how we compare
See how Company Watch compares with other business information providers – and what changes when your data foundation is built for the UK & Ireland.
“What convinced us to use Company Watch was the ease of use. Onboarding from the team has been really helpful.”
Lewis Culpin
Credit Manager
Trusted by 350+ leading risk teams across the uk
How we compare
Dun & Bradstreet is built for global company data and supplier intelligence. Company Watch is built for deeper UK and Ireland risk insight, combining predictive scoring, real-time monitoring and complete score transparency.
Organisations requiring specialist UK & Ireland financial risk intelligence, predictive analytics and transparent decision-making.
Organisations requiring global business intelligence, international company data and D‑U‑N‑S® based supplier management.
Comprehensive UK & Ireland coverage across all Companies House entities, with additional international company information and reports available for key overseas markets.
Global business database covering 200+ countries and territories, including UK company information and D‑U‑N‑S® identifiers.
H‑Score® provides fully explainable predictive risk assessment with every scoring input disclosed and auditable.
Failure Score and PAYDEX® scoring models with limited visibility into underlying methodology.
Upload and score your own portfolios, stress-test accounts and model future outcomes using Forecast View™ and Experiments.
Standard credit and supplier risk assessment tools with limited native forecasting and scenario-testing capabilities.
Real-time Companies House monitoring with daily email alerts, plus Vigilance™ fraud and anomaly detection on company filings.
Company monitoring and fraud modules available, with fewer unique UK datasets.
Purpose-built for UK corporate risk analysis with advanced financial filtering, granular Companies House data and specialist UK-focused analytics.
Strong international business data platform with less UK-specific depth and filtering capability.
Industry-leading NPS® of 58 and onboarding typically measured in days, with flexible commercial arrangements.
Public NPS® not disclosed. Enterprise onboarding can range from weeks to months depending on requirements.
Gemma Knight
Head of Credit
How we compare
Creditsafe is the volume play, built for breadth and routine credit checks. Company Watch is the UK specialist built around predictive accuracy.
Organisations needing specialist UK & Ireland financial risk intelligence, predictive analytics and transparent decision-making.
Organisations requiring broad international company coverage across multiple markets.
Comprehensive UK & Ireland coverage across all Companies House entities, with additional international company information and reports available for key overseas markets.
Global business database covering 200+ countries and territories, including UK company information.
H-Score® provides fully explainable predictive risk assessment with every scoring input disclosed and auditable.
Proprietary Risk Score with limited visibility into underlying scoring methodology.
Upload and score your own portfolios, stress-test accounts, and model future outcomes using Forecast View™ and Experiments.
Standard credit assessment tools with limited native forecasting and scenario-testing capabilities.
Real-time Companies House monitoring with daily email alerts, plus Vigilance™ fraud and anomaly detection on company filings.
Company monitoring with daily updates. No native fraud detection capability.
Purpose-built for UK corporate risk analysis with advanced financial filtering, granular Companies House data and specialist UK-focused analytics.
Strong business information platform with broader international coverage and less UK-specific depth.
Industry-leading NPS® of 58 (2025) and flexible commercial arrangements designed around customer requirements.
NPS® of 49 (2024) with annual subscription contracts and auto-renewal structure.
Murray Ambler-Shattock
Group Strategic Operations Manager
Ian Selby
Chief Underwriting Officer
Jane Hull
Chief Underwriting Officer
Gemma Knight
Head of Credit
built on trust
We’ve built our reputation on reliability and transparency. In every project, partnership, and conversation, trust is the foundation.
Credit Data & Analytics Provider of the Year
CICM British Credit Award Winners
Industry-leading Net Promoter Score® (November 2025)
expert reviewed. officially partnered.
“We’ve worked with Company Watch for more than 10 years now. I’m impressed with how Company Watch is always ahead of the curve and always exploring innovative new ways to add value to the risk analysis process.”
Ian Selby
Chief Underwriting Officer
“One-stop shop for our information needs.”
Jon Rigby
Risk Analyst
“Easy to use service.”
Andrew Taylor
Transaction Risk Manager
“Provides good, early data and a different perspective to underpin our decisioning. Having moved from a long-standing data provider, we have found Company Watch to be a very innovative product that will be a game changer for our credit management. A professional product for professionals!”
Simon Howell
Senior Credit Manager
“Very reliable and accurate scoring module.”
Ray Draper
Head of Risk & Fraud Management
“A breath of fresh air in the tech space.”
Jane Hull
Underwriting Director
“I don’t believe there is anything else quite like Company Watch on the market.”
Chris Ardern
Risk Underwriting Manager
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Trusted by 350+ leading risk teams
