Ledington vs LSEG Workspace

Quicker than Workspace, at a fraction of the cost

LSEG Workspace is one of the deepest data platforms there is, and nothing replaces Reuters or the venues behind it. But a seat generally runs between $25,000 and $32,000 a year. If your team spends its day on company research, rates and macro, Ledington covers that ground in a browser tab, and opens before Workspace has finished loading.

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Why teams switch from LSEG

Try it before you talk to anyone

Open every panel on simulated data without an account, and read the price on a page instead of waiting for an account team to quote one.

Lightning fast

Ledington boots significantly quicker than Workspace, panels open as fast as you can type the code, and charts redraw while you drag them.

Everyone starts on the same screen

Publish a layout once and the whole desk works from it, with owner, admin and member roles and an audit log that can't be edited.

Ledington and LSEG Workspace, side by side

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Feature comparison of Ledington and LSEG Workspace
Access and pricing
Pricing
Yes:
LedingtonPublished on our website
LSEG WorkspaceNot published; generally between $25,000 and $32,000 per user per year
Try before you buy
Yes:
LedingtonDemo straight away, no signup required
Partly:
LSEG Workspace30-day trial, after a form and a corporate email address
Getting started
Yes:
LedingtonNo account team to go through
LSEG WorkspaceLicences requested and changed through an account team
Speed
Yes:
LedingtonBoots in seconds and answers every keystroke straight away
Partly:
LSEG WorkspaceA desktop install that takes its time to launch and to load a screen
Where it runs
Yes:
LedingtonAny modern browser, or desktop on macOS and Windows
Partly:
LSEG WorkspaceWindows and macOS desktop, web and mobile; tablets unsupported on the web
Interface
Finding a function
Yes:
LedingtonShort codes for every function, plus search by name
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceA search box that takes names or codes
Tabs inside panels
Yes:
LedingtonStack any panels as tabs
Partly:
LSEG WorkspaceApps arranged across workspace tabs
Pop-out windows
Yes:
LedingtonSend any group of tabs to its own window
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceMultiple windows and monitors
Learning curve
Yes:
LedingtonMost people are productive in an afternoon
Partly:
LSEG WorkspaceSix to ten hours of training, then a certification exam
Data and research
Equities
Yes:
LedingtonQuotes, charts, financials, screener, insiders, 13F
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceFundamentals covering 99% of global market cap
Estimates
Partly:
LedingtonAnalyst estimates coming soon
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceI/B/E/S estimates across 23,000 companies in 90 countries
Rates and central banks
Yes:
LedingtonTreasury curve, SOFR, repo, SOMA, ECB, BoE and BoC
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceGlobal rates coverage
Bonds
Partly:
LedingtonInstitutional bonds data coming soon
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceDeep fixed income coverage, next to LSEG's own venues
News
Partly:
LedingtonCentral bank, regulatory and company news in one feed
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceReuters, with 2,600 journalists in 200 locations
Source on every panel
Yes:
LedingtonEach panel names and links its original source
Partly:
LSEG WorkspaceVaries by app
Teams and treasury
Shared layouts and screens
Yes:
LedingtonPublish layouts and saved screens to your workspace
Partly:
LSEG WorkspaceSharing between individually licensed users
Roles and audit log
Yes:
LedingtonOwner, admin and member roles, with an audit log that can't be edited
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceEntitlement controls and single sign-on, administered by LSEG
Chat
Partly:
LedingtonChat within your organization
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceLSEG Messenger, across 30,000 firms in 180 countries
Spreadsheets
Partly:
LedingtonExport any panel's data to a spreadsheet
Yes:
LSEG WorkspaceExcel add-in with formulas that refresh in the sheet
Cash and treasury
Yes:
LedingtonMaturity ladders, money funds and bank deposit exposure
Partly:
LSEG WorkspacePortfolio analytics across the platform

Where LSEG is still ahead

LSEG owns Reuters, decades of archive and the venues where fixed income and FX actually trade. If those sit at the centre of your day, Workspace is still the right terminal.

Reuters in the terminal

A newsroom of 2,600 journalists in 200 locations, filing into the same window as the prices.

Depth and history

Estimates, fundamentals, funds and deals across dozens of countries, with price history going back more than a century.

Venues, not just data

FXall, Matching and Tradeweb sit behind the screen, so the terminal is next to real liquidity rather than a quote of it.

Questions from LSEG users

Try the terminal before you sign up

The demo runs on simulated data and needs no account, so you can open every panel and build a layout before you talk to anyone.

In your browser or on your desktop

Use Ledington in any modern browser, or install the desktop app for its own window and an always-on-top mode. Your layouts follow you between them.

Available for macOS and Windows.

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