Factiva

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What Factiva is

Factiva is Dow Jones’s business intelligence and research platform for finding news, researching topics and viewing company profiles. It serves professionals across industries, bringing together journalism from thousands of influential sources with research tools. Its announced experience includes natural-language search, personalized and trending news modules, and recommendations tailored to users. Factiva is available on the web and iOS, with API access for applications that need publication content. The Snapshots API provides operations to extract publication content and retrieve extraction results; a valid Dow Jones user key is required to use that API collection.

For Salesforce users, the Factiva app places company news and data on account pages and supports sharing content within an organization. Radar highlights selling opportunities and risk factors, while customized alerts and company lists help track topics and competitors. The Salesforce app listing also says customers can access the Factiva mobile app. Factiva is paid, with pricing available on request. Registration is for corporate accounts and requests corporate account information; commercial access is described through a Dow Jones sales representative.

Who it suits

Factiva suits professionals across industries who need business news, research tools and company profiles. Salesforce users can also use its app to bring company news and data into account pages and follow sales opportunities, risks, topics and competitors.

What it does well

Combines news content, research tools and company profiles.
Natural-language search supports querying the platform.
Personalized and trending news modules surface tailored coverage.
Salesforce app embeds company news and data on account pages.
Radar highlights selling opportunities and risk factors.
Snapshots API extracts publication content and retrieves results.

What to know first

Paid access has pricing on request.
Snapshots API collection requires a valid Dow Jones user key.
Registration is for corporate accounts and requests corporate account information.

Limits

Commercial access is paid, with pricing on request. The Snapshots API collection requires a valid Dow Jones user key.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Factiva	No public price shown; commercial access is described through a Dow Jones sales representative	On request

As dowjones.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit the Factiva website.
Register with corporate account information.
Contact a Dow Jones sales representative about commercial access and pricing.
Use the web or iOS platform.
For Snapshots API access, obtain a valid Dow Jones user key.

Verdict

Choose Factiva if your work calls for business news, company research and tools for tracking topics or sales signals. Salesforce users may value the account-page app and sharing features; API users need a valid Dow Jones user key, and commercial access is arranged through a Dow Jones sales representative.

Questions

What does Factiva do?

It combines news content, research tools and company profiles for professionals across industries. Its announced experience includes natural-language search and personalized and trending news modules.

How much does Factiva cost?

Factiva is paid, and pricing is available on request through a Dow Jones sales representative.

Which platforms are available?

Factiva is available on the web and iOS, and it offers API access.

Does Factiva integrate with Salesforce?

Its Salesforce app embeds company news and data on account pages and supports sharing content within an organization. Radar highlights selling opportunities and risk factors.

What does the Snapshots API provide?

It offers operations to extract publication content and retrieve extraction results. The API collection requires a valid Dow Jones user key.

Who can register for Factiva?

The registration page is for corporate accounts and asks for corporate account information.

Facts from Factiva's own pages

API access limit: The Snapshots API collection requires a valid Dow Jones user key. · postman.com, 11 Oct 2026
APIs: Factiva offers Snapshots API operations for extracting publication content and retrieving extraction results. · postman.com, 11 Oct 2026
Audience: Dow Jones describes Factiva as a research tool for professionals across industries. · globenewswire.com, 11 Oct 2026
Content: Dow Jones says the Factiva experience includes trusted journalism from thousands of influential sources. · globenewswire.com, 11 Oct 2026
Mobile access: The Salesforce app listing says customers can access the Factiva mobile app. · appexchange.salesforce.com, 11 Oct 2026
Natural-language queries: Yes · postman.com, 21 Sept 2026
Personalization: The announced experience includes personalized and trending news modules and tailored content recommendations. · globenewswire.com, 11 Oct 2026
Purpose: Factiva is a business intelligence and research platform with news content, research tools and company profiles. · globenewswire.com, 11 Oct 2026
Refresh frequency: real-time · postman.com, 21 Sept 2026
Salesforce integration: The Factiva Salesforce app embeds company news and data into Salesforce account pages and supports sharing content within the organization. · appexchange.salesforce.com, 11 Oct 2026
Sales workflow: The Salesforce app's Radar feature highlights selling opportunities and risk factors, while customized alerts and company lists track topics and competitors. · appexchange.salesforce.com, 11 Oct 2026
Search: The announced product experience includes enhanced natural language search capabilities. · globenewswire.com, 11 Oct 2026
Subscription access: Factiva's registration page is for corporate accounts and asks users for corporate account information. · global.factiva.com, 11 Oct 2026