VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Programmatic picks

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Alternatives to Journalytic

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

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Quick takeaways

Uncle Stock is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Checklist while adding Screeners and Backtesting coverage and Screening with ~4k searchable metrics, full‑text business/industry search, market/country/sector filters, and index‑constituent filters. and Backtesting with annual/half‑year/quarterly rebalance, look‑ahead avoidance (uses only data known at rebalance time), position sizing (equal/volatility/expectation‑weighted), early‑sell rules (profit targets, stop loss), and risk stats (Sharpe/Sortino). features (category overlap ~33%).

Free tiers remain available through Uncle Stock, ValueSense, Ticker Notes, FullRatio, and Smartfin for side-by-side testing.

Need mobile access? Stockopedia and AlphaSense bring phone-ready workflows that Journalytic lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Screeners, Backtesting, Watchlist, and Portfolio.

#1 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 443Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Checklist

Assets: Stocks and Cryptos

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Backtesting, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Journalytic offers.
  • Standout features include Screening with ~4k searchable metrics, full‑text business/industry search, market/country/sector filters, and index‑constituent filters., Backtesting with annual/half‑year/quarterly rebalance, look‑ahead avoidance (uses only data known at rebalance time), position sizing (equal/volatility/expectation‑weighted), early‑sell rules (profit targets, stop loss), and risk stats (Sharpe/Sortino)., and Transparent composite scores (e.g., Uncle Stock score, Quality/Value/Financial‑Health) plus Piotroski, ERP5, Benish M, Montier and more—formulas publicly documented..
  • Pair it with Journalytic if you still need Notes & Highlights and Research Templates.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Backtesting, Watchlist, and Portfolio

Standout features: Screening with ~4k searchable metrics, full‑text business/industry search, market/country/sector filters, and index‑constituent filters., Backtesting with annual/half‑year/quarterly rebalance, look‑ahead avoidance (uses only data known at rebalance time), position sizing (equal/volatility/expectation‑weighted), early‑sell rules (profit targets, stop loss), and risk stats (Sharpe/Sortino)., Transparent composite scores (e.g., Uncle Stock score, Quality/Value/Financial‑Health) plus Piotroski, ERP5, Benish M, Montier and more—formulas publicly documented., and Benchmarking vs S&P 500/other indices; industry medians and long‑history fundamentals.

#2 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on Tested
Similarity score 419Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Checklist

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Why investors switch

  • Stockopedia adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Financials coverage beyond what Journalytic offers.
  • Standout features include Equity screener with more than 350 ratios and over 65 prebuilt “GuruScreens.”, StockRanks™ system rates every stock on Quality, Value, and Momentum, with additional risk ratings and style classifications., and Portfolios (“Folios”) track performance with time-weighted returns and integrate company announcements and reporting calendars..
  • Pair it with Journalytic if you still need Notes & Highlights and Research Templates.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Financials, and Scores

Standout features: Equity screener with more than 350 ratios and over 65 prebuilt “GuruScreens.”, StockRanks™ system rates every stock on Quality, Value, and Momentum, with additional risk ratings and style classifications., Portfolios (“Folios”) track performance with time-weighted returns and integrate company announcements and reporting calendars., and Unlimited custom alerts on price moves or any screenable fundamental/technical rule, with delivery by email or in-app notification.

#3 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 415Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Research Templates

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Journalytic offers.
  • Standout features include Intrinsic value suite: DCF, Reverse DCF, Earnings Power Value (EPV), Peter Lynch fair value, and relative value calculators., AI-powered earnings overviews that summarize transcripts into structured highlights/visuals., and Global stock screener with 60+ presets, country & exchange filters, heatmap/scatter visualizations, and a backtesting comparison vs S&P 500..
  • Pair it with Journalytic if you still need Checklist and Notes & Highlights.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Quant

Standout features: Intrinsic value suite: DCF, Reverse DCF, Earnings Power Value (EPV), Peter Lynch fair value, and relative value calculators., AI-powered earnings overviews that summarize transcripts into structured highlights/visuals., Global stock screener with 60+ presets, country & exchange filters, heatmap/scatter visualizations, and a backtesting comparison vs S&P 500., and Smart Money Analysis: institutional (13F) and insider transaction tracking, plus options sentiment indicators.

