VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Tool Comparison

ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) vs QuickFS comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) adds Index Rebalancing coverage that QuickFS skips.

QuickFS includes Financials, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins categories that ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) omits.

QuickFS keeps a free entry point that ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) lacks.

In depth comparison

ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) logo

ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices)

indices.ice.com

Hands-on review

Enterprise-grade access to ICE’s full index family. The platform supports trial downloads, automated feeds by email or SFTP, and custom index creation with backtests. Many flagship fixed-income indices are available with live updates. Pricing and licensing are handled through direct sales engagement with ICE.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Web portal covering the complete ICE Data Indices universe, with current and historical performance data and constituent statistics.
  • Trial access spans more than 5,000 standard and customized indices, with results shown in local currency and translated into 39 base currencies (both hedged and unhedged).
  • Index Analysis tools let users view and download current and historical returns and statistics at both index and constituent level.
  • Automated delivery of top-level index data and constituent files via email or secure SFTP/managed file transfer.
  • Custom Index Tool for building blended or filtered indices and running historical backtests.

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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

ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices)

Distinct strengths include:

  • Web portal covering the complete ICE Data Indices universe, with current and historical performance data and constituent statistics.
  • Trial access spans more than 5,000 standard and customized indices, with results shown in local currency and translated into 39 base currencies (both hedged and unhedged).
  • Index Analysis tools let users view and download current and historical returns and statistics at both index and constituent level.
  • Automated delivery of top-level index data and constituent files via email or secure SFTP/managed file transfer.

QuickFS

Distinct strengths include:

  • 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

AttributeICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices)QuickFS
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, Data Visualizations

Unique: Index Rebalancing

Shared: Data APIs, Data Visualizations

Unique: Financials, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Bonds, Stocks, Commodities, Currencies

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, API, Desktop

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Web portal covering the complete ICE Data Indices universe, with current and historical performance data and constituent statistics.
  • Trial access spans more than 5,000 standard and customized indices, with results shown in local currency and translated into 39 base currencies (both hedged and unhedged).
  • Index Analysis tools let users view and download current and historical returns and statistics at both index and constituent level.
  • Automated delivery of top-level index data and constituent files via email or secure SFTP/managed file transfer.
  • Custom Index Tool for building blended or filtered indices and running historical backtests.
  • Scale: the fixed-income family alone includes roughly 6,000 indices tracking over $100T of securities across 43 currencies, spanning sovereign, investment-grade corporate, high yield, securitized, emerging markets, and U.S. municipals.

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 ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) and QuickFS both support?

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

Which tool offers a free plan?

QuickFS offers a free entry point, while ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) and QuickFS?

Both ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) 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?

ICE Index Platform (ICE Data Indices) differentiates itself with Web portal covering the complete ICE Data Indices universe, with current and historical performance data and constituent statistics., Trial access spans more than 5,000 standard and customized indices, with results shown in local currency and translated into 39 base currencies (both hedged and unhedged)., and Index Analysis tools let users view and download current and historical returns and statistics at both index and constituent level., 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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