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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Tool Comparison

Find and update company information (Companies House) vs QuantRocket comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Find and update company information (Companies House) adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Alerts coverage that QuantRocket skips.

QuantRocket includes Screeners, Quant, Backtesting, Auto-Trading & Bots, Advanced Order Types, Paper Trading, and Broker Connectors categories that Find and update company information (Companies House) omits.

In depth comparison

Find and update company information (Companies House)

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

The official UK companies register, providing free search and access to filing histories, document images, and company information. Users can follow companies for email alerts on new filings, and bulk data is available via monthly downloads. Certified copies and certificates are offered for a fee. Developers have access to REST and Streaming APIs with clear rate limits, making the service a reliable, real-time regulatory source.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data.
Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history.
Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express).
Bulk data available as monthly CSV snapshots of the entire UK companies register.
Public REST API providing structured access to company data (companies, officers, persons of significant control, etc.), authenticated via API key; some flows support OAuth2. Rate limit of 600 requests per 5 minutes.

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QuantRocket

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A Docker-based research, backtesting, and live-trading platform built around Jupyter. The free tier is limited to research, while paid plans unlock live and paper trading along with bundled US minute-bar data. Broader global datasets are available via third-party providers. Its tight IBKR integration brings advanced order types, while real-time market data can be streamed from IBKR, Polygon, or Alpaca.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Includes survivorship-bias-free US minute-bar data (from 2007 onward) for Zipline backtests and live trading, with optional real-time feeds from brokers like IBKR and Alpaca.
Supports point-in-time screening and ranking pipelines, and integrates with Alphalens and Pyfolio for in-notebook analysis inside Jupyter.
Global coverage through Interactive Brokers’ historical and real-time data across 60+ exchanges, plus optional feeds like EDI global EOD, Sharadar fundamentals, and Brain sentiment datasets.
Deep IBKR integration enabling advanced order types such as algorithmic, parent-child, and bracket orders, as well as combos/spreads, margin 'what-if' checks, option greeks, and auction imbalance data.
Streams tick-level data into TimescaleDB with WebSocket access, and allows flexible bar aggregation.

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Where they differ

Find and update company information (Companies House)

Distinct strengths include:

Regulatory Filings Monitoring Alerts

Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data.
Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history.
Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express).
Bulk data available as monthly CSV snapshots of the entire UK companies register.

QuantRocket

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners Quant Backtesting Auto-Trading & Bots Advanced Order Types Paper Trading Broker Connectors

Includes survivorship-bias-free US minute-bar data (from 2007 onward) for Zipline backtests and live trading, with optional real-time feeds from brokers like IBKR and Alpaca.
Supports point-in-time screening and ranking pipelines, and integrates with Alphalens and Pyfolio for in-notebook analysis inside Jupyter.
Global coverage through Interactive Brokers’ historical and real-time data across 60+ exchanges, plus optional feeds like EDI global EOD, Sharadar fundamentals, and Brain sentiment datasets.
Deep IBKR integration enabling advanced order types such as algorithmic, parent-child, and bracket orders, as well as combos/spreads, margin 'what-if' checks, option greeks, and auction imbalance data.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Find and update company information (Companies House)	QuantRocket
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data APIs Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Alerts	Shared: Data APIs Unique: Screeners, Quant, Backtesting, Auto-Trading & Bots, Advanced Order Types, Paper Trading, Broker Connectors
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Other	Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Currencies, Options
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data. Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history. Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express). Bulk data available as monthly CSV snapshots of the entire UK companies register. Public REST API providing structured access to company data (companies, officers, persons of significant control, etc.), authenticated via API key; some flows support OAuth2. Rate limit of 600 requests per 5 minutes. Streaming API for real-time updates covering company information, filing history, insolvency, and charges.	Unique Includes survivorship-bias-free US minute-bar data (from 2007 onward) for Zipline backtests and live trading, with optional real-time feeds from brokers like IBKR and Alpaca. Supports point-in-time screening and ranking pipelines, and integrates with Alphalens and Pyfolio for in-notebook analysis inside Jupyter. Global coverage through Interactive Brokers’ historical and real-time data across 60+ exchanges, plus optional feeds like EDI global EOD, Sharadar fundamentals, and Brain sentiment datasets. Deep IBKR integration enabling advanced order types such as algorithmic, parent-child, and bracket orders, as well as combos/spreads, margin 'what-if' checks, option greeks, and auction imbalance data. Streams tick-level data into TimescaleDB with WebSocket access, and allows flexible bar aggregation. REST API ('Houston') with Python client and CLI tools; endpoints return CSV or JSON for easy downstream use.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Find and update company information (Companies House) and QuantRocket both support?

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

Do Find and update company information (Companies House) and QuantRocket require subscriptions?

Both Find and update company information (Companies House) and QuantRocket keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Find and update company information (Companies House) and QuantRocket?

Both Find and update company information (Companies House) and QuantRocket 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?

Find and update company information (Companies House) differentiates itself with Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data., Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history., and Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express)., whereas QuantRocket stands out for Includes survivorship-bias-free US minute-bar data (from 2007 onward) for Zipline backtests and live trading, with optional real-time feeds from brokers like IBKR and Alpaca., Supports point-in-time screening and ranking pipelines, and integrates with Alphalens and Pyfolio for in-notebook analysis inside Jupyter., and Global coverage through Interactive Brokers’ historical and real-time data across 60+ exchanges, plus optional feeds like EDI global EOD, Sharadar fundamentals, and Brain sentiment datasets..

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