BizToc is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Market Sentiment, Reddit, and Data APIs while adding News coverage and Single-page news hub; homepage includes a Markets snapshot (major indices, 10Y yield, oil, gold, Bitcoin) and a Fear & Greed score. and Real-time “Wire” feed: chronological updates from the “top 100 U.S. business news sites.” features (category overlap ~80%).
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Switching from ApeWisdom doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from APIs & SDKs to Data APIs and beyond. Each pick below is ranked by how closely it matches ApeWisdom's category footprint—so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.
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Every pick keeps a free tier; start with BizToc, TipRanks, and Alpha Vantage to road-test ApeWisdom workflows without paying up front.
Need mobile access? BizToc, TipRanks, and Sharesight bring phone-ready workflows that ApeWisdom lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like News, Top Analysts, Screeners, and ETF Screeners.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- BizToc adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into News coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Single-page news hub; homepage includes a Markets snapshot (major indices, 10Y yield, oil, gold, Bitcoin) and a Fear & Greed score., Real-time “Wire” feed: chronological updates from the “top 100 U.S. business news sites.”, and Custom news grid configurator: drag to rearrange source boxes, hide boxes, and “Reset To Default Grid” (desktop configuration recommended)..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas.
Adds coverage: News
Standout features: Single-page news hub; homepage includes a Markets snapshot (major indices, 10Y yield, oil, gold, Bitcoin) and a Fear & Greed score., Real-time “Wire” feed: chronological updates from the “top 100 U.S. business news sites.”, Custom news grid configurator: drag to rearrange source boxes, hide boxes, and “Reset To Default Grid” (desktop configuration recommended)., and “Imagery” (NewsWall) view: “The Latest News in Pictures.”
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- TipRanks adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Top Analysts, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Market Sentiment and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Top Analysts, Screeners, 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).
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, News Sentiment, and Calendar coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., and US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas and Reddit.
Adds coverage: News, News Sentiment, Calendar, and IPO
Standout features: Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV., and Fundamental data suite covering company overview, income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, dividends, splits, shares outstanding, ETF profile & holdings, listing/delisting status, earnings history, earnings estimates, and earnings/IPO calendars.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Market Sentiment and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, 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
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Quant coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Market Sentiment and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Quant, 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
Assets: Stocks and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Index Rebalancing coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Market Sentiment and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, 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: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Alerts, Calendar, and Dividends coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Market Sentiment and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, and Screeners
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
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Calendar, News, and News Sentiment coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Personal-use pricing: Free ($0), EOD All World ($19.99/mo), EOD+Intraday All World Extended ($29.99/mo), Fundamentals Data Feed ($59.99/mo), All‑In‑One ($99.99/mo)., Commercial-use pricing: Internal Use ($399/mo) and Enterprise ($2499/mo) are listed, plus a Custom plan (quote)., and Rate limits & quotas: minute request limit is 1000 requests/min; paid plans default to 100,000 daily “API calls” (with different endpoints consuming different call amounts)..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Calendar, News, News Sentiment, and Dividends
Standout features: Personal-use pricing: Free ($0), EOD All World ($19.99/mo), EOD+Intraday All World Extended ($29.99/mo), Fundamentals Data Feed ($59.99/mo), All‑In‑One ($99.99/mo)., Commercial-use pricing: Internal Use ($399/mo) and Enterprise ($2499/mo) are listed, plus a Custom plan (quote)., Rate limits & quotas: minute request limit is 1000 requests/min; paid plans default to 100,000 daily “API calls” (with different endpoints consuming different call amounts)., and Tick Data API (US equities): available in All‑In‑One, or “by request” as an additional package; dataset begins 2008‑01‑01; consumes 10 API calls/request.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Sharesight adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Portfolio, Risk Metrics, and Performance Attribution coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Global multi‑asset portfolio and dividend tracker that automatically tracks price, performance and dividends for 700k+ stocks, ETFs, funds and crypto across 60+ markets, with support for cash accounts and property in one view., Connects to 200+ brokers and finance apps (including Trading 212, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Brokers) so trades can be imported directly, or via CSV/manual workflows when brokers are unsupported., and Rich reporting suite for performance and risk, including performance, multi‑period, diversity, exposure, contribution analysis and drawdown risk reports, plus benchmarking against indices or individual securities..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Risk Metrics, Performance Attribution, and Downloadable Tax Reports
