3 Easy Ways to Find a Company's Website

Let me start with debunking the myth that all domain finder tools market their tool with.

There are no advanced algorithms that many talk about.

They all search Google, fetch the results, and do a probability matching based on the data that they get from Google. By doing so, they can give you what you need: the company website.

Now that we've cleared that up, let's talk about the three main ways to find company websites from company names.

📌 Summary For Those In a Rush

This article shows how to find company websites from company names using three different but highly effective methods.

Many domain finder tools say they use “advanced algorithms,” but this is not true for most tools because almost every tool uses the same basic approach (Google search + probability matching).

Three Methods I Covered:

1. Basic Search (database matching from verified companies)
2. Google Live Search (real-time search with filtering)
3. Contextual Website Search (contextual AI search for complex names). This is an AI Agent workflow recommended for very complex company names where you need additional high accuracy.

The Three Methods to Find Company Websites: A TL;DR

If you remember only this, you’ll already be better than 90% of your competitors.

• Method #1: Basic Search uses database matching from verified companies. Fast and reliable for most businesses.

• Method #2: Google Live Search performs real-time Google searches with filtering mechanisms. This is what most website finder tools actually do behind the scenes.

• Method #3: Advanced AI Agent Search conducts deeper research based on multiple variables you define. Perfect for complex or ambiguous company names.

Each method has its strengths, and the best choice depends on what data you have and you're trying to accomplish.

The Tool I Use To Find Websites from Company Names: Datablist

Before we dive into the three website finding methods, let me quickly introduce the tool we'll be using: Datablist.com.

Datablist is a platform for automating lead generation workflows that allows sales, marketing, and recruiting folks to find, clean, and enrich data using over 60 different tools from AI Agents to Email Finders, AI processors, Technology enrichments, and more.

Additionally, Datablist allows you to build automated workflows that run on schedule or demand. Here are a few practical use cases that Datablist users love:

1. Building lead lists
2. Personalizing emails with AI
3. Cleaning and deduplicating CRMs
4. Scraping job postings from 19 boards at once
5. Scraping LinkedIn Sales Navigator searches

I think the point is clear: if you need to get, clean, or automate workflows with data involved and you need it to be easy, fast, and reliable, Datablist is the place to go.

Finding Company Websites From Company Names - Method 1: Basic Search (Database Matching)

The Basic Search method is the most straightforward way to find company websites. It works by matching your company names against a pre-verified database of companies and their domains.

Think of it like looking up a phone number in a phone book. The information is already there, organized and verified. You just need to find the right entry.

How Basic Search Works

Instead of searching the web in real-time, this method queries a database of verified company information. When you provide a company name, the tool:

1. Searches its internal database of verified companies
2. Matches your input against known company names
3. Returns the verified domain associated with that company

This approach is fast because the hard work (finding and verifying domains) has already been done.

Step-By-Step: Using Basic Search to Find Company Websites

Here's how to use the Basic Search method on Datablist to find company websites from your list of company names.

Step 1: Sign up & Upload Your Data

First, sign up for Datablist.com

Then, upload your CSV or Excel file containing your list of company names

Step 2: Navigate to the Enrichment

1. Click on Enrich in the top menu
2. Click on the Company tab
3. Select Find Company Domain from Company Name

Step 3: Set up the Enrichment

You'll see the following settings:

↳ Workflow – select “Use only companies dataset”

↳↳ Target Country – select the country of the companies in your collection

↳↳↳ Define Target Country By Item – check this box if you have a separate column that includes the country for each company name in your collection

Step 4: Configure Your Inputs

Map the column in your collection that contains the company names as the Input Property.

Step 5: Select Outputs

The enrichment will give you these data points:

1. The company’s domain
2. The company’s full website URL

Click the ⊕ Icons to add them to your collection, then click Continue.

Step 6: Run the Enrichment

Before running the enrichment, Datablist will let you choose if you want to run it on:

• The first 10 items
• The first 100 items
• Or a custom amount

Once you’ve done that, click Run Enrichment on All Items to start finding websites for your entire list.

