Burgiss

Name: Burgiss
Brand: Burgiss

Leader

Burgiss is now part of MSCI. We are a leading provider of private market data and analytics worldwide.

Est 1987|Valuation $1B|Raised $190M

LinkedIn 27K|Web traffic 10K|FTEs 267|HQ Hoboken, NJ

MarketsWealth Management & Portfolio Management Platforms Investment Risk Analytics Performance Measurement & Attribution (PMA)Fund Administration Platforms

Platform CoversVerified Financial Database

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative competitive analysis

1) eFront (BlackRock) - eFront is positioned as a private markets technology platform integrated with a large asset manager ecosystem and emphasizes lifecycle workflows for asset owners and managers. - A buyer already using that asset manager's products may find tighter integration between public and private portfolio workflows. - Trade-off: large enterprise platform deployments can require substantial implementation and governance effort. 2) Preqin - Preqin is a major provider of alternative data and benchmarks; it competes on market intelligence and benchmarks rather than being a primary internal "book of record." Its fit in procurement depends on a buyer’s need for market intelligence versus operational portfolio monitoring. 3) PitchBook - PitchBook Benchmarks targets LP/GP research and reporting, commonly selected for deal, market, and fundraising intelligence in addition to benchmark reports. - It may be preferred where the primary need is market intelligence rather than operational portfolio monitoring. 4) Chronograph - Chronograph positions itself as an alternative to Burgiss Private i and highlights co-investment coverage and company-level metric depth as differentiators. This competitor messaging identifies a specific evaluation axis: how comprehensively the platform covers co-investments and operating KPIs and how auditable the data lineage is.

Adoption trends / market context

The integration of Burgiss into a larger private assets offering indicates continued institutional demand for private market transparency and benchmarking, and strategic value in combining private and public market analytics.

	Burgiss / MSCI Private i	BlackRock eFront	PitchBook Benchmarks
Starting Price	Not publicly disclosed (quote-based)	Not publicly disclosed (quote-based)	Pricing generally request-based (Benchmarks features may have limited free elements)
Typical fit / use case	Institutional LP/GP private capital monitoring and LP-sourced benchmarks; organizations seeking integration with the acquirer's analytics for total plan views	Firms seeking private markets operations aligned with a large asset manager ecosystem and Aladdin integration	Organizations needing market intelligence, deal and company research, and benchmark reporting alongside broader market data
Key strength	Large LP-sourced dataset and benchmarking orientation; integration with cross-asset analytics	End-to-end private markets workflows and integration with a broad asset manager ecosystem	Broad market intelligence and deal-level coverage beyond performance measurement
Key weakness	Limited public documentation on pricing and security attestations; sparse public end-user reviews; competitor claims of coverage gaps for some co-invest/company KPIs	Complex enterprise deployments and potential ecosystem lock-in	Benchmarks may not serve as a transactional “book of record” platform; full platform pricing can be opaque

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative competitive analysis

eFront (BlackRock)

eFront is positioned as a private markets technology platform integrated with a large asset manager ecosystem and emphasizes lifecycle workflows for asset owners and managers.
A buyer already using that asset manager's products may find tighter integration between public and private portfolio workflows.
Trade-off: large enterprise platform deployments can require substantial implementation and governance effort.

Preqin

Preqin is a major provider of alternative data and benchmarks; it competes on market intelligence and benchmarks rather than being a primary internal "book of record." Its fit in procurement depends on a buyer’s need for market intelligence versus operational portfolio monitoring.

PitchBook

PitchBook Benchmarks targets LP/GP research and reporting, commonly selected for deal, market, and fundraising intelligence in addition to benchmark reports.
It may be preferred where the primary need is market intelligence rather than operational portfolio monitoring.

Chronograph

Chronograph positions itself as an alternative to Burgiss Private i and highlights co-investment coverage and company-level metric depth as differentiators. This competitor messaging identifies a specific evaluation axis: how comprehensively the platform covers co-investments and operating KPIs and how auditable the data lineage is.

Adoption trends / market context

	Burgiss / MSCI Private i	BlackRock eFront	PitchBook Benchmarks
Starting Price	Not publicly disclosed (quote-based)	Not publicly disclosed (quote-based)	Pricing generally request-based (Benchmarks features may have limited free elements)
Typical fit / use case	Institutional LP/GP private capital monitoring and LP-sourced benchmarks; organizations seeking integration with the acquirer's analytics for total plan views	Firms seeking private markets operations aligned with a large asset manager ecosystem and Aladdin integration	Organizations needing market intelligence, deal and company research, and benchmark reporting alongside broader market data
Key strength	Large LP-sourced dataset and benchmarking orientation; integration with cross-asset analytics	End-to-end private markets workflows and integration with a broad asset manager ecosystem	Broad market intelligence and deal-level coverage beyond performance measurement
Key weakness	Limited public documentation on pricing and security attestations; sparse public end-user reviews; competitor claims of coverage gaps for some co-invest/company KPIs	Complex enterprise deployments and potential ecosystem lock-in	Benchmarks may not serve as a transactional “book of record” platform; full platform pricing can be opaque