Chikara Intelligence vs CB Insights
CB Insights was built for strategy teams tracking markets and start-ups. Executive move data sits inside that wider product. If you run executive search, you usually need the move, the compensation and the client-ready output in one place.
Why teams choose Chikara Intelligence
Built for executive search and leadership intelligence, not repurposed from sales or market research.
- Move types split into hire, appointment, promotion, departure and retirement, with compensation attached to each event
- Compensation data from filings, Companies House, press releases and official organisation sites
- Regulated AUM intelligence with fund ownership chains and per-adviser AUM from institutional filings
- Candidate tools including CV Maker, Career Coach, JD Matcher, Cover Letter and Scorecards
- Branded client portal with token-based access and PDF report sharing
- PDF reports generated in-platform and ready to send to clients
Where Chikara Intelligence is stronger
The move and the compensation
CB Insights can show career history. Chikara Intelligence adds the compensation at the move: salary, bonus and equity from filings and official announcements. That lets you answer the question clients usually ask about a shortlist.
Built for search work
CB Insights is strong for market mapping, company tracking and strategy work. Executive search is different. You need compensation by move, candidate tools and a clean way to deliver material to clients. That is where Chikara Intelligence fits more naturally.
AUM you can trace
If an adviser runs £2bn rather than £200m, it changes the shortlist. Chikara Intelligence resolves that number from regulatory filings and the ownership chain behind it. CB Insights does not publish that level of adviser-specific AUM detail.
Candidate tools in the same workflow
CV Maker, JD Matcher, Scorecards, Cover Letters and Career Coach sit inside the platform. You can move from research to candidate-facing output without copying profiles into another tool.
Client delivery under your brand
Clients log into a branded subdomain with your firm's name on it and only see the reports you choose to share. It feels like part of your service rather than a third-party hand-off.
Feature comparison
Chikara Intelligence and CB Insights, side by side.
| Feature |  | CB Insights |
|---|---|---|
| Data Coverage | ||
Executive move tracking Chikara Intelligence is built around executive search. | Hire, appointment, promotion, departure and retirement, with compensation attached to each event | Work history and email contacts, without move-type event tracking |
Compensation data (salary, bonus, equity) | ||
Regulated AUM / investment adviser data Chikara Intelligence resolves fund ownership chains from institutional filings. CB Insights does not. | ||
Funding / capital event data | ||
Headcount trends Chikara Intelligence derives headcount trends from verified move events at organisation and industry level. | ||
| Search & Alerts | ||
Executive and contact search | Event type, role, compensation, industry, geography | Company attributes, funding, technographics, headcount, seniority |
Leadership change alerts Chikara Intelligence alerts on event-level queries. CB Insights alerts on company and market signals. | ||
| Candidate Tooling | ||
Candidate toolbox (CV Maker, Career Coach, JD Matcher) Chikara Intelligence tools are built for candidate and executive workflows. CB Insights focuses on company intelligence. | ||
| Search Firm Workflow | ||
White-label client delivery portal | ||
LaTeX PDF reports | ||
| Access & Developer | ||
API access Both REST APIs | ||
A better fit for search teams
If the work starts with people rather than markets, the platform needs to reflect that. We can show you the difference in a short demo.