Search Companies

Overview

Describe the kind of company you want to sell to and get back a ranked list of real ones. Search Companies queries more than 100 million company records, filtering on industry, size, location, and the technologies a company runs. Running it is free. Refine the shape of a target list as many times as you need before spending a single credit on detail.

What You'll Get

A ranked list of matching companies. Each result carries:

• Company name and domain
• Industry
• Employee count
• Location
• ZoomInfo company ID, used by Enrich Companies

Best For

• Building a target account list
• Testing how large a segment is before committing to it
• Territory and ICP planning
• Finding the accounts behind a market thesis

Already know the company and want full detail? Go straight to Enrich Companies. To find companies by buying behavior or a recent event instead of profile, use Search Intent or Search Scoops.

How It Works

ZoomInfo Data

Common filters include:

• Industry
• Employee count range
• Revenue range
• Location, by country, state, or metro region
• Technologies used
• Hiring signals

Technical Details

Credits

Free. Search Companies consumes no credits. Enrichment is where cost begins, so the usual pattern is to search broadly and enrich only the accounts worth the spend. See Credits & Billing.

Automatic Tool Selection

The AI reaches for Search Companies when you describe a target account profile rather than name a company. It often chains: Lookup to resolve filter values, Search Companies to find matches, then Enrich Companies when you need full detail.

Example Prompts

"Find SaaS companies with 200 to 1000 employees headquartered in New York."

"What companies in the healthcare industry are using Salesforce?"

"Show me fast-growing fintech companies that are currently hiring sales roles."

"How many manufacturers in the Midwest fit our ICP?"