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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    D&B Hoovers

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AD&B Hoovers delivers sales intelligence data for millions of companies globally.N/A

    PitchBook

    Score8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    PitchBook is a resource for data, research, and insights spanning the global capital markets. Founded in 2007 and acquired by Morningstar in 2016, PitchBook's data on the private and public markets helps business professionals discover and execute opportunities.N/A
    Pricing
    D&B HooversPitchBook
    Editions & Modules
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    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    D&B HooversPitchBook
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    D&B HooversPitchBook
    Considered Both Products
    Dun Bradstreet
    Chose D&B Hoovers
    D&B Hoovers is A LOT better than PitchBook. It is much easier to navigate and the data is far more accurate. However, I think COSTAR does a better job with real estate related data. Specifically, lease expirations, tenants and owners. These are important factors I look for in …
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    Chose D&B Hoovers
    PitchBook has richer financial details which I am typically more interested in. D&B Hoovers search functionality is usually a little more reliable and the total size of database appears much much larger. I'd say PitchBook goes an inch wide and a mile deep, whereas D&B Hoovers …
    Incentivized
    Chose D&B Hoovers
    PitchBook includes a much more details and comprehensive dive into each customer.
    Incentivized
    Chose D&B Hoovers
    D&B is more cost-effective and is by far superior in its search and list-building capabilities. The main benefit (and really the only reason we use it) is that RocketReach has the ability to scan a LinkedIn profile and extract an email.
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    PitchBook
    Chose PitchBook
    Pitchbook is superior to both CapIQ and Hoovers as they provide correct and relevant information. Revenues available in capital IQ are outdated most of the times and D&B has modelled revenues which are long way off the mark a lot of times. While D&B is better for SMBs, …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    D&B HooversPitchBook
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of D&B Hoovers and PitchBook
    Feature
    D&B Hoovers
    8.3
    98 Ratings
    7% above category average
    PitchBook
    -
    Ratings
    Advanced search8.294 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads7.788 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality8.195 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download8.488 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting8.385 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access8.994 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of D&B Hoovers and PitchBook
    Feature
    D&B Hoovers
    8.3
    97 Ratings
    7% above category average
    PitchBook
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    Contact information7.889 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information8.697 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information8.595 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of D&B Hoovers and PitchBook
    Feature
    D&B Hoovers
    8.1
    94 Ratings
    9% above category average
    PitchBook
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    Lead qualification process7.362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations7.970 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration7.949 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles8.489 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders8.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene7.875 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.768 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags8.756 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation8.874 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of D&B Hoovers and PitchBook
    Feature
    D&B Hoovers
    9.5
    43 Ratings
    24% above category average
    PitchBook
    -
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    Sales email templates10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records9.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of D&B Hoovers and PitchBook
    Feature
    D&B Hoovers
    -
    Ratings
    PitchBook
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Private Company Data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Independent Research Access00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    M&A Analysis00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Search Tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    D&B HooversPitchBook
    Small Businesses
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    UpLead
    Score9.7 out of 10
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail
    Score8.9 out of 10
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    D&B HooversPitchBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (103 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.2
    (9 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    D&B HooversPitchBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dun Bradstreet
    Prospecting corporate accounts near a hotel location. Our sales manager wants to generate a list of companies within a 5 mile radius that may need regular lodging for employees or contractors. D&B Hoovers will allow her to filer by geography, industry, company size and employee count. Then she can view detailed company profiles and contact decision-makers.
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    PitchBook
    For our business being able to segregate and prioritise data is essential in keeping overall costs down. Rather than targeted thousands of accounts we need to be able to reduce this number or at least manage which are prioritised first. Whilst it is not the only data vendor we use it is an important one in filling gaps that others do not seem to have reliable information for. It is not the best tool for mapping in revenue or employee size, which is not essential for us as we have other data vendor contracts that have this information.
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    Pros
    Dun Bradstreet
    • The D&B Hoovers platform enables our team to customize, giving us the ability to fine-tune our searches
    • D&B Hoovers integrates very well Salesforce, our CRM system, streamlining the workflows of sales teams and ensuring the verified transfer of data between platforms
    • D&B Hoovers provides highly accurate and reliable business data
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    PitchBook
    • PitchBook provides a very comprehensive database of not just companies and investors but also M&A activity, financials, funds and LPs.
    • Pitchbook is multi-dimensional it how it can be used. For example, it can help to accomplish various business objectives, including deal sourcing, due diligence, private market intelligence and fundraising.
    • PitchBook has an easy-to-navigate user interface. It enables the user to quickly find the data and information that he or she needs.
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    Cons
    Dun Bradstreet
    • I think maybe if they vetted the contacts that they're providing for those companies, it would be beneficial because I do use other avenues to vet the contacts because a lot of times I found that it is outdated information in D&B Hoovers, so that would be beneficial to us.
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    PitchBook
    • more accurate information about valuation
    • If you can get PPS that would be amazing for further analysis
    • Send me alerts
    • I have had to change my profile quite frequently as it is in accurate so I imagine that is the case for others
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dun Bradstreet
