FactSet Workstation is an integrated research workstation delivering financial data, analytics, and reporting tools to investment professionals across asset classes.
FactSet Workstation is a desktop research and analytics platform giving investment professionals access to real-time news and quotes, company and portfolio analytics, multi-company comparisons, industry analysis, securities screening, and predictive risk measurements. Users build customized workspaces, run alpha tests, value fixed-income portfolios, and produce client reports backed by FactSet's data and modeling tools.
The platform integrates over 800 data sources and 850 independent providers across asset classes, and serves portfolio managers, equity and credit analysts, investment bankers, sell-side research, and corporate finance teams. FactSet competes head-to-head with Bloomberg Terminal and S&P Capital IQ Pro on the institutional research desk.
| Attribute | FactSet Workstation | Goldman Sachs — Marquee | Morningstar Direct | MSCI Data & Analytics, MSCI Research & Insights | S&P Capital IQ Pro | S&P Global Commodity Insights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Founded | 1978 | 1869 | 1984 | 1969 | 2010 | 1888 | |
| Sells To | — | Institutional | Individuals, Institutional | — | Financial Institutions | Enterprise, Government | |
| Pricing Model | — | Fee-Based Revenue | Subscription | — | B2B Subscription | Data Licensing | |
| Ownership | Public | Public | Public, Public-Private Partnership | — | Subsidiary | Public |
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Founded 1978
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1869
Sells To Institutional
Pricing Model Fee-Based Revenue
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1984
Sells To Individuals, Institutional
Pricing Model Subscription
Ownership Public, Public-Private Partnership
Founded 1969
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership —
Provider
Founded 2010
Sells To Financial Institutions
Pricing Model B2B Subscription
Ownership Subsidiary
Investment Research Platform
