QuickFS adds Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs coverage that Tegus skips.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Tool Comparison
QuickFS vs Tegus comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
Tegus includes Transcripts, Improved Filings, AI, and Alerts categories that QuickFS omits.
QuickFS has a free tier, while Tegus requires a paid plan.
Tegus offers mobile access, which QuickFS skips.
In depth comparison
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
Pricing
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.
Community votes (overall)
Tegus
tegus.com
Tegus is a unified research platform that blends expert-call transcripts, SEC filings, financial models, and benchmarking dashboards into one workflow. It features AI-generated transcript summaries, advanced filing search, and pre-built industry comps. Analyst-built Excel models integrate directly via an add-in, and the platform offers a transparent Expert Calls service for custom interviews. Subscriptions are seat or enterprise-based through AlphaSense, with free trials available but no public pricing.
Platforms
Pricing
Quick highlights
- Extensive expert-call transcript library with more than 100,000 transcripts, growing by 2,500 new calls each month and covering 36,000+ public and private companies.
- AI-generated summaries and topic tagging to help navigate transcripts quickly.
- Expert Calls service allows users to commission custom interviews, with flat, transparent pricing and no credit system.
- Company Filings module enables cross-document search, email alerts, watchlists, downloadable tables, and historical table comparisons.
- Financial Models library with analyst-built Excel models, pre-set templates (DCF, LBO, M&A), and one-click updates through the Tegus Excel Add-in.
Community votes (overall)
Where they differ
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).
Tegus
Distinct strengths include:
- Extensive expert-call transcript library with more than 100,000 transcripts, growing by 2,500 new calls each month and covering 36,000+ public and private companies.
- AI-generated summaries and topic tagging to help navigate transcripts quickly.
- Expert Calls service allows users to commission custom interviews, with flat, transparent pricing and no credit system.
- Company Filings module enables cross-document search, email alerts, watchlists, downloadable tables, and historical table comparisons.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | QuickFS | Tegus |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Financials, Data Visualizations, Sheets / Excel Add-ins Unique: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs | Shared: Financials, Data Visualizations, Sheets / Excel Add-ins Unique: Transcripts, Improved Filings, AI, Alerts |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks | Stocks |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web, API, Desktop | Web, Mobile |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free, Subscription | Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
|
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 QuickFS and Tegus both support?
Both platforms cover Financials, Data Visualizations, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins 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 Tegus requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.
Which tool has mobile access?
Tegus ships a dedicated mobile experience, while QuickFS focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
QuickFS differentiates itself with 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., whereas Tegus stands out for Extensive expert-call transcript library with more than 100,000 transcripts, growing by 2,500 new calls each month and covering 36,000+ public and private companies., AI-generated summaries and topic tagging to help navigate transcripts quickly., and Expert Calls service allows users to commission custom interviews, with flat, transparent pricing and no credit system..
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