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Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
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What do you like best about Factal?

Free to use for NGOs and providing verified information in near real time. Factal provides use with the abiity to zoom into reporting quickly and on a number of platforms (app + desktop + web). It has become part of our daily routine and we direct colleagues to use the platform in a number of different countries (currently 42). The reporting is not overly focused on one region or area and quickly allows comprehension. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

Platform can be difficult to set up and notifications a little clunky. Would be great to have tutorials in additional languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have generally too much information, too many reports and not enough time. To be able to use a provider who can reduce the volume to managable amounts while also ensuring that what we see is likley to be accurate is very useful. It provides our teams in the field the opportunity to have a simple to use platform for situational awareness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Factal Overview

What is Factal?

Factal gives companies the facts they need in real time to protect people, avoid disruptions and drive automation when the unexpected happens. Factal combines lightning-fast discovery with trusted verification into a single platform, outpacing other breaking news sources. Experienced journalists use machine learning to identify, verify and geolocate global incidents, sending sophisticated alerts through email, web, and both iOS and Android apps. Get a head start with the fastest verified data of critical events. Respond faster and reduce costs with real-time automation. Get alerted to what matters across a diverse array of sources, including X/Twitter, Telegram and Facebook. Securely chat with other companies in proximity to the same incident. Shield your company, people and brand from emerging threats. See precisely where your company is at risk with True Impact™. Get the app that security, crisis and resilience leaders are raving about. Integrate with Factal's powerful API. Factal works on the screens you use, to help reach your decision faster than other situational awareness providers.

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Factal gives companies the facts they need in real time to protect people, avoid disruptions and drive automation when the unexpected happens. Factal combines lightning-fast discovery with trusted verification into a single platform, outpacing other breaking news sources. Experienced journalists use machine learning to identify, verify and geolocate global incidents, sending sophisticated alerts through email, web, and an iOS app.


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Factal
Year Founded
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Seattle, WA
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Recent Factal Reviews

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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Outstanding Tactical Insight"
The timeliness and relevancy of the alerts help me inform decision makers about issues we care about. There are numerous ways I receive Factal aler...
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Very useful and user friendly"
The flash briefings keep well informed. They are factual and insightful. Analysts are very in touch with the situation in their respective areas....
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"Fantastic open source intelligence resource!"
I find Factal to be user-friendly, intuitive, and has so many great resources and tools. The Factal team is extremely responsive and helpful with t...
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Factal Media

Factal Demo - Factal's "All" page
Breaking news, verified by editors, comes into a chronological feed. Reports are geolocated, assigned easily-followed topics, and, when appropriate, connected to ongoing incidents.
Factal Demo - Factal "Dashboard"
Via the Factal Dashboard a global security or risk intelligence manager receives a snapshot of the locations and major events monitored by their team. This Dashboard view is for our demo used at conferences as our team travels. It's also in dark mode, because your GSOC may be dark.
Factal Demo - True Impact
Until True Impact, proximity has been determined arbitrarily. You could draw a preset circle around incidents of the same type, or you can draw a preset radius around your organization locations. But these are educated guesses. The wider the circles, the more noise you’ll see. The narrower the ci...
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Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
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What do you like best about Factal?

The timeliness and relevancy of the alerts help me inform decision makers about issues we care about. There are numerous ways I receive Factal alerts, ensuring I have access to the information when I need it. It's also very easy to share key alerts with individuals that need to be informed. I use Factal daily and it's a key part of my toolbox. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

I have no dislikes - I am very happy with the tools, the integration, and the customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Factal helps our team stay aware of tactical incidents that may have an impact to our people, assets, and our operations worldwide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
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What do you like best about Factal?

I find Factal to be user-friendly, intuitive, and has so many great resources and tools. The Factal team is extremely responsive and helpful with trainings offered and new features. It provides a good global overview and captures so much relevant information. I use it every day and always have the dashboard open. It is easy to integrate into our teams with langugage support and allows individuals to set up implementation according to the level of info they need.

Factal has not only helped us to have vital historical data for our hundreds of global locations, but the resources offered, from briefings, trainings, ad-hoc incident chats have been really helpful in keeping us informed and engaged. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

Not much to say about any downsides. There was trouble for some team members to join certain events like the informative security briefing, due to the majority being outside US-based time-zones, but the Factal editors are on 24/7 and they've made the time earlier to accomodate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Factal is helping to improve quick communication flow. It has many beneficial features - at any given moment, I can see a snapshot of everything, or zero in on the mapping and other layered details of program areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Human Resources
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What do you like best about Factal?

