--- title: S&P Capital IQ Platform Reviews meta\_title: 'S&P Capital IQ Platform Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 36 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how S&P Capital IQ Platform works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 36 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Financial Services url: https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-services --- ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![AlphaSense](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "AlphaSense") AlphaSense 4.6/5(335) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alphasense/reviews) [ ![PitchBook](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "PitchBook") PitchBook 4.5/5(256) ](https://www.g2.com/products/pitchbook/reviews) [ ![YCharts](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "YCharts") YCharts 4.7/5(130) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ycharts/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/s-p-capital-iq-platform/competitors/alternatives) # S&P Capital IQ Platform Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by S&P Capital IQ Platform but has limited features. Are you part of the S&P Capital IQ Platform team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! The S&P Capital IQ platform is your single source for a powerful array of financial data, analytics, and research. Our web-based platform combines deep information on companies, markets, and people worldwide with robust tools for analysis, idea generation, and workflow management. * * * Seller [S&P Global](https://www.g2.com/sellers/s-p-global) Discussions [S&P Capital IQ Platform Community](https://www.g2.com/products/s-p-capital-iq-platform/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Brandon Na Show More ## Typical Contract Price Pricing provided by BetterCloud and others. $$k - $$k Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing](/auth/linkedin?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fs-p-capital-iq-platform%2Freviews%3Fpage%3D4) ## User Insights Average based on 36 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Srujan R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Srujan R.") SR Srujan R. Senior Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/24/2020 "It's very good database" 5/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? The best is screening tools and investments data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? Dislike is very less, if they could add more daily data on commodities, that would be really great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering S&P Capital IQ Platform: Very likely I would recommend capital iq Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? There are many queries that we have resolved, like pulling company info. Or screening for list of companies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") II Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/21/2020 "Extensive database with great financial crunching" 4/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? The screener has many ratios and financial data The main company profile has great details Private companies are covered as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? Seems cluttered some times Search by keywords across transcripts is missing Research reports from analysts are missing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? Identification of M&A targets Sales targets Strategic issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chloe M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chloe M.") CM Chloe M. Finance Specialist Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/13/2019 "Evaluation comparable firms with S&P" 5/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? S&P Capital IQ offers some statistics and graphs. We regularly use the data collection capabilities of S&P Capital IQ for the engagement of various metrics or shares exchanged publicly. You can use it on any phone, so you can leave your office and still have access to S&P Capital IQ Platform. When developing the database of purchasers, I consider private equity descriptions, investing requirements and funds scale are very beneficial. It has some nice features that allow everything to be sponsored by the actual source of finance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? S&P Capital IQ Platform is not frequently updated, something I wish could happen more regularly. Also, a further drawback needs more data for private business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering S&P Capital IQ Platform: S&P Capital IQ Platform is good to assess and measure an organization in financial terms. The documents provided usually contain market indexes, precedent sales analysis, comparative analyzes of public companies and the financial results of individual firms over a period of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? S&P Capital IQ Platform is principally used in the evaluation of comparable firms whether exchanged in public or on a previous transaction, and it's compiled in similar statistics. This ability has enabled me to complete my research quickly and more accurately than without any other tool. The main benefits we got from S&P Capital IQ were the ease of having an outline of all current regulatory processes along with details needed to support my points and opinions on proposed rules in tax cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Cecil H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cecil H.") CH Cecil H. Finance Specialist Accounting Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/5/2019 "Address market information with S&P Capital IQ " 4.5/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? S&P Capital IQ allows us to extract immersive PDF testimonials, which makes it way better than Bloomberg as it is not so good doing this. It maintains a robust and continually updated M&A store for review of business activities in a sub-sector of the market. It is always precise, so you will rarely discover an error in the information shown. I feel S&P Capital IQ really supports the customer inferior to everything in the industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? S&P Capital IQ monitoring capabilities and restructuring stats might need some refinement, specifically for shareholders who often look at troubled debt and smaller company investments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering S&P Capital IQ Platform: S&P Capital IQ is a tool well adapted for the analysis of stock monitoring, similar exchanges, security, and industrial valuation. It is therefore great to know about a company and to identify people in a similar industry. In the field of acquisition analyzes and business opportunities, S&P Capital IQ will definitely contribute to your employee productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? My company uses S&P Capital IQ in the Finance department to address market information questions, assessment parameters for particular industries and inventory price and performance in the long term. So if we want a status on a specific business or trend in the sector, it can be easily obtained by using this tool. We started using it for debt and fixed-income instruments, as they were the best supplier we've ever used, and we still continue to go with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![William