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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bloomberg Terminal

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASitting on the desks of 325,000 of the world’s most influential decision makers, the Bloomberg Terminal is a modern icon of financial markets. Launched in 1981, long before PCs and the internet became ubiquitous, the Bloomberg Terminal connected market participants to data, analytics and information-delivery service.N/A

    PitchBook

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    PitchBook is a resource for data, research, and insights spanning the global capital markets. Founded in 2007 and acquired by Morningstar in 2016, PitchBook's data on the private and public markets helps business professionals discover and execute opportunities.N/A
    Pricing
    Bloomberg TerminalPitchBook
    Editions & Modules
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    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
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    Pricing Offerings
    Bloomberg TerminalPitchBook
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Bloomberg TerminalPitchBook
    Considered Both Products
    Bloomberg
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    PitchBook
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook is one of the best. More usable than Bloomberg Terminal though it has less information. It is similar to Crunchbase. CB Insights and AngelList have more lists of prominent companies in a field/specific search space.
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    Chose PitchBook
    We switched over for Preqin and haven't looked back, Preqin felt as a pay-as-you-go system and as a relatively young alternatives program we kept facing paywalls so not ideal.
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook has a different value proposition in that it offers the Morningstar equity research, which we regard highly. It is also easier to use and navigate than the other terminals. Bloomberg and FactSet have a slightly different use case in that they provide real time market …
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    Really well - though I think Beauhurst has the edge on UK specific investments, and Bloomberg has the edge on immediate updates. I think PitchBook is better than fDi Markets though, I would definitely recommend purchasing a PitchBook license over fDi Markets - but in a policy …
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    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook excels at private company data and has significantly improved its coverage of investors and funds. It is generally more easy to navigate and information is updated frequently. It is not nearly as strong with public, credit or market data including access to news and …
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    Chose PitchBook
    The strength of Pitchbook is its consistency. While many of the competitors do one aspect better than Pitchbook, Pitchbook does each aspect I am looking for well. In other words, while Pitchbook might not be the #1 in a specific category, they are always at least #2 so that …
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook is by far the more reliable source for non public companies. This helps a lot in the entrepreneurial and Venture Capital space.

    Other platforms may be better suited for other tasks that are not related to SMEs, VC, or Startups.
    Incentivized
    Chose PitchBook
    PitchBook is truly a best in class financial research and diligence hub that provides accurate and relevant background research needed prior to performance any venture capital, private equity and M&A transactions. It is a thorough database that stands out among its peers, with …
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    59 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    86 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Bloomberg TerminalPitchBook
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of Bloomberg Terminal and PitchBook
    Feature
    Bloomberg Terminal
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    9% below category average
    PitchBook
    6.5
    85 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Private Company Data4.84 Ratings7.284 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information7.84 Ratings6.680 Ratings
    Independent Research Access6.24 Ratings6.371 Ratings
    M&A Analysis5.73 Ratings7.277 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data6.34 Ratings6.237 Ratings
    ESG Data6.33 Ratings5.841 Ratings
    Credit Ratings Reports7.33 Ratings5.440 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News8.73 Ratings6.455 Ratings
    Search Tools7.24 Ratings7.173 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bloomberg TerminalPitchBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.5
    (93 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (84 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    User Testimonials
    Bloomberg TerminalPitchBook
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bloomberg
    Well-suited as a monitoring tool for market prices, economic indicators, and news. Less appropriate for fundamental research and analysis. Other tools, such as AlphaSense and Visible Alpha, are better/more user-friendly for research usage or manipulation of financial statements, either because the platform itself is easier to use or because the Excel add-in function is simpler, less confusing.
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    PitchBook
    PitchBook is excellent for building a rolodex of contacts, especially for firms which may be newer and lacking an established reputation within their given industry. I have used it as a tool to identify groups which may be interested in equity investments in one-off real estate deals, though the platform more prominently features groups which are more interested in programmatic/JV fund structures. PitchBook can also be useful as a tool for identifying industry trends, as it tends to capture creation of new funds and their investment appetites at any given time.
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    Pros
    Bloomberg
    • EMSX
    • Graph
    • port
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    PitchBook
    • Historical deal dynamics detailing pricing and financing as well as which parties worked on the transaction
    • Initial screenign on public and private comparables
    • Breadth of private companie details including descriptions, financials, etc.
    • Ability to filter / sort and eventually export details on private companies
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Bloomberg
    • Limiting data use
    • Cost of Bloomberg Terminal
    • New user on-boarding
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    PitchBook
    • It would be nice to have the best parts of the deal tab merged into the general information tab for a company.
    • If possible, gather more information on certain executives. There are use cases where our clients want us to research candidates who may not have much information on LinkedIn or RocketReach.
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    Usability
    Bloomberg
    Easy to use but need to know commands
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    PitchBook
    I think its a great platform as is. Its usable and we get most of the information as and when we need. I don't like the landing page after login, so I don't like to go to PitchBook every day to review daily updates on the industry. It's way too cluttered and requires MFA every time
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Bloomberg
    No answers on this topic
    PitchBook
    The overall support for PitchBook is about average. It is not excellent for two primary reasons. First, PitchBook can run slow from time to time, and I cannot copy and paste from the Chrome extension. I have found neither of those issues to be a function of the computer I am using. However, the PitchBook support team has proved helpful on several occasions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bloomberg
    No answers on this topic
    PitchBook
    did not participate
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bloomberg
    While there are a lot of competitive services in the marketplace, each good in its own right, the Bloomberg Terminal is considered the top product. It has key fast information and can help individuals make fast decisions. It also has a top-tier support desk that can answer questions for you and teach you functionality to apply to your role
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    PitchBook
    I also use SignalNFX, but it doesn't exist in the dropbox. Signal is a much more practical tool when it comes to a preliminary search, and when it comes to connecting with the right person. It scrapes your gmail history and linkedin to find who you're really connected to and figures out how to leverage that to get an intro. Sales NAVIGATOR is better for massive outbound, but not very relevant otherwise. PitchBook's real value is in the database. It won't help you reach out, but it sure will find you every single VC firm that could ever invest in your company.
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    Scalability
    Bloomberg
    No answers on this topic
    PitchBook
    we can give access to anyone interested
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    Return on Investment
    Bloomberg
    • The terminal is an important part of our research process. We use the supply chain function for example when researching new companies.
    • The terminal allows us to have a quick overview of past performance for stocks during earnings season (ERN function).
    • The terminal is very good at synthesizing the main industry indicators in the Bloomberg Intelligence functions for each industry.
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    PitchBook
    • It has allowed us to be more targeted in our sales campaigns.
    • Great headhunting and market mapping data.
    • We have been in a very difficult hiring market so it hasn't given me the ROI I would have hoped, but that isn't PitchBook's fault!
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    ScreenShots

    PitchBook Screenshots

    Screenshot of where PitchBook provides the critical insights needed to navigate complex decisions, from small asset allocation adjustments to multi-billion-dollar investments. PitchBook lets users stay informed on private and public market trends as well as company and deal updates specific to any focus.Screenshot of where to customize and visualize PitchBook data. Through the iOS or Android PitchBook app, users have the breadth and depth of private market data at their fingertips.