GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins while adding Stock Ideas and Screeners coverage and Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators. and Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions. features (category overlap ~80%).
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Looking for a Similarweb 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, Börsdata, TickerTrends, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Semrush, QuickFS, OpenBB, Trading Economics, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Ahrefs, FlightAware, Bank of Japan (BOJ), ECB Data Portal, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Perplexity Finance, CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, Open Payments (CMS), and USAspending for side-by-side testing.
Need mobile access? GuruFocus, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), and Semrush bring phone-ready workflows that Similarweb lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
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 Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators., Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions., and All-in-One Screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, valuation, profitability, growth, dividends, guru holdings, insider trades, predefined value screens, custom filters, saved screens, downloadable results, and portfolio workflow integration..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts
Standout features: Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators., Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions., All-in-One Screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, valuation, profitability, growth, dividends, guru holdings, insider trades, predefined value screens, custom filters, saved screens, downloadable results, and portfolio workflow integration., and Screener backtesting for more than 80 countries, with U.S. backtests starting January 1, 2006 and non-U.S. country backtests generally starting January 1, 2016; parameters include stock count, ranking metric, sort order, start/end date, and rebalance frequency.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Index Rebalancing coverage beyond what Similarweb 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 Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Index Rebalancing, and Watchlist
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
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 Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include KPI Forecasting Suite: forward-looking company KPI forecasts, forecast revisions, margin-of-error ranges, confidence levels, and comparisons versus analyst consensus for the forward quarters., Alternative-data KPI dashboards that combine search, downloads, web traffic, social activity, consensus estimates, and other signals into unified time-series forecasting models., and Consumer Interest Trackers and Consumer Usage Trackers that combine Google Search, mobile app usage, website traffic, TikTok hashtag views, Reddit activity, Wikipedia page views, Amazon Search, and other demand-side signals..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Quant
Standout features: KPI Forecasting Suite: forward-looking company KPI forecasts, forecast revisions, margin-of-error ranges, confidence levels, and comparisons versus analyst consensus for the forward quarters., Alternative-data KPI dashboards that combine search, downloads, web traffic, social activity, consensus estimates, and other signals into unified time-series forecasting models., Consumer Interest Trackers and Consumer Usage Trackers that combine Google Search, mobile app usage, website traffic, TikTok hashtag views, Reddit activity, Wikipedia page views, Amazon Search, and other demand-side signals., and Exploding Trends discovery workflow for rising consumer keywords, hashtags, websites, and search topics, with related public-company and private-company mappings.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, and GDP coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., and Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic.
Adds coverage: Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, and Interest Rates
Standout features: 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links., and Economic release calendar with scheduled release dates/times (US Central Time) and a data-provider caveat for availability.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Semrush adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Blogs coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Standard API for SEO Toolkit Business users, Trends API, Listing Management API for Semrush Local users, and Map Rank Tracker API. Current versions support API key and OAuth 2.0 flows depending on endpoint family., and API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: Blogs
Standout features: Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Standard API for SEO Toolkit Business users, Trends API, Listing Management API for Semrush Local users, and Map Rank Tracker API. Current versions support API key and OAuth 2.0 flows depending on endpoint family., API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing., and Flexible exports in CSV, Excel, and PDF across tools. Position Tracking and Site Audit modules generate PDF reports; Position Tracking also supports direct Google Sheets export.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Financials coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks., Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online); Microsoft AppSource still lists the add-in and states a QuickFS account is required., and Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic.
Adds coverage: Financials
Standout features: 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks., Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online); Microsoft AppSource still lists the add-in and states a QuickFS account is required., Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported., and One‑click Excel/CSV exports and bulk database downloads (full‑universe CSV files).
Shared coverage
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- OpenBB adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Custom Dashboards, AI, and AI Chat coverage beyond what Similarweb 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 Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic.
Adds coverage: Custom Dashboards, AI, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Trading Economics adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into GDP, Inflation Rates, and Unemployment Rates coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings)., and API supports JSON/CSV/XML output via the &f= parameter and API-key auth via query param (c=) or Authorization header..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, and Interest Rates
Standout features: Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings)., API supports JSON/CSV/XML output via the &f= parameter and API-key auth via query param (c=) or Authorization header., and API limits: general limit of 1 request/second; historical endpoints capped at 10,000 rows and economic calendar endpoints capped at 1,000 rows per call.
#9 Alternative
Shared coverage
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Price Targets coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Deep, line-item consensus built from full working sell-side models; current S&P pages cite 200M+ data points, 7,000+ companies in investment-banking use cases, 200+ contributing brokers, 28M+ analyst line items, 1,700+ pre-built comp tables, and 170+ industry datasets., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic.
