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title: "Altss vs Preqin (2026): Full Comparison for Fund Managers"
description: "An honest comparison of Altss and Preqin for fund managers raising from family offices and institutional allocators. Coverage, data freshness, OSINT…"
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# Altss vs Preqin

By Altss  April 19, 2026  15 min read  Competitor figures re-checked August 6, 2026

Preqin is the legacy institutional database for alternative assets, which became part of BlackRock via a $3.2 billion acquisition completed in March 2025. Altss is an OSINT-native allocator-intelligence platform: verified family-office and institutional-LP data plus a built-in CRM, AI-assisted outreach, a research copilot, an inbox with a meeting notetaker, Scouter, events and conference intelligence, and a relationship graph — built for fund managers raising from family offices and institutional allocators. Both have strengths; this page covers where each wins, honestly.

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The short answer

Choose Altss when

You are raising from family offices or global allocators and need current contacts, mandate signals, and the outreach workflow in one place.

Choose Preqin when

You are benchmarking fund returns, researching how an institution allocated across vintages, or need credit and hedge-fund depth. Preqin's 20+ years of IRR, TVPI and DPI data is not something Altss replicates.

9,000+

Family offices in Altss database

150,000+

Private-markets entities (broad)

35M+

Companies live

Dated

Full database re-verification cycle

## At-a-glance comparison

At-a-glance comparison of Altss and Preqin

| Dimension | Altss | Preqin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Founded | 2025 | 2003 (became part of BlackRock in March 2025 via $3.2B acquisition[2](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-2)) |
| Team size | 11 (lean, OSINT-first team) | 500+ employees across 16 offices globally[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4) |
| Family office coverage | 9,000+ global family offices[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9) | Not broken out on Preqin's public Data Coverage Map. Last figure Preqin itself published: **4,592** (2023 data, 2024 report)[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1)[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6) |
| Institutional LP coverage | Allocator-only count not separately stated; see dated coverage definitions | Extensive — 170,000+ total entities (investors, fund managers, placement agents, service providers, advisors) per Preqin Data Coverage Map[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6) |
| Fund manager (GP) coverage | GPs tracked with strategy, fund status and LP base; no fund-performance benchmarking | 67,000+ fund managers across 160+ countries (2025)[3](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-3) |
| LP-to-fund commitments | 543,250 LP-to-fund commitments across 683,549 funds, plus 48,829 allocation records[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9) | Extensive, and paired with performance history Altss does not hold[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4) |
| Fund performance data | Not provided | 15,000+ private capital funds and 30,000+ hedge funds with transparent returns[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4) |
| Service providers | 2,319 service-provider firms including consultants, law firms, fund administrators and placement agents — a category Altss carries but has not built out[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9) | 436,000+ service provider relationships[3](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-3) |
| Data collection method | Open-source intelligence and research with available source evidence and record-level verification dates | Mix of FOIA requests, self-reporting surveys, manual analyst research, voluntary contributions, and public filings |
| Data refresh cycle | Source-specific dates; no universal freshness guarantee | Survey-based cycles for contact and mandate data |
| Email verification | Bounce-checked before records appear; invalid mailboxes never reach the user | Self-reported contact data; no independent verification |
| Allocator signals | Yes — mandate shifts, personnel changes, event participation, fund launches, surfaced as they become publicly observable | Historical allocations and fund performance focus |
| Workflow tooling | Database plus 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 | Database and reporting; no built-in outreach, CRM, or pipeline |
| Fund performance benchmarking | Not provided | Deep — 20+ years of IRR, TVPI, DPI benchmarks |
| AI features | In-platform research copilot over allocator data, AI-assisted outreach, and a meeting notetaker | AI research assistants across market, fund and asset data inside BlackRock eFront (February 2026)[10](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-10); no outreach or CRM layer |
| Pricing | Published. Intelligence plans **$15,000–$25,000/year**, one named user included. **Altss Fundraising OS from $25,000/year** adds the CRM, AI outreach and meeting intelligence. | Sales-gated. Typically $20,000–$50,000/yr for small teams (2–5 users); $50,000–$120,000/yr mid-size. Average per Vendr transaction data: $51,500/yr[8](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-8) |
| Best for | Fund managers raising from family offices and global LPs | LPs doing due diligence, fund performance benchmarking, institutional investors |

At-a-glance comparison of Altss and Preqin

- Founded

  Altss

  2025

  Preqin

  2003 (became part of BlackRock in March 2025 via $3.2B acquisition[2](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-2))
- Team size

  Altss

  11 (lean, OSINT-first team)

  Preqin

  500+ employees across 16 offices globally[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4)
- Family office coverage

  Altss

  9,000+ global family offices[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9)

  Preqin

  Not broken out on Preqin's public Data Coverage Map. Last figure Preqin itself published: **4,592** (2023 data, 2024 report)[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1)[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6)
- Institutional LP coverage

