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    AlphaSense

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AAlphaSense is a market intelligence platform used by companies and financial institutions. Since 2011, their AI-based technology has helped professionals make business decisions by delivering insights from public and private content—including company filings, event transcripts, news, trade journals, and equity research. The platform boasts users among 4,000 enterprise customers. Headquartered in New York City, AlphaSense employs over 1,000 people across offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, and…N/A

    S&P Capital IQ

    Score7.5 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
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    AlphaSenseS&P Capital IQ
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    AlphaSenseS&P Capital IQ
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AlphaSenseS&P Capital IQ
    Considered Both Products
    AlphaSense
    Chose AlphaSense
    Alphasense has a much broader coverage breadth, as it includes financial data, market data, private research, and expert interviews, while the others are more limited.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Compared to FactSet and PitchBook, AlphaSense is a good tool to fill my suite of financial analysis. PitchBook is superior for private company and transaction data, as well as screening for similar companies (the sourcing feature of the job). FactSet is superior for financial …
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    I prefer to use both in conjunction; AlphaSense generally provides deeper insights, but I'm unsure if it is readily available or the newest (Market cap).
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Search and analysis of public market data - analyst feedback and management commentary: I would prefer AlphaSense over other
    Quant analysis of market data / charting: I would prefer S&P for Excel Plugins
    PitchBook: Proprietary private market and VC data
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Still evaluating.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense has better document search but is otherwise vastly inferior in every other way. If doc search isn't important to you, I wouldn't bother with AlphaSense.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    All of them are better than AlphaSense. However, Bloomberg is over twice as expensive, and people are just paying a premium for Chat (which I don't want). I have not used FactSet for over three years. When I last used it, I would say that it was slightly better than AlphaSense …
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is largely complementary to CapIQ or Eikon. CapIQ and Eikon do offer research capabliities for an additional fee, though it's currently more cost effective to use AlphaSense. PitchBook is still a must have if you need to evaluate start-ups/private companies
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Capital IQ has more data but capital IQ is very clunky to use (it is very slow). Capital IQ lacks expert insight calls but has other data to offer including credit analytics
    BamSEC only has SEC documents and has integrated with Tegus expert calls. It is lighter on data and …
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is one tool I have in my analyst toolbox that helps me dive deep into the research process. It isn't the first place I go when I begin the research process, but it's one area where I spend more time the deeper I get into the process.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Much better
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is my go to for market intelligence. Capital IQ is my go to for financial data - mainly because I am use to it. PitchBook is my go to for private investment round / private company data
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Nothing else had the platform capabilities nor the level of access to information that AlphaSense does. Everything else I tried had one area or type of information it aggregated, but none of them were able to integrate information the way AlphaSense does, and most of them …
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense's search engine for filings is powerful/more UI friendly than its competitors.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense provides a much more user-friendly UI/UX than S&P's Capital IQ. It has the same, if not more content, and is much easier to jump in and use without needing months of training to know where everything is. There are a few features like stock price tracking that CapIQ …
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense has hands down greater coverage of analyst reports. AlphaSense's search and filter capabilities also look superior and more easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Not much compares to AlphaSense, it's my go to for research on public companies CapIQ is a comparator for analyst reports but they are easy to pull on AlphaSense
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is much better at searching qualitative information (e.g., analyst reports); CapIQ is still better for getting historical financial data.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    Stronger in terms of 3rd party reports. Weaker in terms of the depth of financial information available.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    I have not used any other platform like AlphaSense.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    As compared to Refinitiv, AlphaSense is easier to use off the shelf (has less of the codes to find exactly what one's looking for) and provides more detailed insights a lot quicklier.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense makes it easy to get to the right info quickly. The coverage of industries and companies for broker research is much more than the other products. AlphaSense also includes detailed financial info for companies and its AI-based summaries are helpful.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is more user-friendly. Keyword search is way better and table explorer feature makes it easier to collate data.
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    We use a combination of the above.

    As previously mentioned, CIQ and Bloomberg are better for market data (broker estimates, NAVPS data, etc.). The main difference is access to broker research and the excel plug in
    Incentivized
    Chose AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is very differnet from other simlar tools I have used. However, it is very powerful for doing the things it is designed to do. Its search engine feature is among the best and most user friendly that I have used.
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    S&P Global Inc.
    Chose S&P Capital IQ
    S&P Capital IQ is great for bringing market data into Excel. It is also fantastic for finding older public market data / screening assets
    Incentivized
    Chose S&P Capital IQ
    S&P Capital IQ is one of the best value products from a cost / benefit perspective. The Excel add in function is also unrivaled. For accessing public company data on demand (both operational and financial) it is a must have. The other tools are great but tend to be more …
    Incentivized
    Chose S&P Capital IQ
    I think Eikon is a close substitute. It doesn't have as many features as S&P Capital IQ, but unless you're working for a bank, hedge fund, or in corporate treasury, you probably won't notice it.

