Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
About the data on business-monitor.ch
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We have a direct link to more than 30 public data sources, including: Zefix, the 26 cantonal commercial registers, the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC), the IDE register, the VAT register as well as the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
In addition, we use web crawlers to directly enrich structured data from official registers with unstructured data, such as product and service descriptions (semantic data), keywords and contact details from company websites.
Our data is comprehensive and is updated daily through direct links to public data sources.
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The data in the official registers (status, address, manager, field of activity, etc.) is updated and checked daily to ensure that it is 100% correct.
However, contact details and other unstructured information collected by our crawlers may contain mistakes on rare occasions. We do our best to avoid such mistakes, our error rate does not exceed 3%.Through internal data cross-checking (automatic and manual verification), we strive to offer the richest and most qualitative data on the Swiss market. However, perfection cannot be guaranteed. The maximum response rate (or bounce rate) for mailings is 3%, for e-mails 8% and for telephone numbers 5%.
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Yes, thanks to our direct link to the official data sources, all companies registered in the commercial register and their data are referenced on business-monitor.ch.
Regarding contact information, it must be available in the public domain to be displayed on our platform. -
Yes, daily. Thanks to our partnerships and direct links to the official registers, our data is refreshed every day.
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Zefix is the central index of companies in Switzerland (extract from the commercial register) and one of our 30 data sources. All data available on Zefix is referenced on business-monitor.ch, however only a fraction of the data from business-monitor.ch can be found on Zefix.
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The NOGA code is an indication for the classification of economic activities.
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No, for the time being we are specialised in Switzerland.
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No, we specialise in company addresses. But we do have information on their decision-makers from the commercial registers (and in some cases we also have the directors direct e-mail address).
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No, because unlike in other EU countries, this data is not published in Switzerland. No supplier can provide such data, or it is only an estimate.
However, you can find information on creditworthiness and extracts from the debt collection register in the "credit check" tab of the requested company. -
Thanks to our partner CREDITREFORM (Switzerland’s leading provider of SMEs creditworthiness analyses), you can obtain comprehensive reports on companies and self-employed individuals on request. These reports include current payment practices and debt collection procedures.
Please note:
Information on creditworthiness can only be requested if there is a legitimate interest in the information.Extracts from the debt collection register:
The request is sent electronically to the company’s relevant debt collection office who verifies the proof of interest (it must include the references of both parties, for example: offer, invoice, contract). -
All companies registered in the Swiss commercial register can be found on business-monitor.ch. This also includes companies that have been deleted in the last 15 years.
Our goal is to provide our users with comprehensive information, so that they can make good decisions based on reliable information.
Problem with the data
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Our information is checked daily and corresponds to the information in the commercial register. If you wish to add additional data, please use the following link.
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Thank you very much! Please use the following link.
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All companies listed in the Swiss Commercial Register can be found on business-monitor.ch.
This also includes companies that have been deleted in the last 15 years.
If your company has been liquidated, we can add a no-index tag to remove your site from search engines.
About our offer
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Yes, thanks to our List-Builder, you can easily create exhaustive lists.
You can filter the approximately 717'593 companies by region (cantons, municipalities, postal codes, radius in kilometers, etc.) and by field of activity (NOGA). Thanks to more than 30 filters, you will find exactly what you are looking for.
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Price per order and per address:
- the first 500 addresses -- CHF 0.90/per address
- from the 501st to the 1'000th address -- CHF 0.70/per address
- from the 1'001st address -- CHF 0.40/per address
Example for a purchase of 1'250 company addresses: 500 * 0.90 CHF + 500 * 0.70 CHF + 250 * 0.40 = 900 CHF
With a subscription, you benefit from 200 monthly export credits.
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You can use the data for the exclusive use of the buyer, indefinitely (see our T&Cs).
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All e-mail addresses were collected in the public domain, for example on the company's website. We always provide the source and the date on which an e-mail address was found. You therefore have the right to use them.
However, sending mass e-mails is prohibited by the Unfair Competition Act (UCA art. 3), if you have not obtained the consent of the recipient. -
Yes, you do not need to be a subscriber to get credit checks for all companies in Switzerland. However, with a subscription, the prices are lower.
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With a free account, you cannot access all the data. With a paid subscription you have unlimited access to all the data available on business-monitor.ch.
In addition, with a paid subscription, you also have access to more functionalities, including the List-Builder, the ideal tool for commercial prospection.
Finally, you will benefit from an included monthly export quota and a credit rating report at no additional cost. -
A yearly subscription is 17% cheaper than a monthly one. Both allow you to export up to 200 companies per month at no additional cost.
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No, subscriptions are personal.
However, our Enterprise subscription allows multi-user access. -
Yes, all our subscriptions can be cancelled without notice up to the day before the automatic renewal. You are only committed for the chosen period.
About the functions of business-monitor.ch
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Yes, with the List-Builder you can export what you need to Excel without any obligation.
Some of our subscriptions allow you to export data either on a package basis or at a reduced cost compared to the free account. -
Our files contain the information available in the official registers.
For 100% of Swiss companies: Name (company name), UID number, postal address (street, house number, postal code, city, municipality, district, canton, language region), industry (6-digit NOGA), legal form (joint-stock company, limited liability company, etc.), company size (micro, small, medium or large company), share capital, date of entry in the commercial register as well as the managing director of the company (highest-ranking person entered in the commercial register, title, first name, surname and function).
A generic contact e-mail (info@ or contact@) and a company telephone number are also available for many companies included in the database. The exact quantities are calculated when the list is compiled.
business-monitor.ch also provides the names and e-mail addresses of decision-makers. This data is extracted by our web crawlers from publicly available sources is constantly verified by cross-checking and various technical processes.
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Yes, with the Enterprise subscription you can access the API.
Here its documentation.