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Bloomberg Terminal VS FactSet_

As of 4 November 2026, FactSet is named by 304 companies and Bloomberg Terminal by 1,082; Bloomberg Terminal skews to companies under 200 people (30% vs 25%), FactSet to companies over 1,000 (53% 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, FactSet 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%
FactSet: 2–200 employees
25%
Bloomberg Terminal: 1,000+ employees
44%
FactSet: 1,000+ employees
53%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.9 · 2.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,082companies name Bloomberg Terminal
304companies name FactSet
296name both
4,251 · 766postings in 90 days, Bloomberg Terminal · FactSet
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 TerminalshareFactSetshareLeans
Self-employed242%41%even
2-10 employees565%196%even
11-50 employees10710%238%Bloomberg Terminal
51-200 employees15715%3311%Bloomberg Terminal
201-500 employees12812%3411%even
501-1000 employees12912%3010%Bloomberg Terminal
1001-5000 employees24022%7224%even
5001-10000 employees828%3612%FactSet
10,001+ employees15915%5317%FactSet
By industry
SegmentBloomberg TerminalshareFactSetshareLeans
Business & finance services74369%22674%FactSet
Technology & software11310%3010%even
Manufacturing & industry464%145%even
Consumer services & leisure373%62%even
Public, community & associations363%83%even
Utilities & infrastructure353%72%even
Media & content192%21%even
Commerce & trade182%41%even
Property & construction131%––outside top 12
Health care81%21%even
Automotive71%10%even
Hospitality & travel30%10%even
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentBloomberg TerminalshareFactSetshareLeans
United States63258%19865%FactSet
United Kingdom1019%3110%even
Canada515%186%even
France384%41%Bloomberg Terminal
Germany323%72%even
India202%31%even
Australia172%52%even
Singapore172%41%even
Italy111%21%even
United Arab Emirates101%––outside top 12
Switzerland101%––outside top 12
Ireland91%21%even
Spain––31%outside top 12
Netherlands––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBloomberg TerminalshareFactSetshareLeans
Finance & accounting2,26439%45948%FactSet
Data & AI2835%637%even
Unclassified2795%71%Bloomberg Terminal
Legal, compliance & risk2454%263%even
IT operations & business systems2194%182%even
Software engineering2194%192%even
Business development & strategy1392%394%even
Product, program & project management1282%222%even
Sales942%121%even
General management & consulting601%91%even
Customer service & success551%61%even
Marketing & communications551%212%even
arts media and entertainment521%––outside top 12
research and science280%202%even
Education & training230%30%even
Engineering (non-software)210%152%even
real estate and property120%10%even
skilled trades and field service110%101%even
Design & UX70%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment50%30%even
Retail & store operations50%10%even
Travel, leisure & events50%10%even
hospitality and food service40%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing40%30%even
Human resources30%––outside top 12
public safety and protective services20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
social care and community10%10%even
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FactSet is named by 304 companies in job postings and Bloomberg Terminal by 1,082; 296 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/bloomberg-terminal-vs-factset)
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 FactSet: questions

Which is more used, Bloomberg Terminal or FactSet?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Bloomberg Terminal (1,082) over FactSet (304). By website-and-DNS footprint, FactSet (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 25% for FactSet. 44% of Bloomberg Terminal companies have over 1,000 employees, against 53% for FactSet.

Do companies run both?

296 companies name both in their postings, usually Bloomberg Terminal in marketing and FactSet 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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