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S&P Capital IQ vs. Descartes MacroPoint

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Descartes MacroPoint

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMacroPoint is a real-time supply chain visibility platform and software solution from Descartes Systems Group. It offers a clear real-time picture of freight, shipping and third-party logistics operations, backed by exhaustive data and performance insights from Descarte's global carrier network.N/A
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    S&P Capital IQDescartes MacroPoint
    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
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    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of S&P Capital IQ and Descartes MacroPoint
    Feature
    S&P Capital IQ
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Descartes MacroPoint
    -
    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 IQDescartes MacroPoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (10 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    S&P Capital IQDescartes MacroPoint
    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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    Descartes Systems Group
    Well suited for basic tracking needs, To easy to turn off tracking and not reliable and if not on ELD
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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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    Descartes Systems Group
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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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    Descartes Systems Group
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    Likelihood to Renew
    S&P Global Inc.
    [It's the] best ever.
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    Descartes Systems Group
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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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    Descartes Systems Group
    Overall love the use of Descartes MacroPoint
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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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    Descartes Systems Group
    We have been a parnter with Descartes for a very long time, at the time of setup, there were only a few other options.
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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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    Descartes Systems Group
    • Makes business here at [...] run smooth
    • ease of use
    • tracking
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