D&B Hoovers vs. PitchBook

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
D&B Hoovers
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
D&B Hoovers delivers sales intelligence data for millions of companies globally.N/A
PitchBook
Score 8.8 out of 10
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PitchBook is a business intelligence software offering from PitchBook.N/A
Pricing
D&B HooversPitchBook
Editions & Modules
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Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
D&B HooversPitchBook
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
D&B HooversPitchBook
Considered Both Products
D&B Hoovers
Chose D&B Hoovers
D&B is more cost-effective and is by far superior in its search and list-building capabilities. The main benefit (and really the only reason we use it) is that RocketReach has the ability to scan a LinkedIn profile and extract an email.
PitchBook

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Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
D&B HooversPitchBook
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
D&B Hoovers
8.2
72 Ratings
8% above category average
PitchBook
-
Ratings
Advanced search8.468 Ratings00 Ratings
Identification of new leads8.064 Ratings00 Ratings
List quality7.769 Ratings00 Ratings
List upload/download8.864 Ratings00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting7.860 Ratings00 Ratings
Load time/data access8.368 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
D&B Hoovers
8.0
72 Ratings
6% above category average
PitchBook
-
Ratings
Contact information6.864 Ratings00 Ratings
Company information8.971 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry information8.270 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
D&B Hoovers
8.0
69 Ratings
8% above category average
PitchBook
-
Ratings
Lead qualification process7.044 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations7.353 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration8.737 Ratings00 Ratings
Company/business profiles9.065 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and reminders8.047 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene7.854 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic data refresh7.748 Ratings00 Ratings
Tags8.039 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation8.252 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
D&B Hoovers
8.8
30 Ratings
15% above category average
PitchBook
-
Ratings
Sales email templates10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records7.630 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Research
Comparison of Financial Research features of Product A and Product B
D&B Hoovers
-
Ratings
PitchBook
7.8
1 Ratings
6% below category average
Private Company Data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Industry-Specific Information00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Independent Research Access00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
M&A Analysis00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Macroeconomic News00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Search Tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
D&B HooversPitchBook
Small Businesses
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
S&P Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprises
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Score 8.5 out of 10
S&P Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ
Score 7.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
D&B HooversPitchBook
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(77 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(5 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
D&B HooversPitchBook
Likelihood to Recommend
Dun & Bradstreet
If you are looking for a data provider with pretty good company profiles Hoovers is a great choice. They are NOT a leader in contact data. If you are looking for the best data provider for contact data, maybe not your best choice, but if you want to be able to be able to analyze all past clients or prospects to develop a "best fit" prospect profile, Hoover could be a useful tool If you are looking for a data provider to get direct phones, direct emails and every employee at a locations this is not the best option
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PitchBook
If you are a company or an individual that needs reliable information about SMEs or startups, this is the best platform for you to get this information in a very efficient way. If you are just doing a basic due diligence to see active VC funds, figuring out valuations or companies in one industry, or just getting general information about an industry, it is probably better to get it from somewhere else on the internet. The reasoning behind it is that PitchBook is very expensive as opposed to other options out there.
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Pros
Dun & Bradstreet
  • allows you to search within broad industry categories or very detailed subcategories using a variety of methods (NAICS, SIC, D&B's internal coding system, keywords, etc.)
  • Has a variety of personnel that you can view and sort by level, name, or email availability.
  • Oftentimes emails for C-level personnel cannot be located on the company website or easily found elsewhere online.
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PitchBook
  • Tools for data analysis, idea generation, and workflow management.
  • Easy access to trusted news, data, analytics and insights.
  • Industry sector specific metrics and analytics to inform decision-making.
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Cons
Dun & Bradstreet
  • We should be able to "exclude" words from titles or company names
  • Able to access titles and email addresses more easily - not look at list first, select find matching contacts button, then go back to sort to add titles contain and email addresses, etc. This is a two-step process to get what I need.
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PitchBook
  • Can be glitchy when loading
  • Contact information can be inaccurate
  • Typically a day or two late to real time news and deals
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Likelihood to Renew
Dun & Bradstreet
Hoover's just isn't compelling for the types of information they provide and the pricing model. But again, this is from the very limited perspective of a below entry level analyst who is just finishing their studies. It is probable that for some segments of industry, Hoover's has vast wealth of pertinent information. For example, when looking into agricultural industries for a consulting firm, I did not save any time with their service because information on factory locations and assets was scant. Using Google earth to view the square footage of the facilities to estimate assets was often more helpful.
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PitchBook
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Usability
Dun & Bradstreet
Because it's easy to use
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PitchBook
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Reliability and Availability
Dun & Bradstreet
Always available on desktop or mobile.
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PitchBook
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Performance
Dun & Bradstreet
Meets our needs
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PitchBook
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Dun & Bradstreet
They are terrific at giving instruction/webinars. I am able to call, directly, to an individual and talk to that person. I'm not talking to a robot. They give personal service which is really special.
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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
Dun & Bradstreet
I was not part of the implementation as that stayed with Dev team.
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PitchBook
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Alternatives Considered
Dun & Bradstreet
The company information provided by D & B hoovers is extremely in-depth and in detail, the accuracy of the information provided gives a very good idea about the prospective company and helps in making cohorts and evaluation fit. As compared to other companies D & B hoovers is not as efficient in detecting buyer intent which other tools like Slintel are very good at. D & B Hoovers gives amazing company info however it can improve on sharing information about buyer intent. Sales Navigator by far provides extremely accurate information with is almost 100% accurate. However, Navigator does not provide buyer intent information.
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PitchBook
We actually use both. CBInsights we use more regularly for market capture, and PitchBook when we are actively seeking acquisitions.
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Scalability
Dun & Bradstreet
We're a small company with few users, so scalability has not been an issue.
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PitchBook
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Return on Investment
Dun & Bradstreet
  • Honestly cannot say we really drove any new sales using D&B Hoovers to prospect new companies and leads. We obtained higher data quality with other tools like ZoomInfo and Skrapp.
  • A year long contract that isn't honored on their side due to lack of customer service and poor data quality definitely does not equal ROI.
  • Spent significant time sanitizing and cleansing inaccurate data provided by their service. Since time is money in business, that was a loss in that aspect.
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PitchBook
  • Saved us from investing with an incorrect valuation (multiple times)
  • You need to pay per license per user. It is definitely expensive for a small accelerator.
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