In simple English
This tool finds and fills in missing business data such as emails, website technology, and company size. It works entirely on your own computer without any paid subscriptions or external accounts. You point it at a list of companies or a database, and it scrapes websites or checks public registries. It saves money if you otherwise pay expensive yearly fees for sales lead databases.
What it is
Dataforge is an open-source business data enrichment engine written in Python. It combines website scrapers, government record importers, SMTP email verifiers, and local artificial intelligence models.
What it is good for
Solo founders and small business owners who need lead generation or company research data without paying for commercial enrichment platforms.
- Completely free to run with no paid API keys required.
- Stores all enriched data locally in your own PostgreSQL database.
- Includes a dashboard and command-line tools for running enrichment jobs.
- Requires technical setup including a PostgreSQL database and Python environment.
- Local artificial intelligence features need significant memory and a capable computer.
- Running large scraping jobs can consume substantial bandwidth and time.
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git clone https://github.com/Nuclear-Marmalade/dataforge.git && cd dataforge pip install -e .