GRATA VS. AXIAL
Stop paying fees for someone else's marketplace.
Axial floods you with unqualified buyers and unfiltered listings. Grata delivers verified deals from trusted sell-side sources, so you can skip the noise, skip the success fees, and explore active mandates with the only platform that combines a full dealmaking engine with a vetted live deal network.
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“We used to use Axial primarily for banked deal sourcing, but nothing ever came close to happening through it...Grata is a lot easier to justify in terms of option value.”
Axial creates friction when you need focus.
PROBLEM 1
Volume without vetting isn't good enough
Unverified listings and unqualified buyers overwhelm your team with noise instead of real, actionable deal flow.
PROBLEM 2
Success fees erode your deal economics
Axial taxes you when you win. Instead of aligning with your outcomes, they take a cut of them.
PROBLEM 3
Listings are just one part of the dealmaking process
Even if you find deals, you're missing the tools to evaluate or act on them.
SOLUTION
Grata replaces marketplace noise with a platform built for serious dealmakers.
END-TO-END DEALMAKING PLATFORM
A platform aligned with your success: no fees, no friction.
Grata never takes a success fee or taxes your wins. You keep your deal economics intact while running your entire dealmaking workflow—from screening to outreach to deal management—in one consolidated platform.
LIVE DEALS
Vetted & verified deal flow with deeper middle-market coverage.
Grata’s Live Deal Network gives you exclusive access to opportunities across the middle market, all verified, live, and backed by real relationships with professional sell‑side advisors. You get a curated pipeline of on‑ and off‑market opportunities without junk, noise, or unqualified buyers.
FULL MARKET VISIBILITY
The only platform that combines proprietary sourcing with verified live deals.
Instead of choosing between a marketplace or a database, Grata gives you both and makes them work together. Explore active mandates or find adjacencies and new opportunities with investment‑grade data, full market visibility, and AI built for dealmakers.
“I don't really use Axial because of the success fee. It’s much better to find the buyer without the success fee, like in Grata, since that affects deal economics and what buyers are willing to pay.”
See the difference: Grata vs. Axial
Grata
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
COMPANY SEARCH & DISCOVERY
COMPANY SEARCH & DISCOVERY
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
MARKET INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
MARKET INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
DEAL DATA & COMPS
DEAL DATA & COMPS
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
CONTACT DATA
CONTACT DATA
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL DATA
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
BUYER LIST BUILDING
BUYER LIST BUILDING
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
Grata
Coverage
Coverage
Exclusive access to active, advisor‑shared deals with filters for industry, EBITDA, geography, and more
AI MATURITY
AI MATURITY
Keyword and AI‑powered search analyzing company signals across millions of sources for sourcing, screening, and early diligence
AGENTIC SEARCH
AGENTIC SEARCH
Full market visibility for mapping, thesis development, comps, valuations, and executive or buyer discovery
SEARCH ACCURACY
SEARCH ACCURACY
Searchable precedent transactions by industry, location, revenue, EBITDA, deal type, and valuation, with included median and average multiples
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
Verified founder- and owner-level contact data with CRM integration to prioritize warm introductions and enable faster outreach
CONTACT DATA
CONTACT DATA
Consolidated private company financial data with direct access to official filings from 25+ countries
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL DATA
Search 100K+ financial sponsors, with prioritization by deal activity and sector relevance, verified contacts, and exportable lists
Axial
Coverage
Coverage
Private deal network of lower middle market companies in the U.S. and Canada. Sell‑side advisors confidentially share deal information and selectively reach out to vetted buyers.
AI MATURITY
AI MATURITY
Not available. Buyers cannot search for deals or companies; outreach is controlled entirely by the sell‑side.
AGENTIC SEARCH
AGENTIC SEARCH
Not available
SEARCH ACCURACY
SEARCH ACCURACY
Not available. Deal visibility is limited to the opportunities shared directly by advisors.
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
Access to buyers and buyer profiles without an external founder / owner contact database
CONTACT DATA
CONTACT DATA
Limited to what sell‑side advisors include when listing their deals
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL DATA
Sellers generate a data‑enriched list of relevant buyers and can choose who to contact. Buyers cannot build lists or run sponsor searches.
Trusted by the dealmakers who win by moving first.
“Grata is most helpful for us from a prospecting perspective. We have a team of analysts and associates, and even senior folks at [firm] who spend a ton of time identifying companies that could be platforms or great add-ons for our portfolio companies. That is the most helpful aspect and where we get the most benefit from Grata.”
“From a sourcing perspective, it was as comprehensive and accurate as it can get, and the user interface was really nice. In terms of what has intrigued us the most, it's definitely sourcing for new deals. As we were testing Grata, I felt it was the easiest and quickest way. In the past, we were really just Googling, which was terrible, so Grata brought more efficiency.”
Grata delivers what marketplaces can't. Let’s chat.
See how Grata helps you source, screen, and validate opportunities in one workflow, powered by verified data and AI that works like an extension of your team.