Bloomberg Tax vs Checkpoint

Bloomberg Tax9.2Visit Checkpoint9.0Visit

Higher score Bloomberg Tax #3 in Tax Research Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Bloomberg Tax

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Checkpoint #5 in Tax Research Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 7-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Checkpoint

• Bloomberg Tax fits best

  Enterprise tax research and monitoring

• Checkpoint fits best

  US tax research with planning guidance

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Side by side

Feature	Bloomberg Tax 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Checkpoint 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#3 in Tax Research Software	#5 in Tax Research Software
Best for	Enterprise tax research and monitoring	US tax research with planning guidance
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request · 7-day trial
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Bloomberg Tax 4/5 · Checkpoint 4/5
Case law database	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Current law updates	✓	✓
AI research tools	✓	✓
Citation export	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Document alerts	✓	✓
Specs
Jurisdictions covered	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Platform	Web	Web
Our review
Pros	Expert analysis, primary sources, and current tax developments Custom alerts, monitoring tools, and Compliance Tracker AI answers sourced from Bloomberg Tax content	Predictive search combines natural-language queries with concept markers. Advisory Maps provide step-by-step tax planning guidance. Multistate charts, saved searches and citation alerts support ongoing research.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Access is described for the web platform Workflow integration is focused on Bloomberg Tax products	Pricing requires contacting sales. Access is limited to the web platform. Its broad tax, accounting and finance scope may exceed focused research needs.
Our verdict	Bloomberg Tax is a tax research and workflow platform for tax professionals in tax departments, accounting and advisory firms, government organizations, and multinational businesses. Its scope combines expert analysis, primary sources,… Read the review →	Checkpoint is Thomson Reuters’ online research and guidance platform for tax, accounting, finance and related professional work. It is designed for tax and accounting professionals, firms and corporate tax teams that need searchable… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Bloomberg Tax — where it wins

  • Expert analysis, primary sources, and current tax developments
  • Custom alerts, monitoring tools, and Compliance Tracker
  • AI answers sourced from Bloomberg Tax content

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Access is described for the web platform
  • Workflow integration is focused on Bloomberg Tax products

• Checkpoint — where it wins

  • Predictive search combines natural-language queries with concept markers.
  • Advisory Maps provide step-by-step tax planning guidance.
  • Multistate charts, saved searches and citation alerts support ongoing research.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Access is limited to the web platform.
  • Its broad tax, accounting and finance scope may exceed focused research needs.

• Bloomberg Tax9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad web-based tax research suite for enterprise teams needing monitoring and workflow tools.

  Visit Bloomberg TaxFull verdict →
• Checkpoint9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 7-day trial

  A research platform that combines primary sources, expert analysis and tax-planning guidance.

  Visit CheckpointFull verdict →