Platform Comparison

CorpDev.Ai vs DealRoom
Zero-Entry AI vs Manual Data Entry

DealRoom charges $12K/year for manual pipeline management—you still upload emails, add contacts, and enter data by hand. CorpDev.Ai's AI does it all automatically for FREE. Plus AI features that save you consulting costs.

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Pipeline CRM
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Manual Entry
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AI
Analyst
DealRoom doesn't have
10+
Hours Saved/Week
No manual work

DealRoom Still Requires Hours of Manual Work Every Week

Even the best traditional pipeline tools can't escape the manual data entry trap.

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Manual Email Upload

DealRoom makes you "centralize email communication" by uploading deal-specific emails with "just one-click"—but you still have to do it manually for every email thread, every deal.

Reality: Hours per week clicking "upload email" for dozens of deals.
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Manual Contact Entry

"Seamlessly add contacts involved in the deal"—but someone on your team has to manually enter every contact, their info, and keep it updated.

Reality: Constant data entry work that never ends.
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Manual Everything

Upload documents. Record notes. Add deal information. Update custom fields. Track tasks. It's all manual—DealRoom just gives you a nicer place to do all that work.

Reality: Still spending 10+ hours/week on admin work.

DealRoom's value proposition: "Say goodbye to disparate pipeline management in excel"

But they still make you manually enter all the data—just in their tool instead of Excel.

CorpDev.Ai: AI Does All the Work Automatically

Connect your email once. AI handles everything—forever.

Zero Manual Data Entry. Ever.

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Emails Auto-Tracked

AI reads your email and automatically identifies deal-related conversations. No uploading. No clicking. It just happens.

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Contacts Auto-Added

AI detects companies and people from email signatures and domains. Your CRM populates itself.

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Companies Auto-Enriched

AI automatically enriches every company with firmographics, financials, leadership, strategic insights—no manual research needed.

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Works Retroactively

AI analyzes your past emails and calendar to build complete historical context. Start with full pipeline visibility on day one.

Time Saved Per Week

Uploading emails -3 hrs
Adding contacts -2 hrs
Recording notes -2 hrs
Researching companies -4 hrs
Updating deal status -1 hr
Total Time Saved 12 hrs

Every single week, automatically

Side-by-Side Feature Comparison

See how the platforms stack up

Feature CorpDev.Ai DealRoom Pipeline
PRICING
Pipeline CRM Cost FREE Forever $1,000/mo
(mandatory annual commitment)
Try Before Buying ✓ Free - No Trial Limit 14-Day Trial
Transparent Pricing ✓ Published Online ✓ Published Online
AUTOMATION
Email Auto-Tracking ✓ Automatic ✗ Manual Upload
Contact Auto-Detection ✓ AI-Powered ✗ Manual Entry
Company Enrichment ✓ Automatic & Deep ○ PitchBook Integration
Deal Notes ✓ AI Extracts from Email ✗ Manual Recording
Activity Timeline ✓ Auto-Populated ✗ Manual Updates
Retroactive Analysis ✓ Analyzes Past Emails ✗ Start from Scratch
PIPELINE MANAGEMENT
Kanban Board View ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Table/List View ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Custom Fields ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Excel Import/Export ✓ Yes ○ CSV Export
Deal Stage Tracking ✓ Customizable ✓ Customizable
AI & INTELLIGENCE
AI Analyst (Ask Questions) ✓ Full AI Analyst ✗ Not Available
Investment Memo Generation ✓ AI-Generated ✗ Manual Writing
Market Mapping ✓ AI-Powered ✗ Not Available
Target Sourcing (70M+ companies) ✓ AI Search ✗ Not Available
AI Company Monitoring ✓ Trigger Detection ✗ Manual Monitoring
Strategic Fit Scoring ✓ AI-Powered ✗ Manual
REPORTING
Automated Reporting ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Intelligent Insights ✓ Consulting quality insights ✗ Simple metrics only

Features DealRoom Doesn't Have

DealRoom is manual pipeline management. CorpDev.Ai is a complete AI-powered M&A platform.

Zero-Entry AI Automation

DealRoom makes you manually upload emails, add contacts, and record notes. CorpDev.Ai's AI does it all automatically from your email and calendar—zero manual work required.

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    Automatic email tracking

    AI reads emails and identifies deal activity—no uploading

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    Contact auto-detection

    AI extracts contacts from signatures and domains

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    Retroactive analysis

    Works on historical emails—instant complete context

Zero-entry CRM automatically tracking deals from email
AI Analyst generating investment memos and strategic analysis

AI M&A Analyst

DealRoom has no AI capabilities. CorpDev.Ai's AI Analyst generates investment memos, conducts research, and provides strategic analysis—replacing hours of manual work.

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    Investment memo generation

    Create comprehensive memos in minutes, not days

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    Market research automation

    AI gathers and synthesizes market intelligence

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    Strategic analysis

    AI-powered insights on strategic fit and synergies

AI Target Sourcing (70M+ Companies)

DealRoom has no target sourcing capabilities. CorpDev.Ai gives you access to 70M+ companies with AI-powered search and fit scoring to find acquisition targets.

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    70M+ company database

    3.5x more than Grata, unlimited on-demand profiling

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    LLM metasearch

    AI understands intent—finds targets others miss

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    AI fit scoring

    Automatic strategic fit assessment for every target

Intelligent target sourcing with AI-powered search
AI-generated market map showing segmented competitive landscape

AI Market Mapping

DealRoom has no market mapping capabilities. CorpDev.Ai automatically segments markets, creates visual landscapes, and identifies opportunities—in minutes.

