Comparables.ai vs Grata

In high-stakes M&A pitches, you need fast, accurate data. Grata is built for private market sourcing and smart discovery of private companies and deals. Comparables.ai helps in parallel—offering modes to switch between public, private, or transaction search. You trade off some convenience for flexibility and breadth.

Below is a side-by-side look at how each stacks up: what they do best, where they fall short, and which might suit your deal team’s workflow.

Why Comparables.ai might be the better choice

• Flexible search modes: toggle between public, private, or transaction datasets as needed
• Strong public comps support with updated multiples and firmographics
• Deep ownership & executive / group structure coverage globally  
• Estimation models for private financials when disclosure is limited  
• Scalable dataset: covers 360M+ public & private companies
• Exports, benchmarking, peer group tools within tool (no need to patch spreadsheets)

Where Grata shines

• Strong private market specialization: sourcing, discovery, private comps & deals are core to Grata  
• Good contact / ownership data integrated with private companies  
• Industry / market mapping, fragmentation, multilevel segmentation tools  
• Backed by Datasite’s capital & infrastructure, accelerating data expansion & integration

Q: Does Comparables.ai support a “one-click all datasets” search across public, private, and transactions?
A: No — you choose which dataset to query (public, private, or transactions) and switch modes. This design gives you more control and precision rather than overwhelming results.
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Q: What advantages does Comparables.ai have over Grata when it comes to comps and benchmarking?
A: Comparables.ai offers stronger public company comparables (multiples, peer benchmarking) and more global breadth in ownership / group structure data. It also offers estimates for private firms when disclosures are limited.
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Q: How accurate is the data in Grata and Comparables.ai?
A: Both have excellent data, but neither is perfect. Grata is praised for filtering and private coverage, but users note occasional gaps or very small / opaque companies incorrectly indexed. Comparables.ai publishes its ownership structure coverage (360M entities) and uses estimation models to fill gaps. Always validate key comps or contact data during pitch work.
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Q: Does Comparables.ai offer alerts or live deal notifications like a news feed?
A: No — Comparables.ai is built for deep search, screening, benchmarking, and analysis, not push alerts or live deal feeds. If your workflow demands alerting, you’ll need to pair with another tool.

Grata is a strong choice for teams whose priority is private market intelligence: sourcing, deal discovery, and private comps in a domain-optimized interface. Comparables.ai brings cross-domain flexibility: the ability to switch between public, private, and transaction datasets helps you fill gaps, sanity-check your ranges, and reduce blind spots.

If your deals often span public/private boundaries—or you need to validate with multiple data sources—Comparables.ai gives you that toolkit. For deep private sector sourcing, Grata remains a specialized force.