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Alternatives to CB Insights

Curated replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to stress-test CB Insights against peers before committing to a long-term plan.

Looking for a CB Insights replacement? We've profiled 20 alternatives ranked by category overlap, pricing flexibility, and platform access. Whether you need a free option to trial, mobile-ready workflows, or API integrations—this list has you covered. Dive in to find your next tool.

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Alternatives20Curated picks
Free Options16With free tiers
Avg. Overlap53%Category match
Mobile Ready12Native apps

Quick takeaways

GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Data APIs, Screeners, and Data Visualizations while adding Stock Ideas and Stock Comparison coverage and Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors. and All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios. features (category overlap ~86%).

Free tiers remain available through GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, OpenBB, Börsdata, Trendlyne, Stock Unlock, BeyondSPX, Investing.com, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Quartr, TipRanks, ORTEX, EPSMomentum, Simply Wall St, Stock Analysis, and ETF Insider for side-by-side testing.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Investor Holdings.

#1 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1214Category overlap: 86%

Shared coverage

Data APIsScreenersData VisualizationsAcquisitionsNewslettersAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., and Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Investor Holdings

Standout features: Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables., and Guru and institutional tools track portfolios and trades of thousands of investors, including real-time guru picks, 13F and 13D/13G data for all institutional investors (PremiumPlus+), mutual fund holdings, sector/geographic trends, ETF and options holdings.

#2 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1035Category overlap: 71%

Shared coverage

Data APIsScreenersData VisualizationsNewslettersAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds., Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for ~2,250+ companies and history depth that scales with plan tier., and AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist

Standout features: Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds., Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for ~2,250+ companies and history depth that scales with plan tier., AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons., and Integrated analyst data (forward estimates, revisions, ratings, and price targets) aligned with standardized and adjusted metrics.

#3 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1007Category overlap: 71%

Shared coverage

Data APIsSheets / Excel Add-insScreenersData VisualizationsAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into APIs & SDKs, Custom Dashboards, and AI Chat coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Open Data Platform (ODP): open-source (AGPL) unified financial & economic data access; runs locally., ODP supports multiple interfaces, including Python and REST API (plus Notebook/Workspace/Excel listed by OpenBB)., and OpenBB does not host or serve data; it provides provider connectors that fetch data from third parties (often using your API keys)..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Acquisitions and Newsletters.

Adds coverage: APIs & SDKs, Custom Dashboards, AI Chat, and Financials

Standout features: Open Data Platform (ODP): open-source (AGPL) unified financial & economic data access; runs locally., ODP supports multiple interfaces, including Python and REST API (plus Notebook/Workspace/Excel listed by OpenBB)., OpenBB does not host or serve data; it provides provider connectors that fetch data from third parties (often using your API keys)., and OpenBB Workspace: secure app combining customizable UI components, unified data integration, and AI capabilities.

#4 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 927Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

Data APIsSheets / Excel Add-insScreenersData Visualizations

Assets: Stocks and Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Index Rebalancing, and Watchlist coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., and Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Acquisitions, Newsletters, and AI.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Index Rebalancing, Watchlist, and Investor Holdings

Standout features: Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI., and Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation.

#5 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 881Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

Sheets / Excel Add-insScreenersData VisualizationsAcquisitions

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Newsletters, and AI.

Adds coverage: Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, and Options & Derivatives

Standout features: Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more., and DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.

#6 Alternative

Similarity score 849Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

Sheets / Excel Add-insScreenersData VisualizationsAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, Alerts, and Financials coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Generative Search: AI-assisted search that delivers fully cited insights (with source documents)., Deep Research: AI agent that autonomously generates research outputs / briefings by synthesizing content., and Monitoring workflow with dashboards, alerts, and a mobile app for tracking insights..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Acquisitions, and Newsletters.

Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Financials, and Transcripts

Standout features: Generative Search: AI-assisted search that delivers fully cited insights (with source documents)., Deep Research: AI agent that autonomously generates research outputs / briefings by synthesizing content., Monitoring workflow with dashboards, alerts, and a mobile app for tracking insights., and Content library/packages include broker & independent research, expert transcript library, news, and regulatory content (including SEC filings).

#7 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 847Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

ScreenersData VisualizationsNewslettersAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Comparison, ETF Overview, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Coverage of more than 170,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry, CSV import, or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., and Portfolio tracker supports international mutual funds and crypto holdings; crypto is supported via brokerage connections only..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Stock Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, and Portfolio

Standout features: Coverage of more than 170,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry, CSV import, or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., Portfolio tracker supports international mutual funds and crypto holdings; crypto is supported via brokerage connections only., and Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts.