Within minutes, you'll have a clean list of company domains ready for the next step in your lead generation workflow.

When to Use Basic Search

This method is best for these scenarios:

• Speed is your priority. Database lookups are nearly instant compared to live web searches.
• You're building a lead list for outbound sales. The verified nature of the data means fewer bounces and better deliverability.
• You need consistent, reliable results. Pre-verified data reduces the risk of getting incorrect domains.

Cost Breakdown

Basic Search is one of the most affordable methods for finding company websites at scale.

Cost per lookup: 1 Datablist credit

Monthly plan: Datablist's Starter plan ($25/month) includes 5,000 free credits, enough for 5,000 domain lookups

If you’re curious about how Datablist compares to other website finder, I recently wrote an article about the 5 best domain finders 👈🏽

Method #2: Google Live Search

While Basic Search relies on a pre-built database, Google Live Search performs real-time searches for each company name you provide. This is actually what most website finder tools do behind the scenes, despite their marketing claims about "advanced algorithms."

The advantage here is broader coverage. If a company isn't in any database yet, a live Google search can still find it.

How Google Live Search Works

This method mimics what you'd do manually to find a company’s website, but it does it at scale and with automated filtering:

1. Takes your company name and constructs a search query
2. Searches Google in real-time for that company
3. Analyzes the top results to identify the official website
4. Applies filtering mechanisms to eliminate false positives (directories, news sites, etc.)
5. Returns the most probable domain based on relevance signals

The filtering is the key part. Without it, you'd get LinkedIn pages, news articles, or directory listings instead of the actual company website.

📘 You Don’t Have to Decide

We also have an option that lets you automatically use the basic search first and then fall back on Google if we don't find the company website with the basic search.

Step-By-Step: Using Google Live Search to Find Company Websites

The process is nearly identical to Basic Search, with one small difference in the setup.

Step 1: Sign up & Upload Your Data

First, sign up for Datablist.com

Then, upload your CSV or Excel file with company names

Step 2: Navigate to the Enrichment

1. Click on Enrich in the top menu
2. Click on the Company tab
3. Select Find Company Domain from Company Name

Step 3: Set up the Enrichment

You'll see the following settings:

↳ Workflow – select “Use only Google” or “Use company dataset + fallback on Google”

↳↳ Target Country – select the country of the companies in your collection

↳↳↳ Define Target Country By Item – check this box if you have a separate column that includes the country for each company name in your collection

Step 4: Configure Your Inputs

Map your company name column as the Input Property.

Step 5: Select Outputs

The enrichment will give you these data points:

1. The company’s domain
2. The company’s full domain

Click the ⊕ Icons to add these fields to your collection.

Step 6: Run the Enrichment

Before running the enrichment, Datablist will let you choose if you want to run it on:

• The first 10 items
• The first 100 items
• Or a custom amount

Once you’ve done that, click Run Enrichment on All Items to start finding websites for your entire list.

Since this method performs real-time Google searches, it takes slightly longer than Basic Search, but you'll still have your results within a few minutes.

When to Use Google Live Search

Google Live Search is the better choice when:

• You need maximum coverage and are willing to wait a bit longer for results.
• Basic Search returned too many empty results. In this scenario, Google Live Search serves as an excellent backup method for building your lead lists.

Cost Breakdown

To use the Google Live Search, you’d have to invest a bit more than for the basic search, but overall it’s still more affordable than most other tools.

Cost per lookup: 2.5 Datablist credits

Note: The Google search method costs 2.5 Datablist credits regardless of whether we found the website or not.

Method #3: Advanced AI Agent Search

Here's where things get interesting. What happens when you have a company name like "United," "Pioneer," or "IC. INTERNATIONAL FUND MANAGER S.À R.L"?

Basic Search and Google Live Search will struggle because these names are too common or too complex. You'll get airline websites, space agencies, or one of hundreds of businesses with that name.

