Cobalt (Cobalt Intelligence) vs Grata
A side-by-side comparison of Cobalt (Cobalt Intelligence) and Grata — two options for deal sourcing & origination. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Deal Sourcing & Origination
Deal Sourcing & Origination
Rating
3.8 / 5
4.4 / 5
Pricing
From $99/mo
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Teams building custom sourcing and verification workflows
Middle-market PE and M&A origination teams
Key features
- Secretary-of-state business record lookups
- Business verification API
- Firmographic enrichment
- Bulk data pulls
- AI-driven similar-company search
- Full-text search across company websites
- Middle-market company database
- List building and workflow management
- Contact and executive data
Pros
- Authoritative registration and verification data
- Developer-friendly API
- Transparent entry pricing
- Excellent for finding lookalike and adjacent companies
- Strong middle-market private company coverage
- Intuitive search experience
Cons
- Narrower than full origination platforms
- Requires technical integration to get full value
- Financial data on private targets is often estimated
- Best value at team scale, not for individuals