  Altss

  Allocator-only count not separately stated; see dated coverage definitions

  Preqin

  Extensive — 170,000+ total entities (investors, fund managers, placement agents, service providers, advisors) per Preqin Data Coverage Map[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6)
- Fund manager (GP) coverage

  Altss

  GPs tracked with strategy, fund status and LP base; no fund-performance benchmarking

  Preqin

  67,000+ fund managers across 160+ countries (2025)[3](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-3)
- LP-to-fund commitments

  Altss

  543,250 LP-to-fund commitments across 683,549 funds, plus 48,829 allocation records[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9)

  Preqin

  Extensive, and paired with performance history Altss does not hold[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4)
- Fund performance data

  Altss

  Not provided

  Preqin

  15,000+ private capital funds and 30,000+ hedge funds with transparent returns[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4)
- Service providers

  Altss

  2,319 service-provider firms including consultants, law firms, fund administrators and placement agents — a category Altss carries but has not built out[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9)

  Preqin

  436,000+ service provider relationships[3](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-3)
- Data collection method

  Altss

  Open-source intelligence and research with available source evidence and record-level verification dates

  Preqin

  Mix of FOIA requests, self-reporting surveys, manual analyst research, voluntary contributions, and public filings
- Data refresh cycle

  Altss

  Source-specific dates; no universal freshness guarantee

  Preqin

  Survey-based cycles for contact and mandate data
- Email verification

  Altss

  Bounce-checked before records appear; invalid mailboxes never reach the user

  Preqin

  Self-reported contact data; no independent verification
- Allocator signals

  Altss

  Yes — mandate shifts, personnel changes, event participation, fund launches, surfaced as they become publicly observable

  Preqin

  Historical allocations and fund performance focus
- Workflow tooling

  Altss

  Database plus 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

  Preqin

  Database and reporting; no built-in outreach, CRM, or pipeline
- Fund performance benchmarking

  Altss

  Not provided

  Preqin

  Deep — 20+ years of IRR, TVPI, DPI benchmarks
- AI features

  Altss

  In-platform research copilot over allocator data, AI-assisted outreach, and a meeting notetaker

  Preqin

  AI research assistants across market, fund and asset data inside BlackRock eFront (February 2026)[10](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-10); no outreach or CRM layer
- Pricing

  Altss

  Published. Intelligence plans **$15,000–$25,000/year**, one named user included. **Altss Fundraising OS from $25,000/year** adds the CRM, AI outreach and meeting intelligence.

  Preqin

  Sales-gated. Typically $20,000–$50,000/yr for small teams (2–5 users); $50,000–$120,000/yr mid-size. Average per Vendr transaction data: $51,500/yr[8](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-8)
- Best for

  Altss

  Fund managers raising from family offices and global LPs

  Preqin

  LPs doing due diligence, fund performance benchmarking, institutional investors

*Altss coverage numbers are approved published counts with no measurement date recorded unless one is stated, plus a live 35M+ company dataset revised August 6, 2026. 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.

Filters

- Entity typeFamily office
- MandatePrivate equity
- Cheque size$5M – $25M
- GeographyGlobal
- SignalRecorded activity

150,000+ private-markets entities (broad) · published scope

 Illustrative rows · not live results

| Type | Region | AUM band | Decision makers | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SFO | US · West | $1B–$5B | 3 | Example |
| MFO | US · East | $5B–$25B | 5 | Example |
| MFO | UK | $1B–$5B | 2 | Example |
| SFO | CH | $250M–$1B | 4 | Example |
| SFO | CA | Over $25B | 6 | Example |

Source Example reference

Checked Example date

Context Unknowns retained

Illustrative record layout. Illustrative research layout: compare a record’s available source evidence and verification date before deciding what to investigate next.

## What is Altss?

Altss is an OSINT-native allocator-intelligence platform built for managers raising capital in alternative assets. The data layer is OSINT-powered: instead of relying on self-reported survey data, Altss uses open-source intelligence — SEC filings (Form ADV, Form D, 13F), pension CAFRs, Form 990 and 990-PF for foundations, endowment annual reports, sovereign wealth fund disclosures, verified corporate registries, and published allocator statements — to build verified profiles of 9,000+ family offices and 150,000+ private-markets entities worldwide[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9).

Public records carry source-specific dates where available. No population-wide measured refresh cadence or universal verification deadline is established here. Page modified, source captured, fact observed, entity verified and aggregate measured describe different events. Check the date attached to the relevant claim; a missing verification date means unknown. Stored source history does not establish a customer-facing historical-analysis interface.

Around that data sits 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 connecting LPs, GPs, and the people who move between them. Preqin is a database you query and export into other tools; Altss pairs the data with a built-in CRM, AI outreach, a research copilot, and a meeting notetaker in one platform.

