eVestment vs Preqin
A side-by-side comparison of eVestment and Preqin — two options for lp reporting & investor relations. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
LP Reporting & Investor Relations
Data & Market Intelligence
Rating
4.2 / 5
4.3 / 5
Pricing
Enterprise / Custom
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Managers courting consultant-driven institutional mandates
GPs raising funds and benchmarking performance
Key features
- Institutional manager database with self-reported performance
- Screening and peer analytics for allocators and consultants
- Market intelligence on institutional flows and search activity
- Private markets performance and benchmarking tools
- Profile analytics showing who is viewing your firm
- LP profiles, mandates, and commitment histories
- Fund performance and vintage benchmarks
- Fundraising and dry-powder data
- GP and fund manager profiles
- Investor contact information
Pros
- Where consultant-intermediated searches actually happen
- Intelligence on who screened your firm supports IR targeting
- Nasdaq ownership brings stability and data governance
- The reference dataset for LP intelligence
- Vintage benchmarking is essential for fundraising decks
- Broad alternatives coverage beyond venture
Cons
- Rooted in traditional and hedge strategies; venture is a smaller slice
- Meaningful cost and upkeep for a marketing-adjacent database entry
- Company-level data is thin — pair with PitchBook
- Enterprise pricing