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CB Insights uses custom pricing as of July 2026 with 3 plans available. Contact CB Insights directly for a personalized quote. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

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CB Insights offers 3 pricing tiers: CB Insights Browser Analyst, CB Insights Strategy Terminal, CB Insights Data Solutions. The CB Insights Strategy Terminal plan is corporate strategy teams running ongoing competitive intelligence and market analysis.

CB Insights pricing negotiability depends on its billing model. CB Insights uses custom pricing across its 3 tiers, so every quote is negotiated. Best times to negotiate: quarter-ends (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec). Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Negotiation Tactics

Because CB Insights's custom, sales-quoted pricing across 3 tiers (CB Insights Browser Analyst, CB Insights Strategy Terminal, CB Insights Data Solutions) is negotiated directly, there is real room to move on price, contract length, and fees — most at higher seat counts or annual spend.

See the software negotiation guide for the full playbook.

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Frequently Asked Questions

01 Is CB Insights pricing negotiable?

CB Insights uses custom pricing across its 3 tiers, so every quote is negotiated. How much room there is to negotiate depends on the billing model — sales-quoted tiers leave real room on price, term, and fees.

02 What discounts can I expect from CB Insights?

We don't have verified CB Insights-specific discount data yet, so we won't quote a number. CB Insights uses custom pricing across its 3 tiers, so every quote is negotiated. See our negotiation guide for how to estimate your leverage.

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