VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Financial Datasets vs QuickFS comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Financial Datasets adds News, Insider Data, 13F, and Interest Rates coverage that QuickFS skips.

QuickFS includes Data Visualizations, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins categories that Financial Datasets omits.

In depth comparison

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Financial Datasets

financialdatasets.ai

Developer‑first US‑equities API designed for AI agents and quant apps: real‑time quotes + minute/EOD historical prices, standardized financial statements & metrics, SEC filings (with section extraction), insider trades (Form 4), institutional ownership (13F), company news with sentiment, segmented financials, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices. Auth via X‑API‑KEY; Developer plan includes 1,000 req/min; Pro supports unlimited and redistribution. Also offers a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and community integrations (LangChain, Dify, n8n). US market only; options/indices/FX not yet covered.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscriptionOther

Quick highlights

  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).
  • AI/agent integrations: official remote MCP server (HTTP/SSE) for assistants; ecosystem plugs include LangChain toolkit, a Dify plugin, and example n8n workflows.

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QuickFS

quickfs.net

Global fundamentals platform focused on long‑history financial statements and ratios. Free tier gives on‑site annual data (10y). Premium and API unlock 20‑year histories, quarterly/TTM, bulk CSV/Excel exports, and programmatic access. Strong for modeling, valuation and screening in Excel or via REST; does not offer broker sync, risk, or options analytics.

Platforms

WebAPIDesktop

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks.
  • Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online).
  • Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported.
  • One‑click Excel/CSV exports and bulk database downloads (full‑universe CSV files).
  • Ticker format with country suffix (e.g., AAPL:US) and global coverage across U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and more.

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Where they differ

Financial Datasets

Distinct strengths include:

NewsInsider Data13FInterest Rates
  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).

QuickFS

Distinct strengths include:

Data VisualizationsSheets / Excel Add-ins
  • 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks.
  • Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online).
  • Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported.
  • One‑click Excel/CSV exports and bulk database downloads (full‑universe CSV files).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeFinancial DatasetsQuickFS
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, Financials, APIs & SDKs

Unique: News, Insider Data, 13F, Interest Rates

Shared: Data APIs, Financials, APIs & SDKs

Unique: Data Visualizations, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Cryptos

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, API, Desktop

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription, Other

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).
  • AI/agent integrations: official remote MCP server (HTTP/SSE) for assistants; ecosystem plugs include LangChain toolkit, a Dify plugin, and example n8n workflows.
  • Flexible pricing: subscriptions (Developer $200/mo; Pro $1,000/mo; Enterprise) plus pay‑as‑you‑go credits with per‑endpoint pricing and some free endpoints (e.g., company facts, earnings press releases, macro rates).

Unique

  • 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks.
  • Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online).
  • Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported.
  • One‑click Excel/CSV exports and bulk database downloads (full‑universe CSV files).
  • Ticker format with country suffix (e.g., AAPL:US) and global coverage across U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and more.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Financial Datasets and QuickFS both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, Financials, and APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Financial Datasets and QuickFS require subscriptions?

Both Financial Datasets and QuickFS keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Financial Datasets and QuickFS?

Both Financial Datasets and QuickFS prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Financial Datasets differentiates itself with REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices., US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers)., and Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting., whereas QuickFS stands out for 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks., Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online)., and Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported..

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