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list-building-directories.md

list-building-directories-md.md

Web Scraper Directory Index

Use this as a jump-off directory for free or mostly-free company lists by industry. Scrape with Instant Data Scraper → export CSV → import to Clay → enrich.

Accommodation / Hospitality

  1. Coresignal – Hospitality — coresignal.com/discover/hospitality/ (partial free)
  2. The Org – Hotels & Hospitality — theorg.com/explore/industries/hotels-hospitality (10K+ companies, free)
  3. HotelDirectory.ws — hotels/hostels/motels by country (free)
  4. HotelsMag "The List" — top hotel chains by rooms (free PDF)
  5. HotelBusiness – Owners & Developers Report — hotel owners/developers (free PDF)
  6. NIIR Directory – Hotels/Restaurants/Resorts (India) — 29,300 establishments (free PDF)
  7. PIC M Europe – Accommodation Companies — major EU hotel/hospitality companies (free PDF)
  8. ContactOut – Hospitality Directory — contactout.com/company-directory/industries/hospitality (partial free)
  9. Growjo – Top 500 Hospitality — growjo.com/industry/Hospitality (free)
  10. Bounce Watch – Hospitality Industry — bouncewatch.com (250+ companies, free)
  11. EasyLeadz – Hospitality Companies — easyleadz.com (free download)
  12. Franchiserankings.com — hotel franchise companies (free)
  13. Ranker – Hospitality Companies — ranker.com (free)
  14. Lemon Directory – Travel/Hospitality — lemon-directory.com (170+ listed, free)
  15. HubSpot Marketplace – Tourism/Travel — ecosystem.hubspot.com (575+ agencies, free)
  16. BookDomits – Top 100 Hospitality — bookdomits.com (curated list, free)

Agriculture

  1. Datanyze – Top Agriculture — datanyze.com (partial free)
  2. CoreSignal – Agriculture — coresignal.com (partial free)
  3. F6S – Agriculture Companies — f6s.com/companies/agriculture/mo (free)
  4. Mergr – Agriculture — mergr.com/companies/agriculture (partial free)
  5. Craft.co – Agriculture — craft.co (partial free)
  6. Crunchbase – Agriculture Hub — crunchbase.com (partial free)
  7. CompaniesMarketCap – Agriculture — companiesmarketcap.com (free)
  8. Wikipedia – Agriculture companies by country — en.wikipedia.org (free)

Automotive

  1. Mergr – Automotive — mergr.com/companies/public/automotive (partial free)
  2. CompanyData – Top 50 Automotive — companydata.com (partial free)
  3. Wikipedia – Automobile Manufacturers — en.wikipedia.org (free)
  4. CompaniesMarketCap – Automakers by Revenue — companiesmarketcap.com (free)
  5. B2BMap – Automotive Directory — b2bmap.com (free)
  6. F6S – Automotive — f6s.com (free)
  7. Crunchbase – Automotive Hub — crunchbase.com (partial free)
  8. CoreSignal – Automotive — coresignal.com (partial free)

Construction

  1. ENR – Top 400 Contractors / Top 500 Design Firms — enr.com (partial free)
  2. ConstructConnect – Rankings — constructconnect.com (free)
  3. BD+C – Giants 400 — bdcnetwork.com (free)
  4. The Blue Book — thebluebook.com (largest US construction directory, free)
  5. ThomasNet – Construction — thomasnet.com (free)
  6. Clutch – Construction Companies — clutch.co (free)
  7. Fortune 1000 – Construction — fortune.com (free)
  8. Forbes Global 2000 – Construction — forbes.com (free)
  9. CompaniesMarketCap – Construction — companiesmarketcap.com (free)
  10. Europages – Construction — europages.co.uk (free)
  11. Kompass – Construction — kompass.com (free)
  12. YellowPages – Construction — yellowpages.com (free)
  13. Dodge Construction Network — construction.com (partial free)
  14. LinkedIn – Construction Industry — linkedin.com (partial free)
  15. Glassdoor – Construction — glassdoor.com (free)
  16. Wikipedia – Construction Companies — en.wikipedia.org (free)

Cybersecurity

  1. Info Security Index — online directory of cybersecurity companies
  2. F6S – Cyber Security — f6s.com
  3. Wikipedia – Computer Security Companies — en.wikipedia.org
  4. Techreviewer – Cybersecurity — techreviewer.co
  5. Return on Security – Public Cybersecurity Tracker — market cap tracker
  6. Feedbax – Cybersecurity — feedbax.com
  7. GeeksforGeeks – Top Cybersecurity Companies — geeksforgeeks.org
  8. CybersecurityList.org — global solutions directory

