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Top Venture Capital & Startup Databases Compared (2026 Edition)
Ten startup and VC databases scored on eleven metrics, with a quick verdict for every budget.
- 10 products
- 11 criteria
- Updated October 2026
Compared
- Parsers VC
- Crunchbase
- Tracxn
- OpenVC
- Dealroom
- Owler
- Harmonic AI
- PitchBook
- CB Insights
- Preqin
Criteria
- Total startups
- Total funds
- Historical depth
- Refresh frequency
- Min. annual cost
- Trial / free tier
- Pricing transparency
- Direct contacts
- API access cost
- Data crowdsourcing
- AI agent friendly
How every comparison works
- At least five products. Fewer is a shortlist, not a market.
- At least five criteria you can count or check. A price, a limit, a yes or no, a time. Not "ease of use".
- Scores from 1 to 10, with the rule written down. An average and a median for every product, and a methodology under the table.
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