# Dataminr vs Factiva Comparison

| | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 48 | 71 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (58.7% of reviews) | Enterprise (52.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Dataminr

Pros:
- Ease of Use (7 reviews)
- Alerts (6 reviews)

Cons:
- Inefficient Alerts (5 reviews)
- Complexity (3 reviews)

### Factiva

Pros:
- Comprehensive Data (3 reviews)
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (2 reviews)
- Inefficient Search Functionality (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (26 reviews) | 8.3 (54 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (26 reviews) | 8.4 (55 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (13 reviews) | 8.1 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.6 (12 reviews) | 7.9 (19 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.4 (26 reviews) | 7.9 (50 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 10.0 (12 reviews) | 7.8 (21 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.4 (20 reviews) | 7.6 (49 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Dataminr

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Factiva

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Sales Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | N/A | N/A |
| **Factiva** | 8.2/10 | 14 |

#### Data Availability

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Contact Data Availability** | Not enough data | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 
| **Company Data Availability** | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Industry Research Availability** | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Technographic Data Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Accuracy

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Contact Data Accuracy** | Not enough data | 8.0 (10 reviews) | 
| **Company Data Accuracy** | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Technographic Data Accuracy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Sales Intelligence

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | 8.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 
| **Reporting/Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | 8.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **APIs** | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 

#### Features

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lead Builder** | Not enough data | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Integration to CRM/Marketing Automation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Data Cleaning/Enrichment** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Segmentation/Filtering** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | 9.0 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **News/People Alerts** | Not enough data | 9.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Connections** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Messaging** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Business Activity Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | N/A | N/A |
| **Factiva** | 7.3/10 | 24 |

#### Risk

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Internal** | Not enough data | 7.2 (17 reviews) | 
| **External** | Not enough data | 7.8 (17 reviews) | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | 7.7 (17 reviews) | 

#### Recovery

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 6.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Business Recovery** | Not enough data | 7.1 (15 reviews) | 
| **Contingency Planning** | Not enough data | 7.3 (15 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI -  Business Activity Monitoring

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Media Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | 8.2/10 | 8 |
| **Factiva** | 8.5/10 | 11 |

#### Media Channels

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Broadcast Media** | 7.1 (7 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Print Media** | Feature Not Available | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Online Media** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 

#### Geographic Coverage

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Local Media** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **National Media** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **International Media** | 7.1 (7 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Keyword Targeting** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Custom Feeds and Alerts** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Custom Reports** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Media Monitoring

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 6.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 

### Market Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | N/A | N/A |
| **Factiva** | 7.4/10 | 13 |

#### Data collection

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Processing (NLP)** | Not enough data | 6.9 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Sources** | Not enough data | 8.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Custom Research Sources** | Not enough data | 7.9 (12 reviews) | 
| **Lead Enrichment** | Not enough data | 6.8 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Advanced Data Collection** | Not enough data | 7.7 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Segment Trending

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Web** | Not enough data | 8.0 (11 reviews) | 
| **Social** | Not enough data | 6.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Benchmarks** | Not enough data | 7.3 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Finance ** | Not enough data | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Custom Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Reports** | Not enough data | 7.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | 7.0 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Search** | Not enough data | 7.8 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **User, Role, And Access Management** | Not enough data | 7.3 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | 6.9 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Alerts** | Not enough data | 7.4 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Collaboration** | Not enough data | 7.3 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | 7.0 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Agentic AI - Market Intelligence

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Dark Web Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | N/A | N/A |
| **Factiva** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Monitoring - Deep Web** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring - Dark Web** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Ticketing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Simple Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Leak Source** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Protective Intelligence Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | 7.6/10 | 5 |
| **Factiva** | N/A | N/A |

#### Threat Identification

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Listening** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **External Data Mining** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **POI Profiles** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Threat Reporting** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Threat Assessment

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Graphical and Link Analysis** | 7.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Threat Scoring** | 6.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Threat Monitoring

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Threat Alerts** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Monitoring** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Investigation Management** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting and Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Connections and Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Critical Event Management (CEM) Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | N/A | N/A |
| **Factiva** | N/A | N/A |

#### Emergency Planning

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scenario Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing &amp; Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Emergency Management

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mass Alerts and Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Threat Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Geolocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrated Response** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Crisis Communication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Post-Event Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Risk Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | N/A | N/A |
| **Factiva** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Sources - Risk Intelligence 

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dark Web Monitoring,** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Industry-Specific Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Timeliness** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Government and Public Records** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Media Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis &amp; Reporting - Risk Intelligence

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Benchmarking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk Scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Artificial Intelligence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Threat Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dataminr** | 7.8/10 | 11 |
| **Factiva** | N/A | N/A |

#### Orchestration

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Asset Management** | 8.0 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security Workflow Automation** | 7.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Deployment** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Sandboxing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Information

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Alerts** | 9.0 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Malware Detection** | 6.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Intelligence Reports** | 7.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Personalization

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint Intelligence** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security Validation** | 7.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dynamic/Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Attack Scenarios** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Threat Detection Rules** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Threat Summaries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence

| Feature | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Media Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/media-monitoring)

**Unique to Dataminr (5):** [Protective Intelligence Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/protective-intelligence-platforms), [Risk Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/risk-intelligence), [Critical Event Management (CEM) Platforms Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/critical-event-management-cem-platforms), [Threat Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/threat-intelligence), [Dark Web Monitoring Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/dark-web-monitoring)

**Unique to Factiva (3):** [Market Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/market-intelligence), [Sales Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-intelligence), [Business Activity Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-activity-monitoring)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Dataminr | Factiva | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 34.8% | 19.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 6.5% | 27.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 58.7% | 52.9% | 

### By Industry

#### Dataminr

- **Security and Investigations:** 19.6%
- **Retail:** 8.7%
- **Broadcast Media:** 6.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 6.5%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 4.3%
- **Financial Services:** 4.3%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 4.3%
- **Insurance:** 4.3%
- **Real Estate:** 4.3%
- **Tobacco:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 34.8%

#### Factiva

- **Public Relations and Communications:** 13.2%
- **Market Research:** 10.3%
- **Research:** 5.9%
- **Financial Services:** 5.9%
- **Investment Banking:** 5.9%
- **Banking:** 4.4%
- **Capital Markets:** 4.4%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 4.4%
- **Management Consulting:** 4.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 4.4%
- **Other:** 36.8%

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## Top Discussions

### Dataminr

- Title: [Does Dataminr has any float effect where user can prioritise incidents by flashing colors until incident is click or mouse is placed above it?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/35104-does-dataminr-has-any-float-effect-where-user-can-prioritise-incidents-by-flashing-colors-until-incident-is-click-or-mouse-is-placed-above-it) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Thank you for your question Marko.  Dataminr does provide the ability for users to prioritize incidents by severity, as well as filter incidents according to..."

### Factiva

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/dataminr-vs-factiva)

