The ability to access companies very quickly. For public companies, the ability to click one or two times and see its capitalization, research projections, and ownership also made it a great tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was slow and clunky at least one time a day when I used it. They offered many features that I considered non-core, but they were always trying to get you to use it. Their public equity values weren't based on the treasury stock method so I would have to manually calculate them on my own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User interface and capabilities when it comes to public company and large private company analysis are very useful. Great tool for any financial or strategic professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The private company information is often lacking, especially on the smaller side of the corporate universe (sub $100mm in revenue). However, this is understandable as this information is very often simply unavailable so difficult to judge them on this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of analyzing and collecting data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am not always able to complete my tasks without calling the help desk given the amount of information that is available with the software. Therefore, I am not always familiar with how to complete certain tasks within Capital IQ. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use CIQ almost on a daily basis to look up companies / transactions. I like to use the excel templates (e.g. the core model) with CIQ formulas where I can pull market data conveniently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the screening process is not very intuitive and there are some repetitive criteria. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the amount of data captured by CapIQ and the level of support that is provided the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Data inaccuracies, but it is inevitable with how much information they are dealing with Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The wealth of proprietary data not available elsewhere. In general, I'm not a huge fan of Capital IQ's interface, but I realize that it has things I simply cannot obtain through other means. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The search function -- it seems to either return no hits (when I know they exist) or far too many hits. Consider outsourcing this (or if already outsourced, switching providers) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Capital IQ is extremely easy to use and navigate. The data is almost always accurate, though no product is perfect. It also has a large database of private companies, which is very useful in my position as an analyst. The screening and Excel plug-in are the two tools that I use the most, and they are by far the best that I have used. I love this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They have slowed down with their technology enhancements outside of the ratings space, which should be continuous. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Comprehensive data base on companies (public and private), provides a good tearsheet view with relevant info. Also has strong historical financial data, comps and a very good SEC filings section Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Estimates data can be spotty, management and BOD data can be weak for private companies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The help over the phone was really helpful. If you can't figure out what to do within a couple of minutes, their service line can help you with any request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The trade-off between thomson and capiq is the research coverage and depending on the situation sometimes one service would have it and the other wouldn't. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The screening tools and functionality around click-through features on the tearsheet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Inability to differentiate between deals from the same company in transaction screens, would like to see what broad type of transaction is referenced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.