Crunchbase vs Grata (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Crunchbase and Grata share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where Crunchbase grades higher, or platforms, where Grata does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Crunchbase
Private company data with funding and growth predictions
Free trial
Which one is for you
Pick Crunchbase if
- Fits if you research startups, funding and investors
- Works for sellers who time outreach to a funding round
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want contact details, as the pages read don't mention direct emails or phones
- Tight if you export a lot: 2,000 rows a month on Pro and 5,000 on Business
- Skip it if you want a price, as none is shown and Business is by sales only
- Watch out: the trial's length and terms aren't stated
Pick Grata if
- Fits if you work in M&A or private equity and need lists of private companies
- Works for deal teams that live in Excel and want search inside it
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a general email or phone finder, as it is built for company discovery
- Skip it if you need to see a price first, as it is shown only after a demo
- Tight if you want to test it, as no free plan or trial is listed
- Watch out: seller-intent signals and API access are listed only on the Alpha tier
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACrunchbaseWeak | 1.8GPAGrataWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price was readable because the pricing page returned a bot check. Business is sold through sales. | CNo price is shown; the page sends you to a demo or a specialist, so it sits in the middle by default. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial on Pro, but its length and terms aren't stated. No free plan on record. | FThe listing shows no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you can try it. |
| Features | CFunding and investor data, growth and heat scores, tracking and exports. It does not mention contact emails or phones, which most of this category is about. | CPrivate company search, buyer lists and a pipeline, with signals and API only on Alpha. It is for deal sourcing, not a general contact finder. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Searching and filtering company data takes some learning. | CNo store rating on record. Expect a demo and onboarding rather than signing up and starting. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations. | BWeb app and a browser extension, an Excel add-in, an API, an MCP connection and six listed integrations. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | funding and investor research | finding private companies for deal sourcing |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Crunchbase and Grata. How we grade
Where they differ
- Grata also covers sales pipeline.
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At a glance
| Crunchbase | Grata | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered on Crunchbase Pro; length and terms not stated where read | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Crunchbase Inc. | Grata |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Crunchbase
- No price was readable: the pricing page returned a bot check, so prices are not listed.
- Business, the predictive tier, is sold through sales rather than by self-serve checkout.
- Monthly exports are capped at 2,000 rows on Pro and 5,000 on Business.
- The pages read describe company, funding and signal data and do not mention direct emails or phone numbers for contacts.
Grata
- No prices are published; the pricing page sends visitors to book a demo or talk to a specialist.
- It has three tiers, Growth, Scale and Alpha, and seller-intent signals and API access are listed only on Alpha.
- The data is about private companies for deal sourcing, not a general sales contact finder.
Key features
Crunchbase
- Private company coverage
- The site says it holds more than 4 million private companies and processes over 30 million verified data updates a year.
- Funding and investor data
- Funding history, investor data and leadership changes for each company, with live financials.
- Growth and heat scores
- AI-powered insights such as Growth and Heat Scores that point to companies gaining momentum.
- Predictions on Business
- Crunchbase Business adds predictions on funding, growth, acquisition, IPO and other events, with CRM integrations and auto-enrichment.
- Tracking and notes
- Notifications when tracked companies change, a Kanban-style board, and notes and tags on company profiles.
- Exports
- Pro allows exports of up to 2,000 rows a month, and Business up to 5,000 rows a month.
Grata
- Private company search
- Finds private companies by keyword or by similarity to a known company, with private company data, financials and executive contacts.
- Seller intent signals
- The Alpha tier adds signals meant to find companies months before they come to market, according to the pricing page.
- Buyer lists and pipeline
- Builds buyer lists, tracks a deal pipeline and syncs with a CRM; the Scale tier adds bidirectional automated CRM syncs.
- Deal and market data
- The Scale tier adds deal multiples and valuations, public company financials, a Private Market Index and conference attendee data.
- Excel add-in, MCP and API
- An Excel add-in and an MCP server connect Grata to spreadsheets and AI tools, and an API and data warehouse delivery are sold as add-ons.
Plans
Crunchbase
Pricing could not be confirmed. See crunchbase.com.
Grata
Pricing could not be confirmed. See grata.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Crunchbase or Grata?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Crunchbase has no price we could confirm, and Grata has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Crunchbase or Grata?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Crunchbase nor Grata has a free plan. Crunchbase has a free trial.
Which platforms do Crunchbase and Grata run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Grata lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.