Veltima vs Store Leads: An Honest Comparison

Store Leads is the dominant player in e-commerce intelligence. We're the new challenger. Here's an honest look at how we compare — including where they're ahead.

The short version

Store Leads is a mature platform with 13M+ stores, 403 platforms, 6,500+ tracked apps, CRM integrations, and a Chrome extension. They've been building for years and have a deep dataset that's hard to match.

Veltima is an early-stage platform focused on real-time crawling, deeper per-store signals (buying signals, sold-out detection, contact verification), and making e-commerce data accessible without a $250/month minimum.

Feature comparison

Capability	Store Leads	Veltima
Stores in database	13M+	1,000+ (growing daily)
Platforms tracked	403	9+ CMS, expanding
Technologies tracked	961	214
App install tracking	6,500+ apps with install dates	Not yet
Data freshness	Weekly updates (Sundays)	Continuous crawling (24/7)
Contact info	Business email & phone (no verification)	Email, phone, social — with verification
Decision-maker contacts	Via paid integrations (Apollo, ContactOut)	Not yet
Buying signals	Estimated sales, page views	Sold-out products, cart detection, catalog signals
Store liveness detection	Status field (active/inactive)	Deep lifecycle tracking (alive, redirect, parked, dead)
CSV export	Pro plan ($250/mo) and above	Available on free tier
API	Pro plan and above	Coming soon
CRM integrations	HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Outreach	Not yet
Chrome extension	Yes	Not yet

Where Store Leads wins

Let's be direct about it:

• Database size. 13 million stores vs our 1,000+. This isn't a close race — they've had years to build their index. If you need broad coverage right now, Store Leads delivers.
• Platform breadth. 403 platforms vs our 9. If you're looking for stores on niche or regional e-commerce platforms, Store Leads has much wider coverage.
• App ecosystem tracking. 6,500+ tracked apps with install/uninstall history is a powerful dataset we don't have yet.
• CRM integrations. Native HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive integrations. We have none yet.
• Estimated revenue. They provide estimated monthly sales. We don't estimate revenue (yet).

Where Veltima takes a different approach

• Real-time over batch. Store Leads updates weekly on Sundays. Our crawlers run 24/7 with continuous recrawling. When a store changes its tech stack on Tuesday, we'll know before the weekend.
• Deeper per-store signals. We don't just know a store exists — we detect sold-out products, active cart functionality, PWA support, hreflang configurations, pricing ranges, and other buying signals that indicate a store is actively selling.
• Contact verification built in. Store Leads provides raw scraped emails with no validation. We verify that contacts are actually reachable before surfacing them.
• Store lifecycle tracking. Not just "active" or "inactive" — we track the full lifecycle: new, alive, redirected, parked, dead. This means fewer wasted outreach attempts on stores that quietly closed months ago.
• Accessible pricing. Store Leads starts at $75/month (2 platforms, no export) and requires $250/month for CSV export. We believe data export should be available on every plan, including free.

Who should use Store Leads

Store Leads is the right choice if you:

• Need access to 13M+ stores right now
• Work across many e-commerce platforms (not just major ones)
• Need app install/uninstall tracking for competitive intelligence
• Already use HubSpot or Salesforce and want native integration
• Have the budget for $250+/month for full features

Who should try Veltima

Veltima might be a better fit if you:

• Need the freshest possible data, not weekly snapshots
• Want buying signals beyond basic firmographics — sold-out products, tech stack depth, active commerce indicators
• Need verified contact info without paying for additional third-party tools
• Are tired of reaching out to dead or abandoned stores
• Want to start with a free tier that actually lets you export data
• Focus on major platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, etc.) rather than 400+ niche ones

FAQ

Is Veltima a free alternative to Store Leads?

Veltima offers a free tier with search and limited exports. Store Leads requires a minimum of $250/month for CSV export and API access. If budget is a constraint, Veltima gives you more at zero cost — but with a smaller database (for now).

How accurate is Veltima's data compared to Store Leads?

Our data is crawled directly from store homepages using our own detection engine. We don't rely on third-party datasets. For the stores we do cover, our signals tend to be fresher (continuous vs. weekly updates). However, Store Leads covers far more stores.

Will Veltima eventually match Store Leads' database size?

That's the goal, but we're honest about where we are. Building a 13M-store database takes time. We're growing daily, and our focus is on quality signals per store rather than racing to maximize raw count.