Private Equities

Cobalt (Cobalt Intelligence) vs SourceScrub

A side-by-side comparison of Cobalt (Cobalt Intelligence) and SourceScrub — two options for deal sourcing & origination. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.

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Cobalt (Cobalt Intelligence)

3.8
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SourceScrub

4.5
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Category
Deal Sourcing & Origination
Deal Sourcing & Origination
Rating
3.8 / 5
4.5 / 5
Pricing
From $99/mo
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Teams building custom sourcing and verification workflows
Lower and core mid-market origination teams
Key features
  • Secretary-of-state business record lookups
  • Business verification API
  • Firmographic enrichment
  • Bulk data pulls
  • Curated conference and trade-show source lists
  • Private company profiles with firmographics
  • Target list building and scoring
  • Signal and growth-indicator tracking
  • CRM sync (DealCloud, Affinity, Salesforce)
Pros
  • Authoritative registration and verification data
  • Developer-friendly API
  • Transparent entry pricing
  • Deep coverage of bootstrapped, founder-owned companies
  • Strong source-list methodology competitors lack
  • Integrates cleanly with common PE CRMs
Cons
  • Narrower than full origination platforms
  • Requires technical integration to get full value
  • Enterprise pricing is a stretch for very small teams
  • Coverage skews toward US and lower mid-market