Crunchbase vs PitchBook for Founders (2026)
Quick answer
Crunchbase publishes its price and sells to individuals. PitchBook is quoted on request and aimed at investment professionals. Most founders raising a first round only need one of them, if either.
Crunchbase: Pro: $49 per month billed annually (first-year offer, shown against $79) or $99 per month billed monthly. Business: from $199 per month billed annually. Not published. (source, checked 10 Nov 2026.)
PitchBook: Not published. Quote on request, set by seats and firm type. Not published. (source, checked 10 Nov 2026.)
How do Crunchbase and PitchBook compare?
| Crunchbase | PitchBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Not published | Not published |
| Price | Pro: $49 per month billed annually (first-year offer, shown against $79) or $99 per month billed monthly. Business: from $199 per month billed annually | Not published. Quote on request, set by seats and firm type |
| Contacts included | "People and contacts" is listed as part of the Pro plan | Not published |
| Export | 2,000 rows per month on Pro | Excel and PowerPoint plugins are named on its pricing page |
| Free tier | Free trial of Pro | No free tier shown. Pricing is by request |
| Data source | Not published | Its own data operations team, per its pricing page |
| Checked | source, checked 10 Nov 2026 | source, checked 10 Nov 2026 |
Should you pick Crunchbase or PitchBook?
Pick Crunchbase if
- You research specific companies and want each one's funding history in one place
- You will use it all year for sales or market research as well as fundraising
- You want saved searches and lists inside a platform
Pick PitchBook if
- Your firm, accelerator or university already has a seat
- You need deal terms, valuations or fund data, not a contact list
- You have an institutional budget and a year-round use for it
When does a downloadable list fit better than either?
Neither Crunchbase nor PitchBook is a spreadsheet you own. If you want to filter, sort and load investors into your own tools, a one-time file fits better. The Investor Database is a one-time download of 4,178 startup investors, built from public filings, registers and each firm's own website. One-time: $197 US file, $149 UK, $99 Europe, $297 all three, $49 for a single list. 25 rows free on every list page, and a 100-investor sample file.
- You want a file you keep: one payment, no renewal
- You want US firms tied to SEC filings: 2,390 of the 3,019 US investors carry a Form D filing date
- You raise in the UK or Europe too: 416 UK and 725 European investors are in the same file, with SEIS and EIS funds tagged
- You want to see 25 rows of any list before you pay
Skip it if you need the largest count: several tools on this page list more investors than we do.
One-time payment. No subscription. No account.
Or get the free sample file (100 investors) first.
Questions
Is Crunchbase better than PitchBook?
Neither is better for everyone. Pick Crunchbase if: you research specific companies and want each one's funding history in one place. Pick PitchBook if: your firm, accelerator or university already has a seat.
How much does Crunchbase cost?
Pro: $49 per month billed annually (first-year offer, shown against $79) or $99 per month billed monthly. Business: from $199 per month billed annually. Source: https://www.crunchbase.com/buy/select-product, checked 10 Nov 2026.
How much does PitchBook cost?
Not published. Quote on request, set by seats and firm type. Source: https://pitchbook.com/pricing, checked 10 Nov 2026.
Can I export investors from Crunchbase or PitchBook?
Crunchbase: 2,000 rows per month on Pro. PitchBook: Excel and PowerPoint plugins are named on its pricing page. The Investor Database is delivered as Excel and CSV files.
Do Crunchbase and PitchBook include investor contact details?
Crunchbase: "People and contacts" is listed as part of the Pro plan. PitchBook: not published.
See all tools side by side on the comparison page.
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Sources and check dates
Every fact about another tool on this page comes from that tool's own website on the date shown. "Not published" means its page did not show the figure when we looked.
- Crunchbase, coverage: Not published. https://www.crunchbase.com/buy/select-product, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- Crunchbase, price: Pro: $49 per month billed annually (first-year offer, shown against $79) or $99 per month billed monthly. Business: from $199 per month billed annually. https://www.crunchbase.com/buy/select-product, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- Crunchbase, contacts included: "People and contacts" is listed as part of the Pro plan. https://www.crunchbase.com/buy/select-product, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- Crunchbase, export: 2,000 rows per month on Pro. https://www.crunchbase.com/buy/select-product, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- Crunchbase, free tier: Free trial of Pro. https://www.crunchbase.com/buy/select-product, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- Crunchbase, data source: Not published. https://www.crunchbase.com/buy/select-product, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- PitchBook, coverage: Not published. https://pitchbook.com/pricing, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- PitchBook, price: Not published. Quote on request, set by seats and firm type. https://pitchbook.com/pricing, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- PitchBook, contacts included: Not published. https://pitchbook.com/pricing, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- PitchBook, export: Excel and PowerPoint plugins are named on its pricing page. https://pitchbook.com/pricing, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- PitchBook, free tier: No free tier shown. Pricing is by request. https://pitchbook.com/pricing, checked 10 Nov 2026.
- PitchBook, data source: Its own data operations team, per its pricing page. https://pitchbook.com/pricing, checked 10 Nov 2026.
Disclosure: The Investor Database publishes this page and sells one of the products on it, which is why it is listed last. We have not tested the other tools' data, so this page says nothing about their accuracy. If a fact here is out of date, email hello@theinvestordatabase.com and we will correct it.