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Head-to-head · Investor Databases

PitchBook vs AcquityData

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score PitchBook #1 in Investor Databases 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit PitchBook
AcquityData #8 in Investor Databases 8.5/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit AcquityData

PitchBook leads on 1 check, AcquityData on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePitchBook · 9.4/10
  • Free trialonly AcquityData
  • Most featuresPitchBook · 5 of 5

PitchBook scores higher on our rubric for investor databases: 9.4 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

On investor types, PitchBook gives you Mixed where AcquityData offers Pe. PitchBook offers api access; AcquityData doesn't. On data freshness, AcquityData gives you Daily where PitchBook offers Live.

PitchBook is the better fit for broad institutional investor research. AcquityData is the better fit for affordable private-equity research.

  • PitchBook fits best

    Broad institutional investor research

  • AcquityData fits best

    Affordable private-equity research

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Side by side

Feature PitchBook 9.4/10 Visit ↗ AcquityData 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.5
Ranking #1 in Investor Databases #8 in Investor Databases
Best for Broad institutional investor research Affordable private-equity research
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request $999/yr
Free plan — —
Free trial — 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension Cloud
Platforms Web, Chrome extension Web
Support Live chat, Docs Email, Docs
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PitchBook 5/5 · AcquityData 4/5
Investment activity data ✓ ✓
Portfolio company data ✓ ✓
Contact details ✓ ✓
Data export ✓ ✓
API access ✓ (best) —
Specs
Investor types Mixed Pe
Data freshness Live Daily
Our review
Pros
  • Covers investors, funds, companies, deals, and limited partners
  • Combines portfolio, performance, contact, export, API, and CRM tools
  • Supports web, Chrome, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, and RESTful API workflows
  • 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
Cons
  • Pricing is sales-led and varies by seats, firm type, and premium offerings
  • Its broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrowly focused research teams
  • Access spans multiple tools and integrations rather than a single-purpose database
  • 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
Our verdict

PitchBook is a private capital market intelligence platform for investment professionals, companies, and financial institutions. It brings together investor, fund, company, deal, limited-partner, people, and market-activity data across…

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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…

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  1. PitchBookInvestor Databases 9.4Pricing on request
  2. AcquityDataInvestor Databases 8.57-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • PitchBook — where it wins

    • Covers investors, funds, companies, deals, and limited partners
    • Combines portfolio, performance, contact, export, API, and CRM tools
    • Supports web, Chrome, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, and RESTful API workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is sales-led and varies by seats, firm type, and premium offerings
    • Its broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrowly focused research teams
    • Access spans multiple tools and integrations rather than a single-purpose database

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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