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    Automated market segmentation

    AI identifies and categorizes market segments

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    Interactive visualizations

    Explore and drill down into market structure

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    Replaces consulting projects

    One map = $20K-$50K consulting engagement

Deep AI Company Intelligence

DealRoom only stores what you manually enter. CorpDev.Ai's AI automatically enriches every company with business models, tech stacks, strategies, and M&A fit analysis.

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    Business model analysis

    Understand how companies make money and grow

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    Technology stack intelligence

    See what technologies and capabilities companies have

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    Strategic fit assessment

    AI evaluates acquisition fit and synergies

Deep company profile with rich AI-generated intelligence

Manual Pipeline Tool vs AI-Powered M&A Platform

DealRoom gives you a nice UI for manual data entry. CorpDev.Ai eliminates the manual work with AI automation and adds features that save you $50K-$300K in consulting costs.

What You Still Do Manually in DealRoom

  • • Upload every email thread
  • • Add every contact by hand
  • • Record all notes manually
  • • Research companies yourself
  • • Write memos and presentations
  • • Create market maps with consultants

What AI Does Automatically in CorpDev.Ai

  • ✓ Tracks emails automatically
  • ✓ Detects contacts from signatures
  • ✓ Extracts insights from conversations
  • ✓ Enriches companies with deep intel
  • ✓ Generates memos and decks instantly
  • ✓ Creates market maps in minutes

Pipeline CRM is FREE. AI Features Save You Consulting Costs.

Get all the pipeline management for free. Only pay for AI that replaces expensive consultants.

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FREE Forever

$0/month

Pipeline CRM for Corporate Development

Everything DealRoom Charges For

  • ✓ Zero-entry automatic tracking - Email & calendar integration
  • ✓ Auto company enrichment - Firmographics, financials, leadership
  • ✓ Kanban & table views - Visualize your pipeline
  • ✓ Deal stage management - Custom stages & workflows
  • ✓ Activity timeline - Complete interaction history
  • ✓ Excel import/export - Work the way you want
  • ✓ Custom fields - Tailored to your needs
  • ✓ Unlimited companies - No limits on deals
  • ✓ Team collaboration - Share pipeline visibility

This alone replaces what you'd pay DealRoom for

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Optional AI Add-Ons

From $500/mo

Features DealRoom Doesn't Have

Replace $50K-$300K in Consulting

  • + AI Analyst - Ask any M&A question, get researched answers instantly
  • + Investment memo generation - Minutes instead of days
  • + AI market mapping - Visualize entire industries automatically
  • + Target sourcing (70M+ companies) - Find hidden acquisition targets
  • + AI company monitoring - Detect funding, leadership, product triggers
  • + Strategic fit scoring - AI ranks best opportunities
  • + Competitive analysis - Deep intelligence on any company
  • + Board presentations - AI-generated decks & reports

ROI Example: One AI-generated market map replaces $20K-$50K consulting project. Pay for itself in the first week.

See AI Pricing

Why M&A Teams Switch to CorpDev.Ai

Real reasons from corporate development professionals

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Stop Wasting Time

"I spent 10+ hours every week uploading emails, adding contacts, and updating our pipeline in DealRoom. With CorpDev.Ai, that's all automatic. I get my time back to actually do M&A work."

— Director Corporate Development, Tech Company

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Better ROI

"DealRoom wanted $12,000 per year with a forced annual contract—just for basic pipeline management with manual data entry. CorpDev.Ai gives us zero-entry automation for free, plus AI features that replace $100K+ in consulting spend. The ROI is obvious."

— VP Corporate Development, SaaS Company

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AI That Actually Helps

"DealRoom is just a better Excel. CorpDev.Ai's AI actually does work for us—generates investment memos, finds targets, analyzes companies. It's like having a team of analysts for the price of one software tool."

— Head of M&A, Private Equity

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does DealRoom actually cost?

DealRoom charges $1,000 per month with a mandatory annual commitment—that's $12,000/year minimum. Enterprise pricing with multiple users scales significantly higher. CorpDev.Ai's Pipeline CRM with zero-entry automation is free forever for corporate development teams.

Is CorpDev.Ai's Pipeline CRM really completely free?

Yes! Pipeline CRM is free forever for corporate development professionals—no credit card required, no trial period, no limits on deals. This includes zero-entry automatic tracking, company enrichment, kanban/table views, Excel integration, and unlimited companies. We only charge for optional AI features like the AI Analyst, market mapping, and advanced sourcing.

Do I really not have to manually upload emails and add contacts?

Correct! Connect your Office365 or GSuite email and calendar once, and CorpDev.Ai's AI automatically identifies deal-related emails, detects companies and contacts, logs meetings, and builds complete activity timelines—all with zero manual work. DealRoom still requires you to manually upload emails with "just one-click" for every deal.

What AI features does DealRoom have?

DealRoom Pipeline is primarily a pipeline management and collaboration tool—it doesn't offer AI features like an AI Analyst, automated investment memo generation, market mapping, or target sourcing. Their value proposition is centralizing manual data entry in one place, not eliminating it with AI.

Can I switch from DealRoom to CorpDev.Ai?

Yes! Many teams start using CorpDev.Ai's free Pipeline CRM alongside DealRoom since there's no cost or commitment. Export your pipeline from DealRoom to Excel, then import to CorpDev.Ai with one click. Once you see the time savings from AI automation, most teams cancel their DealRoom subscription.

How much do the AI features cost?

AI features start at $500/month (or $600/month without annual commitment). This includes the AI Analyst for investment memos, market mapping, target sourcing across 70M+ companies, AI monitoring, and more. One AI-generated market map typically replaces a $20K-$50K consulting project, so the ROI is immediate. See our pricing page for details.

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