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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crunchbase

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ACrunchbase is a provider of private-company prospecting and research solutions. The vendor boasts that over 60 million users—including salespeople, entrepreneurs, investors, and market researchers—use Crunchbase to prospect for new business opportunities, and that companies all over the world rely on Crunchbase to power their applications, making over 3 billion calls to their API each year.

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    PitchBook

    Score8.1 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
    CrunchbasePitchBook
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $0
    Crunchbase Starter
    $29
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Pro
    $49
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Enterprise
    Custom Billing
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrunchbasePitchBook
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CrunchbasePitchBook
    Considered Both Products
    Crunchbase Inc.
    Chose Crunchbase
    I like PitchBook a lot -- but too expensive for a slight difference in our use case. If Crunchbase added valuation "estimates" (kind of like zillow "zestimates"), it would be awesome instead of just very good.
    Incentivized
    Chose Crunchbase
    Crunchbase is cheaper and the overall price/value balance is better
    Incentivized
    Chose Crunchbase
    Ptichbook. This platform is more detailed and has a lot more information regarding round details. The platform also has other features to build lists, market maps, landscapes and access reports and raw data about companies by vertical or any other segmentation. Also provides …
    Incentivized
    PitchBook
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook is one of the best. More usable than Bloomberg Terminal though it has less information. It is similar to Crunchbase. CB Insights and AngelList have more lists of prominent companies in a field/specific search space.
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook is seen as the industry gold standard
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    Pitchbook complements the above but does not compete directly with them.
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook does a good job at listing and organizing all the data needed right up front. No hidden tabs or things for me to dive deeper on. Very simple to use. I think PitchBook market maps are not as good as CB Insights.
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    Data is more comprehensive
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    Much cheaper. Much broader data set. Let reliable.
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook excels at private company data and has significantly improved its coverage of investors and funds. It is generally more easy to navigate and information is updated frequently. It is not nearly as strong with public, credit or market data including access to news and …
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PB is more comprehensive, more current, more detaile.d
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    The strength of Pitchbook is its consistency. While many of the competitors do one aspect better than Pitchbook, Pitchbook does each aspect I am looking for well. In other words, while Pitchbook might not be the #1 in a specific category, they are always at least #2 so that …
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook has the most accurate and complete data. CB Insights platform loads slightly more quickly and is a little more intuitive, but lacks data integrity. Tracxn is not easy to use, but offers some data on a lot of international and small, non-VC or PE-backed companies. …
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook is by far the more reliable source for non public companies. This helps a lot in the entrepreneurial and Venture Capital space.

    Other platforms may be better suited for other tasks that are not related to SMEs, VC, or Startups.
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook is truly a best in class financial research and diligence hub that provides accurate and relevant background research needed prior to performance any venture capital, private equity and M&A transactions. It is a thorough database that stands out among its peers, with …
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    Far ahead of all competitors on private companies. Far behind S&P and Fact set on public company data
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    67%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    60%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    CrunchbasePitchBook
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Crunchbase and PitchBook
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    9.2
    18 Ratings
    17% above category average
    PitchBook
    -
    Ratings
    Advanced search8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Crunchbase and PitchBook
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    6.9
    18 Ratings
    12% below category average
    PitchBook
    -
    Ratings
    Contact information7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information5.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Crunchbase and PitchBook
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    18% above category average
    PitchBook
    -
    Ratings
    Lead qualification process5.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Crunchbase and PitchBook
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    4.3
    4 Ratings
    54% below category average
    PitchBook
    -
    Ratings
    Sales email templates4.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records4.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of Crunchbase and PitchBook
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    -
    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
    User Ratings
    CrunchbasePitchBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrunchbasePitchBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crunchbase Inc.
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    PitchBook
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    Pros
    Crunchbase Inc.
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    PitchBook
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    Cons
    Crunchbase Inc.
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    PitchBook
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    Usability
    Crunchbase Inc.
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    PitchBook
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    Support Rating
    Crunchbase Inc.
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    PitchBook
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crunchbase Inc.
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    PitchBook
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    Return on Investment
    Crunchbase Inc.
    • Crunchbase has been great and given us a lot of new companies to go after that have received funding and turned into great meetings. We do not pay a ton, so the ROI is great.
    • We have nothing but positive results using Crunchbase and rely on it heavily for prospecting.
    • It might add more value if we get a more expensive or advanced version.
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    PitchBook
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    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.