Altss was built by former fund managers and OSINT specialists who experienced firsthand the inefficiency of legacy databases.

**Altss now runs a live 35M+ company dataset, including startups and VC-backed companies.** It completes the relationship graph: LPs → GPs → portfolio companies, all within a single OSINT-native platform.

## What ships in the platform today

Every capability below is live for customers today. They sit in two places: the Intelligence plans, and Altss Fundraising OS, which adds the fundraising and IR workflow on top. Roadmap items are named as roadmap on the [platform page](https://altss.com/platform), never here.

### Included in every Intelligence plan

Global plans from $15,000/year

- #### AI-assisted research

  In-product natural-language research over the selected coverage, with supporting evidence and limitations.
- #### Agentic knowledge base

  Research across available filings, registries and profiles with source evidence.
- #### Scouter

  Investor discovery and targeting inside the authenticated research workflow.

Research copilot

Which family offices backed a first-time healthcare manager in the last 18 months?

1

Single family office · Boston

Source reference Date Unknowns

2

Single family office · Geneva

Source reference Date Unknowns

3

Multi-family office · Toronto

Source reference Date Unknowns

Evidence and source availability vary by record.

Ask in plain language; inspect the supporting sources and unknowns. Interface illustration.

### Altss Fundraising OS

From $25,000/year, in three configurations

- #### Native investor CRM

  Altss is not a general-purpose CRM company. Altss Fundraising OS includes a native investor CRM and pipeline; Intelligence plans provide the research layer. Standard subscriptions do not include external CRM sync.
- #### AI-assisted outreach

  Fundraising OS supports AI-assisted outreach and sequenced follow-ups under customer review and authorization. Altss does not independently solicit investors on behalf of customers or provide a bulk email-blasting service.
- #### Meeting intelligence

  Meeting records and follow-up context inside authorized fundraising workflows.
- #### Inbox and interaction context

  Customer-authorized communication context within the fundraising workflow.
- #### Events intelligence

  Conference and event context for research and preparation.
- #### Relationship and warm-path mapping

  Altss maps relationship paths that help users understand whom they already know around a target. Users independently decide whether to request an introduction through their own relationships. Altss does not make or broker investor introductions.

Pipeline

Researching 24

Single family office · Zurich

Mandate signal

Endowment · US Midwest

Mandate signal

MFO · Singapore

Mandate signal

First contact 11

Foundation · Nordics

Mandate signal

SFO · Gulf

Mandate signal

In diligence 5

Pension · Netherlands

Mandate signal

Fund of funds · UK

Mandate signal

The investor CRM: allocator records move through your pipeline with their signals attached. Interface illustration.

Outreach · draft for review

Warm path

Your firm

Co-investor

Target allocator

Illustrative relationship evidence

Step 2 of 4 · follow-up Awaiting your approval

Send from your mailbox Edit

An illustrative relationship path beside a follow-up draft for customer review. Interface illustration.

*Standard subscription intelligence is used in-platform. No public raw-data API, CSV export or bulk download of Altss content, data feed or graph-replication access is offered; customers can export their own data. Public factual pages and their Markdown equivalents may be read and cited. Agents accepts scoped requests for bounded paid results through manual commercial review; no automated external task transport is live.*

## What is Preqin?

Preqin is a London-headquartered alternative assets data provider, founded in 2003. In March 2025, Preqin became part of BlackRock through a $3.2 billion acquisition[2](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-2) — one of the largest private capital data acquisitions in history. Preqin founder Mark O'Hare has since launched Valhalla Ventures, his own family office allocating 70% of its portfolio outside public markets. Preqin data is now being integrated into BlackRock's Aladdin ecosystem via eFront Insight.

Preqin pioneered the institutional LP database category and remains the most widely recognized provider of fund performance benchmarking in private equity, private debt, venture capital, hedge funds, infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources. Per Preqin's own 2025 coverage reports, the platform covers:

- **67,000+ fund managers** across 160+ countries[3](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-3)
- **170,000+ total entities** (investors, fund managers, placement agents, service providers, advisors)[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6)
- **15,000+ private capital funds** with transparent return data[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4)
- **30,000+ hedge funds** globally[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4)
- **436,000+ service provider relationships**[3](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-3)
- **4,592 family offices** (per Preqin's 2024 "Fundraising from Family Offices" report, up 3x from 1,285 in 2019)[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1)
- **500+ employees** across 16 global offices[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4)
- **200,000+ professional users** rely on Preqin[5](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-5)

For LPs conducting due diligence on fund managers, Preqin's benchmarking data is difficult to match.

Preqin uses a combination of FOIA requests (which Preqin pioneered for collecting transparent fund return data), voluntary fund manager submissions, self-reported survey data, manual analyst research, and public filings. Contact and mandate data are updated via survey cycles; deal news and fund closes refresh more frequently.

