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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    S&P Capital IQ

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ACapital IQ is a market intelligence software solution offered by S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is the result of McGraw Hill Financial's acquisition of SNL Financial.N/A

    Q4 Desktop

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQ4 Desktop is a software solution designed to enable users to build a investor relations program, demonstrate its impact, and measure the success of investor outreach efforts. Q4 Desktop is designed to aggregate all the data generated by an IR program into a single platform so the user can more easily report on stock performance, shareholder composition, and investor engagements, while reducing the amount of time spent on manual reporting.N/A
    Pricing
    S&P Capital IQQ4 Desktop
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    S&P Capital IQQ4 Desktop
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    S&P Capital IQQ4 Desktop
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of S&P Capital IQ and Q4 Desktop
    Feature
    S&P Capital IQ
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Q4 Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Private Company Data6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Independent Research Access8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    M&A Analysis5.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ESG Data5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit Ratings Reports7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search Tools6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    S&P Capital IQQ4 Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    S&P Capital IQQ4 Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    S&P Global Inc.
    Cap IQ is well suited for analyzing security pricing and valuation, tracking stock performance over time, looking up comparable transactions, and analyzing valuations on an industry basis. The service is also well suited for charting and data analysis purposes.
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    Q4, Inc
    This is one of two providers to go with if you are considering an investor relations website. We evaluated both of them and landed on Q4 Desktop due to their reputation of solid customer service. The additional CRM software is a nice to have as there are many other solutions you may have access to before you make that product your main go to.
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    Pros
    S&P Global Inc.
    • On-demand reliable financial data either through the platform or through the Excel Plug-In
    • Great user interface, intuitive to use
    • Great help desk function, quick and responsive
    • Excellent auditability of financial data with easy traceback to source documents
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    Q4, Inc
    • easy to use
    • comprehensive database access
    • good looking ux/ui
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    Cons
    S&P Global Inc.
    • The scope and depth of the collected data can be increased.
    • The UI with little icons and buttons may be difficult at first but may become intuitive. The UI isn't horrible but might be better.
    • Global data coverage, but US and UK markets have the greatest details. MENA and APAC lack.
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    Q4, Inc
    • speed of platform
    • lacking mobile app
    • pricing structure is fragmented
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    Likelihood to Renew
    S&P Global Inc.
    [It's the] best ever.
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    Q4, Inc
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    Usability
    S&P Global Inc.
    S&P CIQ Pro has great data, however, the new pro version is currently difficult to use given how slow the data is to process
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    Q4, Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    S&P Global Inc.
    We had Capital IQ in addition to Bloomberg. It was much easier for a new person to use Capital IQ than Bloomberg. The ease of use was a huge selling point for us. Yahoo finance on the other hand is free, but you cannot gather all the data you may need in one location like you can in Capital IQ.
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    Q4, Inc
    Q4 Desktop had the highest market share and good customer references.
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    Return on Investment
    S&P Global Inc.
    • S&P Capital IQ contributes to a more comprehensive analysis of companies when making decisions on how best to market them to potential buyers.
    • S&P Capital IQ has enabled my company to be more efficient in learning about and valuing companies.
    • Due to the quality and reliability of information S&P Capital IQ has, it is saving my company large amounts of time.
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    Q4, Inc
    • reduced engineering time for website maintenance (2 hours per release)
    • reduced collaboration time with marketing team
    • automatic press release postings
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