
"We chose Pinecone because it covers most of the use cases."
"Pinecone has positively impacted my organization by helping people in needle-in-a-haystack situations, as previously they had to grind through PDF documents, PowerPoint documents, and websites, but now with Pinecone, they can ask questions and receive references to documents along with the page numbers where that information exists, so they can use it as a reference or backtrack, especially for things such as FDA approvals where they can quote the exact page number from PDF documents, eliminating hallucination and providing real-time data that relies on an external vector database with enough guardrails to ensure it won't provide information not in the vector database, confining it to the information present in the indexes."
"The most valuable features of the solution are similarity search and maximal marginal relevance search for retrieval purposes."
"Pinecone has positively impacted our organization by enhancing efficiency for the team, and the long-term effect has been that the chats have become much more personalized due to the memory added through a vector database."
"The most valuable feature of Pinecone is its managed service aspect. There are many vector databases available, but Pinecone stands out in the market. It is very flexible, allowing us to input any kind of data dimensions into the platform. This makes it easy to use for both technical and non-technical users."
"The semantic search capability is very good."
"Pinecone's integration with AWS was seamless."
"The best features that ZoomInfo offers include the integration with LinkedIn which is one of the best features because that means when I'm prospecting and researching, I can easily find the right contacts."
"Sometimes, when working on Indian accounts, we need direct contact numbers. In such cases, ZoomInfo is useful for our data research."
"The tool is easily accessible."
"It is a stable product."
"The best features are all the tools on the back end that help me filter for the prospects that I'm trying to reach, saving me a lot of time and enabling me to book more meetings, generating more opportunities for our sales team and therefore more revenue."
"ZoomInfo's data refreshment helps overcome those issues. Overall, it's very user-friendly in terms of filtering and data accuracy."
"The overall product is fantastic and it serves its purpose."
"One other thing I have noticed about ZoomInfo's features is that I appreciate their focus on intent data and how they are trying to surface accounts that are more in market, using a bunch of different data sources for that."
 

Cons

"Pinecone is good as it is, but had it been on AWS infrastructure, we wouldn't experience some network lags because it's outside AWS."
"One major issue I have noticed with Pinecone is that it does not allow me to search based on metadata."
"One major issue I have noticed with Pinecone is that it does not allow me to search based on metadata."
"The product fails to offer a serverless type of storage capacity."
"If Pinecone gave us RAG as a service, we'd be more than happy to use that."
"The tool does not confirm whether a file is deleted or not."
"Pinecone can be made more budget-friendly."
"For testing purposes, the product should offer support locally as it is one area where the tool has shortcomings."
"Sometimes, the data can be lacking or inaccurate, with occasional server issues. I'd like to see these lagging issues addressed. For example, when validating data, there are often discrepancies; a company might show different data counts on ZoomInfo compared to other sources. Improving the integration of accurate data would be beneficial."
"The pricing is way too high."
"A data cleanup feature within the admin tool would be helpful."
"The implementation process must be improved."
"The team should look into enriching their database, especially for the European and Middle East region."
"The product's setup process could be easy to understand for new users."
"Most of the time the information is old."
"We face difficulty while collecting data from small companies."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is relatively cheaper than other vector DBs in the market."
"I think Pinecone is cheaper to use than other options I've explored. However, I also remember that they offer a paid version."
"I have experience with the tool's free version."
"Pinecone is not cheap; it's actually quite expensive. We find that using Pinecone can raise our budget significantly. On the other hand, using open-source options is more budget-friendly."
"The pricing is moderate."
"The tool costs around 10-15 dollars a month. It is a bit expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Transportation Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pinecone?
We chose Pinecone because it covers most of the use cases.
What needs improvement with Pinecone?
I give Pinecone a nine out of ten because I hope it provides an end-to-end agentic solution, but currently, it doesn't have those agentic capabilities, meaning I have to create a Streamlit applicat...
What is your primary use case for Pinecone?
My main use case for Pinecone is creating vector indexes for GenAI applications. A specific example of how I use Pinecone in one of my projects is utilizing a RAG pipeline where I take text from PD...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ZoomInfo?
Regarding the experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I need to check with the procurement team as I am not sure about this.
What needs improvement with ZoomInfo?
ZoomInfo can be improved with a monthly subscription plan, which will be helpful for a small company or a small business unit where we are just about to start and want to experiment with ZoomInfo.
What is your primary use case for ZoomInfo?
My main use case for ZoomInfo is to get the buyer details like the email ID. If I need to sell my software services to, let's say, Samsung, I find out who is the appropriate manager there and, if I...
 

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Sample Customers

1. Airbnb 2. DoorDash 3. Instacart 4. Lyft 5. Pinterest 6. Reddit 7. Slack 8. Snapchat 9. Spotify 10. TikTok 11. Twitter 12. Uber 13. Zoom 14. Adobe 15. Amazon 16. Apple 17. Facebook 18. Google 19. IBM 20. Microsoft 21. Netflix 22. Salesforce 23. Shopify 24. Square 25. Tesla 26. TikTok 27. Twitch 28. Uber Eats 29. WhatsApp 30. Yelp 31. Zillow 32. Zynga
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