This is where Datablist's AI Agent comes in. Instead of a simple name-to-domain lookup, the AI Agent performs contextual research using additional information you provide. This is possible because Datablist is able to scale AI search to hundreds or even thousands of records.

How AI Agent Search Works

Think of the AI Agent as an autonomous researcher who can read and analyze web pages to find the right company.

The process works like this:

1. You provide the company name plus additional context (location, industry, registration number, or any identifying information)
2. The AI Agent constructs a research strategy based on your prompt
3. It performs multiple searches and visits websites to gather information
4. It evaluates each result against your criteria to determine if it's the right company
5. It returns the correct domain along with an explanation of why it thinks that this is the right company

The AI Agent doesn't just match keywords. It understands context and can reason about whether a website matches your requirements.

Step-By-Step: Using AI Agent Search to Find Company Websites

This method is slightly different because you're using Datablist's AI Agent feature with a pre-built template.

Step 1: Sign up & Upload Your Data

First, sign up for Datablist.com

Upload your CSV or Excel file. Make sure you have columns with additional context (like city, state, industry, company description, or anything that helps identify the company).

Step 2: Navigate to the AI Agent

1. Click on Enrich
2. Go to the AI tab
3. Select the AI Agent

Step 3: Set up the Enrichment

Now you'll see the AI Agent configuration interface.

1. Click the Template dropdown
2. Select Advanced Company Name to Website

This pre-built template is specifically designed for finding company domains using contextual information.

Step 4: Configure Your Inputs

Map your columns to the template inputs:

• Company Name (required)
• Additional Context (city, state, industry, or any other identifying info)

The prompt includes placeholders for company names, industry, country, and description. You can replace them with your inputs using /.

The more context you provide, the more accurate the AI Agent will be.

Once you’ve done that, click on Continue to Outputs Configuration

Step 5: Select Outputs

The AI Agent will return the following data points:

1. Company Website (the domain found)
2. Explanation (how the AI determined this was the correct company)
3. Confidence Level (how certain the AI is about the match)

Add these outputs to your collection by clicking the ⊕ Icons.

Step 6: Run the Enrichment

Before running the enrichment, Datablist will let you choose if you want to run it on:

• The first 10 items
• The first 100 items
• Or a custom amount

Once you’ve done that, click Run Enrichment on All Items to start finding websites for your entire list.

Note: This method takes longer than the first two because the AI is performing actual research for each company. For 300-500 companies, expect the process to take 10 minutes.

When to Use Contextual AI Agent Domain Search

The AI Agent is your best option in these situations:

• Company names are ambiguous or extremely common. Names like "United," "Apex," "Summit," or "Pioneer" benefit massively from contextual domain search.
• You have only complex legal names that differ from the company name that they use for their marketing, e.g., financial institutions’ names like “IC. INTERNATIONAL FUND MANAGER S.À R.L"
• You have additional context that standard search can't use. If you know the company's city, industry, or registration number, the AI can use that information.
• Standard methods keep failing. When Basic Search and Google Live Search return incorrect results or no results, the AI Agent is your next step in data enrichment.
• You need the highest possible accuracy. The AI Agent's ability to reason about context means fewer false positives in your lead generation efforts.

Cost Breakdown

AI Agent Search uses a different pricing model because it performs variable amounts of work depending on the complexity of each search.

Cost per lookup: Variable, typically 3-15+ credits depending on research depth

Example: For 500 companies with moderately complex names, expect to use 2,000-5,000 credits (approximately $2-5)

Cost control: You can set a maximum number of research iterations to control costs.

Note: The AI Agent doesn’t guarantee you the right or any results, but it will increase your chances by a lot.

Why These Three Methods Cover Every Scenario

By now, you've probably noticed something important: these aren't competing methods. They're complementary.

• Basic Search gives you fast, reliable results for known companies. It's your first line of attack when building a lead list from scratch.
• Google Live Search catches everything that's not in the database yet. It's your second line of defense for effective data enrichment.
• AI Agent Search solves the hard cases that the first two methods can't handle. It's your specialist tool for complex situations in every lead list building workflow.

