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Head-to-head · Investor Databases

PitchBook vs Preqin

  • 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
Preqin #2 in Investor Databases 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Preqin

PitchBook leads on 0 checks, Preqin on 0, and 6 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

PitchBook scores higher on our rubric for investor databases: 9.4 against 9.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

On data freshness, Preqin gives you Daily where PitchBook offers Live.

PitchBook is the better fit for broad institutional investor research. Preqin is the better fit for private-markets data operations.

  • PitchBook fits best

    Broad institutional investor research

  • Preqin fits best

    Private-markets data operations

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Side by side

Feature PitchBook 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Preqin 9.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.3
Ranking #1 in Investor Databases #2 in Investor Databases
Best for Broad institutional investor research Private-markets data operations
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, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance GDPR GDPR
Integrations 6 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PitchBook 5/5 · Preqin 5/5
Investment activity data ✓ ✓
Portfolio company data ✓ ✓
Contact details ✓ ✓
Data export ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Investor types Mixed Mixed
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
  • Broad profiles spanning investors, funds, companies, deals, and managers
  • Daily data with exports, APIs, bulk feeds, and warehouse delivery
  • Allocation, mandate, contact, benchmarking, and transaction-history data
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
  • Subscription pricing requires a sales conversation
  • API pricing depends on data scope and users
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of narrow research teams
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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Preqin is a private-markets data and analytics platform for investment professionals, including fund managers, institutional investors, banks, consultants, and placement agents. Its coverage spans private equity, venture capital, private…

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  1. PitchBookInvestor Databases 9.4Pricing on request
  2. PreqinInvestor Databases 9.3Pricing on request

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

  • Preqin — where it wins

    • Broad profiles spanning investors, funds, companies, deals, and managers
    • Daily data with exports, APIs, bulk feeds, and warehouse delivery
    • Allocation, mandate, contact, benchmarking, and transaction-history data

    Where it doesn't

    • Subscription pricing requires a sales conversation
    • API pricing depends on data scope and users
    • Its breadth may exceed the needs of narrow research teams
  • PitchBook9.4/10 · Pricing on request

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

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  • Preqin9.3/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad private-markets intelligence platform for data-led investment workflows.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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