Grata Alternatives for Switzerland
Grata is excellent for sourcing founder-owned mid-market companies in the US and Canada — but it excludes Switzerland from its coverage. ValIndex covers that gap as Swiss-only research: primary-source data, an 18-factor revenue model, succession scoring, share-deal detection, roll-up mapping and government-revenue depth, on the Swiss SME base Grata doesn't reach.
What ValIndex is
ValIndex is free research on Swiss private companies, operated by Alain Walder in Neuchâtel. It publishes Market Pulse (a weekly newsletter on Swiss deals, successions and register filings, in four languages), open research studies, and industry pages with company counts and valuation multiples. It is not a database subscription: there are no seats, logins, target lists or paid API.
ValIndex vs Grata: side by side
For Swiss private-company data · as of June 2026
| ValIndex | Grata | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus & commitment | ||
| Switzerland in the business | Our entire focus | Switzerland excluded |
| On-the-ground Swiss intelligence | proprietary, off-market insight | No |
| Data foundation | ||
| Built on Swiss primary sources | verified, not inferred | No — web + filings (UK/DE/FR) |
| Revenue-estimate method | 18+ factor Swiss model | Estimated; CH not covered |
| Government-procurement revenue | federal, cantonal & EU contracts | No |
| Signals & M&A | ||
| Pre-deal signals | 10 signals, backtested on 28,545 Swiss M&A deals (published research) | Founder-owned / growth signals (US/EU) |
| Share-deal detection | No | |
| M&A from the commercial register | No | |
| Roll-up & sector mapping | sector by sector, in the industry pages & Market Pulse | US / Canada focus |
| Swiss-unique depth | ||
| Succession scoring | the model behind the succession research | No |
| Patents & trademarks | No | |
| Coverage & reach | ||
| Swiss SA / Sàrl coverage | All Swiss SA / Sàrl | Switzerland excluded |
| Global / multi-country coverage | Switzerland only | US / Canada-centric |
| Contact database | No — not a contact database | Yes (exec contacts) |
| Commercial | ||
| How you access it | Free — research, industry data & a weekly newsletter | Per seat (enterprise) |
Highlighted rows are ValIndex's primary-source Swiss advantages. Grata's genuine strengths are covered below.
Where ValIndex goes deeper on Switzerland
Switzerland is covered, not excluded
Grata’s strength is the US/Canada mid-market; Switzerland sits outside its coverage. ValIndex is built only for Switzerland, on Swiss primary sources — verified, not inferred.
An 18-factor Swiss revenue model where Grata has a gap
Grata does not cover Swiss financials. ValIndex estimates with an 18+ factor Swiss model and layers actual government-procurement revenue on top.
Pre-deal signals backtested on 28,545 Swiss deals
M&A captured directly from the Swiss register, plus 10 pre-deal signals backtested on 28,545 real Swiss acquisitions and mergers (2016–2025) — calibrated to prove which actually predict a sale.
Swiss roll-up mapping, not US roll-up mapping
Grata maps consolidation for the US; ValIndex maps buy-and-build opportunities sector by sector across Switzerland, from deep Swiss sector knowledge a US-centric tool can’t match.
Built by an active Swiss acquirer — a private-data flywheel
Owner conversations and on-the-ground deals feed proprietary, off-market Swiss intelligence into ValIndex — a compounding moat a North-America-first platform won’t build for Switzerland.
When to choose Grata instead
Choose Grata if your sourcing is centred on the US/Canada mid-market (or the large markets it covers) and founder-owned targets in those geographies.
- Deep US / Canada mid-market and founder-owned coverage
- Strong AI search and ownership-transition tracking
- Now part of Datasite — connected to deal-room workflows
Frequently asked questions
Does Grata cover Switzerland?
Grata covers company identity broadly but excludes Switzerland from its financial coverage. ValIndex is purpose-built for Switzerland on primary sources.
What is the best Grata alternative for Swiss deal sourcing?
For Switzerland, ValIndex: free Swiss-only research with register-complete coverage, succession, government-revenue, roll-up and share-deal analysis. It is research and a weekly newsletter rather than a sourcing database.
Is Grata still independent?
Grata was acquired by Datasite in 2025 (and SourceScrub is merging into it). Its strength remains US/large-market mid-market sourcing, not Swiss depth.
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