★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
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Tool Comparison
CB Insights vs Euromonitor (Passport)
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CB Insights
Best for sheets / excel add-ins and screeners
Contact for pricing · Web · Mobile · API
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You care about sheets / excel add-ins, screeners, and data visualizations, things Euromonitor (Passport) doesn't offer
Pick Euromonitor (Passport) instead if
Euromonitor (Passport)
Best for macro data
Subscription, One-time · Web · API
- You care about macro data, something CB Insights doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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The verdict
The bottom line
CB Insights simply does more: 7 categories to Euromonitor (Passport)'s 2, including sheets / excel add-ins, screeners, and data visualizations, plus a mobile app. Euromonitor (Passport) counters by keeping things simpler. On paper they're closely matched, so let pricing, platform fit, and the details below break the tie.
Key differences at a glance
- Mobile app
- CB Insights
- Broader coverage
- CB Insights7 vs 2 categories
- Asset coverage
- CB InsightsAdds stocks
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Contact for pricing | Subscription, One-time |
Free tier | No | No |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | 3 limits: Browser Analyst: pricing: Request pricing, Enterprise Platform: pricing: Request pricing +1 more | — |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | — | No |
Integrations | Salesforce, Microsoft Excel +6 more | — |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | — |
Categories covered | 7 | 2 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa |
| Try it | Visit CB Insights | Visit Euromonitor (Passport) |
Standout features
What CB Insights does best
- Research private and public companies, investors, funding rounds, M&A, business relationships, earnings, markets, and competitive landscapes.
- Use company profiles, market analytics, visual dashboards, deal insights, and sector tracking to map markets and competitors.
- Use Mosaic Score and other proprietary measures to evaluate private-company health and growth signals.
- Use Strategy Terminal, Browser Analyst, ChatCBI, and team-of-agents workflows for AI-assisted scouting, briefs, trend discovery, and market analysis.
- Pull CB Insights data into workflows through Excel, Salesforce, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Snowflake, Zapier, Affinity, A2A, MCP-style, and data-solution integrations where licensed.
What Euromonitor (Passport) does best
- Research global industries, economies, countries, consumer markets, channels, companies, brands, and category trends from one subscription platform.
- Use Passport data for market sizing, category growth, consumer behavior, channel analysis, macro context, and country or industry comparisons.
- Access reports, expert insights, forecasts, market sizes, company shares, brand shares, and statistical datasets where your subscription includes them.
- Use Passport AI for natural-language market-research questions and concise summaries across subscribed Passport sources.
- Use official Passport APIs, including statistics and insights delivery, to integrate subscribed content into internal dashboards, models, and workflows.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksOther | Other |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | Not specified | REST |
API auth & delivery | Not specified | Auth: OAuth2 |
Integrations | SalesforceMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft 365 CopilotSnowflakeAffinityZapierA2AMCP | Not specified |
Export formats | Not specified | ExcelPDFPowerPoint |
| Plans & trust | ||
Vendor & support | CB Information Services, Inc.Country: United StatesSupport: Email and Phone | Euromonitor International LtdCountry: United KingdomFounded 1972Support: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 4/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
Green tags are exclusive to that tool in this comparison.
Pricing breakdown
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Starting price
Plans & pricing
- pricing: Request pricing
- pricing: Request pricing
- pricing: Request pricing
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Starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
1Where the two tools cover the same ground.
CB Insights strengths
6What you only get with CB Insights.
Euromonitor (Passport) strengths
1What you only get with Euromonitor (Passport).
Community category leaders
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between CB Insights and Euromonitor (Passport)?
CB Insights leans toward APIs & data feeds, sheets / excel add-ins, and screeners, while Euromonitor (Passport) puts more weight on APIs & data feeds and macro data. They overlap in 1 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do CB Insights and Euromonitor (Passport) cost?
Neither has a free plan; you'll need a paid subscription for the full feature set of either. Check each tool's current plan details before buying.
Can I use CB Insights or Euromonitor (Passport) on my phone?
CB Insights lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. Euromonitor (Passport) doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Do CB Insights and Euromonitor (Passport) have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose CB Insights or Euromonitor (Passport)?
It depends on what you're after. Pick CB Insights if sheets / excel add-ins and screeners matter to you; go with Euromonitor (Passport) if you'd rather have macro data. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do CB Insights and Euromonitor (Passport) cover?
Both cover other. CB Insights also handles stocks.
Can I export data from CB Insights and Euromonitor (Passport)?
Euromonitor (Passport) exports to Excel. CB Insights is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: CB Insights or Euromonitor (Passport)?
CB Insights has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Euromonitor (Passport) doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
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