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PitchBook alternative

Looking for a PitchBook alternative?

PitchBook is a Morningstar-owned capital markets database covering private and public companies, sold to institutional investors on annual seats with no public pricing. The cheapest alternative for angels and individual VCs is Unicorn Screener, a $9-per-report unicorn-potential score that reads founders, traction, market and product in 4 minutes, with no sales call.

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Unicorn Screener
Score my startup, freeFirst report free, $9 thereafter

Why people pick Unicorn Screener over PitchBook

01

Built for angels, not institutions

PitchBook seats are sold to institutional VCs, banks and PE funds, with sales-call pricing that fits an institutional budget. Unicorn Screener is priced at $9 per report so a single angel can pressure-test a SAFE without justifying a procurement cycle.

02

A scored opinion, not a raw row

PitchBook hands you the data; you write the view. Unicorn Screener delivers a 100-point unicorn-potential score with a written rationale across founders, traction, market and product, plus an audio podcast summary.

03

Self-serve, instant

PitchBook requires a demo, a contract and onboarding. Unicorn Screener takes a startup name and emails you a full PDF report in about 4 minutes, no signup required.

PitchBook vs Unicorn Screener

Side-by-side on the dimensions that matter when you screen a startup.

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PitchBook
The financial data and software company
Pricing
Sales-call institutional seats, annual contracts
Onboarding
Demo, sales cycle, contract, onboarding session
Output
Searchable database, comps, league tables, Excel plugin
Audience
Institutional VCs, PE, investment banks, corporate M&A
Coverage
Public and private markets, funds, LPs, deals, exits
Speed per startup
Self-serve research, hours per company
Unicorn Screener
Score any startup in 4 minutes
Pricing
$9 per report, first one free, no subscription
Onboarding
Type a startup name, get a report by email in minutes
Output
100-point unicorn score, written investment view, PDF report, audio summary
Audience
Angels, solo GPs, scouts, founders benchmarking competitors
Coverage
Any private startup the AI agents can find online (typically $20M to $1B)
Speed per startup
Around 4 minutes from name to scored report

What PitchBook does well

Honest take: these tools have real strengths. Use this to decide which one fits your workflow best.

  • Deep coverage of private and public capital markets, including funds, LPs, deals, multiples and exits.
  • League tables, comparable analysis and benchmarking that institutional LPs and bankers rely on.
  • Excel plugin and integrations that fit the workflows of large investment teams.

Frequently asked questions

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First report free. $9 thereafter. No subscription, no signup.

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