## Coverage comparison

Family offices

Altss

9,000+

Preqin

No current figure published

Preqin's Data Coverage Map has no family-office line item (read August 6, 2026). Its last self-published count was 4,592, describing 2023[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1)[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6).

Funds with performance data

Altss

Not provided

Preqin

15,000+ private capital

Plus 30,000+ hedge funds. This is Preqin's category, not ours[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4).

Property ownership linked to firms

Altss

66,409 firm-linked

Preqin

Not published

From a corpus of 91,191,608 US parcels with 14,500,336 distinct owners resolved to entity type, plus French and APAC/MENA land registries and 534,223 deed records. Measured August 10, 2026.

Aircraft and vessels linked to owners

Altss

1,362 aircraft, 4,966 vessels

Preqin

Not published

Identified and linked to the owning entity, across 861 firms for aircraft. Measured August 10, 2026.

Relationship graph

Altss

7,871,996 edges

Preqin

Not published

Across 6,493,533 resolved entities, including 3,584,276 firm-to-firm edges and 1,866,710 introduction paths. Derived from public transactions, filings and registries. Measured August 10, 2026.

### Family office coverage

Altss tracks **9,000+ family offices globally**[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9). Preqin does not publish a current family-office count: its public Data Coverage Map breaks out investors, fund managers, service providers, consultants and funds, but has no family-office line item (read August 6, 2026)[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6). The last figure Preqin published itself was **4,592**, in its 2024 "Fundraising from Family Offices" report, describing 2023 data[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1). Treat that number as two years old, not as current coverage. Altss coverage extends beyond the top 200 U.S. names into European industrial families, Asian dynastic wealth, Middle Eastern family conglomerates, and emerging-market principal investors.

Preqin's family office coverage has historically been the weaker part of its dataset. The platform was built for institutional LPs and performs best there. Preqin's own data shows the segment tripled from 1,285 in 2019 to 4,592 in 2023[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1), which is why a 2023 count is a poor guide to 2026 coverage on either side. If Preqin publishes a current figure, we will update this page and date it.

### Institutional LP coverage

Preqin's institutional LP database is deep — pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, insurers — with 20+ years of allocation history. Altss covers 150,000+ private-markets entities with current mandate, personnel, and allocation signals, but does not match Preqin's historical depth on fund-level performance data.

### Geographic depth

Preqin has historically been strongest in North American institutional coverage. Altss has deliberately prioritized global family office depth — Asia, Middle East, and Europe — where Preqin's coverage is thinner.

## Data freshness

Personnel changes have source-specific timing. Review the published evidence and verification date rather than assuming a fixed update deadline.

Fund managers raising capital need current mandates, working emails, and accurate personnel information.

### Altss

- Public records carry source-specific dates where available. No population-wide measured refresh cadence or universal verification deadline is established here. Page modified, source captured, fact observed, entity verified and aggregate measured describe different events. Check the date attached to the relevant claim; a missing verification date means unknown. Stored source history does not establish a customer-facing historical-analysis interface.
- Continually updated on personnel changes, mandate shifts, and fund launches
- Every email is bounce-checked before appearing in the platform
- Every record is traceable to a public source with a verification timestamp

### Preqin

- Survey-based refresh for most contact and mandate fields
- Deal news and fund closes updated more frequently
- Self-reported contact data; no independent verification
- Contact and personnel data depends on firm proactively submitting updates

## Methodology: OSINT vs. self-reporting

The core methodological difference shapes everything downstream.

**Preqin's approach:** Survey-based plus manual analyst research, with FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests used to collect transparent fund return data — a methodology Preqin pioneered. Family offices and institutional LPs submit information via questionnaires. Preqin's analyst team supplements with public disclosures and industry research. Voluntary data contributions come from thousands of fund managers. This model produces deep historical data but struggles with currency — a family office that hasn't updated its Preqin profile in 18 months shows 18-month-old contact and mandate information.

**Altss's approach:** OSINT-first. Altss treats LP intelligence as an open-source intelligence problem. Data is sourced from SEC filings (Form ADV, Form D, 13F), state pension CAFRs, Form 990 and 990-PF for foundations, endowment annual reports, sovereign wealth fund disclosures, verified corporate registries, public news, and published statements. Every record is traceable to its public source and timestamped. Nothing relies on the allocator filling out a survey.

The practical difference: a personnel change can be reviewed through its source evidence and record date, whereas the same change might not appear in Preqin until the family office proactively updates its Preqin profile — which many private family offices never do.

## Pricing

### Altss

Published, and materially below Preqin's $51,500 average for LP-focused fundraising workflows[8](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-8). **Family Office Intelligence $15,000/year**, **Global Investor Intelligence $18,000**, **Full Market Intelligence $25,000**. One named user included; additional named users $5,000 each. **Altss Fundraising OS from $25,000/year** adds the investor CRM, AI outreach and meeting intelligence. Full detail is on the pricing page.

