# Factiva vs Nexis Newsdesk Comparison | | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 71 | 64 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (52.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (39.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Factiva Pros: - Comprehensive Data (3 reviews) - Ease of Use (3 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (2 reviews) - Inefficient Search Functionality (2 reviews) ### Nexis Newsdesk Pros: - Customization (1 reviews) - Ease of Use (1 reviews) Cons: - Difficult Navigation (1 reviews) - Learning Curve (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.3 (54 reviews) | 8.9 (54 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (55 reviews) | 8.1 (54 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (23 reviews) | 7.8 (9 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 7.9 (19 reviews) | 7.7 (8 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (50 reviews) | 8.5 (48 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.8 (21 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.6 (49 reviews) | 7.8 (53 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Factiva #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Nexis Newsdesk #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Sales Intelligence | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | 8.2/10 | 14 | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Availability | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Contact Data Availability** | 7.4 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Company Data Availability** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Industry Research Availability** | 8.5 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Technographic Data Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Accuracy | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Contact Data Accuracy** | 8.0 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Company Data Accuracy** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Technographic Data Accuracy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Sales Intelligence | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **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 | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Internationalization** | 8.3 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | | **User, Role, and Access Management** | 8.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Performance and Reliability** | 8.5 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reporting/Dashboards** | 8.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Mobile User Support** | 8.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **APIs** | 8.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Features | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Lead Builder** | 7.8 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Integration to CRM/Marketing Automation** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Cleaning/Enrichment** | 8.3 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Data Segmentation/Filtering** | 8.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Search** | 9.0 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **News/People Alerts** | 9.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Connections** | 7.7 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | 8.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Messaging** | 8.6 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | ### Social Media Analytics | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | N/A | N/A | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | N/A | N/A | #### Social Analytics | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Competitor Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Follower Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Post Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Paid Campaign Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Attribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Hashtag Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Sentiment Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Reports & Dashboards | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Report Customizability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Report Exporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **White Label** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **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 | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Business Activity Monitoring | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | 7.3/10 | 24 | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | N/A | N/A | #### Risk | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Internal** | 7.2 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **External** | 7.8 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Compliance** | 7.7 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Recovery | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 6.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Business Recovery** | 7.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Contingency Planning** | 7.3 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Business Activity Monitoring | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Media Monitoring | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | 8.5/10 | 11 | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | N/A | N/A | #### Media Channels | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Broadcast Media** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Print Media** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Online Media** | 9.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Geographic Coverage | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Local Media** | 8.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **National Media** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **International Media** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Reporting | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Keyword Targeting** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Custom Feeds and Alerts** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Custom Reports** | 8.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboards** | 8.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Media Monitoring | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **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 | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | 6.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Market Intelligence | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | 7.4/10 | 13 | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | N/A | N/A | #### Data collection | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Natural Language Processing (NLP)** | 6.9 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Data Sources** | 8.2 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Custom Research Sources** | 7.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Lead Enrichment** | 6.8 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Advanced Data Collection** | 7.7 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Segment Trending | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Web** | 8.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Social** | 6.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Benchmarks** | 7.3 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Finance ** | 7.7 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Analysis | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Custom Dashboards** | 7.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Reports** | 7.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Integrations** | 7.0 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Platform | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Search** | 7.8 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **User, Role, And Access Management** | 7.3 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Mobile User Support** | 6.9 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Alerts** | 7.4 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Collaboration** | 7.3 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Compliance** | 7.0 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Market Intelligence | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Social Media Listening Tools | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | N/A | N/A | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | N/A | N/A | #### Monitoring & Listening | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Social Measurement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Influencer Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Brand Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Keyword Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Trend Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Competitor Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **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 | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Management & Analysis | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Sentiment Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Social Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Alerts and Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Advanced Data Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### PR Analytics | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | N/A | N/A | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | N/A | N/A | #### Generative AI | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Media and Influencer Targeting | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Factiva** | N/A | N/A | | **Nexis Newsdesk** | 8.7/10 | 25 | #### Database | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Media Database** | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | | **Contact/Campaign Management** | Not enough data | 8.4 (19 reviews) | | **Newsroom** | Not enough data | 9.0 (20 reviews) | #### Outreach | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Media Distribution** | Not enough data | 9.1 (18 reviews) | | **PR Planner** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) | | **Social Media Services** | Not enough data | 8.5 (20 reviews) | #### Reporting | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | | **Response Desk** | Not enough data | 9.1 (18 reviews) | | **Impact Measurement** | Not enough data | 8.8 (18 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Media and Influencer Targeting | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **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 | #### User Rights/Roles | Feature | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Version Control** | Not enough data | 8.3 (17 reviews) | | **Team Collaboration** | Not enough data | 8.4 (18 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Media Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/media-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) **Unique to Nexis Newsdesk (4):** [Media and Influencer Targeting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/media-and-influencer-targeting), [PR Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/pr-analytics), [Social Media Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/social-media-analytics), [Social Media Listening Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/social-media-listening-tools) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Factiva | Nexis Newsdesk | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 19.1% | 39.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 27.9% | 31.7% | | **Enterprise** | 52.9% | 28.6% | ### By Industry #### 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% #### Nexis Newsdesk - **Broadcast Media:** 15.9% - **Public Relations and Communications:** 7.9% - **Media Production:** 7.9% - **Higher Education:** 6.3% - **Executive Office:** 4.8% - **Online Media:** 4.8% - **Government Administration:** 4.8% - **Legal Services:** 4.8% - **Law Practice:** 4.8% - **Telecommunications:** 3.2% - **Other:** 34.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Factiva - [Meltwater](https://www.g2.com/products/meltwater/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (2658 reviews) - [D&B Hoovers](https://www.g2.com/products/dun-bradstreet-d-b-hoovers/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (781 reviews) - [AlphaSense](https://www.g2.com/products/alphasense/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (332 reviews) - 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