BowNow
BowNow is an SMB-focused MA tool with a free starter plan. Ranked #1 in Japan by installed base (ITR, 2023), it is the most widely used by small B2B teams with tight budgets. The free plan already enables company identification and basic marketing automation.
The lowest barrier to entry for MA adoption in Japan. Just the free plan showing visiting companies already builds a B2B sales pipeline, and you can scale features gradually.
What exactly does the free plan include?
Management of up to 1,000 leads, visiting company identification, and basic form and email functionality.
How are visiting companies identified?
By matching user IP addresses against a Japanese corporate database, displaying visiting firms automatically.
Can it identify overseas companies (especially Korean)?
It's optimized for the Japanese company database, making it best suited for Japan B2B. Overseas company identification is limited.