--- title: "Company Watch Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Company Watch. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Company Watch is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/company-watch-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- 1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice Get Free Advice [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Financial Risk Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/financial-risk-management/) / [Company Watch](https://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/company-watch-profile/) / Company Watch Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/company-watch-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/company-watch-profile/alternatives/) # Company Watch User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.8/5 - Total reviews: 24 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.8/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Value for money: 4.8/5 - Functionality: 4.8/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 20 reviews (83%) - 4 stars: 4 reviews (17%) - 3 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - It is very quick and easy to use for background checks on companies and Directors - this helps identify dubious actors very quickly. - My experience using Company Watch for screening merchant is excellent, account records and necessary incorporation documents are available and for complex structures, the shareholding structure is provided. - Efficient and easy to use, provides me with the information I need to do my job. ## Company Watch customer reviews Showing reviews 1-24 of 24 (page 1). ### Great service - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: James S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Real Estate - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Companywatch is easy to use and gives a user-friendly picture of financial stability #### Cons The charging per click is a bit irritating --- ### Exceptional Fintel tools with high efficacy. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Murray A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civil Engineering - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. From initial functionality and application enquiries, through to highly detailed discussions at C-Suite level, all communications have been positive, informative, frank, honest, candid and well-informed. All the team have proven supportive, helpful and keen to assist us in extracting optimal value from the platform. This year we have upgraded to the top offering available, as this is now embedded into our Strategic Management Suite. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Versatility of the data analysis capability, high accuracy of the data and reporting tools, exceptional efficacy of the predictive modelling and 'at a glance' informational graphics, allowing my Group MD to quickly understand the basis of a risk assessment providing a driver on a significant or critical commercial decision. #### Cons I reviewed the entire market in considerable depth over a three year period, and from careful evaluation and in depth interrogation of providers, weighed up the offerings, and ultimately selected Company Watch from a shortlisted three strong candidate providers. This decision is re-audited annually, to ensure optimal suitability of the selected provider. #### Reasons for switching to Company Watch Superior levels of reporting, data accuracy and efficacy as a critical Financial Risk Management tool. --- ### Company Watch - KYC/CDD Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros - System is easy to navigate - API is strong with data returned - Ability to view directors/shareholders in a user friendly view with little effort - Support is always available from both Relationship Manager and Support Desk with speedy responses. #### Cons - Information can sometimes be out of date when Companies House has an updated view. --- ### Companywatch Makes Performing Due Diligence on third party Suppliers a Doddle - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Carl S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I often visit company watch numerous times a day as all the information I need when making a supplier based decision is easy to locate, meaningful and up to date. In fact I often use this when third parties are collating information on one of our group of companies as its just so easy to locate everything. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like the ease of use of the platform. Everything is clearly laid out and its a very easy system to navigate. Some of the information can be obtained from other services, but company watch has everything easily at hand. #### Cons The only thing I don't like about company watch is the way in which I have to log in with three pieces of information. Company/Username/Password. Are all those strictly necessary? Email and p/w would suffice. #### Reasons for switching to Company Watch Cost and ease of use were the two driving forces. --- ### Simply the Best - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Mark W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Oil & Energy - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Perfect for a quick dive in dive out credit check, similarly perfect for an in depth credit check. Excellent customer service if required. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Excellent all round credit agency. I particularly like the experiment function. Total ease of use with excellent online help if required. #### Cons Can be a little slow updating accounts filed at companies house. The websites that are attached are hit and miss. --- ### Intuitive to use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Paul L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. New data from Companies House is available quickly, and the interface has a logical and informative feel, which means you don't end up going down rabbit holes to source information that you are looking for. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It is very quick and easy to use for background checks on companies and Directors - this helps identify dubious actors very quickly. #### Cons Nothing to complain about . Perhaps a bigger flag on the first screen/page to warn that companies are not complying with due dates for filing documents, and a flag warning that year end dates have been changed by 1 day ( which is a major red warning sign ) --- ### Review of Company Watch services - for Commercial purposes - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Eleanor M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Easy to navigate and get risk rating reports for a range of entities, can check the group structure of suppliers, provides a link to reports on the company you are searching. