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DealStats (BVR) vs GCF PeerComps

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DealStats (BVR) and GCF PeerComps, attribute by attribute
AttributeDealStatsGCF PeerComps
What It IsBusiness Valuation Resources' transaction database (formerly Pratt's Stats): detailed financials on acquired private companies, searchable across 200-plus data points per deal including valuation multiples and 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.
CategoryValuation & ModelingValuation & Modeling
Pricing ModelSubscriptionSubscription
What It CostsPublished on its own product page: a 24-hour Day Pass at $529 for a single engagement, and an Essential subscription at $1,499 a year with 500 unique transaction exports a month; team and firm-wide tiers are quoted on contact.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 ForDeal-level comparable analysis when a screening multiple needs real support, especially on larger or unusual deals where the SBA-only comps set is thinSanity-checking an asking price against real closed SBA deals before writing an LOI
Where It FitsSource & Screen DealsSource & Screen Deals
Our VerdictThe 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, searched across 200-plus data points per deal, far more 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
  • Priced for professionals: $1,499 a year or a $529 day pass, against the $99 a single SBA-comps search costs
  • 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

Both rows were read at source: DealStats ↗ and GCF PeerComps ↗.

Our take

Choose DealStats when the deal is large or unusual enough to justify professional depth: a database searched across 200-plus data points, with a $529 day pass for a single engagement and an Essential tier at $1,499 a year on its own page.

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.