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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    thinkFolio

    N/AN/ADeveloped from IHS Markit, which was acquired by S&P Global, thinkFolio is presented as a single, integrated investment management platform that supports the entire front office. Due to the flexible, modular design of thinkFolio, users have the option of deploying the platform for specific use cases and assets classes, including fixed income, cash management and FX or loans.N/A
    Pricing
    PitchBookthinkFolio
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
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    PitchBookthinkFolio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PitchBookthinkFolio
    Considered Both Products
    PitchBook
    No answer on this topic
    S&P Global Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    89 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    87 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    58 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    PitchBookthinkFolio
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of PitchBook and thinkFolio
    Feature
    PitchBook
    6.5
    86 Ratings
    12% below category average
    thinkFolio
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    Ratings
    Private Company Data7.285 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information6.681 Ratings00 Ratings
    Independent Research Access6.372 Ratings00 Ratings
    M&A Analysis7.378 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data6.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    ESG Data5.841 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit Ratings Reports5.440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News6.556 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search Tools7.174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PitchBookthinkFolio
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PitchBookthinkFolio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (94 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (85 ratings)
    -
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    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Professional Services
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    PitchBookthinkFolio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PitchBook
    PitchBook could be a one-stop shop for private markets research needs. Again, their analyst notes and industry reports are top notch and they are now on the leading edge of bringing their intellectual capital into the evergreen space. As for shortcomings, I have found data is often sparse for mid-tier or emerging managers and, it's not always clear where the data comes from (public filing, self-report, etc.).
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Pros
    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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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Usability
    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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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Implementation Rating
    PitchBook
    did not participate
    Incentivized
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PitchBook
    FINTRX is good at identifying family offices and, similar to PitchBook, adding new groups to the site consistently and often. However, the quality of leads on FINTRX was poorer in general, and it was more difficult to identify investment theses and appetites for the family offices which we did identify (including industry, target return profile, etc.). Whether this be due to the quality of the FINTRX platform or just due to the generally opaque nature of family offices, I am not sure, but PitchBook generated higher quality leads more frequently.
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Scalability
    PitchBook
    we can give access to anyone interested
    Incentivized
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    S&P Global Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    PitchBook
    • It probably saves us 2 hours a week.
    • It gives us data that we can trust, which is worthwhile. Other than PitchBook most of our data would come from a news report or website with questionable validity.
    • They have the most complete data set you could ask for. So, when researching what's the best VC to introduce to a startup, if you use PitchBook, you can be sure you searched from the full list of VCs. Other tools are piecemeal so you can't ever be sure you got them all.
    Incentivized
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    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.