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Preqin vs Altss

Preqin and Altss both land on Depends.

Preqin

preqin.com

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're an institutional allocator, fundraiser, or consultant who needs private-markets data daily and can absorb $25k+/year.

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Altss

altss.com

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a fund actively raising LP capital and can absorb a five-figure per-seat annual bill.

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Preqin versus Altss
ComparePreqinAltss
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forInstitutional allocators and LP diligence teamsPE/VC/credit funds raising LP capital
Who it's not forEmerging or first-time fund managers . priced outB2B sales teams . Apollo-class tools fit better
PrivacyNo confirmed breaches found; Hudson Rock flags 205 infostealer credentials tied to; product security page is published.13No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityNo user support evidence foundNo support evidence found
Public sentimentUsers find Preqin Pro genuinely useful for private-markets data, but pricing opacity and a middling 3.8/5 comparison score temper enthusiasm.⁵User reviews are few but uniformly positive, praising data freshness and its edge over legacy databases.
Biggest gotchaEntry tier runs ~$25k/year; full multi-asset-class datasets cost more⁴No self-serve pricing. Third parties report $12K-$15.5K per seat annually . budget five figures per user.

Pick Preqin when

  • Institutional allocators and LP diligence teams
  • Fundraisers targeting LPs across alternatives
  • Consultants and researchers needing private-market benchmarks

When Preqin is not a fit

  • Emerging or first-time fund managers . priced out
  • Anyone needing public-markets data
  • Small firms without a $25k+/yr data budget
  • Buyers who want transparent, self-serve pricing

Pick Altss when

  • PE/VC/credit funds raising LP capital
  • Emerging managers targeting family offices
  • Institutional investor research teams
  • Asset managers mapping allocator contacts

When Altss is not a fit

  • B2B sales teams . Apollo-class tools fit better
  • Anyone needing public pricing or self-serve signup
  • Small funds without a five-figure-per-seat data budget
  • Buyers who need many reviews before trusting a vendor

Sources

  1. Preqin homepage . a part of BlackRockpreqin.com
    official
  2. Preqin Pro product pagepreqin.com
    official
  3. Benefits of your Preqin Free Accountpreqin.com
    official
  4. Preqin Pricing 2026: Entry Starts Around $25,000 a Yearpipelineroad.com
    review
  5. Preqin Pro Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  6. Preqin Products seller page on G2g2.com
    review
  7. Preqin vs PitchBook . RFP.wikirfp.wiki
    review
  8. Preqin vs Masttro . RFP.wikirfp.wiki
    review
  9. Does anyone know how much Preqin costs?? . Redditreddit.com
    review
  10. Why Preqin Fails Emerging Managers . AltSSaltss.com
    news
  11. BlackRock Completes Acquisition of Preqinblackrock.com
    news
  12. BlackRock to take Preqin private in $3.2bn dealfinancierworldwide.com
    news
  13. Preqin . Hudson Rock infostealer credential checkhudsonrock.com
    security
  14. Preqin Security Rating . UpGuardupguard.com
    security
  15. Preqin AmbitionBox employee reviewsambitionbox.com
    review
  16. Balfour Pacific Capital client storypreqin.com
    official