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A Grata Alternative
Built Around Owners and Deals

Grata is built to find private companies and live mandates. AcquityData is built to show who owns companies, which PE firms invest, who advised the deals and who the people are.

In short

Grata, now part of Datasite, helps teams find private companies, including small founder-owned ones, and track live deals. AcquityData focuses on private equity and M&A relationships: owners, PE firms, past deals, advisors and professionals. Grata is sold by quote; AcquityData publishes its prices: $79 a month or $790 a year.

Key facts

  • Grata (Datasite's Grata Intelligence), by its own figures: 22M+ companies mapped, 10M executive contacts, 55K+ live deals and mandates, 100M+ filings (grata.com)
  • Grata does not publish prices on its site
  • AcquityData: 180K+ companies, 4K+ PE firms, 236K+ transactions, 15K+ professionals
  • AcquityData: $79 a month or $790 a year; 1-day free pass with Google
  • The two count different things: Grata maps companies; AcquityData records deals and relationships

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How do AcquityData and Grata compare?

Facts about Grata come from its own public pages, read on 28 October 2026.

AcquityDataGrata
Built forOwnership and deal relationships in private equity and M&AFinding private companies and moving deals forward in one workspace
Company coverage, own figures180K+ companies, linked to owners and deals22M+ companies mapped, including bootstrapped and founder-owned
Deals236K+ transactions with buyers, sellers and advisors55K+ live deals and mandates from an advisor network, plus transaction data
People15K+ professionals, board seats, banks and law firms10M executive contacts
AIAI Search; AI Connector for Claude and ChatGPTAn M&A agent called Blueflame
PricePublished: $79 a month or $790 a yearNot published; quote-based
How you startSign up online; free one-day passContact sales

When is AcquityData the better fit?

  • You want to see who owns a company and which PE firms invest
  • You want to start on your own at a published price
  • Your work is mostly PE and M&A research

When might Grata fit better?

  • You hunt for small, founder-owned companies that no one tracks
  • You want live mandates from advisors
  • You want one workspace tied to Datasite

Grata is a trademark of its owner. AcquityData is not affiliated with Grata. Information about Grata comes from its public website, as of 28 October 2026. Check its site for current details. Sources: Grata

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  1. Pick a sector and country you know well.
  2. Run the same search in AcquityData and in Grata, and look at what each shows.
  3. Compare what each shows and how fast you got there. Start AcquityData free for a day with Google.
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What is a good Grata alternative?

AcquityData, if your work is ownership and deal research in private equity and M&A. It shows owners, PE firms, past deals, advisors and professionals, at published prices.

Is AcquityData cheaper than Grata?

AcquityData's prices are published ($79 a month or $790 a year). Grata does not publish prices on its site, so request a quote from Grata and compare.

Does AcquityData find small founder-owned companies?

AcquityData covers 180K+ companies, mostly those connected to deals, owners and investors. Grata says it maps 22M+ companies, including small bootstrapped ones, so it is the stronger tool for that search.

Does AcquityData list live deals?

No. It shows past transactions. It is not a marketplace and does not list companies for sale. Grata says it offers live deals and mandates.

Can I use both?

Yes. Some teams use a broad company-finding tool to build a list, and a relationship database to check owners, sponsors and advisors.

Is AcquityData affiliated with Grata or Datasite?

No. Grata and Datasite are trademarks of their owners. This is our own comparison, based on public information read on 28 October 2026.

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