#4 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 404Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Notes & Highlights

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Forums coverage beyond what Journalytic offers.
  • Standout features include Ticker‑centric social feed for finance; ‘Like Twitter. But not like Twitter at all.’, Built for note‑taking on companies and discovery of people by niche interests., and Lightweight composition with character limits to focus writing..
  • Pair it with Journalytic if you still need Checklist and Research Templates.

Adds coverage: Forums

Standout features: Ticker‑centric social feed for finance; ‘Like Twitter. But not like Twitter at all.’, Built for note‑taking on companies and discovery of people by niche interests., Lightweight composition with character limits to focus writing., and Algorithmic feed based on tickers; community reporting/quality controls (per founder posts).

#5 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 375Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Checklist

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner and Intermediate

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Journalytic offers.
  • Standout features include Stock screener for discovery and filtering., Per‑stock dashboards with fundamentals (TTM), valuation, earnings, dividend pages., and Cross‑stock comparison tools: Data Comparison chart and Bubble chart..
  • Pair it with Journalytic if you still need Notes & Highlights and Research Templates.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Dividends

Standout features: Stock screener for discovery and filtering., Per‑stock dashboards with fundamentals (TTM), valuation, earnings, dividend pages., Cross‑stock comparison tools: Data Comparison chart and Bubble chart., and Price vs. Fair Value chart with configurable fair P/E multiple (your custom or auto‑calculated).

#6 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 375Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Checklist

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner and Intermediate

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Financials, and Scores coverage beyond what Journalytic offers.
  • Standout features include AI overview cards: plain‑English company summaries with positives/negatives and peer positioning on hover., Sector‑adjusted scorecards across value, profit, growth, and financial health with peer rankings., and Visual Stock Explorer: 30+ years of fundamentals, 200+ metrics, annual/quarterly toggles, downloadable charts..
  • Pair it with Journalytic if you still need Notes & Highlights and Research Templates.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Financials, Scores, and Data Visualizations

Standout features: AI overview cards: plain‑English company summaries with positives/negatives and peer positioning on hover., Sector‑adjusted scorecards across value, profit, growth, and financial health with peer rankings., Visual Stock Explorer: 30+ years of fundamentals, 200+ metrics, annual/quarterly toggles, downloadable charts., and Real‑time alerts for insider trades and analyst price‑target changes; customizable watchlists.

#7 Alternative

Similarity score 357Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Notes & Highlights

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Why investors switch

  • AlphaSense adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Improved Filings, Diff View, and Transcripts coverage beyond what Journalytic offers.
  • Standout features include Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news., Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries., and Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections..
  • Pair it with Journalytic if you still need Checklist and Research Templates.

Adds coverage: Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, and Earnings Calls Sentiment

Standout features: Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news., Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries., Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections., and Table Tools to extract structured financial tables and export them to Excel with minimal friction.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Checklist×4Notes & Highlights×2Research Templates×1

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Journalytic.

Screeners+5Watchlist+5Data Visualizations+4Financials+4Scores+4Alerts+3Analyst Price Targets+3Calendar+3

Access & Pricing

Free options

5/7

5 of 7 alternatives keep a free tier for trials.

Mobile ready

2/7

2 alternatives bring native mobile access.

API availability

2/7

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

Quality checks

1 starred / 2 tested

1 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 2 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

36%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best alternatives to Journalytic?

Journalytic users most often consider Uncle Stock, Stockopedia, and ValueSense as their go-to alternatives.

Which alternatives keep a free tier?

Uncle Stock, ValueSense, Ticker Notes, FullRatio, and Smartfin offer a free plan or trial option, making them easy to test before committing to a paid subscription.

Which workflows do the top Journalytic alternatives cover?

Expect deep coverage across Checklist, Notes & Highlights, and Research Templates, so you can port most Journalytic 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.

Tested Tools

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.

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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