E-Commerce Marketplaces

  1. Wikipedia – Online Marketplaces — en.wikipedia.org (free)
  2. CS-Cart – Top 150 eCommerce — cs-cart.com (free)
  3. Yo!Kart – Top 50 Multi-vendor — yo-kart.com (free)
  4. Shopify – 20 Online Marketplaces — shopify.com (free)
  5. Similarweb – Top Ecommerce by Traffic — similarweb.com (free)
  6. CompaniesMarketCap – E-commerce — companiesmarketcap.com (free)
  7. Statista – Biggest Marketplaces — statista.com (free chart)

Education

  1. HolonIQ – Global Education 1000 — holoniq.com (partial free)
  2. EdSurge Company Index — edsurge.com (free)
  3. GSV EdTech Lists — asugsvsummit.com (free)
  4. QS World University Rankings — topuniversities.com (free)
  5. THE World University Rankings — timeshighereducation.com (free)
  6. EdTech Digest Awards — edtechdigest.com (free)
  7. Global EdTech Awards — globaledtechawards.org (free)
  8. Education Industry Association – Members — educationindustry.org (free)
  9. IAU World Higher Education Database — iau-aiu.net (free)
  10. Crunchbase – Education — crunchbase.com (partial free)
  11. F6S – Education — f6s.com (free)
  12. BuiltWith – Education Technology — trends.builtwith.com (partial free)

Financial Services

  1. FintechVendors.com — 4,500+ fintech providers (free)
  2. International FinTech Directory — 5,000+ companies (free)
  3. Mergr – Financial Services — mergr.com (partial free)
  4. CoreSignal – Financial Services — 520K+ entries (partial free)
  5. OpenCorporates — filter by SIC/NAICS codes (free, open-license)
  6. Wikipedia – Largest Financial Services by Revenue — en.wikipedia.org (free)
  7. EasyLeadz – Financial Services — easyleadz.com (free download)
  8. BuiltIn – Fintech Lists — builtin.com (free)
  9. F6S – Financial Services — f6s.com (free)
  10. Dealroom – Fintech — dealroom.co (partial free)

Food & Beverage

  1. FoodProcessing.com – Top 100 — foodprocessing.com (free)
  2. GigaSheet – F&B Businesses CSV — 126K+ businesses (free download)
  3. Food Engineering – Top 100 PDF — foodengineeringmag.com (free)
  4. Wikipedia – Largest F&B Companies — en.wikipedia.org (free)
  5. WorldOstats – F&B by Revenue — worldostats.com (free)
  6. CoreSignal – F&B — coresignal.com (partial free)
  7. Datanyze – F&B — datanyze.com (partial free)

Gaming & E-Sports

  1. CoreSignal – Gaming — coresignal.com
  2. MobyGames – All Video Game Companies — mobygames.com
  3. Wikipedia – Largest Game Companies by Revenue — en.wikipedia.org
  4. F6S – eSports — f6s.com
  5. Crunchbase – Esports Hub — crunchbase.com
  6. Esports Charts – Organizations — escharts.com
  7. TEN.gg – Esports Directory — ten.gg
  8. Liquipedia — liquipedia.net

Healthcare

  1. Fortune 500 – Healthcare — fortune.com (free)
  2. CMS Provider Data Catalog — data.cms.gov (CSV downloads, free)
  3. Medicare Care Compare — medicare.gov (free)
  4. ClinicalTrials.gov – Sponsors API — clinicaltrials.gov (free)
  5. openFDA – Manufacturers — open.fda.gov (free)
  6. PhRMA Members — phrma.org (free)
  7. BIO Members — bio.org (free)
  8. AdvaMed – Medical Device Directory — advamed.org (free)
  9. Healthgrades – Hospital Directory — healthgrades.com (free)
  10. US News – Best Hospitals — health.usnews.com (free)
  11. CompaniesMarketCap – Healthcare — companiesmarketcap.com (free)
  12. F6S – Healthcare Startups — f6s.com (free)
  13. Wellfound – Healthcare — wellfound.com (free)
  14. Crunchbase – Healthcare — crunchbase.com (partial free)

HR / Recruitment

  1. G Recruiter – Global Directory — grecruiter.com (free)
  2. Global Recruiters Info — globalrecruitersinfo.com (free)
  3. Headhunters Directory — headhuntersdirectory.com (free)
  4. Online Recruiters Directory — onlinerecruitersdirectory.com (free)
  5. Clutch – Recruiting Firms — clutch.co (free)
  6. 50Pros – HR Recruiting — 50pros.com (free)
  7. HRO Today – Recruitment Resource Guide — hrotoday.com (free PDF)

Legal & Compliance

  1. F6S – Legal Compliance — f6s.com (free)
  2. CoreSignal – Legal Services — 500K+ firms (partial free)
  3. Global Law Lists — globallawlists.org (240+ countries, free)
  4. Avvo – Lawyer Directory — avvo.com (free)
  5. FindLaw – Legal Professionals — findlaw.com (free)
  6. OpenCorporates — filter by SIC/NAICS (free)
  7. EasyLeadz – Law Firms — easyleadz.com (free download)

