Pitchbook vs Mergr
Pitchbook is comprehensive. It covers PE, VC, LPs, debt, public equities, fund returns—the full universe of alternative asset data.
But what if you don't need the full universe?
Mergr is built around one job: private equity and M&A — tracking deals, identifying buyers, researching PE firms and portfolios, sourcing carve-out and roll-up targets. Some teams use it instead of Pitchbook. Others use it alongside. Both work.
Two ways individuals and teams use Mergr
1. As a Pitchbook alternative
If your work centers on PE and M&A — and you're paying enterprise prices for data you never touch — Mergr covers what you actually use, for a fraction of the cost.
$150/month vs. $25K–$50K+/year
Month-to-month, cancel anytime — vs. annual contract
5-minute trial, no demo — vs. sales call required
PE & M&A-focused dataset — vs. everything-and-the-kitchen-sink
2. As a Pitchbook supplement
Keep your Pitchbook seats — and add Mergr where it covers what Pitchbook doesn't.
Wider team access. Pitchbook seats are expensive and usually limited to a few people. At $150/seat, Mergr makes it easy to put deal context in front of your full BD team, junior analysts, or client-facing staff.
M&A-shaped workflows. Mergr's toolkit includes 15 pre-built tools you won't find in Pitchbook — Buyer Match (ranked buyer shortlists in 30 seconds), Dossier (AI-cited firm narratives), Shed (divestiture candidates), Prospector (lookalike sourcing), Roll-Up Tracker, and more.
Faster when M&A is the question. No VC noise, no LP filtering — just PE and M&A, with searches built for that focus.
Coverage redundancy. Two manually-researched datasets catch different things.
Who switches to (or adds) Mergr?
Service providers marketing to PE-backed companies. Recruiters targeting executives at recently-acquired businesses.
BD teams building buyer lists for specific verticals. M&A advisors who need deal history without the overhead. PE shops who want their whole team to see deal flow — not just the partner with the Pitchbook login.
The real differences
| Pitchbook | Mergr |
Focus | Everything (PE, VC, LP, debt, public equities, funds) | PE & M&A only |
Price | $25K–$50K+/year | $150/month ($1,800/yr) |
Commitment | Annual contract | Month-to-month, cancel anytime |
Learning curve | Steep | Minutes |
Pre-built M&A tools | - | 15 workflows (Buyer Match, Dossier, Shed, Roll-up tracker,...) |
Trial | Request access, sales demo | Start free, 7 days, no call |
Why the price difference?
We're not a discount Pitchbook. We're a different product. Mergr is purpose-built and homegrown. Every company in our database—all 217k+—has been involved in M&A as a buyer, seller, or target.
We don't bulk-import third-party data or pad the numbers. No venture-backed startups that have never done a deal. No noise.
The result: cleaner searches, faster list-building, and a product that does one thing well.
Try it in 5 minutes
No demo required. No sales call. Start a free 7-day trial and run the searches you'd normally run. If Mergr covers what you need, you could save tens of thousands annually.
Questions?
Questions? Contact us here or via email at sales@mergr.com.