Quantitative Micro Software

What Quantitative Micro Software does

Quantitative Micro Software, operating under the EViews brand, is a niche econometric, statistics, and forecasting software vendor. Originally founded as Quantitative Micro Software, the company was acquired by IHS Markit and subsequently became part of S&P Global following S&P Global's 2022 acquisition of IHS Markit. EViews serves financial institutions, corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions worldwide, with a self-described position as the "worldwide leader in econometric software" and an installed base spanning thousands of universities. The product line is headquartered in Irvine, California, and operates as a product line within S&P Global's information services division rather than an independent entity.

The core technology is EViews 14, an object-oriented econometric analysis platform offering statistical, time series, forecasting, and modeling tools. Differentiated technical capabilities include JDemetra+ seasonal adjustment (X-11, X-12, X-13, Tramo/Seats), Facebook Prophet forecasting integration, Quantile ARDL estimation, MIDAS GARCH, Elastic Net/Lasso regularization, automated outlier detection, Boosted Hodrick-Prescott Filtering, Local Projection Impulse Response analysis, Bayesian VAR with time-varying coefficients, state space models with Kalman filter, and panel data methods including difference-in-difference. The platform extends via COM Automation Server/Client for integration with MATLAB, R, Python, and Jupyter, plus an Excel Add-in and ODBC connectivity. An add-in ecosystem of over 100 user-contributed packages further extends functionality.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time perpetual licenses and subscriptions. Commercial single-user licenses sell at $2,450 (academic at $700), with volume license programs offering 40-80% discounts for 5-200 unit purchases in SEAT or CONCURRENT USE configurations. Academic volume licensing combines a base license fee with concurrent use packs. A subscription-based University Edition (6-month terms) serves faculty and students, while a free Student Version Lite with usage caps serves as a product-led growth funnel. Technical support renewals, training services, and partnerships with a global network of regional distributors supplement direct webstore sales. Customer segments span academic institutions (primary), government agencies (primary), financial institutions (primary), and commercial corporations, with vertical segmentation as the primary go-to-market approach.

Name

Quantitative Micro Software

Legal name

IHS Markit (now S&P Global)

Website

https://eviews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Quantitative Micro Software develops EViews, a niche econometric, statistics, and forecasting software platform serving financial institutions, government agencies, corporations, and academic institutions worldwide as a product line within S&P Global.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Single-User Software Licenses: Perpetual single-user licenses sold for commercial ($2,450) and academic ($700) use. Includes complete PDF documentation. Upgrade pricing available for previous EViews versions.
2. Volume License Program: Commercial and government volume licenses sold in units of 5 or more, offering significant discounts (40-80% savings). Available as SEAT or CONCURRENT USE licensing. Annual renewal fees apply for support.
3. University Edition Subscription: Subscription-based academic licensing with 6-month subscription periods. Requires internet connection and university email address. Targets faculty and enrolled students at accredited institutions.
4. Academic Volume Licensing: Educational institution pricing with base license fee plus concurrent use license packs. Includes computer lab licenses and standalone license options.
5. Training Services: Training options available for purchase with new licenses, including webinars with 20% discount when bundled with new license purchases.
6. Technical Support Renewals: Annual renewal fees for ongoing technical support, software updates, and purchasing rights. Required for volume license support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quantitative Micro Software develops and sells EViews, a comprehensive econometric, statistical, and forecasting software package. The product provides an object-oriented interface for analyzing time series, cross-section, and panel data, and is sold to financial institutions, government agencies, corporations, and academic researchers worldwide. The company also offers related add-in modules, training services, support renewals, and a free Student Version Lite for academic use.

Product overview

Quantitative Micro Software offers EViews as a unified econometric analysis software platform. The core product is EViews 14, available in multiple editions: the standard Single-User Edition for commercial/government use, the University Edition (subscription-based) for academic institutions, and the free Student Version Lite for individual student use. Volume licensing programs (Commercial and Academic) provide discounted multi-seat options for organizations. The platform is extended through downloadable add-ins that provide specialized statistical procedures. EViews provides statistical, time series, forecasting, and modeling capabilities through an object-oriented interface.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EViews University Edition: Subscription version of EViews designed for university professors and students
• EViews Student Version Lite

Products and services

• EViews 14
• EViews 14 Student Version Lite
• EViews Add-ins
• EViews Training Services

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability5 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Distributors (Africa, Asia, Australia/NZ, Canada, Europe, Latin America)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEViews maintains a network of regional distributors worldwide offering native language support, local currency payments, and geographic proximity for customer service. Distributors serve as the primary sales channel for international customers outside the US.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Minitab: Minitab is a desktop statistical analysis package used in quality improvement, Six Sigma, and academic statistics education. It overlaps with EViews in applied statistics and academic adoption, though Minitab is less focused on time series and econometrics specifically.
• Stata: Stata is the closest direct competitor to EViews, providing a comprehensive statistical and econometric software package used by economists, social scientists, and academic institutions. It competes head-to-head with EViews in academic curriculum adoption and licensed perpetual/seat-based pricing models.
• Oxmetrics / PCGive: Oxmetrics (including PCGive and PcFiml) is a specialized econometric modeling environment used in academic and applied macroeconomic research. It overlaps with EViews in time series econometrics and is a recognized alternative for quantitative economists.

Broad incumbents

• MathWorks MATLAB: MATLAB is a numerical computing environment with econometrics and time-series toolboxes (Econometrics Toolbox) widely used in quantitative finance and academic research. EViews explicitly integrates with MATLAB via COM automation, and they overlap in financial and academic quantitative workflows.
• SAS Institute: SAS is a broad incumbent analytics platform with strong time series, econometric, and forecasting capabilities (SAS/ETS, SAS/STAT). It competes with EViews in financial institutions, government agencies, and large corporations where SAS has deep enterprise penetration.
• Wolfram Mathematica: Wolfram Mathematica provides a broad technical computing environment with statistical, time series, and econometric functionality. It competes with EViews in academic quantitative research and is used in economics and finance departments for advanced modeling.
• IBM SPSS Statistics: IBM SPSS is a long-established statistical analysis platform used heavily in academic social science and market research. It overlaps with EViews in academic and applied statistics use cases, though it is positioned as a broader analytics suite rather than a specialized econometric tool.

Emerging players

• Gretl: Gretl is a free, open-source econometric software package aimed at academic teaching and applied econometrics. It is a direct niche competitor to EViews, particularly in academic settings where budget constraints favor free alternatives.
• Python (statsmodels, arch, prophet): Python with statistical and econometric libraries (statsmodels, arch, pmdarima, Facebook Prophet) provides free, scriptable econometric functionality comparable to EViews. It is increasingly the first tool taught in graduate programs and integrated with EViews via the py2eviews interface.
• The R Project: R is a free, open-source statistical programming language with extensive econometric packages (forecast, vars, plm, urca). It is the principal free alternative to EViews in academia and increasingly in commercial settings, and is explicitly integrated with EViews via add-ins.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ihseviews
• Facebookfacebook.com/ihs-eviews-195693103774252
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ihs-eviews

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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