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Directories, trade-data tools, prospecting databases, free networks and Cresques — compared on the same criteria, with sources.
11 guides · Last updated 8 November 2026
Tools and comparisonsTwelve tools for finding EU distributors compared on one table: directories win on breadth, sales databases on contacts, Cresques on evidence of sales.
Tools and comparisonsTo see who wins public supply contracts in a category and country, start from award data: TED is free; other tools differ in coverage, licence and price.
Tools and comparisonsEuropages shows who says they sell a category; an award notice shows who sold it to a public buyer. Criteria, sources and when Europages is the better choice.
Tools and comparisonsKompass sells a global B2B database with named contacts; Cresques shows who sold your category to public buyers. Criteria, sources and when Kompass fits better.
Tools and comparisonsFairs, agencies, EEN, directories, trade-data tools, prospecting databases, AI assistants, consultants and Cresques on one table — and when not to use Cresques.
Tools and comparisonsVolza indexes customs and bill-of-lading records; between EU countries none exist. What each source shows, and when Volza is the better choice.
Tools and comparisonsWhat the EEN database, national export agencies, chambers abroad and the leading trade fairs offer a manufacturer — strengths, limits, timing and sequence.
Tools and comparisonsWhat Europages, wlw, Kompass and DirectIndustry hold, how listings are made, what a profile proves and what it cannot — with a check-list for using them well.
Tools and comparisonsSeven ways to find EU distributors — fairs, agencies, EEN, directories, prospecting tools, AI, procurement evidence — ranked on evidence, speed and cost.
Tools and comparisonsAI assistants draft, translate and summarise well but can invent company names. What OpenAI, Anthropic and Google say, and a workflow that starts from evidence.
Tools and comparisonsTrade-data tools run on customs records. Between EU states there are none: Intrastat measures the trade and publishes only aggregates. What that means for you.
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