Opagio vs BizEquity: UK SME Valuation

Introduction

UK SMEs comparing Opagio and BizEquity are usually looking at two platforms that answer different but related questions about company value. BizEquity is a business valuation platform for advisors. It states that it is "built on a patented hybrid valuation model that combines discounted cash flow, comparable market data, a proprietary growth formula, and sellers discretionary earnings to value small and midsize businesses in real time" (bizequity.com, accessed 17 Oct 2026). Opagio is a UK-headquartered intangible asset platform that produces asset-level intangible valuations across twelve value drivers — the assets that drive enterprise value but rarely appear on a conventional balance sheet.

The two platforms are not direct substitutes. BizEquity asks "What's your client's business worth?™", and also reports risks and value drivers such as owner reliance and revenue concentration (per BizEquity). Opagio's asset-level intangible valuation answers "which specific intangible assets make up that value, and what is each worth". For a UK SME considering both, they can cover different angles of the same conversation.

This page lays out what each platform does well, where they differ, and how UK SME founders, CFOs, and accountants should weigh the two depending on their use case.

TL;DR: Choose BizEquity if you are an advisor who wants a business valuation for business-owner clients, with risk, insurance and exit-planning insights (per BizEquity). Choose Opagio if you need asset-level valuation of individual intangible assets across twelve value drivers, evidence for IP-backed lending, or support for fundraising and exit. The two answer different questions, and an adviser could use both.

About BizEquity

BizEquity's site gives a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania address. It describes itself as "a patented business valuation platform that helps advisors understand the value, risks, and key drivers behind a client's largest asset", and says "thousands of advisors across wealth management, accounting, banking, and insurance use BizEquity to serve business owner clients".

Key characteristics of the BizEquity product surface:

• Business valuation — a hybrid model combining discounted cash flow, comparable market data, a proprietary growth formula and seller's discretionary earnings, per BizEquity
• Comparable market data — the model draws on comparable market data to benchmark the subject company against peers, per BizEquity's site
• Advisor audience — BizEquity's site says advisors across wealth management, accounting, banking and insurance use the platform to serve business-owner clients
• Location — BizEquity's site gives a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania address

For an advisor delivering business valuations to business-owner clients, BizEquity's own materials describe that workflow.

About Opagio

Opagio is a UK-headquartered intangible asset platform organised around Opagio 12™ — a proprietary taxonomy of twelve value drivers: Brand & Reputation, Customer Capital, Technology & Innovation, Content & IP, Data & Intelligence, Switching Costs & Lock-In, Network Effects & Platforms, Human Capital, Organisational Capital, Culture & Ways of Working, Regulatory & Compliance, and Ecosystem & Partnerships. Within those twelve drivers sits a comprehensive library of intangible asset types — the assets that drive enterprise value but rarely appear on a conventional balance sheet.

Opagio is delivered as a SaaS platform with one free product and one paid product:

• Opagio Growth Forecaster (free) — accessible scoring of intangible exposure for a single company; the upgrade path is a full Opagio Intangibles account
• Opagio Intangibles (paid platform) — the full discovery, valuation, and management environment, with modules including the Asset Valuator (Relief from Royalty, Multi-Period Excess Earnings, With and Without, Cost (replacement cost or sum of cost), Market (comparable transactions) and Greenfield methods), Growth Plan, Value Drivers Register, Normalised P&L and Intelligence

The platform is built UK-primary, with a multi-jurisdiction roadmap covering US, Canada, Australia, and Ireland. The IP Audit and Collateral Pack target the UK SME IP-backed lending market specifically.

Side-by-Side Comparison

The table below sets out the buyer view of the two platforms across the criteria that matter most when UK SMEs are scoping their options.

Side-by-side criteria

How the two platforms approach the same problem

Example — Where Opagio is the better fit: A UK SaaS founder with an £18M revenue business is preparing an IP-backed lending application, and the lender has asked for evidence on the specific intangible assets offered as collateral. Opagio builds the asset register, values each asset with a named method and assembles the IP Audit and Collateral Pack, with each evidence item graded L0–L4. Each lender decides what evidence it accepts, so the founder checks the lender's requirements first.

Example — Where BizEquity is the better fit: An advisory practice supports 60+ business-owner clients and offers each a business valuation as part of its planning service. BizEquity's Advisor Office plan lists unlimited cases per advisor and a white-labelled portal and reports (per BizEquity, accessed 17 Oct 2026).

Asset-Level vs Whole-Company Valuation

The clearest single difference between Opagio and BizEquity is the unit of analysis: the asset versus the company. Business valuation (BizEquity's output) values the business as a whole, using what BizEquity describes as a hybrid model of discounted cash flow, comparable market data, a proprietary growth formula and seller's discretionary earnings.

