Swiss private-market intelligence: ValIndex vs the alternatives
PitchBook, Inven, Grata, Gain.pro and NorthData are strong global and pan-European tools. But for privately-held Swiss companies they share one structural limit — and it is why ValIndex exists.
Switzerland has no public financial-filing regime for private companies.
Swiss AG/GmbH accounts are filed with the tax authorities, never published — unlike Germany’s Bundesanzeiger or UK Companies House. So every global platform must model Swiss data from foreign comparables (Inven, Grata, Gain.pro) or omit it (NorthData lists Swiss financials as unavailable). ValIndex is the only platform built exclusively on Swiss primary sources — official Swiss records, not foreign models or web scraping.
What makes ValIndex different
Plus a simpler commercial model: one fee per firm, unlimited seats — not per-seat licensing like the global tools.
Who actually has Swiss depth
For sourcing & qualifying Swiss private companies · as of June 2026
| Platform | Switzerland | Revenue model | Gov revenue | Succession | Share-deals | Roll-up mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ValIndex | Our entire focus | 18+ factor Swiss model | You are here | ||||
| Inven | A minor market in a global tool | Foreign comparables only | Compare | ||||
| PitchBook | A minor market in a global database | Reported where filed; sparse for CH | Compare | ||||
| Grata | Switzerland excluded | Estimated; CH not covered | Compare | ||||
| NorthData | One of many EU registers | None for Switzerland | Compare | ||||
| Gain.pro | Part of a pan-European product | Estimated (per its own docs) | Compare |
Detailed comparisons
ValIndex vs Inven
Global AI-powered deal-sourcing and company discovery (28M+ companies).
Read comparisonPitchBook alternatives
The institutional PE / VC / M&A database (Morningstar).
Read comparisonGrata alternatives
AI mid-market deal-sourcing for founder-owned companies (Datasite).
Read comparisonNorthData alternatives
Pan-European commercial-register and network-graph lookup.
Read comparisonGain.pro alternatives
European private-company intelligence and deal sourcing (now gain.ai).
Read comparisonFrequently asked questions
What is the best private-market data platform for Switzerland?
For privately-held Swiss companies, ValIndex is the most in-depth option because it is the only platform built exclusively on Swiss primary sources. Global platforms like PitchBook, Inven, Grata and Gain.pro model Swiss data from foreign comparables, and NorthData shows no Swiss financials at all.
Why can’t global platforms have real Swiss financials?
Switzerland has no public financial-filing regime for private companies — AG/GmbH accounts are filed with the tax authorities, not published. So every global platform either estimates Swiss figures from foreign comparables or omits them. ValIndex uses an 18-factor Swiss model built on primary sources instead.
Which platform is best for Swiss succession / business-transfer targeting?
ValIndex — the only one with a dedicated succession model (owner-age + board tenure), built from real Swiss acquisition experience and pre-deal signals backtested on 28,545 Swiss deals.
Does ValIndex replace PitchBook or Inven?
For Swiss deal sourcing, yes — and it adds data they lack (government-procurement revenue, succession scoring, share-deal detection, cadastre). For global, multi-country PE/VC benchmarking, PitchBook or Inven remain the broader tools.
The Swiss private-market layer, in 30 minutes
A walkthrough on your sectors and targets — primary-source intelligence no global platform has for Switzerland.