Altss vs Preqin

#At-a-glance comparison

Coverage numbers reflect Altss internal database as of August 2026, including a live 35M+ company dataset. Preqin total-entity, consultant, fund-terms and contact figures were read from Preqin's own Data Coverage Map on August 6, 2026. The 4,592 family-office figure is Preqin's own 2024 "Fundraising from Family Offices" report describing 2023 data; Preqin publishes no newer count. Fund manager and service provider figures from "The Best of Preqin: 2025". Preqin pricing compiled from Vendr transaction data and TrustRadius customer reports.

Preqin has clear advantages in historical fund performance data, institutional LP coverage, and 20+ years of benchmarking depth across alternative assets. Altss leads in family office coverage, data freshness, allocator signals, a live 35M+ company dataset, and the workflow layer around the data: a built-in CRM and pipeline, AI-assisted outreach, a research copilot, an inbox with a meeting notetaker, Scouter, and a relationship graph. Preqin is a database you query and export. Altss pairs that verified data and those allocator signals with the workflow in one platform. Where you spend most of your fundraising time determines which platform delivers more value.

#What is Altss?

#What ships in the platform today

Altss is UI-only: no CSV export, no public API, and no external CRM sync. That is a deliberate product decision, and it is stated on every comparison on this site.

#What is Preqin?

#Coverage comparison

#Data freshness

A family office that promoted a new head of investments last month shows up in Altss within days. In Preqin it appears when the family office updates its own profile, which many private offices never do.

This is the most frequent point raised by prospects switching from Preqin to Altss.

#Methodology: OSINT vs. self-reporting

#Pricing

Altss publishes its price; Preqin does not. On the reported figures, Altss sits materially below Preqin for equivalent user counts and coverage depth, and you can check that before taking a sales call.

Preqin pricing data compiled from Vendr Marketplace transaction data, TrustRadius verified customer reports, and multiple independent third-party pricing databases accessed July 2026.

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If your primary question is “how did this fund perform?”, Preqin delivers more than Altss, and no amount of family-office depth changes that.

Where Preqin wins

1. 01

   Historical fund performance data

   Preqin's 20+ years of IRR, TVPI, DPI, and cash flow data across thousands of funds is unmatched. The platform has transparent return metrics for 15,000+ private capital funds and 30,000+ hedge funds⁴. If your workflow requires benchmarking a specific fund's returns against peers by vintage and strategy, Preqin is the right tool.

2. 02

   Institutional LP brand recognition

   Preqin is the default answer for LP-side due diligence teams at pensions, endowments, and large allocators. "Running the numbers in Preqin" is institutional shorthand. 200,000+ professionals rely on the platform.

3. 03

   Credit and direct lending data

   Preqin's coverage of private debt funds, BDC data, and credit strategy benchmarking goes deeper than Altss's current coverage.

4. 04

   Regulatory history and LP commitments

   For LPs researching how a given institution has allocated across vintages and fund types historically, Preqin's depth is hard to match.

5. 05

   BlackRock backing, and the eFront integration is now shipped

   Preqin became part of BlackRock in March 2025. In February 2026 BlackRock integrated Preqin data into eFront, so an institutional client can run pre-investment intelligence and post-investment analytics in one workflow, with AI research assistants answering questions across market, fund and asset data¹⁰. In May 2026 the same stack expanded into private credit¹¹. For an LP already on Aladdin, that is a workflow advantage Altss cannot match.

6. 06

   AI research over 20 years of history

   Preqin's AI assistants sit on top of two decades of fund performance, allocation and benchmarking data. Altss has a research copilot too, but it answers questions about allocators and current mandates, not about how a 2011-vintage buyout fund performed. On historical questions Preqin's assistant has data ours does not.

7. 07

   Cross-asset-class breadth

   PE, VC, hedge funds, infrastructure, real estate, natural resources. For multi-asset-class firms, Preqin's breadth across alternatives is genuine.

8. 08

   Fund manager coverage

   67,000+ fund managers across 160+ countries — Preqin's GP-side database is broader than Altss's 40,000+ GPs today, and adds fund-performance history Altss does not provide.

9. 09

   Service provider ecosystem

   436,000+ service provider relationships covering placement agents, law firms, fund administrators, auditors, custodians, and prime brokers. Altss carries the category but not the depth: 2,319 service-provider firms, of which only 42 are tagged as consultants. For teams conducting diligence across the full service provider stack, Preqin is the reference and it is not close.

