Mergermarket vs PitchBook
A side-by-side comparison of Mergermarket and PitchBook — two options for data & market intelligence. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Data & Market Intelligence
Data & Market Intelligence
Rating
4.2 / 5
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Enterprise / Custom
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Exit planning and acquirer intelligence
Funds of all sizes as the default data backbone
Key features
- Proprietary reporting on pre-announcement deal situations
- Global M&A deal database and league tables
- Acquirer and sector intelligence profiles
- Alerts on companies, sectors and situations
- Analyst commentary and trend reports
- 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
- Genuinely forward-looking versus announcement-based databases
- Human-sourced intelligence software can't replicate
- Strong global coverage including Europe and Asia
- Broadest well-maintained private markets dataset
- Fund benchmarks are essential when raising from LPs
- Excel plugin fits analyst workflows
Cons
- Priced for banks and PE — steep for a venture fund
- Skews to larger transactions than most VC exits
- Premium per-seat pricing stings for small funds
- Private company financials are often estimated