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It is possible to get a download of all published UK registered entities. #### Cons I have nothing to report here and the question is N/A to me --- ### Essential tool for those in the insurance industry - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Matt W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Insurance - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ease of use. In seconds it returns all the data I need, doing this task manually would take a lot longer! #### Cons There is nothing I would criticize about the platform, it operates exactly how I want --- ### Company Watch Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Maria W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very Good, our business has benefitted from the use of Company Watch #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Company Watch portfolios for individual projects #### Cons Data can quickly be out of date subject to the company accounts being filed --- ### Solid data partner - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jamie C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Insurance - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The ease of use. It is easy to access the necessary data. It's also great being able to upload my risk portfolio for monitoring purposes. #### Cons Companywatch Ireland seems less consistent than UK in terms of accuracy of data. --- ### User Experience review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ebunoluwa A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience using Company Watch for screening merchant is excellent, account records and necessary incorporation documents are available and for complex structures, the shareholding structure is provided. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It gives accurate information about company and all the documents filed are available for download. It also provides group structure information for companies with complex structure. #### Cons Nothing really, I have not identified anything --- ### Fantastic! Happy to use everyday! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Prakash G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Love the Autofill function which helps me save the time #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Love the Autofill function which helps me save the time #### Cons Sometimes does not give accurate yearly sales and annual turnover correctly --- ### Necessary financial risk provider - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sebastian T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Company Watch offers risk assessment tools for businesses to identify and mitigate risks associated with their clients. The platform provides financial analysis insights into companies' performance to assess their liquidity and solvency. These tools have been helpful for our underwriter process #### Cons Company Watch's database may not provide comprehensive coverage of all companies or industries, especially in emerging markets and niche sectors. --- ### Great system - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: STEVEN M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Gives valuable insight to businesses and their current operating structures to make sure we fully understand who we are dealing with. #### Cons Sometimes the servers can be a little slow and the links a little cumbersome to navigate at first --- ### Using CW for supplier financial health monitoring - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: chris k. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very good product that we use every day. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Fast, simple to use and explain to stakeholders #### Cons Occasionally slow updates and ratio inaccuracies --- ### Great platform for all your financial checks - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Stephanie M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very happy with Company Watch since we changed from another provider #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The ease of running company checks and the ability to add portfolios to group together companies. #### Cons Nothing bad to report for Company Watch currentl #### Reasons for switching to Company Watch Cost and the detail that Company Watch provides --- ### Very useful for org structure + bad debtor info - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: levi t. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Insurance - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Great for org structure + bad debtor info. #### Cons I use it as a tool along side other analytical tools and companies house. It isn't a complete package but a useful addition. --- ### Company Watch Reviewr - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Val R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I use the system when i am conducting due diligence on out preferred bidders #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros How easy the system is to use and the information you can retrieve #### Cons There isn't really anything I least like about Company Watch #### Reasons for switching to Company Watch Not sure the decision was made by our Director. --- ### Great, Professional Product - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Robbie J. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Insurance - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I like using the reports and find it easy to navigate. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros it is easy to access, the dashboard has a vast of information at your finger tips. The reports down load with full title of company. the full report is very helpful. #### Cons Not every report has full information so can be quite sparse. This may be due to filing in certain countries. --- ### Due diligence - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Nick M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Oil & Energy - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Company Watch is an integral tool to support due diligence checks and general research on the stability of a company, either prior to contracting or as part of ongoing appraisals. #### Cons Some of the international reporting isn't as strong as the main markets. --- ### Review of services - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Wayne C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use and the page layout is easy on the eye. #### Cons Not always sure on his upbringing date the information is --- ### April 2024 - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Richard F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Banking - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Efficient and easy to use, provides me with the information I need to do my job. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use, accurate and up to date information available, download of financials easy to use. #### Cons Self serve for password reset could be better --- ### A good service - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: David H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Banking - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Lots of info available including all companies house info, ratio's, ccj, audit reports etc #### Cons Seems clunky and needs a new interface Expand to research entitites for prospecting --- ### Free Trial for a Project - Client uses this site - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Sanam T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for free trial - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very good - from Customer Service to Ease of Using the Product #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Quick Response to Queries; Quick and Easy Search; Comprehensive data on UK Registered Companies #### Cons Balance Sheet layout - latest year is on the right hand - Total Liability is not available --- Company Watch Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice