AlphaSense vs. PitchBook

The AlphaSense extensive content universe provides access to the Four Key Perspectives you need to make fully-informed business decisions and get the full scope of the market and your research.

The Four Perspectives AlphaSense utilizes are: 

• Company – documents published by public and private companies, including company filings, presentations, earnings transcripts, ESG reports
• Analyst – research published by top Wall Street analysts on a national and global level
• Journalist – content published in news and trade journals, as well as publications by government agencies and NGOs
• Expert – on-demand interviews with customers, partners, competitors, former employees, and industry experts

PitchBook holds a large amount of private company data that is particularly valuable for VC, PE, and M&A needs, as well as non-financial data such as employee counts, but they simply do not have enough data sets to truly tap into these four key voices that are integral for holistic research. 

When stacked up against the Four Perspectives, here is where PitchBook lacks:

• Company – PitchBook holds limited earning transcripts, no SEC or global filings, and their ESG reports are created in-house. 
• Analyst – PitchBook does not offer access to broker research or aftermarket research. They do have equity research, but it comes at a steep premium. 
• Journalist – PitchBook does not hold any trade journals, which severely limits this perspective.
• Expert – PitchBook does not have an expert transcript library in its content offering. 

For those users who are looking for an end-to-end research process—one that allows them to quickly get smart on an area of interest and understand it from every angle—PitchBook falls short.

Additionally, while PitchBook has a robust keyword search and filtering functionality that allows users to create screeners for private companies and pinpoint specific private companies of interest, they do not have AlphaSense’s AI-based synonym recognition technology nor sentiment analysis, which streamline workflows and prevent research blindspots.

For users who need a 360 degree view of the market and their industries of interest, AlphaSense is the clear choice.

Financial services firms use AlphaSense to make investment decisions with speed, accuracy, and confidence. 

With access to exclusive content sources (such as broker research and an expert call transcript library), AlphaSense users have an insider perspective on competitors and market trends—meaning they stay ahead of the pack when it comes to smart investment strategies.

High-value investment research applications include:

• Asset Management – Pinpoint critical company metrics by analyzing earnings reports.
• Alpha Generation – Find and capitalize on opportunities faster with AI.
• Equity Research – Accelerate due diligence with Smart Search and trend analysis.
• Venture Capital Auditing – Aggregate financial metrics across public and private competitors to validate target companies.
• Sell-side Research – Accelerate earnings and company analysis by recognizing sentiment shifts and important market events earlier.

Wall Street research, once considered exclusive to the financial services industry, is now used by corporations to plan and execute smart market intelligence strategies that give them an edge over competitors.

Corporations can maximize revenue potential through:

• Strategic Planning – Identify growth opportunities with insight from top analysts.
• Competitive Intelligence – Maintain a clear understanding of the competitive landscape and monitor specific competitor performance as needed.
• Trend Tracking – Stay ahead of emerging trends to capitalize on revenue opportunities.
• Market Monitoring – Confidently navigate market shifts by being the first to know of important news and updates.

Earnings season has always been demanding, and advancements in technology have only leveled up the expectations for speed, accuracy, and real-time insight. IR teams use AlphaSense to keep pace with industry demands, all while delivering exceptional reports to stakeholders and executives.

With tools like sentiment analysis, Snippet Explorer (instantly showing the quarter-over-quarter history of keywords and KPIs), and Topic Modules (summarizing key trends from earnings at the company and industry level), earnings analysis becomes faster, more accurate, and more streamlined than ever before.

AlphaSense helps IR teams to:

• Maintain Continuity – Easily access and scan previous earnings call transcripts and other company documents to maintain consistent narratives quarter over quarter.
• Monitor Sentiment Shifts – Recognize significant sentiment changes when they occur and frame them in the most effective way to stakeholders.
• Track Trends – Monitor market trends and understand how they impact your business.
• Prepare for Presentations and Earnings Calls – Never miss an important insight and be prepared for every potential stakeholder question.

“The time saved by using AlphaSense is enormous. It easily saves us several hours a week. Requested information can be prepared in a timely, precise and efficient manner. For our daily work, this is essential.”

— Michael Otto, Director of Investor Relations and Sustainability

Consultants use AlphaSense to access the insights they need to deliver smart strategic services and win more business. Using the AlphaSense platform, consultants across industries can:

• Achieve stronger proposal alignment – Get smart on a company’s strategy and performance faster with access to broker research, expert call transcripts, earnings transcripts, and more.
• Deliver higher-quality market research – Easily analyze 10 years worth of earnings transcripts and get the full picture faster with advanced AI capabilities.
• Build deeper client relationships – Act as a confident thought leader with insights easily surfaced for you.
• Discover the next great M&A opportunity – Get smart on companies and the market landscape quickly, so you can deliver the very best recommendations to your clients.

An annual PitchBook license costs $25,000 for three users and $7,000 per user for additional seats. PitchBook is one of the pricier options in the market, although it comes loaded with plenty of useful features for financial professionals. 

As an AlphaSense user, you can access more information, smarter features, and an extensive content library at a more reasonable price. With Alphasense, you’ll either pay by the enterprise or per seat. Contact us for more information on pricing options.