MSCI Burgiss vs PitchBook
A side-by-side comparison of MSCI Burgiss and PitchBook — two options for modeling & valuation. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Modeling & Valuation
Data & Market Intelligence
Rating
4.3 / 5
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Enterprise / Custom
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Benchmarking fund performance the way LPs will
Funds of all sizes as the default data backbone
Key features
- Private fund performance data sourced from LPs
- Vintage-year benchmarks by strategy and geography
- TVPI, DPI, IRR and PME analytics
- Portfolio analytics for allocators
- Integration with MSCI's broader risk toolkit
- Company, deal, and valuation profiles
- Fund performance and benchmarking data
- LP and investor intelligence
- Round terms and post-money valuations
- Excel plugin and API
Pros
- LP-sourced data avoids self-reporting survivorship bias
- The benchmark set institutional LPs actually reference
- Deep vintage history across market cycles
- Broadest well-maintained private markets dataset
- Fund benchmarks are essential when raising from LPs
- Excel plugin fits analyst workflows
Cons
- Institutional pricing well beyond emerging-manager budgets
- Venture cuts are less granular than broad buyout coverage
- Premium per-seat pricing stings for small funds
- Private company financials are often estimated