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S&P Capital IQ vs. YCharts

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
S&P Capital IQ
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Capital 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
YCharts
Score 9.0 out of 10
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YCharts is an investment research platform from the company of the same name in Chicago, that drives smarter investments and better client communications, serving a client base of more than 5,000 RIAs, financial planners, and asset managers who oversee more than $750 billion in assets. YCharts helps investing professionals demonstrate their value to clients and prospects with tools that enhance client engagements and simplify often complex financial topics using visuals.N/A
Pricing
S&P Capital IQYCharts
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
S&P Capital IQYCharts
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
S&P Capital IQYCharts
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Features
S&P Capital IQYCharts
Financial Research
Comparison of Financial Research features of Product A and Product B
S&P Capital IQ
6.4
3 Ratings
9% below category average
YCharts
10.0
1 Ratings
35% above category average
Private Company Data6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry-Specific Information7.73 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Independent Research Access8.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
M&A Analysis5.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain Data5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
ESG Data5.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Credit Ratings Reports7.33 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Macroeconomic News6.33 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Search Tools6.33 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
S&P Capital IQYCharts
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S&P Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Factiva
Score 5.8 out of 10
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
S&P Capital IQYCharts
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(10 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Usability
7.0
(3 ratings)
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User Testimonials
S&P Capital IQYCharts
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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YCharts
I use YCharts to perform my client reviews. It helps me demonstrate the performance and decision making process. It helps me show the deep dive of investment selection, and clients can see the thought process that goes into investment decision making.
BR
Brian Russell
Founding Partner
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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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YCharts
  • Reporting
  • Investment research
  • Review capabilities with clients
BR
Brian Russell
Founding Partner
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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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Anonymous
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YCharts
  • Sandbox approach to models
  • Branding
  • Alacart reports
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Brian Russell
Founding Partner
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Likelihood to Renew
S&P Global Inc.
[It's the] best ever.
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Becky Reid
President
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YCharts
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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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YCharts
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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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Caitlin A. Mabe
Assurance Associate
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YCharts
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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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Anonymous
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YCharts
  • Shows the high caliber of research by my firm
  • User interface is great
  • Research is amazing
BR
Brian Russell
Founding Partner
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