### Preqin

**Preqin (based on Vendr transaction data and customer reports, 2026):**

- Small teams (2–5 users, 1–2 asset classes): **$20,000–$50,000/year**[8](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-8)
- Mid-size teams (5–15 users, 2–4 asset classes): **$50,000–$120,000/year**[8](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-8)
- Larger enterprise deployments: **$120,000+/year**[8](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-8)
- Average per Vendr transaction data: **~$51,500/year**[8](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-8)
- Entry-level subscriptions with very limited scope reported from $5,000/year
- API access typically adds 30–60% to base subscription cost

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.*

## 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

The two platforms are built for different jobs. These are the jobs Preqin is built for.

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 funds[4](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-4). 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 data[10](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-10). In May 2026 the same stack expanded into private credit[11](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-11). 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 GP coverage 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 offices[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9), covering North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Preqin publishes no current family-office count[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6); its last published figure was 4,592 for 2023[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1).
2. 02

   ### Data freshness

   Public records carry source-specific dates where available. No population-wide measured refresh cadence or universal verification deadline is established here. Page modified, source captured, fact observed, entity verified and aggregate measured describe different events. Check the date attached to the relevant claim; a missing verification date means unknown. Stored source history does not establish a customer-facing historical-analysis interface.
3. 03

   ### OSINT methodology

   Every record traces to a public source. No reliance on self-reported survey data.
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 scoped to your team

   Altss is scoped to what your team actually needs — coverage tier, seat count, organization type. 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 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.

## Full feature comparison

Full feature comparison of Altss and Preqin

- Feature | Altss | Preqin
- Coverage
- Family office coverage | Yes: 9,000+ (global) | Partial: Not published; 4,592 as of 2023 report
- Institutional LP coverage | Yes: Allocator-only count not separately stated; see dated coverage definitions | Yes: 170,000+ total entities
- Fund manager (GP) coverage | Yes: Strategy, fund status and LP base; 683,549 fund records (2026-08-08) | Yes: 67,000+ across 160+ countries
- Fund count with performance | Not tracked | Yes: 15,000+ private capital funds; 30,000+ hedge funds
- Fund performance benchmarking | No: Not provided | Yes: Best-in-class (IRR, TVPI, DPI)
- 20+ years historical data | Yes: 1,180,090 deals dated 2006 or later | Yes
- Companies dataset | Yes: Live 35M+ | No: Not a focus
- Data quality and method
- Data refresh cycle | Yes: See record dates | Partial: Survey-based
- Mandate-shift signals | Yes | No
- Email bounce-verification | Yes | No
- OSINT source traceability | Yes | No
- Self-reporting dependency | No: None | Partial: High
- FOIA data collection | Yes | Yes: (Preqin pioneered for fund returns)
- Personnel change tracking | Yes: Continually updated | Partial: Lagging
- Workflow
- Event & conference intelligence | Yes | No
- Built-in CRM & pipeline | Yes | No
- AI-assisted outreach | Yes | No
- Research copilot | Yes | No
- Inbox + meeting notetaker | Yes | No
- RIA coverage | Yes: 38,500+ matched to Form ADV | Partial: Limited
- Relationship graph | Yes: 7,871,996 edges over 6,493,533 entities | Partial: Data only, no workflow
- Commercial
- Published pricing | Yes: Global plans from $15K/yr; Fundraising OS from $25K | No: Sales-gated
- Credit/direct lending benchmarks | Partial: Limited | Yes: Deep
- Regulatory filing integration | Yes: Form ADV, Form D, 13F | Yes
- Global family office coverage | Yes: NA/EU/Asia/ME | Partial: Primarily US/EU
- Emerging manager focus | Yes | No
- Cross-asset-class coverage | Partial: LP-side plus live company dataset; no fund-performance benchmarks | Yes: PE/VC/HF/Infra/RE/NR
- Hedge fund coverage | Partial: Limited | Yes: 30,000+ funds
- Service provider coverage | Partial: 2,319 firms; thin on consultants | Yes: 436,000+ relationships
- Employee count | 11 (lean team) | 500+ across 16 offices
- Total professional users | Growing | 200,000+
- UI-only access (no data export) | Yes: By design | No: API add-on available
- Starting price | Global plans from $15,000/year (Family Office Intelligence) | ~$20K–$50K/year (2–5 users, per Vendr)
- Enterprise ownership | Altss LLC | BlackRock (completed March 2025, $3.2B)

Full feature comparison of Altss and Preqin

### Coverage

- Family office coverage

  Altss

  Yes: 9,000+ (global)

  Preqin

  Partial: Not published; 4,592 as of 2023 report
- Institutional LP coverage

  Altss

  Yes: Allocator-only count not separately stated; see dated coverage definitions

  Preqin

  Yes: 170,000+ total entities
- Fund manager (GP) coverage

  Altss

  Yes: Strategy, fund status and LP base; 683,549 fund records (2026-08-08)

