Comparison
Birdray vs Zywave miEdge
miEdge sits inside the Zywave suite and pulls together Form 5500 benefits data, firmographics and some P&C indicators for prospecting across the country. Birdray does one thing in one state: finds every California contractor whose situation is about to change and runs the outreach.
Zywave positions miEdge as a national, multi-line prospecting tool integrated with its agency management and content products. Birdray positions itself as an outbound partner for one agency per territory.
| Zywave miEdge | Birdray | |
|---|---|---|
| Underlying data | Form 5500 benefits filings, firmographics, partner P&C data | California contractor licence and comp records, joined to permits, SOS, OSHA, FMCSA |
| Geography and scope | National, all industries | California contractors |
| Workers' comp x-dates | Varies by state and partner data | Every policy on file with the CSLB, weekly |
| Change signals | Filing changes, news | Lapses, bond suspensions, new licences, permit surges, first hires, weekly |
| Outreach | Exports and integrations into Zywave tools | Agent-written email from your inbox, follow-ups, CRM hand-off |
| Fit with your stack | Best inside Zywave | Gmail, HubSpot, webhooks, API, CSV, Clay |
| Price | Enterprise agreement, typically bundled | Free to search; Outbound $249 a month |
Choose miEdge when
- ›Your agency runs on Zywave and prospects nationally across benefits and P&C
- ›You need firmographics on mid-market employers in many states
Choose Birdray when
- ✓You write California contractors and want the whole market with weekly change signals
- ✓You want the outreach done with you, not another export
Our verdict
If you're a Zywave shop prospecting nationally, miEdge is the default. If your growth plan is California contractors, Birdray does more for that book at a fraction of the cost, and plugs into whatever CRM you already use.
Frequently asked
- Is miEdge a P&C tool?
- It carries some P&C indicators, but its depth is benefits filings. For contractor workers' comp in California, the public licence record is the deeper source, and that is what Birdray is built on.
- Can Birdray feed Zywave?
- Through the API, webhooks or CSV export. There is no native Zywave connector today.
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