# PitchBook: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/pitchbook/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 0% | 108 | 67% | 3 |

## And against it

- "PitchBook, SourceScrub, Capital IQ, and sometimes ZoomInfo are explicitly called out as overkill for smaller buy-side sourcing use cases." (Perplexity Sonar, Recruiting CRM)
- "High-cost databases like PitchBook or Capital IQ ($15k–$50k+/year) if you need off-market outreach—direct networking often outperforms." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Recruiting CRM)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 108 of 111.

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.