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Alternatives to PitchBook
12 investment analytics tools sit alongside PitchBook in this directory. Below is what separates each from PitchBook on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 12
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- -
- PitchBook starts at
- On request
Why people look past PitchBook
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the PitchBook entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for PitchBook carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 12 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Alternative assets data on funds, managers, investors, deals and performance
- Can be used without paying; PitchBook cannot.
- 3 tiers to PitchBook's 2.
S&P Global's research platform for company, credit, sector and market data
- 1 tier to PitchBook's 2.
Financial data workstation, portfolio analytics and data feeds for investment professionals
Priced and rated the same as PitchBook on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Real-time market data, news, analytics, messaging and execution across all asset classes
Priced and rated the same as PitchBook on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Market research, portfolio analytics and client reporting for advisers and investors
- Can be used without paying; PitchBook cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $39/month, where PitchBook does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
- 6 tiers to PitchBook's 2.
Investment research and client proposal platform for financial advisers
- 4 tiers to PitchBook's 2.
Every PitchBook alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PitchBook (this page) | On request | Quote | 2 | |
| PreqinConcentrates on private markets funds, LPs and fund performance across eight asset classes including hedge funds, with less depth on individual private companies and deal-level sourcing; now owned by BlackRock. | Free | Quote | 3 | vs PitchBook |
| S&P Capital IQ ProBroader public company fundamentals, credit and sector data alongside private company coverage, aimed at analysts who need public and private side by side rather than a VC and PE specialist. | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PitchBook |
| FactSetA full financial data and analytics workstation with deeper public markets, portfolio analytics and data feeds, where private company and fund data is one part of a larger product. | On request | Quote | - | vs PitchBook |
| Bloomberg TerminalReal-time market data, news, messaging and trading for public markets, with private company coverage as a secondary concern rather than the focus. | On request | Quote | - | vs PitchBook |
| Koyfin | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 6 | vs PitchBook |
| YCharts | On request | Quote | 4 | vs PitchBook |
| Morningstar Sustainalytics | On request | Quote | 2 | vs PitchBook |
| LSEG Workspace | On request | Quote | - | vs PitchBook |
| Clarity AI | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PitchBook |
| BlackRock Aladdin | On request | Quote | 3 | vs PitchBook |
| MSCI | On request | Quote | - | vs PitchBook |
| Morningstar Direct | On request | Quote | 1 | vs PitchBook |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the PitchBook badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
PitchBook is most often brought in for sourcing private companies and building target or buyer lists for m&a, pricing a deal against comparable transactions and valuation multiples, lp due diligence and manager selection using fund returns and benchmarks, tracking vc and pe activity, fundraising and exits by sector or region, enriching crm records with company, investor and deal data, following leveraged loan and private credit markets through lcd news and data. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If PitchBook is broadly right and the question is cost, the PitchBook pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Investment Analytics category lists everything the directory holds, and best investment analytics tools ranks them.
PitchBook runs on web, ios, android, chrome, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about PitchBook alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to PitchBook?
- 12 other investment analytics tools are listed in this directory, led by Preqin, S&P Capital IQ Pro, FactSet, Bloomberg Terminal. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to PitchBook?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Preqin, Koyfin.
- Why do people look for an alternative to PitchBook?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from PitchBook?
- PitchBook is most often brought in for sourcing private companies and building target or buyer lists for m&a, pricing a deal against comparable transactions and valuation multiples, lp due diligence and manager selection using fund returns and benchmarks, tracking vc and pe activity, fundraising and exits by sector or region, enriching crm records with company, investor and deal data, following leveraged loan and private credit markets through lcd news and data. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to PitchBook?
- None of the investment analytics tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these PitchBook alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Investment Analytics, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare PitchBook against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against PitchBook covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every investment analytics tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Investment Analytics category, 12 tools beside PitchBook. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.