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Factiva vs Mergermarket

A side-by-side comparison of Factiva and Mergermarket — two options for data & market intelligence. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.

Factiva

4.1
Website

Mergermarket

4.2
Website
Category
Data & Market Intelligence
Data & Market Intelligence
Rating
4.1 / 5
4.2 / 5
Pricing
Enterprise / Custom
Enterprise / Custom
Best for
Reputational diligence and global news screening
Exit planning and acquirer intelligence
Key features
  • ~33,000 licensed news sources in 200 countries
  • Decades-deep searchable archives
  • Adverse-media and reputational screening
  • Multi-language coverage and translation
  • Alerts, newsletters and API delivery
  • Proprietary reporting on pre-announcement deal situations
  • Global M&A deal database and league tables
  • Acquirer and sector intelligence profiles
  • Alerts on companies, sectors and situations
  • Analyst commentary and trend reports
Pros
  • Licensed premium content unavailable via open search
  • Archive depth supports serious background diligence
  • Institutional compliance and audit standards
  • Genuinely forward-looking versus announcement-based databases
  • Human-sourced intelligence software can't replicate
  • Strong global coverage including Europe and Asia
Cons
  • Expensive relative to open-web monitoring tools
  • Search interface has a learning curve
  • Priced for banks and PE — steep for a venture fund
  • Skews to larger transactions than most VC exits