  Preqin

  Yes: 67,000+ across 160+ countries
- Fund count with performance

  Altss

  Not tracked

  Preqin

  Yes: 15,000+ private capital funds; 30,000+ hedge funds
- Fund performance benchmarking

  Altss

  No: Not provided

  Preqin

  Yes: Best-in-class (IRR, TVPI, DPI)
- 20+ years historical data

  Altss

  Yes: 1,180,090 deals dated 2006 or later

  Preqin

  Yes
- Companies dataset

  Altss

  Yes: Live 35M+

  Preqin

  No: Not a focus

### Data quality and method

- Data refresh cycle

  Altss

  Yes: See record dates

  Preqin

  Partial: Survey-based
- Mandate-shift signals

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- Email bounce-verification

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- OSINT source traceability

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- Self-reporting dependency

  Altss

  No: None

  Preqin

  Partial: High
- FOIA data collection

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  Yes: (Preqin pioneered for fund returns)
- Personnel change tracking

  Altss

  Yes: Continually updated

  Preqin

  Partial: Lagging

### Workflow

- Event & conference intelligence

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- Built-in CRM & pipeline

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- AI-assisted outreach

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- Research copilot

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- Inbox + meeting notetaker

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- RIA coverage

  Altss

  Yes: 38,500+ matched to Form ADV

  Preqin

  Partial: Limited
- Relationship graph

  Altss

  Yes: 7,871,996 edges over 6,493,533 entities

  Preqin

  Partial: Data only, no workflow

### Commercial

- Published pricing

  Altss

  Yes: Global plans from $15K/yr; Fundraising OS from $25K

  Preqin

  No: Sales-gated
- Credit/direct lending benchmarks

  Altss

  Partial: Limited

  Preqin

  Yes: Deep
- Regulatory filing integration

  Altss

  Yes: Form ADV, Form D, 13F

  Preqin

  Yes
- Global family office coverage

  Altss

  Yes: NA/EU/Asia/ME

  Preqin

  Partial: Primarily US/EU
- Emerging manager focus

  Altss

  Yes

  Preqin

  No
- Cross-asset-class coverage

  Altss

  Partial: LP-side plus live company dataset; no fund-performance benchmarks

  Preqin

  Yes: PE/VC/HF/Infra/RE/NR
- Hedge fund coverage

  Altss

  Partial: Limited

  Preqin

  Yes: 30,000+ funds
- Service provider coverage

  Altss

  Partial: 2,319 firms; thin on consultants

  Preqin

  Yes: 436,000+ relationships
- Employee count

  Altss

  11 (lean team)

  Preqin

  500+ across 16 offices
- Total professional users

  Altss

  Growing

  Preqin

  200,000+
- UI-only access (no data export)

  Altss

  Yes: By design

  Preqin

  No: API add-on available
- Starting price

  Altss

  Global plans from $15,000/year (Family Office Intelligence)

  Preqin

  ~$20K–$50K/year (2–5 users, per Vendr)
- Enterprise ownership

  Altss

  Altss LLC

  Preqin

  BlackRock (completed March 2025, $3.2B)

*Comparison accurate as of August 6, 2026. Altss coverage figures reflect internal database counts, including a live 35M+ company dataset. Preqin figures from Preqin's Data Coverage Map (read August 6, 2026), Preqin's 2024 "Fundraising from Family Offices" report, "The Best of Preqin: 2025", and Preqin Global Data Coverage (June 2025 PDF). Pricing compiled from Vendr transaction data and TrustRadius customer reports.*

## 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's family office depth, source-dated allocator signals and research copilot, plus the built-in CRM and AI outreach in Altss Fundraising OS, match the emerging manager workflow directly.

For established GPs raising from family offices

Altss. It covers 9,000+ family offices[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9); Preqin's last published family-office figure was 4,592, for 2023[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1).

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 investment and investor-relations research teams

Standard licenses are for organizations conducting their own professional investment, research, fundraising, investor-relations or institutional business-development workflows. Placement-agent and executive-search licenses are not offered under the current published eligibility policy.

