Honest Comparison

FilingAlert vs Buying Lead Lists — Why Freshness Beats Volume

Lead list brokers sell bulk business contact lists for $0.05-$0.50 per record. You might buy 10,000 "new business" leads for $500 — and discover that most of them are 3-12 months old, have been sold to dozens of other buyers, and have disconnected phone numbers. FilingAlert delivers leads that are less than 24 hours old and have never been contacted by anyone. The volume is lower, but the conversion rate is dramatically higher.

FilingAlert

$99-$499/month (daily fresh leads, never resold)

Unlimited leads in your selected states

Purchased Lead Lists

$0.05-$0.50 per lead (bulk lists of 1,000-50,000)

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureFilingAlertPurchased Lead Lists

Lead ageLess than 24 hours30 days to 12+ months

ExclusivitySame data available to all subscribersSame list sold to 10-50+ buyers

Data accuracyDirect from state filing — verifiedDecays over time — 20-40% stale data

Contact rateHigh — business is actively setting upLow — many have changed numbers or hired vendors

CompetitionLow — few people have day-old dataHigh — every buyer gets the same list

Delivery frequencyDaily automated feedOne-time bulk purchase

Return/refund policyCancel anytimeNo refunds on purchased lists

Cost per qualified leadLower (higher conversion offsets subscription cost)Higher (low conversion inflates effective cost)

The Verdict

Purchased lead lists optimize for cost per record. FilingAlert optimizes for cost per closed deal. A 10,000-record list at $0.10/lead costs $1,000 but converts at 0.5% because the data is old and oversold — yielding 50 clients at $20 each. FilingAlert's daily feed at $499/month delivers ~500 fresh leads that convert at 3-5% — yielding 15-25 clients at $20-33 each, but from leads no one else has contacted yet. The math favors fresh data, especially for high-LTV services like insurance and accounting.

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This comparison is based on publicly available information as of April 2026. Features and pricing may have changed.