Is Prometiam really cheaper than Orbis?

Almost certainly, though Moody’s does not publish Orbis pricing so we will not quote a figure for them. Orbis is sold as an enterprise annual contract quoted per seat and per module, with a procurement cycle. Prometiam Professional is €29.99/month (€359.88/year), published, for the EU + UK registry coverage described below.

Does Prometiam have financial statements like Orbis?

No. Orbis aggregates filed financial statements across hundreds of jurisdictions; Prometiam does not. If your workflow requires balance-sheet and P&L data, Orbis is the right tool.

What does Prometiam cover that Orbis does not?

A REST API surface designed for fast integration, public pricing, monthly contracts, daily-fresh BORME / BODACC / Companies House / Brønnøysundregistrene, and sanctions screening — all without procurement engagement.

Is Orbis the same as Moody’s Analytics?

Orbis is the flagship product of Bureau van Dijk, which is owned by Moody’s Analytics. The product remains BvD-branded but is part of Moody’s ecosystem.

Bureau van Dijk (Orbis) Alternative

A leaner, API-first alternative to BvD Orbis for EU and UK company data. Public pricing from EUR 9.99/month, no annual contract, sanctions screening included on the Pro tier.

Two different tools

Orbis (Bureau van Dijk, now part of Moody's) is the enterprise reference for global private-company data: 400M+ entities, filed financial statements, group ownership trees, and country reports, sold via quote-based annual contracts; Moody’s does not publish a rate card. Prometiam is a REST API over official EU and UK registries built for KYB and counterparty verification. It does not offer financial statements or group-ownership trees.

What Prometiam covers

Company-registry data with daily updates: Spain (BORME), France (BODACC), United Kingdom (Companies House), Norway (Brønnøysundregistrene, companies and directors), plus Ireland (CRO) and Poland (KRS) at company level only
Corporate-event monitoring and director networks; beneficial ownership via UK PSC
Sanctions and US export-control screening across six sources: EU, UN, OFAC, UK OFSI, French gels, and the US Consolidated Screening List (BIS Entity List, Denied Persons, ITAR) — 44,000+ active entities
Public pricing (EUR 0 / 9.99 / 29.99 / Custom), monthly SMB contracts, EU data residency in Frankfurt, first API call in under 60 seconds

Who should still pick Orbis

Choose Orbis if you need normalised financial statements, cross-jurisdiction ownership trees, genuinely global coverage, or a Moody's-affiliated incumbent. Choose Prometiam if your scope is EU and UK, you want registry data, events and sanctions in one API, and no procurement cycle.

At a glance

	Prometiam	BvD Orbis
Coverage	ES + FR + GB + IE + PL + NO live	400M+ entities, global
Pricing	Public — €0 / €9.99 / €29.99 / Custom	Quote-based (not published)
Contract	Monthly on SMB tiers	Annual / multi-year
Procurement timeline	None — sign up, build	Quote → security review → contract → onboarding (months)
API maturity	REST, public docs, <60s to first call	Multiple APIs (Orbis API, Catalyst), enterprise-shaped
Financial statements	No	Yes (core feature)
Group ownership trees	No	Yes (core feature)
Sanctions screening	Included on Pro	Separate (Compliance Catalyst)
Corporate-event monitoring	Daily-fresh endpoint	Available, separate workflow
EU data residency	Default (Frankfurt)	Varies

Frequently asked questions

Is Prometiam really cheaper than Orbis?: Almost certainly, though Moody’s does not publish Orbis pricing so we will not quote a figure for them. Orbis is sold as an enterprise annual contract quoted per seat and per module, with a procurement cycle. Prometiam Professional is €29.99/month (€359.88/year), published, for the EU + UK registry coverage described below.
Does Prometiam have financial statements like Orbis?: No. Orbis aggregates filed financial statements across hundreds of jurisdictions; Prometiam does not. If your workflow requires balance-sheet and P&L data, Orbis is the right tool.
What does Prometiam cover that Orbis does not?: A REST API surface designed for fast integration, public pricing, monthly contracts, daily-fresh BORME / BODACC / Companies House / Brønnøysundregistrene, and sanctions screening — all without procurement engagement.
Is Orbis the same as Moody’s Analytics?: Orbis is the flagship product of Bureau van Dijk, which is owned by Moody’s Analytics. The product remains BvD-branded but is part of Moody’s ecosystem.