★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
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Tool Comparison
CB Insights vs QuickFS
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CB Insights
Contact for pricing · Web · Mobile · API
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
- You care about screeners, corporate actions & special situations, and newsletters, things QuickFS doesn't offer
Pick QuickFS instead if
QuickFS
Contact for pricing · Web
- You care about financials, something CB Insights doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
CB Insights and QuickFS cover a lot of the same ground (3 shared categories, APIs & data feeds, sheets / excel add-ins, and data visualizations), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. CB Insights simply does more: 7 categories to QuickFS's 4, including screeners, corporate actions & special situations, and newsletters, plus a mobile app. QuickFS counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- Mobile app
- CB Insights
- Broader coverage
- CB Insights7 vs 4 categories
- API access
- CB Insights
- Asset coverage
- CB InsightsAdds other
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How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing |
Free tier | No | No |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | 3 limits: Browser Analyst: pricing: Request pricing, Enterprise Platform: pricing: Request pricing +1 more | — |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | Yes | No |
Integrations | Salesforce, Microsoft Excel +6 more | FastFS.org successor referral and Microsoft AppSource legacy Excel listing |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | — |
Categories covered | 7 | 4 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | North America, Europe, APAC |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | — | Latency: End of Day and Granularity: EOD |
| Try it | Visit CB Insights | Visit QuickFS |
Where each one shines
What CB Insights and QuickFS each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What CB Insights and QuickFS each do best.What CB Insights does best
- Research coverage for private and public companies, investors, funding rounds, M&A, business relationships, earnings, markets, and competitive landscapes.
- Company profiles, market analytics, visual dashboards, deal insights, and sector tracking to map markets and competitors.
- Mosaic Score and other proprietary measures to evaluate private-company health and growth signals.
- Strategy Terminal, Browser Analyst, ChatCBI, and team-of-agents workflows for AI-assisted scouting, briefs, trend discovery, and market analysis.
- Access to CB Insights data into workflows through Excel, Salesforce, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Snowflake, Zapier, Affinity, A2A, MCP-style, and data-solution integrations where licensed.
What QuickFS does best
- Official homepage says QuickFS will not relaunch and that the founder introduced FastFS.org to a data vendor that could support a successor with major QuickFS-like features.
- Legacy product offered 20-year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks.
- Legacy Excel add-in used =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models; Microsoft AppSource listings may still exist but require a QuickFS account and should not be treated as an active standalone service.
- Legacy API and exports covered fundamentals, market data, company metadata, CSV/Excel exports, and bulk downloads; current official homepage does not advertise active API access.
- Ticker format with country suffix (e.g., AAPL:US) and global coverage across U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and more were legacy capabilities.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for CB Insights and QuickFS, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for CB Insights and QuickFS, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksOther | Stocks |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North AmericaEuropeAPAC |
Coverage details | Not specified | 4 countriesIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Not specified | End of Day |
Data granularity | Not specified | EOD |
| Access & integrations | ||
Integrations | SalesforceMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft 365 CopilotSnowflakeAffinityZapierA2AMCP | FastFS.org successor referralMicrosoft AppSource legacy Excel listing |
| Plans & trust | ||
Vendor & support | CB Information Services, Inc.Country: United StatesSupport: Email and Phone | QuickFS.net, LLCSupport: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 3/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Browser Analyst”pricing: Request pricing | Contact sales“Closed / not relaunched” |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between CB Insights and QuickFS?
CB Insights leans toward APIs & data feeds, sheets / excel add-ins, and screeners, while QuickFS puts more weight on financials, data visualizations, and APIs & data feeds. They overlap in 3 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do CB Insights and QuickFS cost?
Neither has a free plan; you'll need a paid subscription for the full feature set of either. Check each tool's current plan details before buying.
Can I use CB Insights or QuickFS on my phone?
CB Insights lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. QuickFS doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web.
Does CB Insights or QuickFS have an API?
CB Insights has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. QuickFS doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose CB Insights or QuickFS?
It depends on what you're after. Pick CB Insights if screeners and corporate actions & special situations matter to you; go with QuickFS if you'd rather have financials. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do CB Insights and QuickFS cover?
Both cover stocks. CB Insights also handles other.
Which has a better stock screener: CB Insights or QuickFS?
CB Insights has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; QuickFS doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
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