Adds coverage: Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations
Standout features: Deep, line-item consensus built from full working sell-side models; current S&P pages cite 200M+ data points, 7,000+ companies in investment-banking use cases, 200+ contributing brokers, 28M+ analyst line items, 1,700+ pre-built comp tables, and 170+ industry datasets., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app., and Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, News, and Calendar coverage beyond what Similarweb 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 Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: Screeners, News, Calendar, and Dividends
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Standout features include Ahrefs Web Analytics is a free, privacy-friendly website analytics product (no cookies / no personal data stored by default) with up to 1M events/month per site on the free tier; higher event volumes are paid per-project add-ons., Website Traffic Checker provides estimated traffic and key metrics (including organic and paid search traffic) and shows traffic progression globally and locally (country breakdown). Bulk-check supports up to 200 websites at once., and Ahrefs Webmaster Tools (AWT) is free for verified website owners and includes limited access to Web Analytics, Site Audit, and Site Explorer; competitor analysis for unverified sites is not included..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Data Visualizations.
Standout features: Ahrefs Web Analytics is a free, privacy-friendly website analytics product (no cookies / no personal data stored by default) with up to 1M events/month per site on the free tier; higher event volumes are paid per-project add-ons., Website Traffic Checker provides estimated traffic and key metrics (including organic and paid search traffic) and shows traffic progression globally and locally (country breakdown). Bulk-check supports up to 200 websites at once., Ahrefs Webmaster Tools (AWT) is free for verified website owners and includes limited access to Web Analytics, Site Audit, and Site Explorer; competitor analysis for unverified sites is not included., and Paid plans (Starter/Lite/Standard/Advanced/Enterprise) scale via plan limits (projects, historical data depth, tracked keywords/prompts, crawl credits, export rows) and credits/API integration units.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- FlightAware adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Alerts and Satellite / Geospatial coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., and AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses, API key authentication, and OpenAPI 3.1 documentation..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Alerts and Satellite / Geospatial
Standout features: Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses, API key authentication, and OpenAPI 3.1 documentation., and AeroAPI Personal has per-query usage fees and no monthly minimum; Standard has a $100/month minimum and 5 result sets/second; Premium has a $1,000/month minimum, 100 result sets/second, Foresight/Aireon options, phone support, and a 99.5% uptime guarantee.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, and Alerts coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Home page “What’s New” feed includes an RSS link and publishes downloadable releases (commonly PDF and XLSX)., BOJ Time-Series Data Search enables searching, downloading, and graph drawing for ~200,000 long-term BOJ time-series data items., and BOJ launched an API service for BOJ Time-Series Data Search on February 18, 2026, with statistical time-series access in formats including JSON and CSV..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, Alerts, and Interest Rates
Standout features: Home page “What’s New” feed includes an RSS link and publishes downloadable releases (commonly PDF and XLSX)., BOJ Time-Series Data Search enables searching, downloading, and graph drawing for ~200,000 long-term BOJ time-series data items., BOJ launched an API service for BOJ Time-Series Data Search on February 18, 2026, with statistical time-series access in formats including JSON and CSV., and Time-Series Data Search supports finding series by statistics category, keyword/name of series, or exact series codes; selection can include up to 250 series; users can save the list of selected series codes.
#14 Alternative
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- CB Insights adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Acquisitions, and Newsletters coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Global company intelligence platform covering private and public companies, investors, deals, M&A, public-company earnings, and business relationships., Feeds and data solutions provide structured access to company profiles, financial transactions, business relationships, scouting reports, and proprietary data-science measures., and Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Acquisitions, Newsletters, and AI
Standout features: Global company intelligence platform covering private and public companies, investors, deals, M&A, public-company earnings, and business relationships., Feeds and data solutions provide structured access to company profiles, financial transactions, business relationships, scouting reports, and proprietary data-science measures., Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets., and Salesforce integration to embed company and investor insights into CRM workflows.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, and GDP coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include ECB online delivery service with interactive charts/dashboards, powerful search & browsing, and access to publications/methodology; includes some national breakdowns and counterpart areas., ECB website states the ECB Data Portal “provides access to all official ECB statistics” and offers data downloads plus comprehensive dataset metadata., and Main-figures topics include ECB interest rates & euro exchange rates, inflation, macro indicators (e.g., GDP and employment/unemployment), and financial market data such as euro area yield curves..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, GDP, and Unemployment Rates
Standout features: ECB online delivery service with interactive charts/dashboards, powerful search & browsing, and access to publications/methodology; includes some national breakdowns and counterpart areas., ECB website states the ECB Data Portal “provides access to all official ECB statistics” and offers data downloads plus comprehensive dataset metadata., Main-figures topics include ECB interest rates & euro exchange rates, inflation, macro indicators (e.g., GDP and employment/unemployment), and financial market data such as euro area yield curves., and Dataset listing notes a 4 February 2026 HICP methodology change: the current Indices of Consumer Prices (ICP) dataset was discontinued/replaced by a new HICP dataset to reflect Eurostat changes.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into GDP, Inflation Rates, and Calendar coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Interactive Data Application for national, international, regional, and industry statistics; supports customized charts plus downloads as CSV, spreadsheets, or PDF., Open Data hub with a public data listing file (JSON) and downloadable datasets in CSV, XLS, and/or ZIP formats., and BEA Data API provides programmatic access to published economic statistics and related metadata; requests are made via HTTPS to a single endpoint using HTTP GET + querystring parameters..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: GDP, Inflation Rates, and Calendar
