Bloomberg Terminal vs S&P Capital IQ Pro
A side-by-side comparison of Bloomberg Terminal and S&P Capital IQ Pro — two options for data & market research. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Data & Market Research
Data & Market Research
Rating
4.5 / 5
4.4 / 5
Pricing
From $28,320/seat/yr
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Funds with active capital markets and credit workflows
Analysts doing modeling, comps, and diligence
Key features
- Real-time market data across every asset class
- News, research and analyst estimates
- Fixed income and leveraged loan analytics
- M&A and comparable-deal screening (MA, PEER)
- Instant Bloomberg (IB) chat network
- Detailed public company financials
- Transaction and M&A data
- Screening and comps
- Excel plugin
- Credit and fixed income data
Pros
- Unrivalled breadth and speed of market data
- IB chat is still where credit and capital markets talk
- Deep debt-market data matters for LBO financing work
- Exceptional public-company financial depth
- Powerful Excel integration for modeling
- Robust screening tools
Cons
- Very expensive per seat and prices rise almost annually
- Private-company coverage is weak versus PE-specific tools
- Dated interface with a steep learning curve
- Interface has a learning curve
- Private company coverage trails PitchBook