CB Insights vs Crunchbase
A side-by-side comparison of CB Insights and Crunchbase — two options for data & market research. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Data & Market Research
Data & Market Research
Rating
4.0 / 5
4.0 / 5
Pricing
From ~$30K/yr
From $49/user/mo
Best for
Growth and tech-focused investors mapping sectors
Venture and growth teams on a budget
Key features
- 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
- Company and funding profiles
- Investor and people data
- Advanced search and alerts
- Saved lists
- API and enrichment
Pros
- Strong for mapping emerging tech sectors quickly
- Mosaic scoring adds signal beyond raw firmographics
- Well-produced research briefs save analyst hours
- Affordable relative to enterprise data tools
- Great for venture and startup coverage
- Easy to use
Cons
- Pricing is opaque and skews enterprise
- Coverage tilts to venture-backed tech over old-economy LMM targets
- Data can be self-reported and uneven
- Weaker on established private companies