GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Data Visualizations, Data APIs, and Education while adding Screeners and Stock Ideas 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 ~80%).
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Alternatives to Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC)
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Looking for a Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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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Free tiers remain available through GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, Portfolio123, Dune, Trackinsight, Quartr, Visualping, ETF Insider, ORTEX, Visual Capitalist, Simply Wall St, Stock Analysis, ETF Action, StockAlert Pro, Dividend Watch, TIKR, and European Central Bank (ECB) — Statistics & Data for side-by-side testing.
Need mobile access? GuruFocus, MarineTraffic, and Quartr bring phone-ready workflows that Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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 Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio
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.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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 Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio
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.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Quant, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., and Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Quant, Stock Ideas, and Portfolio
Standout features: Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues., and AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, and Wallet / Address Monitoring coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Web-based onchain analytics studio to query decoded blockchain data with SQL and build interactive dashboards across EVM and non‑EVM chains., Analytics Hub surfaces include a query editor, visualization builder, dashboards, Dune AI, upload-data flows, search and alerts so analysts can go from raw onchain tables to shareable insights in one place., and Dashboards support multiple visualization types plus markdown/text widgets where you can embed images or GIFs, lay out tiles, and add widgets directly from the query editor..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, Wallet / Address Monitoring, and NFT Markets
Standout features: Web-based onchain analytics studio to query decoded blockchain data with SQL and build interactive dashboards across EVM and non‑EVM chains., Analytics Hub surfaces include a query editor, visualization builder, dashboards, Dune AI, upload-data flows, search and alerts so analysts can go from raw onchain tables to shareable insights in one place., Dashboards support multiple visualization types plus markdown/text widgets where you can embed images or GIFs, lay out tiles, and add widgets directly from the query editor., and Alerts run on scheduled queries and can deliver notifications by email or via webhooks (including Slack) whenever the query executes, making it easier to monitor custom onchain conditions.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and ETF Overview coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., and Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, and ETF Performance
Standout features: Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence., and Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.
#6 Alternative
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- MarineTraffic adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Alerts coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters., Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive., and CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000)..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Education and Blogs.
Adds coverage: Alerts
Standout features: Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters., Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive., CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000)., and Past Track playback varies by plan: Free (1 day), Essential (7 days), Enterprise (up to 5 years, in 7-day playback windows).
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Quartr adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Financials, Transcripts, and Analyst Forecasts coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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 Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Alerts, APIs & SDKs, and Webhooks coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Monitor any website or selected area for visual, text or HTML/code changes, with AI that flags important changes and sends highlighted before/after screenshots in each alert., Flexible scheduling and thresholds: run checks as often as every 5 minutes (or 2 minutes on paid plans) up to weekly, and tune change‑percentage thresholds and double‑check options to reduce false positives., and Advanced monitoring controls, including screen type (area, full page, mobile or page fold), configurable wait times, proxies, scroll/click/type actions and xPath/selector targeting for tricky elements..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Alerts, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, and Regulatory Filings Monitoring
Standout features: Monitor any website or selected area for visual, text or HTML/code changes, with AI that flags important changes and sends highlighted before/after screenshots in each alert., Flexible scheduling and thresholds: run checks as often as every 5 minutes (or 2 minutes on paid plans) up to weekly, and tune change‑percentage thresholds and double‑check options to reduce false positives., Advanced monitoring controls, including screen type (area, full page, mobile or page fold), configurable wait times, proxies, scroll/click/type actions and xPath/selector targeting for tricky elements., and Multi‑channel notifications delivered to email and SMS by default, with optional Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Google Sheets and more via Visualping for Business integrations.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Screeners, Screeners, and Factor Exposure coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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 Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade and Education.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Screeners, Factor Exposure, and Risk Metrics
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.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- ORTEX adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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 Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade and Education.
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Newsletters coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Well-known for data-rich charts, maps, and infographics across markets, energy, technology, and macroeconomics., Coverage spans major themes like GDP trends, market share breakdowns, commodities, and economic freedom indices., and VC+ membership unlocks The Trendline newsletter (twice weekly), monthly market outlooks, special research dispatches, archives, and member-only events..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data APIs and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Newsletters
Standout features: Well-known for data-rich charts, maps, and infographics across markets, energy, technology, and macroeconomics., Coverage spans major themes like GDP trends, market share breakdowns, commodities, and economic freedom indices., VC+ membership unlocks The Trendline newsletter (twice weekly), monthly market outlooks, special research dispatches, archives, and member-only events., and Ad-free browsing included with VC+ for a cleaner reading experience.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Simply Wall St adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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 Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data APIs and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist
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.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Stock Analysis adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) 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 Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data APIs and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts
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.
