The short answer
"Free company data" usually comes with an asterisk — a 7-day trial, a handful of lookups, or a registry you can't really search. This guide covers where you can genuinely get company data for free in 2026, what the trade-offs are, and how far a truly free tier gets you.
What "free" really means
There are three kinds of "free" company data, and they're very different:
- Free trials — full access for a few days, then a paywall. Fine for a one-off, useless for ongoing work.
- Public registries — genuinely free (SEC EDGAR, Companies House, OpenCorporates for basics), but narrow, inconsistent across countries, and hard to search or filter at scale.
- Free tiers — a permanently free plan on a commercial platform, usually with limits on depth or exports. This is the sweet spot for most people.
Where to get free company data
| Source | Free? | Best for | Limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquirezy (Free plan) | Yes, no expiry | Searching/filtering 5.4M companies + deals, funding, investors | Funding/investor/contact fields blurred until Pro |
| SEC EDGAR / Companies House | Yes | Official filings for public / registered firms | Narrow, per-country, hard to search |
| OpenCorporates | Partly | Basic legal-entity records | Limited firmographics & no deal/funding data |
| Crunchbase / others (free tier) | Limited | A few startup lookups | Most data behind Pro/enterprise |
Acquirezy's free tier
Acquirezy is built around a genuinely useful free plan. On Free you can:
- Search and open 5.4M company profiles with firmographics — industry, HQ, founding date, size, website and more.
- Use all 8 datasets: companies, 200K+ acquisitions, 700K+ funding rounds, 327K+ investors, 2M+ people, 60M+ contacts, schools and events.
- Filter across 100+ columns to build exactly the list you need.
The catch is honest and clear: funding amounts, investor lists, web-traffic and contact details are shown blurred on Free and unlock on Pro ($9/mo) and Intelligence ($29/mo), along with CSV export. There's no trial countdown — the free plan stays free.
When free is enough — and when to upgrade
Free is plenty if you're browsing companies, checking who acquired whom, or mapping a sector on screen. You'll want Pro or Intelligence when you need the unblurred funding/investor/contact data, CSV export, or the PE M&A workspace — or Bulk Dataset Export if you want the raw dataset in your own systems.
Who it's for
Founders sizing up markets, students and researchers, analysts doing early screening, and sales teams building first-pass lists — anyone who wants real company data without paying before they've proven the value. Start free, upgrade only if you need depth or exports.
Search 5.4M companies — free
No trial, no credit card. Filter across 100+ columns and explore companies, deals, funding and investors. Upgrade from $9/mo when you need more.