The flash briefings keep well informed. They are factual and insightful. Analysts are very in touch with the situation in their respective areas. I am able to screen news stories for my interests. I can focus on news stories in specific areas by using the map function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

It took a while for me to figure out how to filter our extraneous news stories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Provides important insights not covered by typical news agencies. Stories are published in a timely manner with cautions about future developements which may change the story. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
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What do you like best about Factal?

My organization (including both our Global SOC and the strategic intel team) has been using Factal for a few years now and is very satisfied with its ease of use and friendly and quick customer service. The Factal team is also constantly striving to introduce new features that they -- and clients like us -- think will be highly useful, and they do a really nice job communicating those changes. The Factal podcast is also a good resource, and the twice-monthly Global Security Briefing is always full of interesting new analysis and insights across a broad range of geographies and topics. My organization is currently onboarding a new threat intel platform and has opted to retain Factal as well (integrated via API) because no other tool we've demo'ed has matched their ability to provide timely, vetted, and actionable breaking news alerts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

Very few downsides that I've been able to identify. Sometimes the signal-to-noise ratio might get off-kilter, but this is usually fixed by adjusting filters and notification settings. If we find ourselves needing an assist in that regard, the Factal team is always more than willing to lend a capable hand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Factal helps our security teams deliver actionable risk intelligence that enables our organization to navigate the evolving global threat landscape and proactively protect the company, employees and assets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
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What do you like best about Factal?

Real time information and high customization ability. I love the new features they have added in the past year. The customer support is also great, and terrific training on the product. It is very easy to roll out to users around the globe.

Factal is my daily go-to source for information. From there I can drill down into the subject either using Factal, or other tools or resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

I cover a global office, so sometimes the number of notifications can be overwhelming. However, for most users, this iis not an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

When we need real time information from reliable sources, Factal is the go-to tool for us. It doesn't provide everything, but it is a great starting place. It alerts us to things that even our on the ground people don't know about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dominic S.
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What do you like best about Factal?

Factal does it right. They're unlike any other platform I've used, which rely solely on automation and algorithms, often leading to inaccurate alerts that risk hindering business operations. Factal instead employs analysts to prioritize the delivery of vetted, reliable, and actionable information.

Moreover, Factal doesn't isolate its support. They foster a thriving community where all members can engage directly with both fellow clients and analysts without restrictions. This approach enhances collaboration and information sharing, making the Factal community a go-to resource for organizations seeking to make well-informed decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

Factal continues to improved based on customer feedback, and there is nothing that I dislike about their product or team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Factal filters out the noise, providing relief in an age of information overload. Their analysts do the heavy lifting for you, ensuring that you can trust what you see, saving you valuable time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Factal?

Factal as-it-happens security reports, dashboard and bi-weekly briefings are essential to providing assessments and advisement to my organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

There is nothing I would consider a weakness in this resource. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Factal allows us to monitor security issues and incidents so we can advise our people in the field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
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What do you like best about Factal?

Helpful that I can choose the locations, types of events and severity that I will be informed about. Good summary of the events and they are geo-located so that I can click on the event and see where in the world it has happened.

Chat function allows me to connect with the Factal staff and others interested in the event.

Really appreciate that Factal give NGOs and charities a free access account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

I have not found anything that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping aware of events that could impact my organisation across the globe Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
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What do you like best about Factal?

As a lone security adviser in a global organisation, factal does so much of the leg work for me in identifying what I need to be looking at more closely. Compliumenting the variety of other feeds I get. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

Initially I found the amount of info I was receiving overwhelming. However, a check in with Tyler and a little of my own time meant I have now refined the information I am receiving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Horizon scanning and travel oversight. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Robert G.
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Manager, Global Security
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What do you like best about Factal?

Accessible, well organized, and genuinely useful for anyone who needs to keep track of a wide range of topics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Factal?

Considering that this is a free service, the quality exceeds my expectations. It has a few quirks, but so do products that charge a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Factal solving and how is that benefiting you?

I need to keep track of information in 25+ countries. It would not be possible to do this well without services like Factal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.