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Bloomberg Terminal VS S&P Capital IQ_

As of 4 November 2026, S&P Capital IQ is named by 246 companies and Bloomberg Terminal by 1,082; Bloomberg Terminal skews to companies under 200 people (30% vs 24%), S&P Capital IQ to companies over 1,000 (50% vs 44%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Bloomberg Terminal's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, S&P Capital IQ rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Bloomberg Terminal: 2–200 employees
30%
S&P Capital IQ: 2–200 employees
24%
Bloomberg Terminal: 1,000+ employees
44%
S&P Capital IQ: 1,000+ employees
50%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.9 · 4.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,082companies name Bloomberg Terminal
246companies name S&P Capital IQ
219name both
4,251 · 990postings in 90 days, Bloomberg Terminal · S&P Capital IQ
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentBloomberg TerminalshareS&P Capital IQshareLeans
Self-employed242%42%even
2-10 employees565%135%even
11-50 employees10710%177%Bloomberg Terminal
51-200 employees15715%2811%Bloomberg Terminal
201-500 employees12812%3313%even
501-1000 employees12912%2811%even
1001-5000 employees24022%5623%even
5001-10000 employees828%239%even
10,001+ employees15915%4418%S&P Capital IQ
By industry
SegmentBloomberg TerminalshareS&P Capital IQshareLeans
Business & finance services74369%17872%S&P Capital IQ
Technology & software11310%198%Bloomberg Terminal
Manufacturing & industry464%187%S&P Capital IQ
Consumer services & leisure373%31%Bloomberg Terminal
Public, community & associations363%73%even
Utilities & infrastructure353%31%Bloomberg Terminal
Media & content192%42%even
Commerce & trade182%42%even
Property & construction131%52%even
Health care81%10%even
Automotive71%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel30%21%even
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentBloomberg TerminalshareS&P Capital IQshareLeans
United States63258%13957%even
United Kingdom1019%229%even
Canada515%2410%S&P Capital IQ
France384%73%even
Germany323%42%even
India202%62%even
Australia172%42%even
Singapore172%62%even
Italy111%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates101%31%even
Switzerland101%21%even
Ireland91%––outside top 12
Belgium––21%outside top 12
Spain––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBloomberg TerminalshareS&P Capital IQshareLeans
Finance & accounting2,26439%31228%Bloomberg Terminal
Data & AI2835%151%Bloomberg Terminal
Unclassified2795%30%Bloomberg Terminal
Legal, compliance & risk2454%363%even
IT operations & business systems2194%20%Bloomberg Terminal
Software engineering2194%40%Bloomberg Terminal
Business development & strategy1392%12311%S&P Capital IQ
Product, program & project management1282%20%Bloomberg Terminal
Sales942%50%even
General management & consulting601%151%even
Customer service & success551%91%even
Marketing & communications551%71%even
arts media and entertainment521%212%even
research and science280%30%even
Education & training230%10%even
Engineering (non-software)210%81%even
real estate and property120%131%even
skilled trades and field service110%––outside top 12
Design & UX70%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment50%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations50%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events50%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service40%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing40%30%even
Human resources30%20%even
public safety and protective services20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport10%10%even
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
social care and community10%––outside top 12
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S&P Capital IQ is named by 246 companies in job postings and Bloomberg Terminal by 1,082; 219 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/bloomberg-terminal-vs-capital-iq)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Bloomberg Terminal vs S&P Capital IQ: questions

Which is more used, Bloomberg Terminal or S&P Capital IQ?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Bloomberg Terminal (1,082) over S&P Capital IQ (246). By website-and-DNS footprint, S&P Capital IQ (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Bloomberg Terminal?

30% of Bloomberg Terminal companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 24% for S&P Capital IQ. 44% of Bloomberg Terminal companies have over 1,000 employees, against 50% for S&P Capital IQ.

Do companies run both?

219 companies name both in their postings, usually Bloomberg Terminal in marketing and S&P Capital IQ in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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