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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bloomberg Terminal

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASitting on the desks of 325,000 of the world’s most influential decision makers, the Bloomberg Terminal is a modern icon of financial markets. Launched in 1981, long before PCs and the internet became ubiquitous, the Bloomberg Terminal connected market participants to data, analytics and information-delivery service.N/A

    FactSet Workstation

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe FactSet Workstation is a dynamic platform designed to empower financial professionals with seamless data access, advanced analytics, and technology. Integrating over 800 data sources across asset classes and markets, it consolidates crucial insights and elevates decision-making. Its AI-powered tools include smart search and chat features. The workstation simplifies complex workflows, enabling users to uncover insights quickly and improve collaboration. From research and portfolio…N/A
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    Bloomberg TerminalFactSet Workstation
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    Pricing Offerings
    Bloomberg TerminalFactSet Workstation
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Bloomberg TerminalFactSet Workstation
    Considered Both Products
    Bloomberg
    Chose Bloomberg Terminal
    FactSet has a more user friendly interface in my opinion. It's easier from a data management stand point as well. It's also quite a bit cheaper than a Bloomberg Terminal. Still, Bloomberg Terminal is much better for front office trading and portfolio management. And again, the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bloomberg Terminal
    Bloomberg Terminal offers the most features and is a one-stop tool
    Incentivized
    Chose Bloomberg Terminal
    While there are a lot of competitive services in the marketplace, each good in its own right, the Bloomberg Terminal is considered the top product. It has key fast information and can help individuals make fast decisions. It also has a top-tier support desk that can answer …
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    FactSet
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    Product is magnitudes more affordable and provides 80% of the functionality that Bloomberg has and is working to build out the remaining. The workstation is more user friendly than bloomberg but still not perfect. Not as robust as a Bloomberg Terminal and doesn't have the …
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    FactSet Workstation is cheaper than Bloomberg which is primarily one of the reasons why it might be popular. Bloomberg is still the gold standard for access to information and data.
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    It has a much better price. I dont need everything that Bloomberg provides. FactSet Workstation gives me what i need.
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    Bloomberg has more info/data than FactSet Workstation which I pointed out earlier. To be fair, I believe Bloomberg is more expensive.

