BackerIQ vs Endole
Endole charges £39/month for company and credit data. BackerIQ gives you deeper director intelligence and capital event analysis — starting at free.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Endole | BackerIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £39/month | ✓Free / £29/mo Pro |
| Free Tier | Very limited (basic company search) | ✓10 searches/day with profiles |
| Data Source | Companies House + credit data | Companies House + SH01 filings parsing |
| Company Profiles | Yes — status, officers, filings | ✓Yes — status, officers, filings, capital events |
| Director Networks | Basic — list of other directorships | ✓Deep — cross-company mapping, connected directors, activity scoring |
| Activity Scoring | No scoring system | ✓Proprietary BackerIQ score (portfolio size, success rate, recency) |
| Capital Events | Filing list only | ✓Parsed SH01 data — shares allotted, nominal values, capital deltas |
| Credit Reports | Yes — full credit scoring | No — focused on director intelligence |
| CSV Export | Paid plans | ✓Pro £29/mo |
| API Access | Enterprise | Agency £99/mo |
Why professionals choose BackerIQ
£10/mo cheaper (or free)
Endole's standard plan is £39/month. BackerIQ Pro is £29/month — and the free tier covers most casual research needs.
Director network intelligence
Endole lists a director's other companies. BackerIQ maps the network — who shares directorships, activity scores, and connected clusters.
Capital event parsing
Endole shows filing references. BackerIQ parses SH01 data to show exactly how many shares were allotted, at what nominal value, and the total capital change.
Endole shows you the data. BackerIQ shows you who's behind it.
Endole is a solid tool for basic company checks and credit reports. It pulls data from Companies House and credit agencies to give you a snapshot of any UK company's financial health.
But if you need to understand the people behind companies — which directors sit on multiple boards, how companies are connected through shared officers, and what capital events signal about a company's trajectory — Endole falls short.
BackerIQ was built for this. We cross-reference every director across every company they touch, score them on activity and success, and parse SH01 share allotment filings to surface capital events that other platforms show as raw filing references.
The result: a company intelligence tool that tells you not just what a company is, but who backs it and how connected those people are.
Frequently asked questions
Is BackerIQ a replacement for Endole?
It depends on your use case. If you need credit reports and financial risk scoring, Endole is the right tool. If you need to understand who's behind a company — director networks, activity scoring, capital events, and cross-company connections — BackerIQ gives you deeper intelligence at a lower price (or free).
Why is BackerIQ cheaper than Endole?
Endole licenses credit data from agencies like Experian, which carries significant cost. BackerIQ uses only free Companies House data and adds intelligence through cross-referencing, scoring, and SH01 filing analysis. No credit data licence means we can offer a generous free tier.
Does BackerIQ have credit reports?
No. BackerIQ focuses on director intelligence and capital activity, not financial credit scoring. If you need credit reports, use Endole or a credit agency directly. Many professionals use both — Endole for credit, BackerIQ for director networks.
What does BackerIQ do that Endole doesn't?
Three things: (1) Director activity scoring — every director gets a BackerIQ score based on how many companies they direct, success rate, and recency. (2) Director network mapping — see who shares multiple companies with whom. (3) SH01 capital event parsing — we extract share allotment details (shares issued, nominal value, capital changes) from filing data that Endole shows as raw filing references.
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10 free searches per day. No credit card. No £39/month invoice.
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