In practice, many Datablist users run all three methods in sequence:

1. Start with Basic Search for speed and cost efficiency
2. Use Google Live Search for any companies not found in step 1
3. Deploy the AI Agent for any remaining difficult cases

This staged approach maximizes your match rate while minimizing costs.

Bottom Line: Finding Company Websites Is Easy (When You Have the Right Tools)

Let's recap what we've covered:

The myth: Website finder tools use advanced algorithms

The reality: They all use Google search with probability matching

The three methods:

1. Basic Search (database matching, fast and affordable)
2. Google Live Search (real-time search, broader coverage)
3. AI Agent Search (contextual domain search, highest accuracy)

So yes, finding company websites from company names is easy. The hard part used to be doing it at scale without sacrificing accuracy or burning through your budget.

The best approach: Use all three in sequence for maximum coverage

And with Datablist, you get access to all three methods in one platform, starting at just $25/month.

FAQ About Finding Company Websites

How Much Does It Cost To Run Datablist's Company Name to Company Domain Enrichment on a CSV of 500 Companies?

Using Basic Search, it costs 500 credits to find 500 websites (you pay only for success). Datablist's Starter plan ($25/month) includes 5,000 free credits, so you could find 5,000 websites from their company names per month without any additional cost.

How Long Does It Take to Find The Websites of 500 Companies From Their Company Name?

Basic Search takes less than a minute for 500 companies. Google Live Search takes approximately 1-3 minutes for the same list. The AI Agent method takes longer, typically 10 minutes for 500 companies, since it performs deeper research and filtering for each entry. All methods run automatically in the background, so you don't need to monitor the process.

What's The Maximum Limit of Records Datablist's Website Finder Can Handle?

Datablist can handle lists with up to 100,000 records per sheet; after that, you need to create a new sheet. You can have unlimited sheets. So if you have 1 million company names to process, you’d need to split them up into 10 sheets, which can also be done in Datablist.

Is Datablist's Company Website Finder Suited for Lead Generation?

Yes, absolutely. Finding company websites is typically the first step in any lead generation workflow. Once you have the company domain, you can use it to find email addresses (most email finders require a domain), identify the company's tech stack, scrape the website for additional information, or verify the company is a good fit for your product. Datablist users commonly chain the domain finder with other enrichments to build complete lead lists.

Is There a Tool That Gets Me a Company's Website From Their Company Name?

Yes, Datablist offers three different methods to find company websites from company names. You can use Basic Search (database matching), Google Live Search (real-time search), or AI Agent Search (contextual research). All three methods are available within Datablist's platform, starting at $25/month, and you can use whichever method best fits your specific situation and data quality needs.

Can I Find a Company Website for Free?

While Datablist isn't completely free, the Starter plan ($25/month) includes 5,000 free credits each month, which is enough to find 5,000 company domains using Basic Search or Google Live Search. This makes it one of the most affordable options for lead list building at scale. There's no truly free tool that offers the same reliability and data quality for lead generation and data enrichment tasks.

What's The Difference Between Basic Search and Google Live Search for Finding Company Domains?

• Basic Search: Queries a pre-verified database, instant results, 1 credit per successful match, best for most companies
• Google Live Search: Real-time Google searches, broader coverage, 2.5 credits per lookup, best for newer or lesser-known companies

The key difference is the data source. Basic Search uses a curated database for speed and efficiency, while Google Live Search performs live searches for maximum coverage at a slightly higher cost.

How Accurate Are AI Agents at Finding Company Websites?

AI Agents are highly accurate when provided with enough context. While Basic Search and Google Live Search might struggle with ambiguous company names like "United" or "Apollo," the AI Agent can use additional information (location, industry, registration number) to identify the correct company. The accuracy rate for AI Agent searches typically exceeds 90% when proper context is provided, making it the best choice for building a lead list when standard methods fail.