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CB Insights vs Fiscal.ai comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

CB Insights adds Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Acquisitions, Newsletters, and AI coverage that Fiscal.ai skips.

Fiscal.ai includes Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Financials, Transcripts, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, and Valuation Models categories that CB Insights omits.

CB Insights highlights: 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..

Fiscal.ai is known for: Global market coverage for more than 100,000 stocks, ETFs, and funds., Detailed company fundamentals including segments and KPIs for over 2,000 firms, with historical depth expanding by plan tier., and AI Copilot and automated summaries to speed up research; monthly prompt allowances scale with subscription level, with custom summaries on higher tiers..

Fiscal.ai keeps a free entry point that CB Insights lacks.

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CB Insights

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An enterprise-grade market intelligence platform covering both private and public companies. CB Insights combines company profiles, deal tracking, and predictive scoring with AI-powered search and visual analytics. APIs and enterprise integrations (Salesforce, Excel, Snowflake, Microsoft 365 Copilot) are available on paid plans. A 10-day free trial is offered for new users.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
API

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • 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.
  • Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets.
  • Salesforce integration to embed company and investor insights into CRM workflows.
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot Graph Connector to surface CB Insights data directly inside Copilot experiences.

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Fiscal.ai

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A global equities and funds data platform enhanced with AI-driven summaries and Copilot tools. Features range from screeners and dashboards to analyst estimates, ownership datasets, and filings. Plans are gated by data history, AI prompt limits, event counts, and export access. Enterprise unlocks click-through auditability into source filings and U.S. as-reported views, with exports rolling out internationally. The API provides fundamentals, KPIs, and delayed pricing. SOC 2 Type II certified with a public status page.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Global market coverage for more than 100,000 stocks, ETFs, and funds.
  • Detailed company fundamentals including segments and KPIs for over 2,000 firms, with historical depth expanding by plan tier.
  • AI Copilot and automated summaries to speed up research; monthly prompt allowances scale with subscription level, with custom summaries on higher tiers.
  • Analyst data including forward estimates, revisions, price targets, and ratings.
  • Investor-relations coverage with earnings call audio, transcripts, slide decks, filings, and corporate events, with higher tiers removing event caps.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data APIs, Screeners, and Data Visualizations.

Where they differ

CB Insights

Distinct strengths include:

Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Acquisitions
Newsletters
AI
  • 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.
  • Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets.
  • Salesforce integration to embed company and investor insights into CRM workflows.

Fiscal.ai

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Comparison
Portfolio
Watchlist
Alerts
Calendar
Dividends
Splits
Financials
  • Global market coverage for more than 100,000 stocks, ETFs, and funds.
  • Detailed company fundamentals including segments and KPIs for over 2,000 firms, with historical depth expanding by plan tier.
  • AI Copilot and automated summaries to speed up research; monthly prompt allowances scale with subscription level, with custom summaries on higher tiers.
  • Analyst data including forward estimates, revisions, price targets, and ratings.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeCB InsightsFiscal.ai
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, Screeners, Data Visualizations

Unique: Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Acquisitions, Newsletters, AI

Shared: Data APIs, Screeners, Data Visualizations

Unique: Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Financials, Transcripts, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Valuation Models

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Other

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds

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, Mobile, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • 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.
  • Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets.
  • Salesforce integration to embed company and investor insights into CRM workflows.
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot Graph Connector to surface CB Insights data directly inside Copilot experiences.
  • Snowflake data delivery with feeds optimized for AI and analytics use cases.

Unique

  • Global market coverage for more than 100,000 stocks, ETFs, and funds.
  • Detailed company fundamentals including segments and KPIs for over 2,000 firms, with historical depth expanding by plan tier.
  • AI Copilot and automated summaries to speed up research; monthly prompt allowances scale with subscription level, with custom summaries on higher tiers.
  • Analyst data including forward estimates, revisions, price targets, and ratings.
  • Investor-relations coverage with earnings call audio, transcripts, slide decks, filings, and corporate events, with higher tiers removing event caps.
  • Ownership datasets spanning insider transactions, institutional holdings, and 13F filings.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do CB Insights and Fiscal.ai both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, Screeners, and Data Visualizations workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Fiscal.ai offers a free entry point, while CB Insights requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access CB Insights and Fiscal.ai?

Both CB Insights and Fiscal.ai support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

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 Fiscal.ai stands out for Global market coverage for more than 100,000 stocks, ETFs, and funds., Detailed company fundamentals including segments and KPIs for over 2,000 firms, with historical depth expanding by plan tier., and AI Copilot and automated summaries to speed up research; monthly prompt allowances scale with subscription level, with custom summaries on higher tiers..

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