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

### Altss

Pros

- +9,000+ family offices; Preqin publishes no current family-office count
- +150,000+ private-markets entities with current data
- +Live 35M+ company dataset — including startups and VC-backed companies
- +Public records carry source-specific dates where available. No population-wide measured refresh cadence or universal verification deadline is established here. Page modified, source captured, fact observed, entity verified and aggregate measured describe different events. Check the date attached to the relevant claim; a missing verification date means unknown. Stored source history does not establish a customer-facing historical-analysis interface.
- +OSINT methodology with source traceability
- +Email bounce-verification
- +Continually updated mandate and personnel signals
- +Built-in CRM, AI outreach, research copilot, inbox + meeting notetaker, Scouter, events intelligence, and a relationship graph
- +Published global Intelligence pricing from $15,000/year, against sales-gated Preqin quotes
- +Purpose-built for emerging and established GPs raising capital

Cons

- −Built for the raise, not for benchmarking fund returns
- −Current mandates and live signals, not decades of historical IRR
- −Strongest on family offices and institutional LPs; credit and hedge coverage is lighter
- −UI-only access (no data export by design)

### Preqin

Pros

- +Industry-leading fund performance benchmarking
- +20+ years of historical IRR, TVPI, DPI data
- +15,000+ private capital funds and 30,000+ hedge funds with transparent returns
- +Deep credit and private debt coverage
- +67,000+ fund managers across 160+ countries
- +436,000+ service provider relationships
- +BlackRock-backed enterprise stability (acquisition completed March 2025 for $3.2B)
- +Preqin data and AI research assistants now live inside BlackRock eFront (February 2026)
- +Institutional LP brand recognition
- +Full cross-asset-class coverage

Cons

- −No current family-office count published; last self-published figure was 4,592 for 2023
- −Self-reporting model produces inconsistent quality
- −Sales-gated pricing — small teams often quoted $20K–$50K/year
- −Average customer spend $51,500/year (Vendr data)
- −Not purpose-built for emerging managers
- −Contact data currency dependent on firm submission behavior

## Using both together

Many sophisticated fundraising teams use both platforms.

- **Preqin** for LP-side fund performance benchmarking, vintage comparisons, credit market coverage, and institutional allocation history
- **Altss** for current allocator signals, family office outreach, contact/mandate data, and running the LP intelligence, CRM, research, and AI outreach in one place

If your team's workflow involves both LP-side due diligence *and* active GP-side capital raising, both tools serve different purposes. For teams focused primarily on raising capital, Altss alone typically replaces Preqin entirely.

## Frequently asked questions

Is Altss a full replacement for Preqin?

For fund managers raising capital, yes — in most cases. For institutional LPs conducting fund performance benchmarking, no — Altss does not provide historical IRR data. If your primary use case is fundraising, Altss replaces Preqin. If your primary use case is LP due diligence on fund returns, Preqin remains the right tool.

How much does Altss cost compared to Preqin?

Altss publishes its pricing: Family Office Intelligence at $15,000/year, Global Investor Intelligence at $18,000 and Full Market Intelligence at $25,000; Altss Fundraising OS, which adds the CRM and outreach workflow, starts at $25,000. Preqin pricing is sales-gated; customer reports and Vendr transaction data indicate small teams (2–5 users) typically pay $20,000–$50,000/year, with average total customer spend around $51,500/year. Book a demo for scoped pricing specific to your team.

Did BlackRock actually buy Preqin?

Yes. BlackRock completed its acquisition of Preqin for approximately $3.2 billion in March 2025, integrating Preqin's data assets into BlackRock's Aladdin platform via eFront Insight. Preqin founder Mark O'Hare has since launched Valhalla Ventures, his own family office allocating 70% of its portfolio outside public markets.

How many family offices does Preqin track?

Preqin does not publish a current figure. Its public Data Coverage Map, read August 6, 2026, breaks out investors, fund managers, service providers, consultants and funds, but not family offices[6](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-6). The most recent count Preqin published itself was 4,592, in its 2024 "Fundraising from Family Offices" report describing 2023 data, up from 1,285 in 2019[1](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-1). Altss publishes 9,000+ family offices globally as approved coverage; no measurement date is recorded for that figure[9](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-9). We state what each figure is and when it was measured rather than presenting a two-year-old number as current.

Can I migrate my Preqin data to Altss?

Altss operates as a UI-only platform with no bulk export or import of records. If you're switching, running both platforms in parallel lets you identify gaps before ending the Preqin subscription. Altss support can help with onboarding workflows.

Does Altss cover fund performance benchmarking?

No. Altss is focused on allocator intelligence — who the LPs are, what they're mandating, who to contact. Fund performance benchmarking requires different data structures and is not part of Altss's current product scope.

How fresh is Altss data vs. Preqin?

Public records carry source-specific dates where available. No population-wide measured refresh cadence or universal verification deadline is established here. Page modified, source captured, fact observed, entity verified and aggregate measured describe different events. Check the date attached to the relevant claim; a missing verification date means unknown. Stored source history does not establish a customer-facing historical-analysis interface.

Is Altss just a database, or something more?

More. Preqin is a database you query and export into other tools. Altss pairs the data with a full in-platform fundraising workspace: 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 a built-in CRM, AI outreach, a research copilot, and a meeting notetaker together with the data — so targeting, research, outreach, and pipeline live in one place.

What is Altss's company dataset?

