Rapid Diligence
At a Glance
Get its quote alongside Guardian's on any standard deal; the published pricing keeps everyone honest, and the $750 pre-LOI screen is worth it on marginal targets regardless of who does your full QoE.
Our pick for Best Diligence Value in 2026.
- Pricing
- One-Time, Published pricing (rapiddiligence.com, July 2026): QoE from $16.5k; QoE Lite from $11.2k; preliminary vetting report $750; search advisory $1,097 per month; bookkeeping from $549 per month; fractional CFO from $1,840 per month. Standard QoE turnaround 3 to 4 weeks with paid expediting.
- Best For
- Buyers in the $1M to $20M range who want QoE pricing they can see before a sales call, plus a cheap pre-LOI screen ($750) that can kill a bad deal before diligence money burns
- Roadmap Stages
- 5. Diligence & Close the Deal
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Genuinely published pricing across the whole service ladder, rare in QoE
- The $750 pre-LOI vetting report is a useful screening product most firms do not offer
- SMB-native: the firm reports a majority of its deals involve SBA 7(a) financing
- Stated turnaround times with an expedited option
Cons
- Volume claims and deal statistics are the firm's own
- A lighter, tech-enabled process is a fit question for messy books that need forensic depth
- Post-close services create an incentive to stay in the relationship; evaluate each service on its own
What Searchers Say
A visible newer entrant in searcher-sized QoE with generally positive community mentions, usually praised for responsiveness and price transparency. As with any QoE choice, fit depends on the deal's complexity; established firms with deeper forensic benches remain the comparison.