Multi-provider enrichment
Also known as: enrichment waterfall, data waterfall
- Definition
- Multi-provider enrichment is a strategy of using more than one data provider to enrich a record, typically arranged as a waterfall where providers are queried in priority order until a usable result is returned, optimizing for coverage and cost.
Single-provider enrichment hits a coverage ceiling. Even the largest databases miss 20 to 60 percent of contacts depending on the segment. Multi-provider enrichment fills those gaps by combining providers with different sourcing methods, geographic strengths, and update cadences.
The waterfall is the operational pattern. For each record, the system queries provider A first; if no result, it falls back to provider B; if still nothing, provider C. Variants include scoring confidence and continuing to query providers when the result quality is below threshold, or running providers in parallel and selecting the highest-scoring response.
Cost is the second axis. Providers price differently per call, per match, or per confirmed result. A well-tuned waterfall puts the cheapest reliable provider first and only escalates when needed.
How Multi-provider enrichment relates to Clentt
Clentt's plugin layer includes 16 enrichment providers as of writing, all callable from workflows or the AI chat. You configure waterfalls per use case (email finding, person search, company data) and each call is metered against your credit balance.
Related terms
- Lead enrichmentLead enrichment is the process of augmenting a basic contact or company record (often just a name or email) with additional data such as job title, company size, technographics, and verified contact details, typically pulled from one or more third-party data providers.
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