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Crunchbase vs Entruv: Research Database or Proof of Control

Crunchbase is a research database of companies, investors and funding, used by people who need to look things up. Entruv answers a narrower question that a database is not built to answer: does the person behind this profile control the website it lists? Because the jobs differ, we see Entruv as a companion to Crunchbase, not a replacement. If you already have a Crunchbase profile, this page explains where a domain check fits next to it.

Crunchbase helps people research companies. Entruv helps a founder show they run their site. They are not rivals.

Crunchbase

Reported estimate: Pro about $49 a month billed annually, per user

Research database with paid plans for searching and exporting

Entruv

Free listing. Optional $39 once

Check that your own website carries the Entruv badge

Crunchbase and Entruv, side by side

What you payCrunchbaseReported: Pro about $49 a month billed annually, or $99 a month billed monthly, per user. Check what the free plan includes.EntruvFree to list. The gold badge is $39 one time.
How you get inCrunchbaseYou sign up for a plan or a trial and search the database.EntruvYou fill in a short form and add one line of HTML to your site. The crawler does the rest.
What is checkedCrunchbaseCrunchbase is a database. Whatever it checks is set by Crunchbase.EntruvThat whoever claimed the record can edit the website listed on it.
What visitors seeCrunchbaseCompany, investor and funding information gathered in one place.EntruvA short profile for one founder with a badge on their own site that links to it.
What it is built forCrunchbaseResearching companies, investors and funding rounds.EntruvShowing that a founder controls the site they point to.
RenewalCrunchbasePaid plans are reported as monthly or annual billing.EntruvNone. One payment of $39, final sale.
Who sees your pageCrunchbasePeople using Crunchbase.EntruvAnyone with the link. Verified profiles also appear on the registry pages and the Wall of Truth.
What it does not doCrunchbaseIt is not designed as a tool for a founder to prove they run their own site.EntruvIt does not research markets, track funding or check identity documents.

Plan prices come from third party sources and may be out of date. Pro is reported at about $49 a month billed annually (about $588 a year) or $99 a month billed monthly, per user, with a free trial. Business and Enterprise pricing is not fully published. Check what the free plan includes and confirm current prices with Crunchbase. Figures last checked October 2026. Confirm current prices with Crunchbase before you decide.

Choose Crunchbase if

  • You need to research companies, investors or funding rounds.
  • You build lists or reports and need a searchable database.
  • You want to see how your company appears in a research database.

Choose Entruv if

  • You want visitors to your own site to see a checkable link to a public record.
  • You prefer one payment of $39 over a plan billed monthly or yearly.
  • You want a certificate and QR code tied to your domain.
  • You are happy with a narrow claim: control of the website, nothing more.
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Free draft, then $39 once if you want the gold credential, final sale. Refund policy.

A lookup tool and a proof tool

A research database serves the person searching. An analyst types a company name and wants financing history, investors and related organizations in one view. The value sits on the reader's side, and the product is organized around the questions a researcher asks.

Entruv serves the person being looked up. A founder places a badge on their own site, and a reader who clicks it lands on a record that says the site owner claimed it. The question is not what the company has raised. It is whether this person controls this domain. Those are separate questions, and neither product pretends to answer the other.

Where the cost goes

Third party sources report Crunchbase Pro at about $49 a month billed annually, which is about $588 a year, or $99 a month billed monthly, per user, with a free trial. Business and Enterprise pricing is not fully published. We cannot say what the free plan includes, so check that on the Crunchbase site before you decide.

Entruv charges for a different thing. The registry listing is free, and the optional gold badge is $39 once with no renewal. You are not paying for access to a data set. You are paying for a gold badge, a certificate and a place on the registry pages, tied to your own domain.

Using both without overlap

If you run a startup you may want both. Keep your Crunchbase profile for the people who research funding and companies. Add an Entruv badge to your footer for the person who lands on your homepage and wonders who is behind it. One lives where researchers look. The other lives on your own site.

Entruv does not replace a company register or give legal status, and it does not touch the data held in any research database. It proves one thing: the person who claimed the record can edit the website listed on it. You can read how the check works before you commit to anything.

Questions

Is Entruv an alternative to Crunchbase?

Not really. Crunchbase is a research database. Entruv proves a founder controls a website. Most people who use one have no reason to drop the other, so think of Entruv as a companion.

How much does Crunchbase cost?

Third party sources report Pro at about $49 a month billed annually, or $99 a month billed monthly, per user, with a free trial. Business and Enterprise pricing is not fully published. These are estimates, so confirm with Crunchbase and check what the free plan includes.

Does Entruv show funding data?

No. Entruv does not track funding, investors or markets. Each record is a founder profile linked to a website they control.

Can I use Entruv if I already have a Crunchbase profile?

Yes. They do not conflict. Your Crunchbase profile serves people researching companies. Your Entruv badge serves visitors on your own site.

What exactly does Entruv verify?

Only that the person who claimed the record can edit the website listed on it. Entruv does not check identity documents, audit a business or give legal status. The certificate is a digital credential of record plus domain control, not a legal document.

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About a minute, no account and no password. Publishing is free once your badge is on your site. Upgrade once for $39 when you want the gold credential.

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