Refinitiv Eikon alternative
Refinitiv Eikon (now LSEG Workspace) is the main Bloomberg alternative for institutional desks. It covers global market data, news, and analytics with an Excel add-in many analysts prefer over Bloomberg's BQL.
What Refinitiv Eikon does well
- Strong Excel add-in for model-driven workflows.
- Global coverage at a slightly lower price point than Bloomberg.
- Reuters newsroom heritage gives reliable news data.
Where ausdata.io fits better
- Refinitiv requires a seat licence per user. We charge per API key per month.
- Our endpoints return JSON, not Excel cells. Better for production code.
- Australian prudential and tax data is first-class here, not a regional add-on.
How to choose
- Pick Refinitiv Eikon if
- Your workflow lives inside Excel and you need global coverage.
- Pick ausdata.io if
- Your workflow is code-first and you need Australian data with attribution.
- Pricing
- Refinitiv: ~USD 22k per seat per year. ausdata.io: $39 Analyst, $199 Embed.
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