#14 Alternative
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Kubera adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Portfolio, Broker Connectors, and APIs & SDKs coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Unified net-worth and portfolio dashboard that aggregates global bank, brokerage, crypto and other financial accounts via multiple account aggregators (Plaid, Mastercard, MX, Yodlee, SnapTrade, Lean, Akahu, Salt Edge), plus manual assets - so you can track nearly any stock, ETF or mutual fund across major exchanges worldwide., Broad multi-asset coverage including bank accounts, stocks, bonds, funds, private-company equity via Carta, venture investments, crypto wallets and exchanges, DeFi assets, real estate, vehicles, precious metals and other alternatives., and Digital-asset engine that connects directly to major blockchains, exchanges and wallets, tracks DeFi, NFTs, staking and lending activity, categorizes stablecoins as cash equivalents and lets you view net worth over time in Bitcoin..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Broker Connectors, APIs & SDKs, and Client Portal & Mobile App
Standout features: Unified net-worth and portfolio dashboard that aggregates global bank, brokerage, crypto and other financial accounts via multiple account aggregators (Plaid, Mastercard, MX, Yodlee, SnapTrade, Lean, Akahu, Salt Edge), plus manual assets - so you can track nearly any stock, ETF or mutual fund across major exchanges worldwide., Broad multi-asset coverage including bank accounts, stocks, bonds, funds, private-company equity via Carta, venture investments, crypto wallets and exchanges, DeFi assets, real estate, vehicles, precious metals and other alternatives., Digital-asset engine that connects directly to major blockchains, exchanges and wallets, tracks DeFi, NFTs, staking and lending activity, categorizes stablecoins as cash equivalents and lets you view net worth over time in Bitcoin., and Multi-currency wealth tracking designed for cross-border users, supporting assets in many currencies while letting you monitor total wealth and performance in the base currency of your choice.
#15 Alternative
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Orion Advisor Tech adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Portfolio Accounting / Book of Record, Client & Investor Reporting, and GIPS Composite Reporting coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Most-in-one advisor tech platform for RIAs that unifies portfolio accounting, trading, Redtail CRM, compliance, risk analytics, planning, client portal, and advisor portal under Orion Advisor Solutions., Portfolio accounting engine positioned as the #1 portfolio accounting solution by market share among advisors, with integrated billing, configurable client reporting, trading, professional services, cloud data warehousing, and data services., and Trading (Eclipse) delivers tax-intelligent trading at scale with household-level rebalancing, asset location optimization, daily tax-loss harvesting, sleeves for separate trading/reporting/billing, advanced cash monitoring, block trading, and multi-custodian trade file/FIX connectivity..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Portfolio Accounting / Book of Record, Client & Investor Reporting, GIPS Composite Reporting, and Rebalancing & Trading
Standout features: Most-in-one advisor tech platform for RIAs that unifies portfolio accounting, trading, Redtail CRM, compliance, risk analytics, planning, client portal, and advisor portal under Orion Advisor Solutions., Portfolio accounting engine positioned as the #1 portfolio accounting solution by market share among advisors, with integrated billing, configurable client reporting, trading, professional services, cloud data warehousing, and data services., Trading (Eclipse) delivers tax-intelligent trading at scale with household-level rebalancing, asset location optimization, daily tax-loss harvesting, sleeves for separate trading/reporting/billing, advanced cash monitoring, block trading, and multi-custodian trade file/FIX connectivity., and Orion Risk Intelligence provides next-generation risk analytics: 100+ regression-based macro stress test scenarios, portfolio and business risk dashboards, asset-drift tracking, proposal and IPS workflows, and firm-level KPI tracking, fueled by Morningstar data.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Overview, ETF Performance, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Global ETF ‘Channels’ taxonomy with category reports and dashboards (Size & Style US/Global, Region & Country, Sector & Industry, Thematic, Fixed Income, Non‑Traditional, Commodities, Crypto)., Look‑through analytics on fund holdings for factor/style, sector/industry, country, concentration; portfolio overlap analysis across funds or entire models., and Flows & trading dashboards (volumes/ADV); flows noted as T+1 timing in daily updates..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade and Education.
Adds coverage: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, and ETF Fundamentals
Standout features: Global ETF ‘Channels’ taxonomy with category reports and dashboards (Size & Style US/Global, Region & Country, Sector & Industry, Thematic, Fixed Income, Non‑Traditional, Commodities, Crypto)., Look‑through analytics on fund holdings for factor/style, sector/industry, country, concentration; portfolio overlap analysis across funds or entire models., Flows & trading dashboards (volumes/ADV); flows noted as T+1 timing in daily updates., and Live pricing on platform pages via Polygon.io FMV quotes (real‑time-ish indicative).