Manufacturing

  1. ThomasNet – US Industrial/Manufacturing — thomasnet.com (free)
  2. IndustryWeek – IW 500 — industryweek.com (free)
  3. Made-in-China — made-in-china.com (free)
  4. IndiaMART — indiamart.com (free)
  5. Alibaba – Global Manufacturers — alibaba.com (free)
  6. ENR – Top Contractors — enr.com (partial free)
  7. DirectIndustry — directindustry.com (free)
  8. ICIS – Top 100 Chemical Companies — icis.com
  9. Pharmaceutical Technology – Top Pharma — pharmaceutical-technology.com
  10. Medical Design & Outsourcing – Device Manufacturers — medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com
  11. Fibre2Fashion – Textile/Apparel — fibre2fashion.com
  12. Plus 25+ more niche manufacturing directories (OICA automotive, ASD aerospace, HVACR, etc.)

Marketing & Advertising

  1. Agency Spotter – Top 100 — agencyspotter.com (free)
  2. Agency Spotter – Full Directory — 4,000+ agencies (free)
  3. DesignRush – Ad/Marketing — 40,000+ agencies (free)
  4. Clutch – Marketing & Advertising — clutch.co (free)
  5. Sortlist – Agency Listings — sortlist.com (free)
  6. Agency List — agencylist.org (free)
  7. ByteScraper – US Ad Agencies — 25,000+ agencies (free)
  8. EasyLeadz – Marketing Agencies USA — easyleadz.com (free download)

Non-Profit & NGOs

  1. NGObase – Global Directory — ngobase.org
  2. GlobalGiving Atlas — globalgiving.org
  3. Idealist.org – Nonprofit Directory — idealist.org
  4. NCCS – National Center for Charitable Statistics — nccs.urban.org
  5. NgoEra – Top 100 NGOs — ngoera.com

SaaS Companies

  1. SaaS Mag – SaaS 1000 — saasmag.com (free, quarterly updates)
  2. G2 – Top Software Companies — g2.com (free)
  3. SaaSHub — saashub.com (free)
  4. PublicSaaSCompanies.com — free database of US-listed SaaS
  5. GetLatka – Revenue-ranked SaaS — getlatka.com (many lists free)
  6. Built In – SaaS Company Lists — builtin.com (free)
  7. Dealroom – SaaS — dealroom.co (partial free)
  8. F6S – SaaS — f6s.com (free)
  9. Crunchbase – SaaS — crunchbase.com (partial free)
  10. Capterra / GetApp — capterra.com (free)
  11. Product Hunt — producthunt.com (free)
  12. BuildInPublic.cloud — 500+ SaaS built in public (free)
  13. Open-source SaaS directories on GitHub — github.com (free)

Scientific Research & Academia

  1. GRID – Global Research Identifier Database — grid.ac
  2. SCImago Institutions Rankings — scimagoir.com
  3. Nature Index — nature.com/nature-index
  4. OpenAlex — openalex.org
  5. Research.com – University Rankings — research.com

Sports & Betting

  1. Top100Bookmakers — top100bookmakers.com
  2. ListOfAllBookmakers.com — full list
  3. OLBG – UK Betting Sites — olbg.com
  4. Similarweb – Top Sports Betting — similarweb.com

Telecommunications

  1. Wikipedia – Telecom Companies — en.wikipedia.org (free)
  2. dgtlinfra – Top 100 Telecom — dgtlinfra.com (free)
  3. CompaniesMarketCap – Telecom — companiesmarketcap.com (free)
  4. F6S – Telecom US — f6s.com (free)
  5. Crunchbase – Telecom Hub — crunchbase.com (10K+ companies, partial free)
  6. Datanyze – Telecom — datanyze.com (partial free)

Travel & Transportation

  1. TourRadar – Tour Operator Directory — tourradar.com (free)
  2. Freightnet – Freight/Logistics — freightnet.com (free)
  3. CoreSignal – Travel/Transportation — coresignal.com (partial free)
  4. EasyLeadz – Travel/Tourism — easyleadz.com (free download)
  5. SimilarWeb – Top Transportation Sites — similarweb.com (partial free)
  6. BusinessBooky – Travel Directory — businessbooky.com (free)

Pricing & Competitive Intelligence

  1. G2 – Pricing Software — g2.com (free)
  2. Ensun – Top 100 CI Companies — ensun.com
  3. F6S – Competitive Intelligence — f6s.com
  4. Greenbook – Market/CI Providers — greenbook.org

Built by Frontal & Ivan Falco. For questions on implementation or anything not covered here, reach out to Ivan directly on LinkedIn.