If your primary questions are "How did this fund perform?" or "What are median PE returns by vintage?" — Preqin delivers more than Altss.

#Where Altss wins

1. 01

   Family office depth

   9,000+ family offices⁹, covering North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Preqin publishes no current family-office count⁶; its last published figure was 4,592 for 2023¹. Family-office depth is the single most common reason fund managers switch.

2. 02

   Data freshness

   30-day full re-verification vs. Preqin's survey-based refresh cycles. For fundraising — where current contacts matter more than historical performance — this is decisive.

3. 03

   OSINT methodology

   Every record traces to a public source. No reliance on self-reported survey data. Prospects describe Preqin as "extremely outdated, especially individual and company level data" after long-term use.

4. 04

   Email verification

   Bounce-checking means invalid emails never reach the UI.

5. 05

   Allocator signals

   Mandate shifts, personnel changes, fund launches, and event participation surface as they become publicly observable — not quarterly survey updates.

6. 06

   Data others can't replicate — plus the workflow to act on it

   Preqin is a database you query, then export into separate tools to actually run a raise. Altss ships the data with the workflow: a built-in CRM and pipeline, AI-assisted outreach, a research copilot, an inbox with a meeting notetaker, Scouter for investor discovery, events and conference intelligence, and a relationship graph. It brings targeting, research, CRM, outreach, and pipeline into one place — on top of OSINT data competitors can't match.

7. 07

   Enterprise pricing with emerging manager accessibility

   Altss is scoped to what your team actually needs — coverage tier, seat count, organization type. Reduced rates for Fund I–III. Preqin pricing is sales-gated with a wide reported range ($20K–$120K+) depending on asset classes and seats, and the Vendr average of $51,500/year illustrates where mid-size teams land.

8. 08

   Built for fundraising, not due diligence

   Preqin was architected for LPs doing due diligence. Altss was architected for GPs raising capital. The tools reflect the difference.

9. 09

   Emerging manager friendly

   Preqin is often described by emerging managers as priced for institutional budgets. Altss's pricing, data, and workflow are explicitly built for Fund I and Fund II GPs.

10. 10

    Live 35M+ company dataset, including startups

    Altss runs a live 35M+ company dataset — including startups and VC-backed companies —, completing the fundraising and sourcing relationship graph (LPs → GPs → portfolio companies) on a single OSINT-native platform. Preqin does not focus on company-level coverage.

#What fund managers are saying

^1–4 Testimonials reflect verified customer and prospect feedback captured in recorded evaluation calls between October 2025 and April 2026. Testimonials are lightly edited for clarity and anonymized at speaker request. Full verbatim source transcripts and speaker identities are retained by Altss under NDA and can be provided to qualified prospects on request. References available.

#Which is right for you?

For emerging managers (Fund I & II)

Altss is the clear choice. Preqin's pricing, LP-side orientation, and institutional focus make it a poor fit for managers raising their first institutional capital. Altss offers reduced pricing for emerging managers (Fund I–III), and its family office depth, continually updated allocator signals, and a built-in CRM, AI outreach, and research copilot match the emerging manager workflow directly.

For established GPs raising from family offices

Altss. Nine out of ten fund managers raising primarily from family offices cite Altss's 9,000+ FO coverage as the switching reason from Preqin.

For institutional LPs conducting manager due diligence

Preqin. Fund performance benchmarking, 20+ years of IRR data, and institutional allocation history are what you need — and Altss is built for the raise.

For capital introduction and placement teams

Both, used together. Preqin for LP-side performance benchmarking and fund screening. Altss for current allocator signals and family office outreach targeting. Most sophisticated placement teams use both.

For independent sponsors and deal-by-deal raisers

Altss. Preqin's LP coverage is oriented around committed-fund structures; Altss's signals and family office depth fit better for deal-specific capital raising.

For credit and private debt GPs

Mixed. Preqin has deeper credit benchmarking. Altss has deeper family office coverage for private debt allocators. Evaluate both.

For hedge fund managers

Preqin. 30,000+ hedge funds with transparent returns is what that platform is built to hold.

#Pros and cons

#Using both together

#Frequently asked questions