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Should I use M Science?

Discover data-driven research, analyst insights, and alternative data solutions from M Science to empower smarter investment and business decisions. - mscience.com

· 1 month ago

Fit for institutional investors and analysts who need granular alternative data and can absorb sales-negotiated enterprise pricing. Retail investors, small businesses, and anyone wanting published prices or self-serve trials should look elsewhere.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 public sources; no customer reviews or published pricing found.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo published pricing to assess
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Hedge funds and asset managers
  • Equity analysts needing transaction-level data
  • Consumer trend researchers
  • Quant teams wanting analyst-curated data

Not for

  • Retail investors
  • Small businesses wanting quick market stats
  • Buyers needing published pricing or free trials
  • Teams whose compliance avoids vendors in active data litigation

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing not published; pricing model changed Dec 2023 — expect bespoke negotiated subscriptions

medium

YipitData litigation over data practices is ongoing; allegations unproven, but brief your compliance team

medium

Guess: bespoke datasets and API delivery imply real switching costs once integrated

low

No evidence of a free tier or trial; sales-led onboarding only

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Won Best Alternative Data Provider at 2022 HFM US Technology Awards
  • No-code analysis tool for consumer transaction data launched with Sundial
  • Databricks-powered platform turns alternative data into actionable insights
  • Acquired a social media analytics firm, expanding data coverage
  • Stabilized under Jefferies ownership after a 2021 turnaround

Cons

  • No public pricing; contracts are sales-negotiated
  • Active YipitData lawsuit alleges data-practice violations; unproven but reputational risk
  • Went through restructuring and turnaround period after 2021
  • Mixed employee reviews; some Glassdoor reviews cite leadership problems

Sources & method

- 15 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x2security x1news x9

Key stats

  • Ease of use: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 15

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No published pricing to assess
  • Ease of use: 3/5. No-code analysis tool launched 2022; otherwise opaque
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep data verticals: transactions, gaming, social, analyst research
  • Support quality. No evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security page exists; no public audit details
  • 84 Glassdoor reviews Employee sentiment; no customer reviews found
  • Best Alternative Data Provider Industry award HFM US Technology Awards, 2022
  • Jefferies-owned Ownership Formerly ITG Investment Research

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No verified customer reviews surfaced in sources; the review evidence is 84 mixed employee reviews on Glassdoor.

Alternatives

Compare M Science with each alternative.

  • YipitData

    Consumer-transaction alt data rival; compare coverage and pricing

  • Facteus

    Transaction data provider compared head-to-head with M Science

  • TickerTrends

    Consumer trend analytics platform positioning against M Science

    M Science vs TickerTrends

  • Datarade

    Marketplace to compare alt-data vendors and pricing before committing

Full analysis

Based on ~15 public sources; no customer reviews or published pricing found.

Institutional-grade alt data from a Jefferies-owned firm: real depth, opaque pricing, active rival litigation.

Methodology

Based on ~15 public sources; no customer reviews or published pricing found.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. M Science | AI-Ready Market Intelligencemscience.com
    official
  2. M Science | About Usmscience.com
    official
  3. M Science product security pagemscience.com
    security
  4. M Science Legalmscience.com
    official
  5. M Science Reviews (84) on Glassdoorglassdoor.com
    review
  6. Jefferies-Owned M Science Changed Its Pricing Modelbusinessinsider.com
    news
  7. Yipit's Latest Claims in Its Legal Fight With Jefferies' M Sciencebusinessinsider.com
    news
  8. Jefferies' M Science Has Turned Things Aroundbusinessinsider.com
    news
  9. M Science turns alternative data into actionable insights (Databricks)databricks.com
    news
  10. M Science Again Wins Best Alternative Data Provider (Businesswire)businesswire.com
    news
  11. M Science & Sundial launch transaction data solution and no-code toolbusinesswire.com
    news
  12. M Science acquires social media analytics firm (Integrity Research)integrity-research.com
    news
  13. M Science - Pricing, Reviews, Data & APIs (Datarade)datarade.ai
    review
  14. M Science Company Profile (Craft)craft.co
    news
  15. M Science Company Profile (Crunchbase)crunchbase.com
    news

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