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Head-to-head · Investor Databases

PitchBook vs FundComb

  • 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
FundComb #4 in Investor Databases 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit FundComb

PitchBook leads on 0 checks, FundComb on 1, 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 planonly FundComb

PitchBook scores higher on our rubric for investor databases: 9.4 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

FundComb offers free plan; PitchBook doesn't. On data freshness, FundComb gives you Monthly where PitchBook offers Live.

PitchBook is the better fit for broad institutional investor research. FundComb is the better fit for evidence-focused investor discovery.

  • PitchBook fits best

    Broad institutional investor research

  • FundComb fits best

    Evidence-focused investor discovery

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Side by side

Feature PitchBook 9.4/10 Visit ↗ FundComb 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.9
Ranking #1 in Investor Databases #4 in Investor Databases
Best for Broad institutional investor research Evidence-focused investor discovery
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Pricing on request Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension Cloud
Platforms Web, Chrome extension Web
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PitchBook 5/5 · FundComb 5/5
Investment activity data ✓ ✓
Portfolio company data ✓ ✓
Contact details ✓ ✓
Data export ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Investor types Mixed Mixed
Data freshness Live Monthly
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
  • Free access without an account or paywall
  • Public-source evidence with confidence labels and provenance metadata
  • Investor search, activity, comparables and managed-beta API access
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
  • Data freshness is monthly
  • API access is managed beta for eligible Data-plan workspaces
  • Broad investor coverage requires careful filtering by criteria
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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FundComb is a web-based investor research database for private-market research across venture capital, private equity, hedge funds, family offices, credit funds, fund-of-funds, sovereign wealth funds, accelerators, corporate venture…

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  1. PitchBookInvestor Databases 9.4Pricing on request
  2. FundCombInvestor Databases 8.9Free plan

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

  • FundComb — where it wins

    • Free access without an account or paywall
    • Public-source evidence with confidence labels and provenance metadata
    • Investor search, activity, comparables and managed-beta API access

    Where it doesn't

    • Data freshness is monthly
    • API access is managed beta for eligible Data-plan workspaces
    • Broad investor coverage requires careful filtering by criteria
  • PitchBook9.4/10 · Pricing on request

    Broad investor intelligence with live data, analysis, exports, APIs, and CRM connections.

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  • FundComb8.9/10 · Free plan

    Evidence-focused investor discovery with profiles, activity, comparables and provenance.

    Visit FundCombFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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