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Should I Use Grata?

grata.com·Analyzed 1 day ago··Based on 15 sources

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

Depends

Depends

Buy if you're a funded PE, banking, or corp-dev team sourcing private companies at scale — coverage and ratings are strong.

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

Confidence: Medium

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

Value for money2

$15k floor, opaque quotes, rivals 80% cheaper

Ease of use5

'Exceptional user interface,' very easy per Capterra

Feature depth5

21M companies, sourcing through diligence

Security posture4

SOC 2, end-to-end encryption, public trust center

Pros

  • 4.9/5 from 81 verified G2 reviews³
  • Covers 21 million private companies with verified data
  • Exceptional, easy-to-use interface per Capterra reviewers
  • SOC 2-compliant with end-to-end encryption12
  • 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 entirely15

Gotchas

  • highNo published pricing; every quote is sales-negotiated and varies by use case
  • highData accuracy is the loudest G2 complaint; verify targets before relying on it for diligence
  • mediumFlat-rate annual contract from $15,000 — expect a year-long commitment
  • mediumAcquired by Datasite in 2025; pricing and roadmap may shift post-acquisition10

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)

Pricing

Custom enterprise quote

From $15,000/year flat

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

Security

No known public 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

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Full analysis

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