AcquityData vs Dakota Family Office Investment Database

AcquityData8.5Visit Dakota Family Office Investment Database7.5Visit

Higher score AcquityData #8 in Investor Databases 8.5/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit AcquityData

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Dakota Family Office Investment Database #18 in Investor Databases 7.5/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Dakota

• AcquityData fits best

  Affordable private-equity research

• Dakota Family Office Investment Database fits best

  Family-office direct-investment research

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Side by side

Feature	AcquityData 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Dakota Family Office Investment Database 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.5
Ranking	#8 in Investor Databases	#18 in Investor Databases
Best for	Affordable private-equity research	Family-office direct-investment research
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$999/yr	$10,000/user/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	7 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AcquityData 4/5 · Dakota Family Office Investment Database 4/5
Investment activity data	✓	✓
Portfolio company data	✓	✓
Contact details	✓	✓
Data export	✓	✓
API access	—	Not checked yet
Specs
Investor types	Pe	Mixed
Data freshness	Daily	Live
Our review
Pros	Searchable PE firms, ownership links, portfolios, and deal histories Filters, saved searches, profile following, and Excel or CSV exports Daily updates with plans from $99 monthly or $999 annually	Deal records include rounds, structures, timing, and transaction history Filters cover sector, geography, investment type, and other classifications CRM integrations support Salesforce, HubSpot, DealCloud, and more
Cons	Web-only platform with no API access Current plans are limited to single-user licenses Excel exports are limited per export; bulk export requires a request	Annual access starts at $10,000 per user Access is limited to the web platform Focused on family-office data rather than broad investor coverage
Our verdict	AcquityData is a web-based private equity and M&A intelligence database for private equity firms, investment banks, corporate development teams, law and advisory firms, and other deal professionals. It brings together searchable PE firm… Read the review →	Dakota Family Office Investment Database is a searchable research product for private fund managers, founders, service providers, investment banks, and research teams. It focuses on family-office direct investments across venture, growth… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AcquityData — where it wins

  • Searchable PE firms, ownership links, portfolios, and deal histories
  • Filters, saved searches, profile following, and Excel or CSV exports
  • Daily updates with plans from $99 monthly or $999 annually

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only platform with no API access
  • Current plans are limited to single-user licenses
  • Excel exports are limited per export; bulk export requires a request

• Dakota Family Office Investment Database — where it wins

  • Deal records include rounds, structures, timing, and transaction history
  • Filters cover sector, geography, investment type, and other classifications
  • CRM integrations support Salesforce, HubSpot, DealCloud, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Annual access starts at $10,000 per user
  • Access is limited to the web platform
  • Focused on family-office data rather than broad investor coverage

• AcquityData8.5/10 · 7-day trial

  A focused, affordable database for searchable PE, ownership, contacts, and deal research.

  Visit AcquityDataFull verdict →
• Dakota Family Office Investment Database7.5/10 · Paid

  A detailed family-office investment database for targeted private-market research.

  Visit DakotaFull verdict →