BidSparq vs. Factiva

BidSparq

Factiva

29 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
BidSparq	N/A	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	BidSparq is a bid and RFP intelligence platform for small and midsize government contractors. It monitors more than 14,000 federal, state, local, education, healthcare, and transit procurement sources, then matches and scores opportunities against a company’s NAICS codes, set-asides, location, and capabilities. The platform provides 0–100 fit scores, go/no-go recommendations, win-probability estimates, and supporting rationale for each opportunity. It also extracts…	$249 per month per user
Factiva	Score8 out of 10	N/A	Factiva from Dow Jones is a data service that helps companies identify opportunities, accelerate decisions and manage a business's reputation, that includes global news and data accessible via the Dow Jones' research platform, on mobile devices or integrated via advanced feeds and APIs.	N/A

Pricing

BidSparq

Factiva

Pro Max Monthly: $249
per month per user

No answers on this topic

Pricing Offerings
BidSparq	Factiva
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

BidSparq is one simple plan, Pro Max, priced per account with no per-seat fees. Monthly is $249. Annual is $199 per month, billed annually at $2,388 per year, a 20 percent saving. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

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User Ratings
	BidSparq	Factiva
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (5 ratings)
Data Sharing and Collaboration	- (0 ratings)	2.0 (3 ratings)
Data Sources	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	BidSparq	Factiva
Likelihood to Recommend	BidSparq No answers on this topic	Dow Jones A large part of our work depends on the ability to source quality media content from a breadth of dependable sources globally. This is Factiva's bread and butter: it has a very comprehensive list of 'quality' media sources such as nationals, dailies, business journals and magazines from around the world that are easily mined for the content they hold. If you're thinking about anything other than these 'traditional' media sources then Factiva probably isn't your thing. It doesn't do social media. Incentivized Jeremy Cowles Senior Strategist Read full review
Pros	BidSparq No answers on this topic	Dow Jones Factiva offers excellent search builders so that I am able to narrow my search to specific companies or topics very easily. Factiva combines a large number of credible sources into one place and allows me to search all of these sources. Factiva's use of timestamps helps me understand when the news was known by the market which allows me to analyze how (if at all) that particular piece of news impacted the company's stock price. Provides an excellent starting place for learning about a company and/or industry. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Cons	BidSparq No answers on this topic	Dow Jones The UX leaves room to be desired There are often repetitive entries The functionality can be confusing Incentivized Jacob Batchelor Reporter Read full review
Alternatives Considered	BidSparq No answers on this topic	Dow Jones At the time, Factiva was already being used by the company I worked for - they had developed procedures specifically for using Factiva, so there wasn't really an option. I've used Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg exclusively for legal research, so there wasn't really an overlap with Factiva. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
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