    In my opinion, FactSet is another good alternative. It comes with more features …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
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    Features
    AlphaSenseS&P Capital IQ
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of AlphaSense and S&P Capital IQ
    Feature
    AlphaSense
    7.9
    187 Ratings
    7% above category average
    S&P Capital IQ
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Private Company Data5.5153 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information9.3179 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Independent Research Access9.1172 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    M&A Analysis8.8142 Ratings5.33 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data8.097 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    ESG Data6.596 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Credit Ratings Reports6.084 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News9.1132 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Search Tools9.1174 Ratings6.23 Ratings
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    AlphaSenseS&P Capital IQ
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    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AlphaSenseS&P Capital IQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (255 ratings)
    7.1
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (251 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (22 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    7.4
    (22 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    -
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    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Configurability
    5.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    6.9
    (22 ratings)
    -
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    Professional Services
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    AlphaSenseS&P Capital IQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is very well suited to investing teams that need a research management system that has a robust database behind and rich content management features for note-taking. AlphaSense may not be well-suited to individual investors who want data access but don't need to be sharing notes to a wider team. The sharing features are what make AlphaSense most useful.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    AlphaSense
    • Summarizing information across multiple company documents via their new Generative Grid tool.
    • Aggregating the latest insights from diverse sources - broker research, expert insights, company documents, and news.
    • Providing a repeatable way to query information.
    • Smart keywords to help you search, e.g., car = auto = automotive.
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    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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    Cons
    AlphaSense
    • I believe the AI agent could be improved to answer more detailed questions and provide better data.
    • Access to real time financial data in a similar vein to Koyfin.
    • The ability to easily search across all company decks to be able to quickly gather all relevant slides for a specific topic, similar to what Quartr offers.
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    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    AlphaSense
    AlphaSense is a very useful tool and is reasonably priced for our organization. While I may not be a hyper-active user, it's a great resource when I need to quickly do a competitive landscape survey, review publicly available documents (transcripts, etc.), or review Wall Street research
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    S&P Global Inc.
    [It's the] best ever.
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    Usability
    AlphaSense
    AlphaSense has a very intuitive user interface, and I can tell they have been focused on expanding their product breadth and continuing to innovate on current products. Some basic features are missing or I can't find (I can't just sort expert calls by only the ones that are applicable to that ticker, most relevant is the one that works best, but I want just the ticker)
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    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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    Reliability and Availability
    AlphaSense
    The availability of Alphasense is great. I have used the software for multiple years and cannot remember ever having an outage issue. This is surprising actually, as I use other software applications that do not have regular outages, but still have outages periodically. Alphasense, on the other hand, never seems to have any outages. Good sign if I can't remember the software not working :).
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Performance
    AlphaSense
    Loading or performing searches on AlphaSense platform is reasonably fast for most of the time. However, it is sometimes unacceptably long for me to load PDF files (earnings presentation, supplementary financial report) on AlphaSense. Certain features might also take very long time, such as loading for "similar tables" across EDGAR filings, or downloading tables from EDGAR filings
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Support Rating
    AlphaSense
    Customer support is very prompt. I get personalized support for search recommendations and content that I could not find in my own search. Support checks in with me on a bi-monthly basis to keep me informed of the many different feature additions, I cannot find a more kind, understanding, and supportive team.
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    In-Person Training
    AlphaSense
    The person was prepared, attentive, understood the nature of my questions, was willing to work through any difficulties or misunderstandings, was patient, and super pleasant to work with. Great customer service.
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Online Training
    AlphaSense
    Our online training was led by a AlphaSense representative. The training is always good. The bigger issue is our time availability to remember the training and utilize it. The trainers will show us examples and then ask us for real industries or companies of interest to use so that the training is most relevant.
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Implementation Rating
    AlphaSense
    use friendly UI made the transition seamless
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AlphaSense
    Special features of AlphaSense that made us decide on this CI platform: - US-based market and competitive intelligence platform with various premium content (broker information, expert calls, earning transcripts, original company documents etc.) - AlphaSense is a trusted CI platform by world’s leading corporations and financial institutions - AlphaSense’s proprietary AI stack has been meticulously engineered over a decade so that their AI accelerates speed-to-insight so clients can act with confidence when making critical decisions - Private and public companies, therapeutic areas and products can be monitored - Datalog is available up to 15 years, and advanced search is supported for them - Curated newsfeed is available from more than 3,500 top news publications, client requests and hand-picked vendors for premium subscription - Very advanced company profiles are available by default with newsfeed, original company documents, expert calls and reports - Newsfeed and alerts can be also set by admins and individual users
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    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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    AlphaSense
    It has been very simple. Contract terms are standard for an online portal. Of course, I would like unit pricing to be lower so I could get more users on the license or to rotate seats to get more value out of each license. Billing frequency has been standard as well. This could be more significant for a larger customer.
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Scalability
    AlphaSense
    The sharing features provides by AlphaSense mean that it can be readily scaled for teams within an organization and, subject to compliance requirements, with client organizations. The ability to share annotations of transcripts and investor releases is valuable, and facilitates collaboration between analysts.
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Professional Services
    AlphaSense
    Very professional and knowledgeable team. Easy to work with and communicates in a way that's helpful for users who aren't experts on the platform
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    S&P Global Inc.
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    Return on Investment
    AlphaSense
    • AlphaSense has allowed us to generate deeper competitive insights. For example, we conducted an in depth analysis of the aerial data analytics (drone) industry, and AlphSense helped us narrow in on the market leaders and their various strengths / weaknesses.
    • AlphaSense has improved our team's overall efficiency. With Stream in particular, we are able to pinpoint insights in a matter of minutes through the transcript feature as opposed to having to conduct a series of calls ourselves. This is a significant time saver.
    • AlphaSense has allowed us to make more informed decisions on our public holdings by providing us with unfettered access to equity research analyst reports.
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    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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    Screenshot of AlphaSense's AI search, available across 2,000+ premium business data sources including SEC filings, earnings calls, broker research, business journals, and news. It can be used to stay ahead of market-moving trends and instantly surface critical information buried within millions of documents.Screenshot of a single view of the industries, companies and themes within a fully-customizable dashboard, that can be tailored to fit any research process.Screenshot of a purpose-built generative AI that offers insights from a premium content universe.