4.5/5
G2 rating
Yahoo Finance, Sep 2023
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Should I Use SourceScrub?
Improve M&A deal origination & PE deal sourcing with our software platform.
Depends
DependsBuy if your PE, M&A, or IB team runs continuous private-market origination and can absorb a ~$20K/yr contract.
Solid $20K/yr deal-sourcing engine for active PE/M&A teams; overkill for solo investors and small shops.
Confidence: Medium
~$20K/yr
Starting price
Third-party estimate, not vendor-published
17M+
Private companies mapped
Continuously refreshed
290k+
Sources crawled
Linked to company listings
Feature depth
4
17M companies, 290k sources, CRM sync, generative AI.
Security posture
2
No public security page found on vendor site.
Pros
- Maps 17M+ private companies across 290k+ crawled sources.⁷
- Users praise extensive private company data and seamless CRM integration.⁴
- Averages 4.5/5 on G2; named a G2 M&A category leader.⁵
- Generative AI built into the private-market research workflow.⁹
- Sources-first design links every company listing to its origin.⁸
Cons
Gotchas
Best for
- PE firms running constant origination
- M&A teams hunting founder-owned companies
- Investment banks screening private targets
- Teams needing CRM-synced deal flow
Not for
- Solo investors or first-time buyers — $20K/yr is overkill
- Small teams needing a simple target list — use a spreadsheet
- Anyone wanting published pricing — it's sales-call only
- Buyers needing security transparency — no public security page
Pricing
Entry (per third-party estimate)
~$20K/yr
- Private company data and sourcing
- CRM integration
- AI-driven research
Security
No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
G2 users rate it 4.5/5 and consistently praise deep private-company data plus smooth CRM integration.
“Users consistently praise the platform for its extensive private company data and seamless CRM integration”
Alternatives
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SourceScrub vs ZapflowFull analysis
Based on 14 public sources; pricing is a third-party estimate — vendor publishes no tiers or free-tier info.
Sources
- SourceScrub official sitesourcescrub.comofficial
- SourceScrub pricing page (ROI calculator)sourcescrub.comofficial
- SourceScrub security page crawlsourcescrub.comsecurity
- G2 reviews — SourceScrubg2.comreview
- SourceScrub Named a Leader in G2's M&A and Financial Softwarefinance.yahoo.comnews
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- SourceScrub Review — FinTalentfintalent.comreview
- Harmonic vs SourceScrub comparisonharmonic.aireview
- SourceScrub Integrates Generative AIfinancialpost.comnews
- SourceScrub overview — The DRAWDWNthe-drawdown.comreview
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- Market Conditions Push Data-Driven Deal Sourcing Up Prioritiesmiddlemarketgrowth.orgnews
- 25 PE Deal Sourcing and Analysis Tools (2026)sourcecodeals.comreview
- Mainsail Partners portfolio — SourceScrubmainsailpartners.comnews
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