CB Insights vs SheetVenture

CB Insights9.0Visit SheetVenture8.4Visit

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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SheetVenture #7 in Startup Databases 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit SheetVenture

• CB Insights fits best

  Enterprise market and competitive intelligence

• SheetVenture fits best

  Fundraising and investor pipeline research

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Side by side

Feature	CB Insights 9.0/10 Visit ↗	SheetVenture 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#3 in Startup Databases	#7 in Startup Databases
Best for	Enterprise market and competitive intelligence	Fundraising and investor pipeline research
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	€299/yr
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CB Insights 0/5 · SheetVenture 4/5
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	Not checked yet
Specs
Export access	Not checked yet	Api
Company records	Not checked yet	469024
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	469,024 searchable company profiles with funding and founder data Advanced investor filters, activity tracking, and verified contacts Fundraising CRM, AI research, monitoring, and CSV export
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	No free plan is available Access is limited to the web platform MCP is the listed integration, limiting broader ecosystem coverage
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 →	SheetVenture is a web-based private-market intelligence platform for founders, venture capital and private equity funds, family offices, corporates, and ecosystem organizations. It brings together searchable startup and company profiles,… 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

• SheetVenture — where it wins

  • 469,024 searchable company profiles with funding and founder data
  • Advanced investor filters, activity tracking, and verified contacts
  • Fundraising CRM, AI research, monitoring, and CSV export

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Access is limited to the web platform
  • MCP is the listed integration, limiting broader ecosystem coverage

• CB Insights9.0/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• SheetVenture8.4/10 · Paid

  A paid web platform for fundraising research, investor pipelines, and private-market analysis.

  Visit SheetVentureFull verdict →