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What it is

Orbis is a company information and analysis service for finding, comparing, and assessing businesses worldwide. It covers more than 635 million companies, combining data from over 170 sources. Standardized information includes financials, firmographics, ownership structures, foreign investments, and M&A activity. Corporate trees map beneficial owners and other ownership links, with more than 2 billion ownership links reported. Users can search with hundreds of criteria, review company reports and financial-strength measures, and use modeled financial projections. Ownership exploration, alerts, heat maps, graphs, and pivot analyses support investigation and monitoring. Data is available through the web interface, APIs, industry connectors, bulk feeds, cloud, and real-time delivery, with Microsoft Office add-ins for live templates. Orbis supports AML, KYC, due diligence, supplier and credit risk, cyber risk, and tax work. It includes Bitsight ratings for more than 6 million entities. Pricing is on request, and a free trial is available.

Spec sheet

What it does
Orbis helps users find, analyze, and compare companies worldwide for decision making and efficiency.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Purpose
Orbis helps users find, analyze, and compare companies across the globe.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Intended users
The Orbis privacy notice identifies customers including financial institutions, accounting companies, legal advisors, and companies across sectors and industries.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Integrations
The page says Orbis data can be delivered through its web interface, Catalysts, APIs, industry connectors, bulk feed, cloud, and real-time delivery.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
API access
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · moodys.com
Compliance use
Orbis data can support AML, KYC, client due diligence, enhanced due diligence, company checks, and ongoing risk monitoring.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Coverage
Orbis contains information on more than 635 million companies, compiled from more than 170 providers and other sources.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Cyber risk
The page says Orbis includes Bitsight cyber risk ratings for more than 6 million entities, with incident history covering over seven years.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Cyber risk data
Orbis includes Bitsight cyber risk ratings for more than 6 million entities, with security incident histories covering over seven years.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Data
Its standardized data includes company financials, firmographics, ownership structures, foreign investments, and M&A activity.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Data and privacy security
The Orbis privacy notice says personal data is protected with physical security, system hardening, patch and vulnerability management, access controls, and anti-virus and anti-malware protections.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Data limitation
The maker says more than 99% of companies covered by Orbis are private and that a financial strength indicator may be provided when full financial information is unavailable.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Financial analysis
Users can search and compare standardized company reports, financials, growth rates, and estimates across countries.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Microsoft Office
The page says Orbis add-ins populate Microsoft Office templates with live data.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Monitoring
The product page lists flexible data change and news alerts for monitoring companies.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Notable limitation
Orbis content terms grant a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license and prohibit downloading data to obtain all or a substantial part of the database.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Office add-ins
Orbis add-ins can populate Microsoft Office templates with live Orbis data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Ownership
Orbis includes more than 2 billion ownership links and corporate trees that show beneficial owners.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Ownership data
Its corporate trees show ownership structures and beneficial owners; the page reports more than 2 billion ownership links.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Product access
The Orbis privacy notice says the products are not distributed to the general public and access is limited to authorized users subject to contractual obligations.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Risk and compliance
The page describes Orbis use for AML, KYC, client due diligence, enhanced due diligence, supplier risk, and credit risk.Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Search and visualization
Features include hundreds of search criteria, ownership exploration, alerts, heat maps, graphs, and pivot analyses.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Security and privacy
Moody’s Trust Center describes company-wide privacy, information security, and cybersecurity programs and provides access to hosting-location and subprocessor information.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Support and learning
The Orbis product page lists a Learning Zone and training videos.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com
Trial and pricing
The Orbis login page links to registration for a free trial; the reviewed product page offers a demo and does not display a price.Read 9 Oct 2026 · login.bvdinfo.com
Who it serves
The page describes use cases in sales and marketing, master data management, corporate finance, compliance, supplier risk, credit risk, cyber risk, and tax and transfer pricing.Read 9 Oct 2026 · moodys.com

Plans and prices

Orbis Priced on request Access and pricing details are not stated on the product page; request a demo Read 10 Oct 2026 · moodys.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Covers more than 635 million companies
  • Maps over 2 billion ownership links
  • Hundreds of search criteria
  • API, web, bulk, cloud, and real-time access
  • Free trial available

Limits

  • Pricing is available only on request
  • More than 99% of covered companies are private
  • Financial indicator may replace unavailable full financials
  • Database downloading is restricted by license terms

Who it suits

Orbis suits financial, compliance, sales, data-management, risk, tax, and corporate-finance teams researching companies. It is also aimed at financial institutions, accounting companies, legal advisers, and businesses across industries.

Verdict

Orbis combines extensive company coverage with ownership mapping, financial analysis, search tools, and multiple delivery methods. Buyers should request pricing and review its private-company data limitations and usage license before adopting it.

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