#8 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 829Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

ScreenersData VisualizationsNewslettersAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Watchlist coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Coverage and research on roughly 5,000 U.S. stocks, including microcaps, nanocaps, and OTC names, with a stated goal of helping investors “find and understand stocks.”, Semantic / AI-powered stock screener: investors type theses such as “profitable companies with quantum computing exposure” or “stocks benefiting from reshoring trends” and receive matching companies linked to full analysis., and Company pages combine 15‑minute delayed IEX quotes with key valuation multiples, growth and profitability metrics, balance-sheet and cash-flow ratios, financial charts, peer valuation comparisons, and long-form narrative research sections (Growth, Profitability, Competitive Moat, Financial Health, Valuation, Returns to Shareholders)..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Watchlist, and News

Standout features: Coverage and research on roughly 5,000 U.S. stocks, including microcaps, nanocaps, and OTC names, with a stated goal of helping investors “find and understand stocks.”, Semantic / AI-powered stock screener: investors type theses such as “profitable companies with quantum computing exposure” or “stocks benefiting from reshoring trends” and receive matching companies linked to full analysis., Company pages combine 15‑minute delayed IEX quotes with key valuation multiples, growth and profitability metrics, balance-sheet and cash-flow ratios, financial charts, peer valuation comparisons, and long-form narrative research sections (Growth, Profitability, Competitive Moat, Financial Health, Valuation, Returns to Shareholders)., and Category Movers and market heatmap views show top gaining and losing business categories by performance, plus a heatmap where tile size represents market cap and color represents daily performance, backed by a granular business-category taxonomy.

#9 Alternative

Similarity score 827Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

ScreenersData VisualizationsAcquisitionsNewsletters

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., and Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and AI.

Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Calendar, and Special Situations

Standout features: Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)., and Spinoff suite: upcoming/completed spinoffs and ‘Spinsider’ screen; CVR deals database with outcomes.

#10 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 795Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

ScreenersData VisualizationsAI

Assets: Stocks and Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Multi-asset market data site/app with quotes, charts, news and tools; claims coverage across stocks, commodities, crypto, indices, currencies, bonds, funds, interest rates, ETFs, futures and options., Cross-device alerts: customized price alerts on any instrument plus alerts for selected economic events; managed via an Alert Center on web and apps., and Mobile app highlights include real-time quotes (30,000+ instruments / 100+ exchanges), economic calendar alerts, breaking news alerts, and a customized portfolio view..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Calendar, and Dividends

Standout features: Multi-asset market data site/app with quotes, charts, news and tools; claims coverage across stocks, commodities, crypto, indices, currencies, bonds, funds, interest rates, ETFs, futures and options., Cross-device alerts: customized price alerts on any instrument plus alerts for selected economic events; managed via an Alert Center on web and apps., Mobile app highlights include real-time quotes (30,000+ instruments / 100+ exchanges), economic calendar alerts, breaking news alerts, and a customized portfolio view., and Portfolio & watchlist tracking; help docs describe importing a watchlist from CSV and downloading portfolio/watchlist/holdings as CSV.

#11 Alternative

Hands-on Tested
Similarity score 795Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

Sheets / Excel Add-insScreenersData VisualizationsAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Annual subscription tiers (Analyst / Presenter / Professional). Professional includes everything in Analyst+Presenter plus Portfolio Optimizer, AI Chat, Transition Tax Analysis, Interactive Analysis, Scenarios, Excel Add-in & integration support, and compliance controls; prices reflect annual commitment., Fundamental charting workflow for financial metrics, plus scatter plot and technical charting (support docs mention 30+ technical indicators and 28,000+ equities/indices)., and Stock & fund screeners, plus Comp Tables to compare portfolios/funds/stocks with custom scoring models and exportable client-ready PDFs..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Acquisitions, and Newsletters.

Adds coverage: Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist

Standout features: Annual subscription tiers (Analyst / Presenter / Professional). Professional includes everything in Analyst+Presenter plus Portfolio Optimizer, AI Chat, Transition Tax Analysis, Interactive Analysis, Scenarios, Excel Add-in & integration support, and compliance controls; prices reflect annual commitment., Fundamental charting workflow for financial metrics, plus scatter plot and technical charting (support docs mention 30+ technical indicators and 28,000+ equities/indices)., Stock & fund screeners, plus Comp Tables to compare portfolios/funds/stocks with custom scoring models and exportable client-ready PDFs., and Alerts Manager for stocks, funds, and model portfolios; alerts can be based on thousands of metrics and trigger email notifications.

#12 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 789Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

Data APIsSheets / Excel Add-insScreeners

Assets: Stocks and Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, Calendar, and Dividends coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., and Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data Visualizations, Acquisitions, and Newsletters.

Adds coverage: News, Calendar, Dividends, and Splits

Standout features: Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns., and Built‑in valuation and advanced metrics including DCF models, owner earnings and other formula‑based indicators documented in the Financial Formulas section, with a Custom DCF Calculator and Advanced Market Metrics (e.g., sector performance, technical indicators) available on higher‑tier plans.

