KingsCrowd vs PitchBook
A side-by-side comparison of KingsCrowd and PitchBook — two options for due diligence. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Due Diligence
Data & Market Intelligence
Rating
4.0 / 5
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free tier + paid membership
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Investors mining crowdfunding for early consumer signal
Funds of all sizes as the default data backbone
Key features
- Coverage of 11,000+ raises across 120+ platforms
- Analyst ratings on team, valuation, traction and risk
- Deal terms, valuations and SEC filing data
- Portfolio tracking with exit and failure outcomes
- Startup valuation calculator and API access
- 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
- Only systematic dataset on the crowdfunding market
- Inexpensive next to institutional data platforms
- Surfaces consumer companies before they hit VC radars
- Broadest well-maintained private markets dataset
- Fund benchmarks are essential when raising from LPs
- Excel plugin fits analyst workflows
Cons
- Covers online raises only — a slice of the venture market
- Ratings methodology is opaque in places
- Premium per-seat pricing stings for small funds
- Private company financials are often estimated