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Should I use Grata?

Grata helps you navigate private markets with confidence. Source deals, streamline diligence, and connect with other dealmakers — all in one place. - grata.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if you're a funded PE, banking, or corp-dev team sourcing private companies at scale — coverage and ratings are strong. Don't buy if you're a solo searcher or small team: $15k+/year custom pricing and data-accuracy complaints point to cheaper rivals.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources. Several review snippets were truncated at source. Unrelated companies named 'Grata' (restaurants, smart-living apps) excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

From $15,000/year flat

Custom enterprise quote

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Lower-middle-market PE teams
  • Bankers sourcing founder-owned companies
  • Corp dev with real budgets

Not for

  • Solo searchers and SMB buyers — priced out
  • Anyone needing a simple contact list
  • Teams wanting published, predictable pricing
  • Budget buyers (rivals claim 80% cheaper)

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

No published pricing; every quote is sales-negotiated and varies by use case

high

Data accuracy is the loudest G2 complaint; verify targets before relying on it for diligence

medium

Flat-rate annual contract from $15,000 — expect a year-long commitment

medium

Acquired by Datasite in 2025; pricing and roadmap may shift post-acquisition

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 4.9/5 from 81 verified G2 reviews
  • Covers 21 million private companies with verified data
  • Exceptional, easy-to-use interface per Capterra reviewers
  • SOC 2-compliant with end-to-end encryption
  • Ranked #1 in deal sourcing by G2 customers

Cons

  • Data inaccuracy is the top complaint (16 G2 reviews)
  • Pricing not public; opaque custom quotes
  • Starts at $15,000/year flat
  • Searchfunder users cite rivals 80% cheaper
  • Small searchers report being priced out entirely

Sources & method

- 15 sources - SOC 2-compliant with end-to-end encryption and a trust center; no vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x9security x2news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • From $15,000/year flat

    Starting price

  • 15

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. $15k floor, opaque quotes, rivals 80% cheaper
  • Ease of use: 5/5. 'Exceptional user interface,' very easy per Capterra
  • Feature depth: 5/5. 21M companies, sourcing through diligence
  • Support quality. No direct evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. SOC 2, end-to-end encryption, public trust center
  • 4.9/5 G2 rating 81 verified reviews
  • $15,000/year Starting price flat rate, custom quotes
  • 1,000+ Customers companies
  • $35M raised Funding Craft Ventures; acquired by Datasite 2025

Pricing

Custom enterprise quote

From $15,000/year flat

  • Deal sourcing and search
  • Private company intelligence
  • Quote varies by team and use case

Security

SOC 2-compliant with end-to-end encryption and a trust center; no vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reviewers praise the search power and interface; the loudest complaints are data accuracy and opaque, expensive pricing.

“What I like best about Grata is how powerful and effic…”
G2 review
“Grata has an exceptional user interface and is very ea…”
Capterra review
“Grata is a good product with a murky price model. The search quality i…”
Tomba pricing review

Alternatives

Compare Grata with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources. Several review snippets were truncated at source. Unrelated companies named 'Grata' (restaurants, smart-living apps) excluded.

Powerful private-markets deal sourcing, 4.9/5 on G2 — but $15k+/yr custom pricing and data accuracy gripes. For funded deal teams only.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources. Several review snippets were truncated at source. Unrelated companies named 'Grata' (restaurants, smart-living apps) excluded.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Grata — The Leading Private Markets Platformgrata.com
    official
  2. G2 — Grata Reviewsg2.com
    review
  3. Grata Products — 81 G2 Reviewsg2.com
    review
  4. Capterra — Grata Pricing 2026capterra.com
    review
  5. Tomba — Grata Pricing Review 2026tomba.io
    review
  6. DealPotential vs Grata and Sourcescrubdealpotential.com
    review
  7. Reddit r/private_equity — Are deal sourcing softwares useful?reddit.com
    review
  8. Searchfunder — Alternatives to Gratasearchfunder.com
    review
  9. Datasite — Grata product pagedatasite.com
    official
  10. Orrick — Datasite acquires Grataorrick.com
    news
  11. PRNewswire — $25M round led by Craft Venturesprnewswire.com
    news
  12. Grata security pagegrata.com
    security
  13. Grata trust center controlstrust.grata.com
    security
  14. Walder Capital — Grata alternativeswaldercapital.ch
    review
  15. Scouly — Grata alternatives for searchersscouly.com
    review

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