#13 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 777Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

Data APIsNewslettersAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Financials, Transcripts, and Analyst Forecasts coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable., Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features., and Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Screeners, and Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Financials, Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, and Calendar

Standout features: Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable., Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features., Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars., and Quartr Pro is a desktop/web research platform used by hedge funds, asset managers, equity research and IR teams to search across all transcripts, filings, reports and slides at once, track narrative shifts, and conduct qualitative public-market research with significantly reduced manual document work.

#14 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 777Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

Data APIsScreenersAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Tracks and measures performance of financial experts (analysts, bloggers, hedge funds, and corporate insiders) to help investors evaluate who to trust., Smart Score: proprietary quantitative stock score (1–10) based on 8 factors (analyst ratings, insider transactions, blogger opinions, individual investor sentiment, hedge fund activity, news sentiment, technicals, fundamentals)., and AI Stock Analysis: automated report that analyzes financial statements, earnings call transcripts, SEC 8‑K filings, technical indicators and market sentiment to generate an AI score and price target; includes strengths/risks, peer comparison, and corporate-event summaries..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Data Visualizations, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, ETF Screeners, and Stock Comparison

Standout features: Tracks and measures performance of financial experts (analysts, bloggers, hedge funds, and corporate insiders) to help investors evaluate who to trust., Smart Score: proprietary quantitative stock score (1–10) based on 8 factors (analyst ratings, insider transactions, blogger opinions, individual investor sentiment, hedge fund activity, news sentiment, technicals, fundamentals)., AI Stock Analysis: automated report that analyzes financial statements, earnings call transcripts, SEC 8‑K filings, technical indicators and market sentiment to generate an AI score and price target; includes strengths/risks, peer comparison, and corporate-event summaries., and Stock/ETF research workflow includes analyst forecasts/consensus & price targets plus pages/tabs for news/insights, dividends, earnings, ownership, financials, and technical analysis (example: AAPL).

#15 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 763Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

Data APIsScreenersData Visualizations

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., and Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Acquisitions, and Newsletters.

Adds coverage: Short Interest, Insider Data, Quant, and Index Rebalancing

Standout features: Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms., and Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.

#16 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 755Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

ScreenersData VisualizationsAI

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Money Flow, and Portfolio coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Real-time US stock and ETF prices with advanced charting that overlays earnings, EM Scores, timing indicators and key fundamentals in a single view., Proprietary Earnings Momentum (EM) Score and Growth & Acceleration Earnings Matrix that score stocks on multi-quarter revenue, EPS, margins and free cash flow trends to surface true growth leaders., and Stock Scorer that lets you rank screened stocks using your own scoring criteria to identify the best setups for your process..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Money Flow, Portfolio, and Watchlist

Standout features: Real-time US stock and ETF prices with advanced charting that overlays earnings, EM Scores, timing indicators and key fundamentals in a single view., Proprietary Earnings Momentum (EM) Score and Growth & Acceleration Earnings Matrix that score stocks on multi-quarter revenue, EPS, margins and free cash flow trends to surface true growth leaders., Stock Scorer that lets you rank screened stocks using your own scoring criteria to identify the best setups for your process., and Estimates Revision Score (RS) that tracks changes in Wall Street earnings and sales forecasts to highlight positive and negative revision regimes.

#17 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 749Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

ScreenersData VisualizationsNewsletters

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Global coverage of over 120,000 listed stocks across ~90 markets, with fundamentals and estimates powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence and analyzed using a documented quantitative model., Company “Snowflake” reports visualize five key dimensions - valuation, future growth, past performance, financial health, and dividends - into a single infographic, with detailed drill‑down sections and methodology explained in the help center and GitHub docs., and Investing Ideas hub with curated themes such as undervalued companies, dividend powerhouses, recent insider buying and sector/thematic lists (AI, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, etc.)..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Financials

Standout features: Global coverage of over 120,000 listed stocks across ~90 markets, with fundamentals and estimates powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence and analyzed using a documented quantitative model., Company “Snowflake” reports visualize five key dimensions - valuation, future growth, past performance, financial health, and dividends - into a single infographic, with detailed drill‑down sections and methodology explained in the help center and GitHub docs., Investing Ideas hub with curated themes such as undervalued companies, dividend powerhouses, recent insider buying and sector/thematic lists (AI, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, etc.)., and Stock Screener & Alerts lets users filter the global universe by market, industry and dozens of fundamentals (value, growth, income and risk metrics) and set saved screeners with alerts; Free has “Limited” screener access, Premium supports 3 saved screeners, and Unlimited supports 10.

