Factset vs. CapIQ

The age old question. Does anyone have an opinion on this? My PE shop is getting rid of Bloomberg for a cheaper alternative and I'm wondering if anyone has a preference/recommendation.

Sad to be losing the Terminal but it is what it is. All insight appreciated.

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same here, my firm has replaced bloomberg with ciq for like a year or so, i personally like FactSet more though, cuz I think it does look more user friendly lol

 
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