Kumo vs BizNexus

Which on-market deal aggregator should power your search?

Kumo

Aggregates on-market business-for-sale listings from thousands of brokerages and marketplaces into one deduplicated feed with saved searches and alerts.

Freemium · Basic free (no credit card, but listings shown 30+ days old); Pro $89/mo (list $100); Ultimate $149/mo (list $200); Enterprise custom. No commissions or success fees.

Broadest practical on-market coverage — vendor claims 700+ new deals added daily from thousands of broker sources
Genuine free tier with no credit card required
Clean saved-search and alert workflow

Free tier only surfaces listings 30+ days old — too slow for competitive deals
Scale claims (100k+ active deals, $538B combined revenue) are unaudited vendor marketing with ambiguous definitions
Experienced searchers debate long-term utility — see the 'outgrowing Kumo' Searchfunder thread

Verified Jul 10, 2026 · Full review →

Deal-flow platform for lower-middle-market M&A that combines a vetted marketplace of broker listings, private submissions, and pre-CIM teasers with a paid off-market origination service (OmniSource) and buyer-broker matching. Buyers apply for membership; both sides are screened before getting access.

Custom pricing · Pricing not published. As of Jul 2026, biznexus.com/pricing lists tiered memberships with zero dollar figures: acquirers get Entry-Level (marketplace + community), Mid-Level (adds pipeline automation templates), and Partner-Level (concierge sourcing, OmniSource access, plus "performance-based success fees"); advisors get a Free tier up through Partner-Level. All numbers are demo-gated, the OmniSource FAQ says only "fees are plan-specific, with a success-based component," and the vendor warns packages and pricing "routinely" change. Third-party guides historically described the marketplace as a small monthly fee, but no current figure appears on any vendor page.

Aggregates broker listings, private deals, and pre-CIM teasers in one place (vendor claims ~10k-16k active opportunities), replacing multi-site trawling of BizBuySell-style boards
Vets both sides - buyers must show operational and financing readiness - so listed opportunities and counterparties tend to be more serious than open marketplaces
One vendor covers the full sourcing ladder: self-serve marketplace, buyer-broker matching, and concierge off-market origination (OmniSource) if you outgrow browsing

No published pricing anywhere - every tier is demo-gated behind a sales call, and the vendor explicitly warns packages and pricing 'routinely' change, so you cannot comparison-shop without talking to sales
Has repositioned upmarket toward PE, family offices, and corporate development; individual acquirers must apply and show 'proven financing and serious intent,' which can screen out pre-LOI self-funded searchers
Almost no independent user reviews of the platform exist on Reddit, Searchfunder, or Trustpilot - you are relying largely on vendor claims and site testimonials

Verified Jul 10, 2026 · Full review →

Our take

Choose Kumo for self-serve breadth: transparent pricing, a genuine free tier, and the widest practical coverage for browsing on your own cadence.

Choose BizNexus if you want screened deal flow plus off-market origination bundled behind a sales process — and you're financing-ready enough to justify it.