#18 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 749Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

ScreenersData VisualizationsNewsletters

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.”, Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world., and Individual stock pages combine real-time or delayed prices, key stats, full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios, KPIs, dividend history, long price history, interactive technical charts, and company profiles..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, and Stock Comparison

Standout features: Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.”, Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world., Individual stock pages combine real-time or delayed prices, key stats, full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios, KPIs, dividend history, long price history, interactive technical charts, and company profiles., and Three real-time screeners (stocks, ETFs, IPOs) with 200+ indicators and filters, including country, exchange, sector, industry, index membership, dates (e.g., IPO date, ex‑dividend), and performance/valuation metrics; results update live as filters change.

#19 Alternative

Similarity score 743Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

Data APIsScreenersAcquisitions

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, Alerts, and News Sentiment coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Benzinga Pro newsfeed for active traders with customizable filters, real-time notifications, and a price sentiment engine; includes “Why Is It Moving” (WIIM) one-sentence explanations., Alerts: browser/desktop notifications, sound alerts, and email notifications; alerts can be customized by tool (e.g., Newsfeed, Signals, Watchlists)., and Calendar tool surfaces market events such as dividends, earnings, guidance, IPOs, M&A, SEC filings, secondary offerings, and splits..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Data Visualizations, and Newsletters.

Adds coverage: News, Alerts, News Sentiment, and Calendar

Standout features: Benzinga Pro newsfeed for active traders with customizable filters, real-time notifications, and a price sentiment engine; includes “Why Is It Moving” (WIIM) one-sentence explanations., Alerts: browser/desktop notifications, sound alerts, and email notifications; alerts can be customized by tool (e.g., Newsfeed, Signals, Watchlists)., Calendar tool surfaces market events such as dividends, earnings, guidance, IPOs, M&A, SEC filings, secondary offerings, and splits., and Signals tool provides real-time alerts for price/volume events such as price spikes, block trades, halt/resume, opening gaps, and highs/lows; option-activity signals are a paid add-on.

#20 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 743Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

Data APIsScreenersData Visualizations

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into ETF Screeners, Factor Exposure, and Risk Metrics coverage beyond what CB Insights offers.
  • Standout features include Interactive web app that visualizes portfolios from the perspective of their underlying assets using a central network diagram and portfolio/assets tabs for drill‑downs., Supports ETFs, mutual funds and stocks as input assets, with full look‑through to all underlying holdings and tools to understand overlap, sector, geographic and market‑cap concentration., and Risk and efficiency analytics including portfolio standard deviation, beta, diversification labels, fund overlap metrics and efficient‑frontier / Sharpe‑ratio views versus major benchmarks..
  • Pair it with CB Insights if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Acquisitions, and Newsletters.

Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Factor Exposure, Risk Metrics, and Portfolio

Standout features: Interactive web app that visualizes portfolios from the perspective of their underlying assets using a central network diagram and portfolio/assets tabs for drill‑downs., Supports ETFs, mutual funds and stocks as input assets, with full look‑through to all underlying holdings and tools to understand overlap, sector, geographic and market‑cap concentration., Risk and efficiency analytics including portfolio standard deviation, beta, diversification labels, fund overlap metrics and efficient‑frontier / Sharpe‑ratio views versus major benchmarks., and ETF and mutual fund screener that filters products by asset class, geography, theme, provider and sector, alongside performance and information panels.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Screeners×19Data Visualizations×16AI×11Data APIs×10Newsletters×8Sheets / Excel Add-ins×6Acquisitions×4

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond CB Insights.

Financials+16News+15Watchlist+15Calendar+13Alerts+12Dividends+12Portfolio+12Insider Data+11

Access & Pricing

Free options

16/20

16 of 20 alternatives keep a free tier for trials.

Mobile ready

12/20

12 matches support mobile alongside CB Insights.

API availability

12/20

12 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.

Quality checks

7 starred / 14 tested

7 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 14 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

53%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best alternatives to CB Insights?

CB Insights users most often consider GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, and OpenBB as their go-to alternatives.

Which alternatives keep a free tier?

GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, OpenBB, Börsdata, Trendlyne, Stock Unlock, BeyondSPX, Investing.com, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Quartr, TipRanks, ORTEX, EPSMomentum, Simply Wall St, Stock Analysis, and ETF Insider offer a free plan or trial option, making them easy to test before committing to a paid subscription.

Which workflows do the top CB Insights alternatives cover?

Expect deep coverage across Acquisitions, AI, Data APIs, Data Visualizations, Newsletters, Screeners, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, so you can port most CB Insights workflows without much friction.

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Starred Tools

These are my top picks. Tools I've tested thoroughly and found to be excellent. They do their job really well, and I use them a lot. If you're not already familiar with them, I highly recommend checking them out.

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These are tools I've tried and found to be solid, but not standout. Think of them as passing an initial quality screen: worth exploring, though not all will be exceptional.

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