Altss runs a live 35M+ company dataset. It enables the full relationship graph on one platform: LPs → GPs → portfolio companies. Combined with Altss's 9,000+ family office and broader private-markets entity coverage, this brings fundraising, sourcing, and portfolio intelligence into a single OSINT-native platform.

Preqin has AI now too. What is actually different?

Both have AI; they point at different data. Preqin's AI research assistants, shipped inside BlackRock eFront in February 2026, answer questions across market, fund and asset data, and are strongest on the 20+ years of performance history Preqin owns[10](https://altss.com/vs/preqin#source-10). Altss's copilot answers questions about allocators: who is mandating what, who moved roles, who to contact next. The bigger difference is what happens after the answer. Preqin returns a result you export; Altss hands it to a built-in CRM, AI-assisted outreach, and a meeting notetaker in the same platform. Neither AI is a substitute for the other's dataset.

Can I evaluate Altss before switching?

Yes, through a guided demo rather than a trial: Altss does not offer a free trial or a trial account. On the call we run the registry live against your strategy, geography, and ticket-size focus, including where coverage is thin. A demo is optional; published plans are bought online.

## Ready to see Altss live?

Book a demo and evaluate Altss against your current Preqin workflow. We'll walk through your specific LP targets, show you the live coverage, the live 35M+ company dataset and the research copilot, and demo the built-in CRM and AI outreach in Altss Fundraising OS. Published plans can also be bought online without a demo.

[Book a Demo](https://altss.com/book-demo) [See pricing](https://altss.com/pricing)

See also

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## Sources

1. 1.**Preqin family office count:** Preqin, "Fundraising from Family Offices: A guide to raising capital," 2024 report (4,592 family offices, up from 1,285 in 2019; cited in WealthBriefing and Family Wealth Report coverage, March 2024) [View source ↗](https://www.preqin.com/insights/research)
2. 2.**BlackRock acquisition of Preqin:** Bloomberg, "Billionaire Preqin Seller's Family Office Builds Buyout Firm Bet," February 2026; Preqin's own statement "March 2026 will mark one year since Preqin became part of BlackRock" (from "The Best of Preqin: 2025") confirms March 2025 closing date; $3.2B acquisition price per multiple business press coverage [View source ↗](https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/newsroom/press-releases/article/corporate-one/press-releases/blackrock-completes-acquisition-of-preqin)
3. 3.**Preqin fund manager count (67,000+), service provider coverage (436,000+):** "The Best of Preqin: 2025" publication, published by Preqin (a part of BlackRock), 2025 [View source ↗](https://www.preqin.com/insights/research)
4. 4.**Preqin fund performance coverage (15,000+ private capital; 30,000+ hedge funds), FOIA methodology, employee count (500+):** Preqin Global Data Coverage PDF, June 2025 edition [View source ↗](https://www.preqin.com/data/data-coverage-map)
5. 5.**Preqin professional user count (200,000+):** Preqin.com homepage, accessed July 2026 [View source ↗](https://www.preqin.com/)
6. 6.**Preqin total entity count (170,000+):** Preqin Data Coverage Map, preqin.com/data/data-coverage-map, read August 6, 2026. Publishes 170,000+ investors, fund managers, placement agents, service providers and advisors; 619 alternative investment consultants; 18,388 funds with detailed fund terms; 482,175 key alternatives contacts. No family-office line item is broken out. [View source ↗](https://www.preqin.com/data/data-coverage-map)
7. 7.**Preqin family office growth (524% since 2016, 4,067 with private markets exposure):** CNBC, "Family offices flock to private markets," August 2025, citing Preqin data [View source ↗](https://www.cnbc.com/)
8. 8.**Preqin pricing:** Vendr Marketplace transaction data; TrustRadius verified customer reports; accessed July 2026 [View source ↗](https://www.vendr.com/marketplace/preqin)
9. 9.**Altss internal database counts and live 35M+ company dataset:** Internal platform metrics, measured August 8, 2026 (live 35M+ companies; 38,531 investment advisers matched to a Form ADV CRD, of which 14,764 report private funds, carrying $165.4T in regulatory assets under management) [View source ↗](https://altss.com/)
10. 10.**Preqin data inside BlackRock eFront, with AI research assistants:** BlackRock Aladdin press release, "BlackRock Aladdin drives private markets transparency by unifying pre- and post-investment tech on a single platform," February 2026 [View source ↗](https://www.blackrock.com/aladdin/discover/press-release/blackrock-aladdin-drives-private-markets-transparency)
11. 11.**Preqin private credit expansion on Aladdin:** Preqin press release, "BlackRock Aladdin Expands Private Credit Solutions on Preqin," May 2026 [View source ↗](https://www.preqin.com/about/press-release/blackrock-aladdin-expands-private-credit-solutions-on-preqin-for-greater-transparency-and-insights-across-the-asset-class)

## Canonical URL

https://altss.com/vs/preqin