DealStats (BVR) vs GCF PeerComps

Side by Side

Attribute	DealStats	GCF PeerComps
What It Is	Business Valuation Resources' transaction database (formerly Pratt's Stats): detailed financials on 29,300+ acquired private companies with up to 149 data points per deal, including six valuation multiples and thirteen financial ratios, used by appraisers, brokers, and buyers for comparable-sale analysis.	A comparables database built exclusively from completed SBA-financed transactions (16,000+ closed deals with roughly 100 added monthly) that generates comp searches and valuation reports filtered by NAICS, region, and financials.
Category	Valuation & Modeling	Valuation & Modeling
Pricing Model	Custom Pricing	Subscription
What It Costs	Subscription pricing is not published; individual, team, and firm-wide platform subscriptions are quoted on contact, and a 24-hour Day Pass exists for single-engagement needs (bvresources.com, July 2026).	One-time comps search $99; one-time business valuation $199; comps-search annual membership $495; all-inclusive annual (with valuation app) $995 (verified on gvalue.com).
Best For	Deal-level comparable analysis when a screening multiple needs real support, especially on larger or unusual deals where the SBA-only comps set is thin	Sanity-checking an asking price against real closed SBA deals before writing an LOI
Where It Fits	Source & Screen Deals	Source & Screen Deals
Our Verdict	The professional-grade comp database; reach for it on larger or unusual deals, and use the cheaper SBA-only comps first on standard Main Street screens.	The cheapest way to test an asking price against real SBA-financed comps; worth $99 on any deal you're serious about.
Pros	Among the deepest private-transaction datasets available, with far more data points per deal than broker-reported comp sets Data sourcing and verification process is documented and discussed in searcher communities Day Pass option fits one-off deal analysis without an annual commitment	Comps come from actual SBA-financed closings (lender-verified financials), not broker asking prices Cheap entry point: a $99 one-time search answers 'is this multiple sane?' for a specific deal Fast: reports generate in under a minute by NAICS/region/size filters
Cons	No published pricing; subscriptions are quoted and generally priced for professionals rather than individual searchers Overkill for typical sub-$1M Main Street screening, where SBA-financed comps answer the question for $99 The interface and workflow assume valuation-professional context	Built for brokers, appraisers, and lenders; the workflow assumes valuation-professional context Formerly peercomps.com; the rebrand under GCF (gvalue.com) leaves older links and reviews pointing at a dead domain Content activity looks thin (blog last dated late 2024) even though the product and 2026 copyright are current

Our take

Choose DealStats when the deal is large or unusual enough to justify professional depth: 29,300+ private transactions with up to 149 data points each, quoted pricing aimed at appraisers, and a day pass for a single engagement.

Choose PeerComps to sanity-check an asking price before an LOI: every comp is a closed SBA-financed deal with lender-verified financials, and a $99 one-time search answers the only question most screens are asking.

Put It to Work

Whichever side wins for you, Business Valuation Calculator builds the SDE and prices it against cited industry bands.