AlphaSense vs CB Insights
A side-by-side comparison of AlphaSense and CB Insights — two options for data & market research. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Data & Market Research
Data & Market Research
Rating
4.7 / 5
4.0 / 5
Pricing
Enterprise / Custom
From ~$30K/yr
Best for
Funds standardizing diligence research on one AI platform
Growth and tech-focused investors mapping sectors
Key features
- AI search across filings, transcripts, news and broker research
- Tegus expert call transcript library
- Private company financials and comps from Tegus
- Generative AI summaries and Smart Summaries
- Expert call program for primary research
- Profiles and funding data on 11M+ private companies
- Mosaic predictive company-health scores
- Tech market maps and industry analytics
- ChatCBI AI research assistant
- Salesforce and Snowflake integrations
Pros
- Combined AlphaSense + Tegus content moat is unmatched
- Genuinely strong AI search and summarization
- One platform can replace several point research tools
- Strong for mapping emerging tech sectors quickly
- Mosaic scoring adds signal beyond raw firmographics
- Well-produced research briefs save analyst hours
Cons
- Expensive — full content bundles run well into five figures per seat
- Private-company coverage still thinner than public-company depth
- Pricing is opaque and skews enterprise
- Coverage tilts to venture-backed tech over old-economy LMM targets