FactSet vs. Refinitiv Eikon

Integration with MS Powerpoint is one of my first recommendations, it is an advance to be able to integrate FactSet with other products to be able to expand the capacity of accounting departments. The scalability of FactSet is amazing and is related to its integration plugins. The ROI achieved through FactSet also continues to motivate me to recommend it.

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Very likely to recommend to a colleague if he deals with researching companies on a day-to-day basis since it captures real-time market data, financial information such as income statements and balance sheet items, as well as news items around strategic updates and analyst reports from top investment banks.

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• curating outside in intelligence
• enabling account plans target addressable market estimation
• competitors tracking
• value proposition pitching
• RFP deal support

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• ESG ratings - allowing us to benchmark practices and reporting.
• Real time market data - allowing us to track target companies.
• Financial information - allows us to gauge companies' historical and forecasted performance.

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• Faster load time
• API integration

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• Not very easy to navigate - needs user to spend time.
• Should have an intelligent search option to enable targeted search.
• Should have more granular coverage in terms of financials.

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The technical support motivates us to continue using FactSet, we will not stop using the advantages that this software offers us.

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I think the data delivery could be improved, but it's a good data set.

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Global Data, AlphaSense, Hoovers, S&P, etc.

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Refinitiv Eikon is a wholesome product that scores over the above products in terms of the coverage universe, features, and credibility of data Refinitiv Eikon is a go-to source for financial and ESG data, whose credibility is well established in the industry and scores above other competitors in this aspect.

Incentivized

• High quality sales pitches
• stress tested competitive revenue models
• outside in views for all selling and marketing stakeholders

Incentivized

• Negative - Tool is pricey so not everybody can afford.
• Positive - Coverage of real time market data is unmatched.
• Positive - ESG data coverage is very useful.

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