What are the best Preqin alternatives in 2026?
For fund performance benchmarks, PitchBook and MSCI's Burgiss data are the main Preqin alternatives. For fundraising and allocator research, Dakota and Altss compete on price. Preqin itself is now part of BlackRock, which completed the acquisition on 3 March 2025 (BlackRock, 2025) and is folding its data into Aladdin and eFront.
What changed at Preqin after BlackRock bought it?
Preqin is still sold on its own, but its data now also lives inside BlackRock's software. At closing, BlackRock said Preqin would remain available as a standalone solution and would be integrated with Aladdin and eFront over time (BlackRock, 2025). In February 2026, BlackRock announced that Preqin's data and technology had been integrated into eFront for private markets investors (BlackRock Aladdin, February 2026).
For buyers, the practical questions are whether the standalone product keeps its pace of development and how pricing evolves inside a larger group. Preqin's benchmarks still cover more than 15,000 funds as of June 2026 (Preqin, 2026). Our Preqin cost guide covers what buyers report paying.
Do private fund datasets agree with each other?
Often they do not, which matters when you switch. An analysis of the main private equity datasets by Ludovic Phalippou found that many funds cannot be matched by name across providers, and that reported performance differs for some of the funds that do match, partly because of reporting dates (Ludovic Phalippou). Before you move, test any alternative on the 20 funds you know best.
How did we choose these alternatives?
We split Preqin's work into 3 jobs: fund performance benchmarking, allocator and fundraising research, and fund manager due diligence. For each tool we checked a price reported in 2026 by a named source, which of those jobs it covers and its main gap. We ranked them by how much of a typical Preqin seat each one replaces for a small team.
Which Preqin alternatives are worth a look?
1. PitchBook
PitchBook covers private companies, deals, funds, fund performance and sponsors in one dataset.
- Reported price: about $12,000 to $70,000 a year, quote-based (VC Beast, 2026).
- Best for: teams that want fund data and company and deal data together, especially in venture and growth equity.
- Main gap: similar price band to Preqin, and G2 reviewers report stale data on smaller companies (G2, 2026).
2. MSCI Private Capital Solutions (Burgiss)
MSCI's private capital business, built on Burgiss, offers the Private i portfolio monitoring platform and benchmarks drawn from LP-reported data.
- Reported price: not published; quote-based.
- Best for: LPs that want performance benchmarks sourced from limited partners' own records.
- Main gap: MSCI says Private i lacks some data, including co-investments and certain company-level data (MSCI, 2026).
3. Dakota Marketplace
Dakota is an allocator and fund manager database built for fundraising teams.
- Reported price: Marketplace at $15,500 a year plus $1,000 for each additional user, with custom pricing noted (CostBench, September 2026).
- Best for: fund managers raising capital who need allocator contacts and a CRM link.
- Main gap: a fundraising database first; check the depth of its performance data before relying on it for benchmarking.
4. Altss
Altss is an allocator intelligence database aimed at fund managers raising capital.
- Reported price: from $15,500 according to TrustRadius (TrustRadius, 2026).
- Best for: finding allocators and their mandates for a fundraise.
- Main gap: by its own account it does not cover historical fund returns (Altss, 2026).
5. Tamarly Intelligence
Tamarly Intelligence is Tamarly's research platform on companies, funds, countries and markets, built from official filings and open data.
- Published price: Free plan at $0; Level 2 at $145 a month; Level 3 at $399 a month; 7 days of Level 3 free, no card.
- Best for: researching fund managers and funds from SEC filings, including Form ADV, Form D and 13F holdings, with every figure linked to its source.
- Main gap: no fund performance benchmarks and no LP commitment data, which are Preqin's core.
6. SEC EDGAR
EDGAR is the SEC's free filing database.
- Price: free.
- Best for: checking a US fund manager's Form ADV, a fund's Form D or an institution's 13F yourself.
- Main gap: no returns, no benchmarks and no cleaning; you read each filing by hand.
How do the Preqin alternatives compare?
| Tool | Reported or published price | Best for | Main gap | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preqin | Quote-based; $20,000 to $50,000 a year estimated for 2 to 5 users | Fund performance, LPs, managers | BlackRock ownership; price | Altss |
| PitchBook | $12,000 to $70,000 a year | Funds plus companies and deals | Price | VC Beast |
| MSCI (Burgiss) | Quote-based | LP-sourced benchmarks | Co-investment and company data | MSCI |
| Dakota Marketplace | $15,500 a year plus $1,000 per extra user | Fundraising | Performance depth | CostBench |
| Altss | From $15,500 | Allocator research | No historical returns | TrustRadius |
| Tamarly Intelligence | $0 to $399 a month, published | Manager and fund research from SEC filings | No benchmarks or LP data | Tamarly |
| SEC EDGAR | Free | Primary filings | No returns; manual | SEC |
Prices above are reported by third parties, several of which sell competing tools. Check current terms with each vendor.
When should you keep Preqin?
Keep Preqin if your work depends on fund performance benchmarks by vintage and strategy, LP commitment histories or a single dataset that your investment committee already trusts. If you run Aladdin or eFront, the integration may also make Preqin the easier choice. Switching makes more sense when your main job is fundraising, where allocator databases cost less, or manager due diligence, where SEC filings answer much of the question. Our PitchBook vs Preqin comparison covers the benchmark question in more depth.
Where does Tamarly Intelligence fit?
Tamarly Intelligence covers 2,888 funds, with holdings for 1,290 and country exposure for 2,696, and 15,359 fund managers from SEC filings, alongside 19,910 company pages and 22 sectors. It is built from free and open data only, such as SEC EDGAR (Form D, 13F and Form ADV), GLEIF and UK Companies House, and every figure links to the filing or record it came from. It suits fund manager due diligence and allocators screening managers; our guide on how to read a Form ADV shows what that filing tells you. It does not replace Preqin's performance benchmarks or LP commitment data.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Preqin still available after the BlackRock acquisition?
Yes. BlackRock said at closing in March 2025 that Preqin would remain available as a standalone solution while being integrated with Aladdin and eFront over time (BlackRock, 2025).
What is the best Preqin alternative for fund performance data?
PitchBook and MSCI's Burgiss data are the main alternatives for fund performance benchmarks. Test both on funds you know, since reported figures for the same fund can differ between datasets (Ludovic Phalippou).
Is there a cheaper alternative to Preqin for fundraising?
Allocator databases such as Dakota and Altss are priced from about $15,500 a year according to third-party listings (CostBench, September 2026; TrustRadius, 2026). Neither replaces Preqin's performance benchmarks.
About the author. Melvine Manchau is the founder of Tamarly and author of the Tamarly Newsletter. He previously worked at PwC, Salesforce, BlackRock/eFront and Lazard.
About Tamarly Research. Tamarly Research is part of Tamarly Media, which holds no investment positions. Tamarly is a New York research house that studies how AI is changing regulated institutions.