Standout features: Interactive Data Application for national, international, regional, and industry statistics; supports customized charts plus downloads as CSV, spreadsheets, or PDF., Open Data hub with a public data listing file (JSON) and downloadable datasets in CSV, XLS, and/or ZIP formats., BEA Data API provides programmatic access to published economic statistics and related metadata; requests are made via HTTPS to a single endpoint using HTTP GET + querystring parameters., and API returns results in JSON (default) or XML via the ResultFormat parameter; includes CORS headers for browser use and supports optional JSONP for legacy browsers.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Perplexity Finance adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Watchlist, and News coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Upgraded price charts with volume bars, OHLCV tooltips, candlestick/area toggle, compare overlays, SMA indicator, and custom date ranges., Real-time newswire feeds for equities and markets, with headline → full story and related coverage., and Watchlist tab includes an AI-generated briefing across a user’s watchlist using price data and web news..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Watchlist, News, and Calendar
Standout features: Upgraded price charts with volume bars, OHLCV tooltips, candlestick/area toggle, compare overlays, SMA indicator, and custom date ranges., Real-time newswire feeds for equities and markets, with headline → full story and related coverage., Watchlist tab includes an AI-generated briefing across a user’s watchlist using price data and web news., and Natural-language stock screener (“type what you want”) with filters/columns/sorting; screener coverage includes US and Indian equities.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., and Daily refresh cadence; recent trends can exclude still-pending complaints because companies generally have 15 days to respond before publication eligibility..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Regulatory Filings Monitoring
Standout features: Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., Daily refresh cadence; recent trends can exclude still-pending complaints because companies generally have 15 days to respond before publication eligibility., and The complaint process can allow up to 60 days for final company response handling in more complex cases, so downstream analysis should treat the newest periods as incomplete.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Three core datasets each year: General Payments, Research Payments, and Ownership/Investment Interests., Web search/explorer with filtering and charts; program year downloads available from the portal., and Open Data API (ODA) for programmatic access with filtering, querying, and aggregation (SoQL‑style)..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Regulatory Filings Monitoring
Standout features: Three core datasets each year: General Payments, Research Payments, and Ownership/Investment Interests., Web search/explorer with filtering and charts; program year downloads available from the portal., Open Data API (ODA) for programmatic access with filtering, querying, and aggregation (SoQL‑style)., and Publication cadence: initial annual publication on/around June 30 for the prior year, plus refresh publication after the calendar-year-end review/re-attestation cycle.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Videos and Other coverage beyond what Similarweb offers.
- Standout features include Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure., Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy., and Public REST API V2 that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); V1 endpoints are deprecated..
- Pair it with Similarweb if you still need App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Videos and Other
Standout features: Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure., Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy., Public REST API V2 that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); V1 endpoints are deprecated., and Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre-generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, Advanced Search result downloads, award profile downloads, and full Database Download.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond Similarweb.
Access & Pricing
Free options
18/20
18 of 20 alternatives keep a free tier for trials.
Mobile ready
8/20
8 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
20/20
20 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
1 starred / 4 tested
1 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 4 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
71%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best alternatives to Similarweb?
Similarweb users most often consider GuruFocus, Börsdata, and TickerTrends as their go-to alternatives.
Which alternatives keep a free tier?
GuruFocus, Börsdata, TickerTrends, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Semrush, QuickFS, OpenBB, Trading Economics, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Ahrefs, FlightAware, Bank of Japan (BOJ), ECB Data Portal, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Perplexity Finance, CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, Open Payments (CMS), and USAspending offer a free plan or trial option, making them easy to test before committing to a paid subscription.
Which workflows do the top Similarweb alternatives cover?
Expect deep coverage across APIs & SDKs, App & Website Traffic, Data APIs, Data Visualizations, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, so you can port most Similarweb workflows without much friction.
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Hey! Thanks for stopping by. I'm an independent investor with a soft spot for coding and the stock market - especially value investing (as you can probably tell from the tools I've collected here, haha). Hopefully you'll find something useful or interesting along the way.
Find me here:
- Twitter / X: @Jera_Value
- Substack: Jera Value
- Website: Jera Value
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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).
Details change. Pricing, features, and availability may be incomplete or out of date. Treat listings as a starting point and verify on the provider’s site before making decisions. If you spot an error or a gap, send a quick note and I’ll adjust.