CB Insights vs FlareSight

CB Insights9.0Visit FlareSight8.3Visit

Higher score CB Insights #3 in Startup Databases 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit CB Insights

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FlareSight #8 in Startup Databases 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit FlareSight

• CB Insights fits best

  Enterprise market and competitive intelligence

• FlareSight fits best

  U.S. funding research on a smaller budget

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Side by side

Feature	CB Insights 9.0/10 Visit ↗	FlareSight 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.3
Ranking	#3 in Startup Databases	#8 in Startup Databases
Best for	Enterprise market and competitive intelligence	U.S. funding research on a smaller budget
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$24/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features CB Insights 0/5 · FlareSight 5/5
Company profiles	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Funding data	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Founder profiles	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Advanced search	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Saved alerts	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Export access	Not checked yet	Api
Company records	Not checked yet	126812
Our review
Pros	Extensive company, market, funding, and relationship intelligence Monitoring alerts and predictive scores support ongoing competitive research APIs, data feeds, and integrations connect intelligence to enterprise workflows	SEC Form D filings are ingested within 24 hours Detailed filters cover sector, stage, geography, and funding Free plan includes all search filters and weekly alerts
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published amounts There is no permanent free plan Its broad scope may exceed the needs of focused research teams	Coverage is limited to U.S. startups API access is available only on the Pro plan Free users get 5 company profile views per day
Our verdict	CB Insights is a market-intelligence platform for corporate strategy, M&A, business development, investment, and innovation teams. It brings together searchable data on private and public companies, markets, investments, funding,… Read the review →	FlareSight is a startup funding intelligence platform for sales teams, recruiters, investors, researchers, and founders. It indexes U.S. SEC Form D filings and provides searchable records for funding rounds, sectors, locations, founders,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CB Insights — where it wins

  • Extensive company, market, funding, and relationship intelligence
  • Monitoring alerts and predictive scores support ongoing competitive research
  • APIs, data feeds, and integrations connect intelligence to enterprise workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published amounts
  • There is no permanent free plan
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of focused research teams

• FlareSight — where it wins

  • SEC Form D filings are ingested within 24 hours
  • Detailed filters cover sector, stage, geography, and funding
  • Free plan includes all search filters and weekly alerts

  Where it doesn't

  • Coverage is limited to U.S. startups
  • API access is available only on the Pro plan
  • Free users get 5 company profile views per day

• CB Insights9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad intelligence platform for enterprise strategy, M&A, and competitive research.

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• FlareSight8.3/10 · Free plan

  A focused U.S. startup database with useful filters, alerts, and low-cost paid tiers.

  Visit FlareSightFull verdict →