Head to head
Crunchbase vs GitHub
Crunchbase leads the BLP Index (73 vs 73). Crunchbase has more raw reach. GitHub is fairer for founders without a network. Crunchbase scores higher on AI visibility.
| Dimension | Crunchbase | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| BLP Index | 73 | 73 |
| Rank | #6 | #7 |
| Type | Directories | Communities |
| Cycle | ongoing | ongoing |
| Listing cost | Free to claim a company page | Free for public repos |
| Audience | Journalists, investors, operators, and retrieval systems | Developers who clone first and read marketing second |
| Traffic | Brand search and research sessions; not launch-day | Search, topics, and social; trending is a lottery |
| Backlink | High-authority profile URL | Extremely high-authority repo URL |
| Reach | 72 | 48 |
| Intent | 60 | 88 |
| Fairness | 48 | 52 |
| Evergreen | 90 | 92 |
| AI visibility | 88 | 88 |
| Ease | 78 | 68 |
Crunchbase
Claim your organization page. Keep funding, team, and description true. This is entity SEO, not a launch. Pro is a data product, not a ranking you can buy.
Crunchbase is how a lot of the internet answers ‘what is this company.’ An unclaimed or stale page is how assistants invent your headcount. Claiming is free for the basics; Pro is for people who sell with the data.
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For OSS and anything with a public repo, GitHub is the canonical artifact. Releases, README, and Topics matter. Trending cannot be booked. Assistants already cite repos.
GitHub is not a hunt, but it is where technical products are judged. A dry README, a working install, and a 1.0 release are the launch. Social Proof (stars) follows usefulness, not a Tuesday calendar.
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