Better Buy: Veeva Systems vs. Hubspot

Steve Jobs once called the computer "a bicycle for the mind." His analogy stems from a study that showed humans become the most energy-efficient travelers among the animal kingdom when riding a bicycle. Jobs wasn't just talking about physical hardware, but the combination of hardware and software to create the multiplying effect. For knowledge workers, cloud software can act as a bicycle, leveraging their skills, smarts, and hard work. This provides a compelling reason for businesses to embrace these tools and investors to invest.

Let's take a look at two cloud companies that are building impressive software platforms and see which stock would be a better buy today.

When comparing two companies, it's helpful to look at the key metrics side-by-side. Even though Veeva (NYSE: VEEV), a life sciences business management software company, was founded a year after Hubspot (NYSE: HUBS), an inbound marketing software platform, it sports a 68% higher trailing 12-month revenue number. Hubspot has had a more impressive compound annual growth rate over the last three years, but for the rest of the metrics, Veeva comes out ahead.

Source Fool.com