PitchBook alternatives for founders raising money

PitchBook covers private markets in depth for investment professionals, and it does not publish its prices. A founder raising a round needs a narrower thing: the investors who back startups like theirs, and a way to reach them. Here is how PitchBook compares with three tools a founder can start using today.

Facts checked on 6 November 2026, on each company's own website.

Why founders look for a PitchBook alternative

  • You are raising a round, not running deals or analysing funds.
  • You want a published price you can start with, not a sales quote.
  • You need to reach investors, not only to research them.

PitchBook compared with Gritt and two other tools

GrittPitchBookCrunchbaseOpenVC
Built forGrittEarly-stage founders raising from VCs and angelsPitchBookInvestment professionals ("geared toward investment professionals")CrunchbaseResearching private companies ("research, discover, and act on private companies")OpenVCFounders raising from early-stage tech investors
Finding investorsGritt49,000+ investor profiles, free to search by country, sector and stage; each lists the investments on recordPitchBookVenture capital and private equity deals, investors, funds and limited partnersCrunchbaseCompany profiles with their funding rounds and investorsOpenVC"16,000+ investors", searchable for free
Investor contact detailsGrittAn email on file for 34,000+ investors, unlocked on a paid planPitchBook"People Data" is one of its datasetsCrunchbase"People and contacts" data on its Pro and Business plansOpenVCInvestors are reached through OpenVC itself
Writing and sending emailsGrittDrafts a personalised email to each investor that fits; you approve each one, or let Gritt approve them, and it sends from your GmailPitchBookNot listed; a CRM integration is one of its premium offeringsCrunchbaseNot listed; its Business plan connects to Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier and OutreachOpenVCDeck sharing, a CRM and automatic follow-ups for free; Premium reaches "up to 5 investors per day directly via OpenVC"
Free useGrittSearch, your matched investors and every drafted email to preview; nothing is sentPitchBookNo free plan listed; a free trial on requestCrunchbaseA free account: company profiles and search, with usage limitsOpenVC"90% of OpenVC's features are available to all founders for free, forever"
Paid plansGrittStarter €50, Growth €100, Scale €200 a month (5, 12, 30 investors a day)PitchBookNot published: priced by quote, by the number of seats and the firm typeCrunchbasePro $49 a month billed annually, or $99 billed monthly (7-day free trial); Business from $199 a month billed annuallyOpenVCPremium $99 a month or $299 a year

Quotes are each company's own words, from the pages listed under Sources. "Not listed" means the company's pricing page does not list the feature.

Gritt, for founders who are raising

Gritt is an investor database and an outreach tool in one. Search investors by country, sector and stage for free, and see the investments each one has made. Gritt ranks the investors who back startups like yours, drafts a personalised email to each one, and sends it from your Gmail once you approve it, or lets you switch on auto-approve so Gritt approves them for you.

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When PitchBook is the better choice

  • You are an investor, an advisor or a corporate team working on deals.
  • You need valuations, fund performance or limited partner data.
  • Your firm already pays for seats.

Questions

Yes. PitchBook does not publish its prices: it quotes by the number of seats and the firm type. Gritt is free to search, and its paid plans are Starter €50, Growth €100, Scale €200 a month (5, 12, 30 investors a day). Crunchbase Pro is $49 a month billed annually, and OpenVC has a free plan.
PitchBook says it is geared toward investment professionals; it sells subscriptions by quote, by seats and firm type, with a free trial on request.
PitchBook is a research platform for private markets. Gritt is for founders who are raising: it matches you with investors who back startups like yours, drafts a personalised email to each one, and sends it from your Gmail once you approve it or let Gritt approve it.
Gritt has an email on file for most of its investors. Anyone can search the investors for free; the emails, CSV export and sending unlock on a paid plan.

Other comparisons

Sources (checked on 6 November 2026)

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