North Data
Hamburg search engine that joins European company registers, annual accounts and ownership data, with watchlists and exports from €49 per month
Quick Overview
| Company | North Data GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Business credit and company data providers |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
| Founded | 2011 |
| EU Presence | Yes - Germany (EU) |
| Data Location | Not stated on the pages reviewed |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Company and person search, annual reports and balance sheets, ownership and flags, watchlists, CSV export, Power Dossiers, API, quarterly data exports |
| Pricing | Basic €49 per month or €490 per year; Plus €1,250, Pro €2,250, Max €3,950 per year; Enterprise on request; excl. VAT |
| Best For | Analysts, journalists and compliance staff researching company structures and accounts across Europe |
| Replaces | Dun & Bradstreet Hoovers, Bureau van Dijk Orbis |
Detailed Review
North Data does not sell credit scores. It collects what registers and publishers disclose, such as register entries, balance sheets and profit and loss accounts, and lets users search companies and the people behind them.
The privacy policy names North Data GmbH, Hermannstraße 22, 20095 Hamburg, as controller, with Frank Felix Debatin responsible. The About page says the company was founded in 2011 as Biz-Q UG by Debatin, a mathematician.
Search Across Countries
The country filter lists the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. A separate tax haven filter covers Cyprus, Guernsey, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco.
Quick Search and Power Search handle names, places, radius and legal-form families.
Plans And Limits
Premium plans scale by watchlist entries (100 to 5,000), daily CSV exports (10 to 200), results per export and users (1 to 20). Basic costs €49 per month or €490 per year, the annual option including two free months.
An Ownership and Flags module is a paid extra on each tier, listed at +€290 on Basic.
Data Services
Besides the interactive tool the company offers an API and quarterly exports for machine processing. Pricing for those is handled separately from the web plans.
Limitations to Consider
The review rests on the vendor's public pages, not a hands-on test. North Data shows published register and accounts data, so it has no payment-behaviour scores or credit limits like a credit bureau, and depth varies by country because it depends on what each register discloses. Ownership flags cost extra.
Who Should Use North Data
Researchers, due-diligence teams and analysts who want register facts and annual accounts in one search, not a credit rating.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Plan prices are public, from €49 per month
- Wide European country list including Israel and Switzerland
- Watchlists, exports and Power Dossiers support repeat research
- API and quarterly exports for data teams
- Founder and controller named in the privacy policy
Cons
- No credit scoring or payment data
- Ownership and Flags module is an extra cost
- Coverage depth depends on each register
- HRB number and hosting location not seen in the pages reviewed
Alternatives to North Data
Other European business credit and company data providers worth comparing before you decide:
Creditsafe
United Kingdom · Company credit reports, monitoring and AML checks from Cardiff
KSV1870
Austria · Austrian creditor association selling company reports with listed prices
OpenCorporates
United Kingdom · Open legal-entity database fed directly from official registers
Moneyhouse
Switzerland · Swiss commercial register data plus credit and payment reports
See all European business credit and company data providers or compare them directly against Dun & Bradstreet Hoovers on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It searches register entries and published annual accounts. It does not publish credit scores or payment-behaviour data in the pages reviewed.
Basic is €49 per month or €490 per year. Plus, Pro and Max are €1,250, €2,250 and €3,950 per year, all excluding VAT.
The filter lists 27 countries, among them Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Israel and Ukraine.