Bloomberg Terminal 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Bloomberg Terminal

4.4

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Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Bloomberg Terminal

Bloomberg Terminal is a financial reporting software designed to help businesses in the financial sector with order, execution, data and content management operations. Administrators can connect with global capital markets and assess strategy performance using transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools.

The platform enables managers to verify and organize collected financial data on a centralized dashboard. Additionally, Bloomberg Terminal allows teams to view liquidity options and anonymously trade with US options exchanges.

Bloomberg Terminal offers an application programming interface (API), which lets businesses integrate the solution with existing systems and applications. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via phone, FAQs, knowledge base, chat and an online contact form.

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Bloomberg Terminal Pricing and Plans

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Bloomberg Terminal Features

Popular features found in Financial Reporting
Bank Reconciliation
Billing & Invoicing
Cash Management
Consolidation/Roll-Up
Data Import/Export
Expense Tracking
Financial Analysis
Multi-Currency
Reporting/Analytics
More features of Bloomberg Terminal
Activity Dashboard
API
Audit Trail
Dashboard
Data Visualization
General Ledger
Income & Balance Sheet
Profit/Loss Statement
Real-Time Data

Bloomberg Terminal User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

64%

21%

14%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.6

Value for money

3.2

Customer support

4.1

Functionality

4.5

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Reviewer

Banking

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

The terminal for finance professionals

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

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Pros:

Essential finance terminal for capital markets and investment management. In-depth financial data and ability to conduct analysis for research. Also has decent trading data, which is important for traders

Cons:

It is quite expensive compared to FactSet or LsEG Workspace although the function is more disable. Customer support is not as efficient as it used to be

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Reviewer

Banking

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2025

Bloomberg - The Pro's and Con's

Overall after getting used to it I have enjoyed using it however I do feel that it is more aimed at large multinationals rather than smaller shops.

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Pros:

The Bloomberg terminal unsurprisingly is the best software available for up to date information in the financial world. They have a huge amount of data instantly available and also have an incredible helpline. Any question you have you will be connected to a specialist almost instantly allowing you to go about your day while they find a solution. I personally have had numerous odd questions that they have somehow been able to figure out.

Cons:

Two areas where I believe Bloomberg has cons is firstly the price. Depending on how many are purchased the price can be north of £30,000 which is extortionate and unreasonable for small businesses. I also felt that the software was difficult to use at first making progress initially very slow.

Sterling S.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Terminal Twilight

I use the terminal for commodities and equities. The commodity portion has gotten steadily worse since 2018. Data disappears, much of the cash pricing is in accurate and a mess. I have taken to using a competing product for commodity data. It is fine for equities and IB, which I need. If you need commodity data, any of the competitors offer a much better product at a lower price.

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

The charting and graphing tools generally work well.

Cons:

Data is often incorrect and should not be taken at face value. Data sets seem to disappear without warning, so relying on it vs the competition can be problematic. The product seems to be getting buggier every day. The news is at least for commodities is awful...slow, stale, and not at all cutting edge.

Marco Antonio R.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2025

In an industry where the most valuable is time, Bloomberg saves us tons.

Great experience. The HELP (customer service) department works as a swiss clock. The ease of use and the new developments make our daily tasks easier everyday.

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Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

In an industry where the most valuable is time, Bloomberg saves us tons. Integrated tools and metrics allow our team to save time and efforts developing Excel calculators.

Cons:

We must say it, price is a big handicap. For a small company as ours, having a tool as Bloomberg Terminal is a MUST, but price is a big burden.

RODERICK A.

Verified reviewer

Entertainment

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2024

Bloomberg- Lots of Info

Was perfect for what I needed on the international side

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Great to track foreign exchange rates and get up to date news

Cons:

You need a thorough training on how to build models and get market info

Brian R.

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Oil & Energy

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2024

Great Value for Market Agnostic Investors – Cost Prohibitive for Most Others

Love the market data and the excel templates are probably the best out there. However, the license cost makes it cost-prohibitive for most users, and most users won't use all the available data anyways

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

The terminal essentially has all market data. They do not have a sum of the parts pricing model: you get everything if you are a subscriber.

Cons:

Since it is not a sum of the parts pricing structure, the license cost is quite high. Also, the terminal interface is still the same old orange and black screen as it has been for the past several decades. Huge learning curve and hard to find what you need without extensive training (which Bloomberg does provide to their credit)

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Reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2024

The best database to extract data about any company.

The overall experience with bloomberg was real swift, smooth and the best platform to extract data as it has the biggest database.

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Value for money

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Pros:

The amount of data present in the bloomberg database is immense and one could find any company data whether it be listed or not. We can find data of company structure , company statements and what not.

Cons:

There is nothing as such I dislike about Bloomberg Terminal.

Carlos S.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

Great toll, but expensive

is a comprehensive financial tool providing real-time data, news, analytics, and trading capabilities. The support is very helpful. However, it is costly and requires a dedicated computer or device to access. Overall, it is a valuable resource for those in the industry.

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Value for money

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Pros:

-Provides real-time financial data and news-Has advanced analytics and trading capabilities-Widely used and respected in the finance and investment industry

Cons:

-Expensive subscription cost-Requires a dedicated computer or device to access-Some features may be overwhelming for less experienced users

Bruce C.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2022

Bloomberg Terminal is vital tool for fixed income managers

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

I like the ability to not only see macro level details on economic and market statistics, but the ability to do a "deep dive" into all of these metrics. Also, the bond analytical tools are vital for me.

Cons:

The cost is overwhelming compared to all other software that I use. Only professionals like me can afford something like this.

Verified

Reviewer

Financial Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2022

If you can afford it, look no further

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

The Bloomberg terminal is a potent tool for every financial analyst. Data from all parts of the world on statistics, yields, interest rates, companies, news and many more are all compiled in one single platform. Integration into Excel makes analysis of the data a breeze. The customer service is excellent and helps with all questions.

Cons:

The Bloomberg terminal has a hefty price tag. The "retro" look of the start screen may be intimidating at first glance but once you get used to it, you will be fine.

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