B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "William B.") WB William B. Accountant Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/31/2019 "Obtain important economic statistic with S&P Capital IQ" 4.5/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? S&P Capital IQ is the perfect tool to do financial statements, declaration of gain & loss, and so forth. It has allowed us to obtain hundreds of companies and records precisely over the past10 years. It has a feature that includes a tab to provide you with the latest price for your shares, which is so beneficial it is my favorite feature, in conjunction with the Excel Tab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? Although S&P Capital IQ is typically user-friendly, in some web browsers the program may be unworkable and sometimes it may be daunting methods for gathering particular market information. Often, when using the diagnostic tool, the tool does not fork out information as I need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering S&P Capital IQ Platform: S&P Capital Capital IQ is a very nice system that can be used in economic modeling. I think it is suitable for offices where workers from various computers and sites have to log in. This can be an added value for a sales force that tries to identify those types of businesses in which it is targeted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? We use S&P Capital IQ in the Financial department. It has been very helpful to obtain important economic statistics and fast versions of the results, whenever possible, alongside other resources, such as Bloomberg Terminal. The S&P Capital IQ comprehensive database for private enterprises streamlines most banking processes, including the creation of client lists of tactical and financial investors, the detection of new prospects and the production of comparative transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") UF Verified User in Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/5/2019 "Private equity transaction research, including transaction values, critical parties etc." 5/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? Ability to easily view M&A transaction timeline over the course of a company's history. Benefit of using S&P Capital IQ, is ease of use, simple, intuitive headings to lead users directly to sought after information. S&P's industry classification are extremely helpful in finding out competitors in the space, sub-sectors etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? Small icons and text on a very busy homepage can make navigating a challenge at times. Transaction values are always tough to nail down, but I have found in the past that available information elsewhere was not inputted into CapIQ. Completeness is key when sources historical financials / transaction history. Generally the platform is strong in this regard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering S&P Capital IQ Platform: This is a very robust and complete platform, which can enable user to find an immense amount of valuable company, transaction and industry research. Take the time to learn how to navigate the platform and explore the full feature set in order to derive the most benefit from the platform. Take advantage of the customer service teams at S&P CapIQ. When data is elusive and difficult to interpret the teams there are ready and willing to help you navigate and find the desired information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? Complete tracking of private equity transactions across sectors. Benefited by having one source where I can find consolidated information. Sector classification and industry segmentation. CapIQ has been a useful tool for me to better understand where a company fits into a greater ecosystem. Who does it compete with and in what geographies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/11/2019 "Cap IQ" 4.5/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? I love Cap IQ’s transcript searcher. It makes looking for key words easy from company calls. Any information on a company is easy to find and if I can’t find something, their customer service is quick to solve my issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? The UI is very overwhelming at first. I didn’t understand how it worked until I had a personal training with a Cap IQ analyst. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? I’m able to research companies for our Corp Dev strategy and fully understand the background/current status of a company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Information Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Services") UI Verified User in Information Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/26/2019 "S&P Capital IQ platform is used for financial data, analytics, and research." 4/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? It helps company analyze their financial performance. You can access real time dashboard.You can set up alerts to get emails. You can drill in to get the detail insight of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? The User Interface has a scope to improve however it is good to use now as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? This is mobile friendly and you can have data accessibility anytime. The dashboard features is great and help in making go and no decision really quick. The alert configuration is also helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/29/2019 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") UF Verified User in Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/15/2019 "Powerful data engine" 3.5/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? Capital IQ has a wealth of financial data and has powerful aggregation capabilities. It is also much cheaper than Bloomberg. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? The platform could be more user-friendly/intuitive, but customer support is top-notch. Their team has walked me through many different modeling techniques using their system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? I am able to source reliable, timely, and detailed financial data quickly. It has made analysis much more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") UF Verified User in Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/18/2019 "Good Software for Financial Data" 4/5 What do you like best about S&P Capital IQ Platform? The software is easy to use and the data is generally correct for companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S&P Capital IQ Platform? It can be difficult to find where things are on the platform when first using it, but it gets easier as users use it and get used to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering S&P Capital IQ Platform: It's a good platform and has accurate data. I would recommend it to financial services companies that are looking to implement a software for financial data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S&P Capital IQ Platform solving and how is that benefiting you? This platform allows us to be more efficient when pulling financial data. We can go to this one platform and pull information in that is reliable instead of searching the internet. It is a reliable source that we can use in our materials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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