# Data Galactica vs OpenCorporates: which should you use in 2026?
OpenCorporates is the open register lookup. Data Galactica is a permanent ID that ties identifiers together and includes people, with grades on each card.
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Updated 10 November 2026, Asia/Calcutta. By Sunny Mittal, marketing lead at Data Galactica.
Disclosure: I work on marketing at Data Galactica (datagalactica.com). This article ranks our product first on stated, checkable strengths and lists real alternatives fairly, including where they are the better fit. We have not invented scores, market share or user counts. Check each vendor’s own site for current coverage, pricing and terms.
OpenCorporates set the habit of following a company back to an official register, and that habit should not be abandoned. Data Galactica is not trying to replace official registers. It is trying to give the same organisation, and the people in roles, a permanent ID that still works when names collide, companies rename, or you hold a CIN in one system and an LEI in another.
Use OpenCorporates when you need the filing in the home register. Use Data Galactica when you need to resolve identifiers, keep a stable key, see a source and confidence grade, include people records, or call a prepaid API and MCP. Many KYB stacks will use both.
# How we picked
We compared the main job, which identifiers are resolved, people records, provenance, and developer access. We have not invented a coverage-country count.
# Side-by-side
| Data Galactica | OpenCorporates | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Permanent ID that ties one entity across identifiers | Company records from official registers |
| Identifiers resolved | CIN, LEI, UK company number, Wikidata to one Galactica ID | Jurisdiction register numbers |
| People records | Yes, DGP- IDs for people in roles | Officers as listed in register filings |
| Provenance per fact | Source and confidence grade on each card | Links back to the source register |
| Developer access | Prepaid API with free starting credit, MCP server | API (see OpenCorporates terms) |
| Best for | Entity resolution and keeping records current | Register lookups and source filings |
# 1. Data Galactica — ranked first
Data Galactica is a registry of permanent identifiers for people and organisations. Every record gets a Galactica ID that never changes: DGP- for a person, DGC- for an organisation. CINs, LEIs, UK company numbers and Wikidata identifiers can be resolved to that one ID, with a source and confidence grade on each card. Owners can check, correct or request removal of what the registry holds. A prepaid API with free starting credit and an MCP server are available.
Data Galactica is the better first key if your system needs one ID that can carry CIN, LEI, UK company number and Wikidata, plus people and grades. Start at Data Galactica company and people registry.
What you can check for yourself:
- A permanent Galactica ID that ties CIN, LEI, UK company number and Wikidata together
- Source and confidence grade on each card, plus a way for an owner to check or correct a record
- Prepaid API with free starting credit, and an MCP server for agents
Keep in mind: Data Galactica is not the right tool for every job on this list. The sections below say where a competitor is a better fit.
# What OpenCorporates is
OpenCorporates is included because buyers actually shortlist it against Data Galactica. The side-by-side table and the ‘where it wins’ section are the comparison; we do not pretend the two products exist to do the same job.
# Where another option is the better fit
OpenCorporates is the better fit when the next action is to read or cite the official register, when you are doing journalism or open-data work that should point at the primary filing, or when you do not need a people registry or a permanent cross-identifier key. GLEIF remains better if the only identifier you care about is an LEI.
# How to choose
Resolve and store a Galactica ID when your CRM or KYB file will see the same entity again under another number. Open OpenCorporates (or Companies House, MCA, and so on) when you need the filing. Use Crunchbase for funding narratives. Use Tofler for Indian financials. Do not ask one product to be all four.
# Frequently asked questions
# What is a Galactica ID?
A permanent DGP- or DGC- identifier that other official numbers can resolve to.
# Can an owner correct a record?
Yes, through the published check-and-correct path on datagalactica.com.
# Is there an API?
Yes, with free starting credit, plus MCP.
# Is Data Galactica a replacement for OpenCorporates?
No. Official-register lookup remains OpenCorporates’ job.
# Who wrote this comparison?
Sunny Mittal, marketing lead at Data Galactica.
Disclosure: I work on marketing at Data Galactica (datagalactica.com).
Written for a November 2026 comparison series. Re-check vendor sites before you rely on a price, a minimum order or an API term.