S&P Capital IQ vs. Sumdata.me

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

Easy to use, easy to start, very budget - wise, especially for micro and small business

• 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

Incentivized

• Discover similar business to your existing customers data base
• Show business information and comparison based on location, industry, and many more factors
• They showing the contact person in the business and way to connect

• 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.

Incentivized

• I think it will be helpful to get more "live" data
• I am waiting to see the future marketplace feature

[It's the] best ever.

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

it really helped me in getting engaged with new potential customers and also increased my conversion rate

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.

Incentivized

It is more beneficial to small businesses and much easier to use. In the micro/small business market, it is all about connecting the right people with their specific needs and communicate in person with potential customers, and in this, SumData.me specialize

• 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.

Incentivized

• Positive, for the low cost for user, I discovered much more customers than before