    I use D&B Hoovers very frequently and could not do my job as efficiently without it. I think there is room for improvement, but it is effective enough that I feel as though I will continue renewing by subscription. I highly recommend D&B Hoovers and find it very accurate and easy to use.
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    PitchBook
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Dun Bradstreet
    Whenever I had to use D&B hoovers, I never had a hard time with getting what I need. Additionally, when I show the tool to others, they tend to understand the platform quite quickly. The tool itself is very good and straightforward when I use it to help me put analyses together.
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    PitchBook
    I personally love the organization structure of PitchBook. I think others like the UI of Crunchbase but I am not a fan of CB. It is too flashy. PitchBook gives you eveyrhign you need and makes it black and white. No need to flash up the data.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dun Bradstreet
    The platform is generally reliable and accessible when needed, with minimal application errors or unplanned outages. There may be occasional maintenance or minor disruptions, but these are usually communicated in advance and handled efficiently. Overall, it offers a high level of availability, ensuring that you can count on it for your daily operations.
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    PitchBook
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    Performance
    Dun Bradstreet
    While the platform generally functions well, with pages loading in a reasonable time and reports completing within a satisfactory timeframe, there is room for improvement. Performance can sometimes lag with more complex queries or during peak usage times. Additionally, when integrated with other software or systems, there can be occasional slowdowns. Overall, while it performs adequately, optimizing speed and integration efficiency could enhance the user experience.
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    PitchBook
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Dun Bradstreet
    I think it could be better, easier and faster. Whenever I chat with someone it takes so long to get to an actual agent, and then when I finally get to one, they oftentimes don't have the answers for me or do not understand what I am asking, which is very frustrating.
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    PitchBook
    The overall support for PitchBook is about average. It is not excellent for two primary reasons. First, PitchBook can run slow from time to time, and I cannot copy and paste from the Chrome extension. I have found neither of those issues to be a function of the computer I am using. However, the PitchBook support team has proved helpful on several occasions.
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    Online Training
    Dun Bradstreet
    The training sessions were well-structured and covered the key functionalities of the platform, making it easy to get up to speed. The trainers were knowledgeable and responsive to questions, which added value to the learning experience. However, a bit more in-depth coverage of advanced features and use cases would have made the training even more beneficial.
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    PitchBook
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    Implementation Rating
    Dun Bradstreet
    for our use case, the implementation was minimal and we did not need a lot of help. The D&B Hoovers platform is pretty intuitive and our account manager was ready for any questions that came up when we use the D&B Hoovers platform
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    PitchBook
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dun Bradstreet
    Finance Analytics provides a more thorough company credit report and is more in-depth than Hoovers. However, I use Hoovers for instances where I do not need that information because it allows unlimited queries, whereas you pay for a limited number of reports from Finance Analytics. Hoovers provides a better link between corporate family trees and finance analytics.
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    PitchBook
    Certain regards, such as comprehensiveness and ability to store and export searches and data related to searches PitchBook performs better than the above and remains our go to tool. However we also use DealRoom to supplement some of that data to ensure comprehensiveness and accuracy. Crunchbase appears less sophisticated and hence less relevant for us
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Dun Bradstreet
    The pricing model is generally clear and competitive, but there could be more flexibility in terms of unit pricing or billing frequency to better accommodate varying needs. While the contract terms are straightforward, exploring more options or customizable plans might enhance the overall value.
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    PitchBook
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    Scalability
    Dun Bradstreet
    D&B Hoovers is quite effective at adapting to the needs of different departments and locations, allowing for flexible deployment and integration across various parts of an organization. While it scales well and supports a broad range of users and functions, there might be some limitations depending on the size and complexity of the organization’s requirements. Overall, it provides a robust solution that can grow with your needs.4o mini
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    PitchBook
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    Professional Services
    Dun Bradstreet
    very professional
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    PitchBook
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    Return on Investment
    Dun Bradstreet
    • D&B Hoovers allows me to make the most of my time when searching for companies within specific industries. Once I find a company and examine their profile, I can then generate a list of employees in the purchasing and engineering departments. The profiles for each listed employee contain cell phone, Email address and LinkedIn profile. This information helps me to bypass the companies front desk and get directly to the people I need to speak with.
    • By knowing the specific job title for the people that I am contacting and then being able to click on their LinkedIn link to learn a little about them before I make the call, I come across as a sales professional instead of an impersonal cold-caller.
    • In cases where I do need to go through a front desk receptionist whose primary mission is to screen out sales people, I find that three out of four times the receptionist will connect me to the specific employee because I know their name, department, and job title. The Intel provided by D&B Hoovers makes it possible for me to get to the people I need to speak with.
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    PitchBook
    • I'll pull ~25 company descriptions on occassion instead of writing them myself. Each time I grab one of those I'm saving myself 2-3 minutes. Easily save an hour+ on this simple / repetitive task related to a daily / weekly work product.
    • If I want to understand other companies in the industry, PB's search function will save me from skimming the internet for hours. This can result in 4-7 hours of time savings across a more macro or industry-wide project.
    • Quickly finding who invested in an asset can save sometimes 30-45 minutes of searching the internet. While I wish it provided more details on the specific fund that invested (i.e., Fund IV), it provides sufficient direction for me to begin searching internal databases.
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    PitchBook Screenshots

    Screenshot of where PitchBook provides the critical insights needed to navigate complex decisions, from small asset allocation adjustments to multi-billion-dollar investments. PitchBook lets users stay informed on private and public market trends as well as company and deal updates specific to any focus.Screenshot of where to customize and visualize PitchBook data. Through the iOS or Android PitchBook app, users have the breadth and depth of private market data at their fingertips.