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Tool Comparison
CB Insights vs FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)
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Comparison highlights
- Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
- Overlap: both cover Data APIs, and Acquisitions.
- Coverage tilt: CB Insights has 5 categories you won't get in FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API); FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) has 2 unique categories.
- Pricing: CB Insights is Subscription; FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) is Free.
Category leaders
- Screeners: CB Insights is tagged for this workflow; FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) has no category votes yet.
- Data Visualizations: CB Insights is tagged for this workflow; FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) has no category votes yet.
Vote sentiment comparison
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Side-by-side metrics
| Attribute | CB Insights | FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) |
|---|---|---|
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks, Other | Other, Stocks |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web, Mobile, API | Web, API |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Subscription | Free |
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat | Not yet | Not yet |
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists | Standard listing | Standard listing |
Coverage overlap
CB Insights strengths
Categories covered by CB Insights but not FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API).
FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) strengths
Categories covered by FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) but not CB Insights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do CB Insights and FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) both support?
Both platforms cover Data APIs, and Acquisitions workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Which tool offers a free plan?
FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) offers a free entry point, while CB Insights requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.
Which tool has mobile access?
CB Insights ships a dedicated mobile experience, while FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
CB Insights differentiates itself with Global company intelligence platform covering private and public companies, investors, deals, and M&A activity., APIs and enterprise data feeds providing structured access to company, funding, and investor datasets., and Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets., whereas FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) stands out for Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934., Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics., and REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination..
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