AlphaSense vs Sourcescrub for private company research
AlphaSense and Sourcescrub answer different questions about a private company. AlphaSense searches documents: filings, broker research and expert call transcripts, plus financial data. Sourcescrub finds companies to approach: profiles assembled from the sources where companies appear, for deal sourcing. Filings-based data, which is where DFX fits, answers a third question: who has funded, owned or lent to the company, by the record.
Facts about other companies as of , each linked to its source below. DFX currently tracks 8,226 private equity firms, 16,513 venture capital firms and 2,591 private credit firms, as of 30 October 2026.
How providers were chosen
- AlphaSense and Sourcescrub are compared on what each covers for private company research, according to sources we fetched and dated.
- The list is in alphabetical order and is not a ranking. Nothing is scored, and prices are not stated.
- DFX Intelligence publishes this page and is on it; where it is weaker is stated below the comparison.
The 3 providers, in alphabetical order
| Provider | What it is | For private company research | Compared with DFX |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlphaSense | AlphaSense is an AI search and research platform over 500+ million financial and business documents, including Tegus expert transcripts, broker research, company filings and financial data.[1] | Documents about a company: filings, broker research and Tegus expert call transcripts, with private and public financial data.[1] | DFX vs AlphaSense |
| DFX Intelligencepublisher of this page | DFX Intelligence is a private-market intelligence and data company whose Data Factory resolves US public filings and registries into one graph of firms, funds, companies, people and dated events, with a source and a date on every fact. | The capital side as datasets of their own: investment advisers by CRD, family offices, institutional allocators with dated commitments, independent sponsors and BDC positions. Every fact names the public record it was read from and the date it was read. Headline counts, rankings and dataset pages are free to read, dated, and carry a recommended citation. | Where DFX is weaker |
| Sourcescrub | Sourcescrub is a deal sourcing platform that connects 17M companies with the 290,000 sources and lists where they can be found, and is joining forces with Grata.[2] | Finding companies to approach: 17M company profiles assembled from 290,000 sources, for deal origination.[2] | DFX vs Sourcescrub |
Where DFX fits, and where it is weaker
What DFX covers for private company research:
- The capital side as datasets of their own: investment advisers by CRD, family offices, institutional allocators with dated commitments, independent sponsors and BDC positions. method
- Every fact names the public record it was read from and the date it was read. method
- Headline counts, rankings and dataset pages are free to read, dated, and carry a recommended citation. method
Where DFX is weaker:
- Companies appear where the record ties them to capital: portfolio companies, venture-backed companies, deal targets and BDC borrowers. It is not a general directory of private companies. method
- No expert interviews or expert call service. method
- No broker research. method
Each DFX dataset, with its method, coverage and how to cite it, is on the datasets page.
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Sources
- AlphaSense home page, read 10 October 2026.
- Sourcescrub home page, read 10 October 2026.
Every statement about another company on this page comes from the sources above, read on the dates shown. We do not state prices, ratings or judgements about another company's data, and the order of the list is alphabetical. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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