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Alerts, Calendar, and Dividends coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., and AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade and Education.
Adds coverage: Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, and Stock Ideas
Standout features: 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate., and Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Dividends coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Simple web-based tracker that shows past, current, and future dividend income for each holding and portfolio, helping long-term investors see exactly what their portfolio is paying them., Dividend & DRIP reinvestment tracking: mark dividends as reinvested and instantly see the impact on portfolio income, yield on cost, and value without maintaining spreadsheets., and Comprehensive portfolio calendar that aggregates earnings reports, dividend declarations, ex-dividend dates, and pay dates into a monthly view alongside a portfolio news timeline..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data APIs and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Dividends, and Calendar
Standout features: Simple web-based tracker that shows past, current, and future dividend income for each holding and portfolio, helping long-term investors see exactly what their portfolio is paying them., Dividend & DRIP reinvestment tracking: mark dividends as reinvested and instantly see the impact on portfolio income, yield on cost, and value without maintaining spreadsheets., Comprehensive portfolio calendar that aggregates earnings reports, dividend declarations, ex-dividend dates, and pay dates into a monthly view alongside a portfolio news timeline., and 12‑month forward dividend income prediction with status labels for each payment ("Estimated", "Confirmed", "Paid") so investors can plan upcoming cash flow more precisely.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include Institutional‑quality fundamental database with S&P Global CapitalIQ–powered financials and Morningstar data on 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, including full statements and ratios for most listed equities., Detailed Financials tab exposing Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Ratio views with configurable units/decimals and interactive tables, plus the ability to chart rows and compare multiple tickers over up to 20 years of history on Pro., and Global equity screener covering 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, allowing filters by region, industry, financials, ratios, valuation multiples, Wall Street forecasts, growth rates, margins and more, with “Browse All Data” to explore all available criteria..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Data APIs and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio
Standout features: Institutional‑quality fundamental database with S&P Global CapitalIQ–powered financials and Morningstar data on 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, including full statements and ratios for most listed equities., Detailed Financials tab exposing Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Ratio views with configurable units/decimals and interactive tables, plus the ability to chart rows and compare multiple tickers over up to 20 years of history on Pro., Global equity screener covering 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, allowing filters by region, industry, financials, ratios, valuation multiples, Wall Street forecasts, growth rates, margins and more, with “Browse All Data” to explore all available criteria., and Valuation tooling with extensive forward and trailing multiples (e.g., EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, P/FCF, P/E, REIT metrics like P/FFO and P/AFFO), historical multiple charts, peer comparisons via a Competitors tab and a Valuation Model Builder (Guided and Advanced) with plan‑based limits on saved models.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Inflation Rates, GDP, and Unemployment Rates coverage beyond what Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) offers.
- Standout features include ECB Data Portal is the ECB’s primary delivery service for official ECB statistics, with data, metadata, publications and dashboards., Free access and free reuse policy for publicly released ECB statistics; optional free ECB Data Portal account enables favourites, saved dashboards and email notifications on updates., and Macro “Main figures” coverage includes inflation (HICP), GDP, and labour market indicators such as unemployment rates (euro area and constituent countries)..
- Pair it with Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you still need Shipping & Trade and Education.
Adds coverage: Inflation Rates, GDP, Unemployment Rates, and Interest Rates
Standout features: ECB Data Portal is the ECB’s primary delivery service for official ECB statistics, with data, metadata, publications and dashboards., Free access and free reuse policy for publicly released ECB statistics; optional free ECB Data Portal account enables favourites, saved dashboards and email notifications on updates., Macro “Main figures” coverage includes inflation (HICP), GDP, and labour market indicators such as unemployment rates (euro area and constituent countries)., and Euro foreign exchange reference rates page provides downloadable files (PDF, CSV, XML, RSS) and time-series downloads.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC).
Access & Pricing
Free options
17/20
17 of 20 alternatives keep a free tier for trials.
Mobile ready
8/20
8 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
14/20
14 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
9 starred / 10 tested
9 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 10 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
66%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best alternatives to Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC)?
Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) users most often consider GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, and Portfolio123 as their go-to alternatives.
Which alternatives keep a free tier?
GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, Portfolio123, Dune, Trackinsight, Quartr, Visualping, ETF Insider, ORTEX, Visual Capitalist, Simply Wall St, Stock Analysis, ETF Action, StockAlert Pro, Dividend Watch, TIKR, and European Central Bank (ECB) — Statistics & Data offer a free plan or trial option, making them easy to test before committing to a paid subscription.
Which workflows do the top Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) alternatives cover?
Expect deep coverage across Blogs, Data APIs, Data Visualizations, Education, and Shipping & Trade, so you can port most Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) workflows without much friction.
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