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    FactSet Workstation

    Score8.5 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

    SnapLogic

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASnapLogic is a cloud integration platform with a self-service capacity supported by over 450 prebuilt modifiable connectors. SnapLogic also offers real-time and batch integration processes for interfacing with external data sources, a drag-and-drop interface, and use of the vendors’ Iris AI.N/A
    Pricing
    FactSet WorkstationSnapLogic
    Editions & Modules
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    FactSet WorkstationSnapLogic
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
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    Community Pulse
    FactSet WorkstationSnapLogic
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    FactSet
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    FactSet WorkstationSnapLogic
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of FactSet Workstation and SnapLogic
    Feature
    FactSet Workstation
    6.6
    13 Ratings
    11% below category average
    SnapLogic
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    Ratings
    Private Company Data4.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information6.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Independent Research Access6.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    M&A Analysis6.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data5.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    ESG Data6.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News7.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search Tools7.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of FactSet Workstation and SnapLogic
    Feature
    FactSet Workstation
    -
    Ratings
    SnapLogic
    7.7
    24 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings8.222 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings6.919 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings7.424 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings7.720 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings7.522 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FactSet WorkstationSnapLogic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (17 ratings)
    8.1
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (13 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    FactSet WorkstationSnapLogic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FactSet
    FactSet works for all my IR needs. I do not see a function for which I use it for that it would be less appropriate. I believe that the tool's efforts towards becoming more integrated with AI are strong and that in time the Mercury offering will be just as competitive as some of the other AI offerings out there today such as AlphaSense
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    Snaplogic
    Snaplogic is unique from other IPASS tools if you're very sensitive about data security as they have an on-premise option where your data never needs to leave your data center. And data pipelines can be quickly created if Snaplogic has the requisite connector to your data sources. On the downside, if you're transforming a large amount of data for example in training machine learning models, a tool with elastic compute capability is more appropriate.
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    Pros
    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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    Snaplogic
    • Easy access to any type of source system. Data could be in any format.
    • Very beautiful visual representation of transforms that makes it super easy to use it by any non developer.
    • It can be run in cloud or on-premise. helping you choose your comfort of security.
    • Has pretty good customer support and have recently started their community forum as well.
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    Cons
    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
    Incentivized
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    Snaplogic
    • They need to have a way to connect to GitHub to allow the users to maintain their version control in GitHub. This is a missing functionality.
    • As pipelines become complex, it's difficult to have all the snaps stitched together - just like to see it done differently.
    • They do not have a way to start/stop a preview. This is hard to use, especially if you have to stop an accidental preview invocation.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Snaplogic
    This has been hands down the BEST software company I have ever used and dealt with. I am a 25 year IT veteran at this college. They go above and beyond in soliciting our feedback/input and proactively follow up about bugs, issues, etc. I have given multiple potential clients my thoughts and after seeing the SL demo they all sign up. I appreciate their support model, it's REFRESHING!
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    Usability
    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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    Snaplogic
    It is very powerful but has a steep learning curve
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    Support Rating
    FactSet
    I think the data delivery could be improved, but it's a good data set.
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    Snaplogic
    They can be prompt but they have not been as useful as I've wanted. We had a bug that affected many of our customers through an API connection between SnapLogic and our platform. Eventually they were able to figure it out, but it took a long time of negotiating between our engineering team and theirs. Additionally, we installed the SnapLogic groundplex for our customers and we've run into a bunch of problems of connectivity. If SnapLogic offered to be on those calls with our clients to troubleshoot how to fix these problems, I would give them a better grade here.
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    Implementation Rating
    FactSet
    No answers on this topic
    Snaplogic
    The groundplex in our VPC is very nice for security reasons and the SnapLogic team was extremely helpful during our implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Snaplogic
    We opted for SnapLogic due its ease of use and the flexibility it offers, it was the platform that was strongest in both application integration and data integration and both were use cases we wanted to be able to cover.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Snaplogic
    • We have cut development time down by at least 70%
    • The software was more on the expensive side at renewal which required some further approvals to be sought for the spend
    • More developers are able to build and use Snaplogic pipelines in their projects
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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.

    SnapLogic Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Designer of SnapLogic's Enterprise Integration Cloud, which showcases the clicks-not-code approach to creating integration pipelines. Notice the machine-learning powered integration assistant, Iris, to the right suggests which Snaps (our term for connectors) to use from our catalogue of nearly 450+ pre-built connectors.Screenshot of the Enterprise Integration Cloud Dashboard used to monitor the status and health your pipelines and Snaplexes. Pipelines can be optimized further from here.Screenshot of the Manager tab of the Enterprise Integration Cloud Dashboard, used to manage users, groups, project spaces, pipelines and security. It can also display account and Snap statistics.