Preqin vs AcquityData

Preqin9.3Visit AcquityData8.5Visit

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

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AcquityData #8 in Investor Databases 8.5/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit AcquityData

• Preqin fits best

  Private-markets data operations

• AcquityData fits best

  Affordable private-equity research

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Side by side

Feature	Preqin 9.3/10 Visit ↗	AcquityData 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Investor Databases	#8 in Investor Databases
Best for	Private-markets data operations	Affordable private-equity research
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$999/yr
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Email, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Preqin 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	Daily	Daily
Our review
Pros	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	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	Subscription pricing requires a sales conversation API pricing depends on data scope and users Its breadth may exceed the needs of narrow research teams	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	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… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• 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

• Preqin9.3/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• AcquityData8.5/10 · 7-day trial

  A focused, affordable database for searchable PE, ownership, contacts, and deal research.

  Visit AcquityDataFull verdict →