    Refinitiv - I have used Thomson Reuters Eikon in the past and I did not like the inflexible interface, FactSet Workstation is much more …
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    As mentioned, believe it is a much stronger offering that CapIQ. Bloomberg is a better tool for credit and the messaging features, but cost prohibitive. We found that for research tasks FactSet Workstation is more than a good enough option, although we do supplement with a …
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    Bloomberg has the most data / content but is too expensive, while Eikon has the least. FactSet Workstation and Capital IQ were comparable in price but FactSet Workstation had broader data coverage.
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    Bloomberg was very difficult to use, DOS like
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    Bloomberg does a much better job at alerts and proprietary news coverage. Charting is also much more intuitive with Bloomberg. It's also very easy to trade directly through Bloomberg instead of using an OMS. FactSet's pricing is more competitive than Bloomberg and FactSet is …
    Incentivized
    Chose FactSet Workstation
    PitchBook is better for private company data and getting contacts. It is also more useful for capital raises and data
    AlphaSense is great for more targeted searches which FactSet is very bad at. FactSet often makes it hard to do searches and then once you get to a specific …
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Bloomberg TerminalFactSet Workstation
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of Bloomberg Terminal and FactSet Workstation
    Feature
    Bloomberg Terminal
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    9% below category average
    FactSet Workstation
    6.6
    14 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Private Company Data4.84 Ratings4.611 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information7.84 Ratings6.914 Ratings
    Independent Research Access6.24 Ratings6.713 Ratings
    M&A Analysis5.73 Ratings6.211 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data6.34 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    ESG Data6.33 Ratings6.310 Ratings
    Credit Ratings Reports7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News8.73 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Search Tools7.24 Ratings7.914 Ratings
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    Bloomberg TerminalFactSet Workstation
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
    S&P Capital IQ
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bloomberg TerminalFactSet Workstation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bloomberg TerminalFactSet Workstation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bloomberg
    Well-suited as a monitoring tool for market prices, economic indicators, and news. Less appropriate for fundamental research and analysis. Other tools, such as AlphaSense and Visible Alpha, are better/more user-friendly for research usage or manipulation of financial statements, either because the platform itself is easier to use or because the Excel add-in function is simpler, less confusing.
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    FactSet
    Well suited to setting up watchlists of securities that you want to monitor as well as displaying organization specific information within the watchlist such as ‘target price’ and ‘recommendation’ which is very useful when managing portfolios. Also well suited to delivering tailored company and economic news articles to your workstation so that you get targeted information relevant to your role
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    Pros
    Bloomberg
    • EMSX
    • Graph
    • port
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    FactSet
    • Easy/clear UI for navigation
    • Easily find and sort through financial filings to get to the data
    • Document search functionality seems to be improving consistently with more robust features
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    Cons
    Bloomberg
    • Limiting data use
    • Cost of Bloomberg Terminal
    • New user on-boarding
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    FactSet
    • The user interface on stock monitor needs work - sometimes I wish to clone the same fields to another tab/watchlist and it appears the best way to do so is recreate it form scratch
    • transcript to be more timely and more accurate
    • on the consensus financial forecast tab, have more segment breakouts like Visible Alpha
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bloomberg
    No answers on this topic
    FactSet
    We need the FactSet data and capabilities to complete 75% of the financial analyses that we complete for both internal and external purposes. It is invaluable and I am not aware of any other provider that would be able to fill this gap that FactSet does
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    Usability
    Bloomberg
    Easy to use but need to know commands
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    FactSet
    It does everything I need. It is pretty user friendly and easy to work with whatever technology interface I am using (desk top, notebook, tablet, or mobile phone). I am able to get work done whether I am in the office, at home, or traveling. The user up time is very good. They are rarely doing maintenance when I need to use the platform
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    Support Rating
    Bloomberg
    No answers on this topic
    FactSet
    I think the data delivery could be improved, but it's a good data set.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bloomberg
    While there are a lot of competitive services in the marketplace, each good in its own right, the Bloomberg Terminal is considered the top product. It has key fast information and can help individuals make fast decisions. It also has a top-tier support desk that can answer questions for you and teach you functionality to apply to your role
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    FactSet
    Product is magnitudes more affordable and provides 80% of the functionality that Bloomberg has and is working to build out the remaining. The workstation is more user friendly than bloomberg but still not perfect. Not as robust as a Bloomberg Terminal and doesn't have the chat/trading features.
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    Return on Investment
    Bloomberg
    • The terminal is an important part of our research process. We use the supply chain function for example when researching new companies.
    • The terminal allows us to have a quick overview of past performance for stocks during earnings season (ERN function).
    • The terminal is very good at synthesizing the main industry indicators in the Bloomberg Intelligence functions for each industry.
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    FactSet
    • hard to quantify, bc i havent brought any new business bc of it, so the ROI would be 0%. I use other systems for proposals.
    • However, I use it for everyday work and equity/fi analysis and portfolio construction research at ticker level, and that part works 100%.
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    ScreenShots

    FactSet Workstation Screenshots

    Screenshot of PM Hub, which simplifies portfolio management with tools for building, analyzing, and simulating trades for multi-asset class portfolios and exposures. Users can monitor positions in real time with customizable views, ensure compliance, and execute trades through its integration. Link IRN data to foster deeper collaboration between research analysts and portfolio managers.Screenshot of FactSet Internal Research Notes (IRN), which streamlines research with one connected platform. These can be used to organize, share, and analyze everything from market trends to individual securities. Its AI tools help to boost collaboration, enhance workflows, and drive smarter investment decisions.Screenshot of some of the available information which can used to analyze performance, risk, and attribution across multi-asset portfolios. This integrates portfolio, market, and proprietary data into a single platform to streamline workflows, adapt to market changes, and make confident decisions. From stress testing and scenario analysis to AI-driven insights, FactSet provides tools to strengthen portfolio resilience, uncover drivers of performance, and foster collaboration with customizable reports and data sharing.Screenshot of a display of all accounts in one personalized dashboard. Viewers can analyze top positions, spot trends with proprietary signals, and track market-moving events. Access summary stats like total market value and asset allocation across an entire book or by household and strategy.Screenshot of FactSet’s proprietary news, which delivers real-time, focused market insights across regions like the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. From stocks to sectors to broad markets, StreetAccount simplifies updates to cut through the clutter. This critical news is available anytime via the Workstation, web, email, app, or API.Screenshot of one of FactSet's unique datasets, Geographic Revenue (GeoRev), used to quickly understand a company's revenue exposure in countries impacted by geopolitical, macroeconomic, and market risk through a highly structured and normalized display of companies' revenues by geography.