Asset-level intangible valuation (Opagio's primary output) applies methods like Relief from Royalty, Multi-Period Excess Earnings, With and Without, Cost, Market (comparable transactions) and Greenfield to value individual intangible assets — the customer book, the technology, the brand, organisational capital, data assets. The output is an asset-level register with individual valuations for each driver. This is the unit of analysis required by IFRS 3 / IAS 38 (UK and global) and ASC 805 / ASC 350 (US) purchase price allocation work, by IP-backed lender underwriting (which probes individual asset value, separability, and saleability), and by investor or acquirer diligence (which probes asset concentration, key-asset exposure, and intangible-value composition).

For a UK SME whose immediate need is the structured intangible-asset answer — what specific assets do I have, what is each one worth, how is each one changing — Opagio's asset-level platform is purpose-fit. For a business valuation to support an advisor's planning conversation, BizEquity describes that workflow.

Note (jurisdiction): This page is written UK-primary. Opagio's Asset Valuator maps to IFRS 3 / IAS 38 (UK and global) and ASC 805 (US).

FAQ

Is Opagio a direct competitor to BizEquity?

Answer

Not directly. BizEquity is a business valuation platform for advisors, built on what it describes as a hybrid model of discounted cash flow, comparable market data, a proprietary growth formula and seller's discretionary earnings. Opagio values individual intangible assets across twelve value drivers. Both serve the SME segment, but the unit of analysis is different.

Can Opagio give me a whole-company valuation?

Answer

Opagio's Asset Valuator values individual intangible assets, with IFRS 3 / IAS 38 and ASC 805 mapping. Opagio's Financials workspace also includes a whole-company DCF. For an audit-defensible whole-company valuation, engage a qualified valuer.

Is Opagio relevant for UK accountants supporting SME clients?

Answer

Yes. Opagio's Practitioner ICP (one of the platform's ten canonical ICPs) is designed for UK accountants and advisors supporting SME clients with intangible asset measurement. The platform lets a practitioner hold multiple client companies in one workspace, with asset-level intangible measurement and the IP Audit and Collateral Pack per client. For UK accountants whose client base includes IP-rich businesses, growth-stage companies, or businesses preparing for exit, Opagio is the platform-shaped fit.

How does pricing compare?

Answer

BizEquity's pricing page (accessed 17 Oct 2026) lists Advisor and Advisor Office plans, each marked "Talk to Sales", and Enterprise Teams marked "Custom". Opagio's prices are on the Opagio pricing page: a free Growth Forecaster and paid Opagio Intangibles plans.

Can I use both platforms?

Answer

Yes. A UK accountant could use BizEquity for business valuations in its planning work and Opagio for intangible-asset work such as IP-backed lending, fundraising or exit preparation. The two outputs are complementary angles on the same business.

Where can I see Opagio in action?

Answer

Book a demo and we will walk through the Opagio 12™ taxonomy, the Asset Valuator module, the Collateral Pack, and the platform's portfolio views with a worked example relevant to your UK SME use case. The demo is run by a member of the Opagio team and typically takes 30-40 minutes.

When to Choose BizEquity

BizEquity is a good fit when:

• Your primary need is a business valuation of the company as a whole
• You are an advisor running business valuations across multiple business-owner clients
• The intangible-asset detail is not the question — the headline company value is

When to Choose Opagio

Opagio is a good fit when:

• You are a UK SME (or have a UK-primary use case) and need structured intangible asset measurement
• You are preparing evidence for an IP-backed lending application (each lender decides what evidence it accepts)
• You are preparing for fundraising or exit and need an asset-level intangible-value narrative
• You are a UK accountant or advisor supporting SME clients with intangible-asset-specific work
• You want financial data and value drivers updated monthly, with a dated history of each asset valuation
• You are a UK PE or VC fund tracking the intangible value of investee companies across the portfolio

Closing

BizEquity is a business valuation platform whose site describes advisors as its users.

Opagio is the platform-shaped fit for UK SMEs whose intangible-asset measurement question is real, structured, and ongoing. The Opagio 12™ taxonomy covers the assets that drive UK SME enterprise value. The Asset Valuator produces asset-level valuations aligned to IFRS 3 / IAS 38 (UK and global) and ASC 805 / ASC 350 (US). The IP Audit and Collateral Pack support UK IP-backed lending conversations with banks and specialist lenders. The portfolio architecture supports UK PE/VC funds and the advisors who serve them.

The best way to know whether Opagio is the right fit for your UK SME use case is to see it against a real scenario. Book a demo and bring a real context — an IP-backed lending application, a fundraising round, an exit window, or a portfolio review.

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• Intangible asset glossary — Relief from Royalty
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