There's some really great, proprietary data in Capital IQ, some of which I can find no where else. It's a useful resource for information gathering if you know where to look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Unfortunately, while there is a lot of data on Capital IQ, much of the data is hard to find. The data are disorganized, meaning you had to search for what you wanted. Unfortunately, the search function was also inefficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like using the screening tools to help screen for various M&A deals and private placements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes information is incorrect so you must be careful about double checking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy access to financial statements that trace to the source document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Layout is not user friendly and takes time to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The screening tools are simple to use and powerful. It is also easy to look up company-related data quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Data can be missing sometimes, or inconsistent with data from other sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that I can scour account information ranging from parent/child company relationships to latest financial information to executives and investments in other companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish that CapIQ was able to seamlessly integrate with Salesforce. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Capital IQ has very comprehensive coverage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user-format is complicated; sometimes it takes me a while to figure out how to get the data I want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Excel plug-in and the use of a wide database to achieve a more robust result Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

lack of templates related to valuation and how expensive it is Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's very easy to search for and compile both quantitative as well as qualitative information. The platform also has a comprehensive collection of transcripts, which makes it helpful for company analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish that the interface itself were more updated/modern. It should be easier to search for certain features and I think the website could improve from a redesign of the layout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use, breadth of information, layout, analysis options (screen builders, chart builders, etc) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Salesforce integration is not strong and can be improved dramatically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Web based access with easy exporting to word/excel for screens Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Would like to add more customization options for certain standard reports (like adding custom fields on the executive/board outputs) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.