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Standard Metrics vs Concrete
Standard Metrics and Concrete compared on how data arrives, benchmarks, AI access and price.
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Short answer
Standard Metrics and Concrete collect portfolio data in opposite ways. Standard Metrics uses data requests, accounting syncs and parsed documents, and it benchmarks against 10,000+ startups. Concrete reads partner inboxes, meeting notes and linked decks, so founders do nothing new, and its Pro plan costs $49 per seat per month. Pick Standard Metrics for benchmarks. Pick Concrete for inbox extraction on a small team.
| Feature | Standard Metrics | Concrete |
|---|---|---|
| Where the data comes from | Data requests, QuickBooks or Xero sync, and AI-parsed documentsFirms can also forward data they receive outside the platform. | Connected inboxes, meeting notetakers, files and crawled links |
| What founders have to do | Answer each request or connect accountingA company account is optional. | Nothing new; Concrete reads updates founders already send |
| Public signal (news, LinkedIn, X, hiring) | On-demand web search in the AI AnalystScheduled monitoring is not listed on their site. | Not listed on their site |
| Health scores and alerts | BI alerts; no health score listed | Financial health and momentum scores |
| LP reporting | Yes, tear sheets and reports for LP updates | Cited per-fund metrics; LP letters drafted through an AI tool |
| Fund accounting | Tracks investments by fund; fund admin not listed | Not listed on their site |
| Peer benchmarking | Yes, against 10,000+ anonymized startups | Not listed on their site |
| Reachable by your AI agents | REST API and hosted MCP server; MCP tools read dataThe REST API can also write metrics, notes and documents. | REST API, webhooks and MCP server (Pro plan) |
| SOC 2 | SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant | CASA Tier 2 certified; SOC 2 not listed |
Facts verified from standardmetrics.io/faq/, concretehq.com, concretehq.com/features/trackers, standardmetrics.io/ai-analyst/, standardmetrics.io/for-investors/, docs.concretehq.com/changelog, concretehq.com/use-cases/lp-reporting, standardmetrics.io/global-benchmarking/, docs.standardmetrics.io/guides/mcp-available-tools, concretehq.com/use-cases/data-teams, standardmetrics.io/security/, concretehq.com/sharing (checked 2026-10-28).
Pick Standard Metrics if…
- You want benchmarks across 10,000+ startups.
- You want a managed data team and SOC 2 Type II.
- Portfolio companies connect QuickBooks or Xero.
Pick Concrete if…
- Founders should do nothing new.
- Your updates arrive as emails, decks and DocSend links.
- You want a published per-seat price.
Pricing
Investor pricing is not published, and it is not charged per seat. Free for portfolio companies.
Pro plan: up to 50 portfolio companies and 5 seats. Enterprise is custom.
Where Cura fits
Cura also reads what founders already send, and it adds Slack messages, texts and daily monitoring of LinkedIn, X, news and hiring. It starts at $200/month.
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