S&P Capital IQ vs. VerityRMS

Best in class tool to source financial data from public companies. Great integration with Excel. Must-have tool for anyone performing financial analysis on a regular basis. Easy to use interface with excellent product support to answer questions about functionality and capabilities. Tool has continued to grow in features over the years and expect to continue in the future.

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I highly rate performance of this product in research and flow of funds. The integration process with the rest of applications saving time and additional cost. It offers reliable insights that gives my team enough confidence in getting the end product. It has modified the data visualization system to enhance transparency and accountability from employees. The customer support service team responds faster when we raise any concerns.

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• S&P Capital IQ's blackline tool allows for the effortless comparison of changes in company filings over time.
• The screening tool when searching for comparable companies and/or transactions is very comprehensive and customizable.
• It allows users to customize their dashboards and tearsheets in any number of ways.

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• Optimization of data insights.
• Track the status of workflows.
• Combine research under one unified base.

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• Sources. In Bloomberg, when you click on a figure anywhere it leads you to the source. That is a great feature, as in finance everything has to be backed with the original source.
• Cannot always find the needed information, the menu is too complex.

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• The features operate effectively.
• I have no complain from the current features.

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[It's the] best ever.

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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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While Bloomberg has a much more comprehensive view of the markets and typically has more up-to-date information in terms of overall news, Cap IQ is easier to integrate into existing financial models, and the formula builder included with the Excel plugin makes it easy to pull relevant financial data as well as update it based on a specific time frame.

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My reasearch and discoveries have placed this software in high ranking in this category since I started working with it. It has all the tools for processing and transforming data into useful business analytics. The built-in market data provides high-speed research portfolio for all the members increasing productivity and service delivery. It can be customized easily to meet the company data demands and build reliable channels.

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• The breadth and depth of the company's financial data set are what sets it apart as the finest in the industry.
• Having the ability to pay the monthly fee online is a major benefit. Neither is it very high, but I wouldn't characterize it as low, either. It's quite economical.
• Data quality and accuracy are what set it apart from competitors.

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• We have achieved positive Return on Investment.
• The financial and research goals have been achieved.

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