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Morningstar VS PitchBook_

As of 4 November 2026, PitchBook is named by 154 companies and Morningstar by 123; Morningstar skews to companies under 200 people (30% vs 29%), PitchBook to companies over 1,000 (45% vs 49%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Morningstar's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, PitchBook rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Morningstar: 2–200 employees
30%
PitchBook: 2–200 employees
29%
Morningstar: 1,000+ employees
49%
PitchBook: 1,000+ employees
45%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.0 · 1.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
123companies name Morningstar
154companies name PitchBook
5name both
245 · 285postings in 90 days, Morningstar · PitchBook
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentMorningstarsharePitchBookshareLeans
Self-employed11%32%even
2-10 employees76%149%PitchBook
11-50 employees1613%106%Morningstar
51-200 employees1411%2013%even
201-500 employees1411%1912%even
501-1000 employees119%1812%PitchBook
1001-5000 employees2420%3724%PitchBook
5001-10000 employees1613%1510%Morningstar
10,001+ employees2016%1812%Morningstar
By industry
SegmentMorningstarsharePitchBookshareLeans
Business & finance services10989%9763%Morningstar
Technology & software87%2013%PitchBook
Consumer services & leisure22%53%even
Property & construction22%43%even
Media & content11%21%even
Utilities & infrastructure11%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations––117%outside top 12
Manufacturing & industry––106%outside top 12
Commerce & trade––21%outside top 12
Automotive––11%outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––11%outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentMorningstarsharePitchBookshareLeans
United States9073%11172%even
United Kingdom87%128%even
Canada54%75%even
France54%21%Morningstar
Australia22%32%even
United Arab Emirates11%11%even
Denmark11%––outside top 12
HK11%––outside top 12
PH11%11%even
Sweden11%––outside top 12
Singapore11%––outside top 12
South Africa11%––outside top 12
Germany––43%outside top 12
India––32%outside top 12
Switzerland––11%outside top 12
Italy––11%outside top 12
Netherlands––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentMorningstarsharePitchBookshareLeans
Finance & accounting16153%11832%Morningstar
Product, program & project management155%31%Morningstar
General management & consulting93%62%even
Marketing & communications93%92%even
Sales93%144%even
Data & AI83%247%PitchBook
Unclassified83%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy62%6919%PitchBook
Engineering (non-software)41%41%even
Customer service & success21%––outside top 12
Human resources21%21%even
procurement and purchasing21%––outside top 12
social care and community21%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%236%PitchBook
Software engineering10%82%even
IT operations & business systems––51%outside top 12
real estate and property––21%outside top 12
Education & training––10%outside top 12
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PitchBook is named by 154 companies in job postings and Morningstar by 123; 5 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/morningstar-vs-pitchbook)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Morningstar vs PitchBook: questions

Which is more used, Morningstar or PitchBook?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, PitchBook (154) over Morningstar (123). By website-and-DNS footprint, PitchBook (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Morningstar?

30% of Morningstar companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 29% for PitchBook. 49% of Morningstar companies have over 1,000 employees, against 45% for PitchBook.

Do companies run both?

5 companies name both in their postings, usually Morningstar in marketing and PitchBook in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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