PitchBook vs CB Insights

PPitchBook9.0Visit CB Insights9.0Visit

P PitchBook #3 in Market Intelligence Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit PitchBook

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CB Insights #5 in Market Intelligence Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit CB Insights

• PitchBook fits best

  Private-market investment and deal intelligence

• CB Insights fits best

  Company, technology, and industry landscape research

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Side by side

Feature	PPitchBook 9.0/10 Visit ↗	CB Insights 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	9.0
Ranking	#3 in Market Intelligence Software	#5 in Market Intelligence Software
Best for	Private-market investment and deal intelligence	Company, technology, and industry landscape research
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Live chat, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PitchBook 0/3 · CB Insights 1/3
Competitor tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Change alerts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Team collaboration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Market coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
External data sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Report export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Profiles span investors, funds, companies, deals, and limited partners. Research includes investment histories, fund returns, valuations, and deal analysis. Live data, alerts, exports, API access, and CRM integrations support research workflows.	Competitor profiles, monitoring, and event alerts support ongoing tracking. Market maps, landscape analysis, and thematic research reveal industry context. Search and filtering span companies, funding, patents, hiring, and partnerships.
Cons	Pricing is quote-based and varies by seats, firm type, and premium offerings. No free plan is available. Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrowly focused research tool.	Access uses a contact-sales model rather than self-service plans. The platform is delivered through the web, with cloud deployment only. Support is provided through email and documentation channels.
Our verdict	PitchBook is a private capital market intelligence platform for investment professionals, companies, and financial institutions. It covers investors, funds, companies, deals, limited partners, people, and market activity across private and… Read the review →	CB Insights is a cloud-based market and competitive intelligence platform for strategy, innovation, and investment teams. It combines company and market profiles with competitor monitoring, market maps, technology and industry research,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PitchBook — where it wins

  • Profiles span investors, funds, companies, deals, and limited partners.
  • Research includes investment histories, fund returns, valuations, and deal analysis.
  • Live data, alerts, exports, API access, and CRM integrations support research workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based and varies by seats, firm type, and premium offerings.
  • No free plan is available.
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrowly focused research tool.

• CB Insights — where it wins

  • Competitor profiles, monitoring, and event alerts support ongoing tracking.
  • Market maps, landscape analysis, and thematic research reveal industry context.
  • Search and filtering span companies, funding, patents, hiring, and partnerships.

  Where it doesn't

  • Access uses a contact-sales model rather than self-service plans.
  • The platform is delivered through the web, with cloud deployment only.
  • Support is provided through email and documentation channels.

• PPitchBook9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Detailed private-market research with live data, exports, alerts, and workflow integrations.

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• CB Insights9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad company, technology, and industry research for strategic decision-making.

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