Traditional intelligence firms charge $5,000–$50,000 and take 2–4 weeks. CipherIntel delivers a sourced, analyst-grade brief in 24 hours for $100. No retainer. No minimum engagement. Submit today, answers tomorrow.
Enterprise intelligence firms exist to serve Fortune 500 budgets. CipherIntel was built for everyone else — founders, investors, and operators who need answers before the meeting, not after the retainer clears.
| Factor | CipherIntel | Kroll / FTI Consulting | Boutique BI Firms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per report | $100 | $5,000 – $50,000 | $1,500 – $10,000 |
| Delivery time | 24 hours | 2 – 4 weeks | 1 – 2 weeks |
| Retainer required | ✓ Never | ✗ Often required | ✗ Sometimes required |
| Minimum engagement | 1 report | Multi-month contracts | Project minimums |
| Sourced & cited | ✓ Always | ✓ Yes | ✓ Usually |
| Submit online, instantly | ✓ Yes | ✗ Requires discovery call | ✗ Proposal process |
CipherIntel is ideal for pre-diligence screening and rapid intelligence before a meeting — not a replacement for full enterprise engagements on 9-figure deals.
Every engagement starts with your question. We scope the research, execute the investigation, and deliver a report you can act on.
Understand your competitors' positioning, pricing, partnerships, hiring patterns, and strategic moves — before they announce them.
Pre-investment, pre-acquisition, or pre-partnership research. Corporate history, financials, litigation, regulatory exposure, and red flags.
Market sizing, trend analysis, customer segmentation, and opportunity mapping. Data-driven strategy, not gut feeling.
Comprehensive profiles on individuals, executives, or key personnel. Professional history, public records, media footprint, and reputation signals.
Identify and quantify business risks — counterparty risk, market exposure, geopolitical factors, and operational vulnerabilities.
Have a question that doesn't fit a box? Describe what you need to know. We'll scope it, quote it, and deliver.
Our clients don't have time to sift through data. They need conclusions, fast — from a source they can trust.
Litigation support, witness background checks, opposing counsel research, and asset discovery for legal proceedings.
Pre-deal due diligence, management team vetting, market validation, and competitive landscape analysis before you write the check.
Competitor monitoring, M&A target screening, market entry research, and strategic decision support.
Threat assessments, personnel vetting, supply chain risk analysis, and investigative research to support your advisory work.
No onboarding calls. No retainer negotiation. No proposal back-and-forth. Submit your brief, pay $100, get your report.
Tell us what you need to know — a company to investigate, a market to analyze, a person to vet, or a risk to assess. Plain English, no jargon required.
Our analysts research across public records, corporate databases, news archives, financial filings, and proprietary sources. Every finding is verified and cited.
Receive a structured intelligence brief — executive summary, sourced findings, risk ratings, and recommended actions. Delivered to your inbox. Average turnaround under 24 hours.
Kroll charges $5,000 minimum and takes 4 weeks. That's a fine model if you're funding a $500M acquisition. For everything else — a partnership you're vetting, a competitor you need mapped, a market you're entering — there's CipherIntel.
No retainers, no hourly billing, no minimum engagements. $100 per report, full stop. Cheaper than the meeting to discuss hiring a traditional firm.
Average delivery under 24 hours. Rush delivery available for same-day decisions. If you need it to prepare for tomorrow's call, submit today.
No spreadsheet dumps. Every brief has an executive summary, key findings, risk ratings, and sourced evidence. Ready to share at the board level.
Submit your request in 2 minutes. We deliver a sourced, analyst-grade intelligence brief within 24 hours. Cheaper than the coffee meeting to discuss hiring a traditional firm.
Confidential. Sourced. Delivered in under 24 hours.
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