CB Insights vs Harmonic

CB Insights9.0Visit Harmonic8.8Visit

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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Harmonic #4 in Startup Databases 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Harmonic

• CB Insights fits best

  Enterprise market and competitive intelligence

• Harmonic fits best

  Founder discovery and data enrichment workflows

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Side by side

Feature	CB Insights 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Harmonic 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Startup Databases	#4 in Startup Databases
Best for	Enterprise market and competitive intelligence	Founder discovery and data enrichment workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Chrome extension
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CB Insights 0/5 · Harmonic 0/5
Company profiles	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Funding data	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Founder profiles	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Advanced search	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Saved alerts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Export access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Company records	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Searches company and people data with firmographic and funding context Combines APIs, workflow integrations, bulk delivery, and warehouse destinations Tracks hiring, leadership, and funding changes with network mapping and Scout AI
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	Pricing requires contacting sales CRM sync and Scout via API are paid add-ons to API access Financing and investor data are an add-on to Bulk data
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 →	Harmonic is a startup intelligence and account-enrichment platform for venture capital, growth capital, corporate development, platform, and go-to-market teams. It brings together company and people search, company and person enrichment,… 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

• Harmonic — where it wins

  • Searches company and people data with firmographic and funding context
  • Combines APIs, workflow integrations, bulk delivery, and warehouse destinations
  • Tracks hiring, leadership, and funding changes with network mapping and Scout AI

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • CRM sync and Scout via API are paid add-ons to API access
  • Financing and investor data are an add-on to Bulk data

• CB Insights9.0/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit CB InsightsFull verdict →
• Harmonic8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad startup intelligence stack spanning search, enrichment, monitoring, APIs, and bulk data.

  Visit HarmonicFull verdict →