Standout features: Global multi‑asset portfolio and dividend tracker that automatically tracks price, performance and dividends for 700k+ stocks, ETFs, funds and crypto across 60+ markets, with support for cash accounts and property in one view., Connects to 200+ brokers and finance apps (including Trading 212, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Brokers) so trades can be imported directly, or via CSV/manual workflows when brokers are unsupported., Rich reporting suite for performance and risk, including performance, multi‑period, diversity, exposure, contribution analysis and drawdown risk reports, plus benchmarking against indices or individual securities., and Tax‑aware reporting with CGT, unrealised CGT, taxable income, traders tax and other country‑specific reports, driven by each portfolio’s tax residency setting.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, News, and Calendar coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
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: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Backtesting coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Portfolio and instrument analytics suite with 20+ tools for performance, risk and optimization (portfolio analysis, portfolio performance, stock comparison, Sharpe, Sortino, Omega, Martin, VaR, CVaR, volatility models)., Portfolio tracking for both static and transactional portfolios, including lazy model portfolios and public user portfolios, with benchmarking against indices and other portfolios., and Backtesting of portfolios and single instruments with configurable rebalancing and long lookback windows (Free limited to ~10 years, paid plans use 40+ years of data)..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, and Correlation
Standout features: Portfolio and instrument analytics suite with 20+ tools for performance, risk and optimization (portfolio analysis, portfolio performance, stock comparison, Sharpe, Sortino, Omega, Martin, VaR, CVaR, volatility models)., Portfolio tracking for both static and transactional portfolios, including lazy model portfolios and public user portfolios, with benchmarking against indices and other portfolios., Backtesting of portfolios and single instruments with configurable rebalancing and long lookback windows (Free limited to ~10 years, paid plans use 40+ years of data)., and Stock, ETF and mutual fund screeners with hundreds of filters across thousands of instruments, recalculated daily.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, Dividends, and Splits coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., and Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: News, Dividends, and Splits
Standout features: End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events., and IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Unusual Whales adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Options & Derivatives, Money Flow, and Screeners coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Options flow tool: tracks options trades (docs: “every options trade placed across the entire US stock exchange”) and displays trade details across options exchanges; includes filters, configurable columns, sorting, and saved trades., Multi-leg tagging in the flow feed; multileg icon can open a pop-up that preloads the Options Profit Calculator with a P/L profile for the trade., and Mobile apps (iOS/Android) provide abridged access to Alerts, Flow (incl. Events feed for trading halts/unhalts + IPOs), Stocks (volume deviation alerts), News, and Dark Pools..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Options & Derivatives, Money Flow, Screeners, and Options P&L
Standout features: Options flow tool: tracks options trades (docs: “every options trade placed across the entire US stock exchange”) and displays trade details across options exchanges; includes filters, configurable columns, sorting, and saved trades., Multi-leg tagging in the flow feed; multileg icon can open a pop-up that preloads the Options Profit Calculator with a P/L profile for the trade., Mobile apps (iOS/Android) provide abridged access to Alerts, Flow (incl. Events feed for trading halts/unhalts + IPOs), Stocks (volume deviation alerts), News, and Dark Pools., and Alerts are available via website, mobile app, and Discord; docs describe free alerts as delayed vs premium (premium users receive all alerts with zero delay; free users receive only free alerts with ~5–12 minute delay).
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- getquin adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Investor Holdings coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets., Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets., and Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Reddit, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, and Dividends
Standout features: Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets., Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets., Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic., and Built-in dividend tracker and calendar that shows cumulative payouts, forward dividend forecasts, year-on-year growth rates and dividend yield, plus a personal dividend calendar within the portfolio.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Market Sentiment, Reddit, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, 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
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Autochartist adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Technical Analysis Market Scanner auto-detects chart patterns, key levels, Fibonacci patterns and horizontal support/resistance; supports “breakout” and “emerging” trade setups., Market scanner coverage includes Stocks, Currencies, Indices, ETFs and Cryptocurrencies; the web component is updated every 15 minutes., and Messaging & Alerts delivers analytics via Email/SMS/push + messaging apps (Telegram, WhatsApp, LINE, etc.) in 28+ languages; includes market reports and event-driven alert types..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Market Sentiment, Reddit, and Data APIs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Alerts, Calendar, and News Sentiment
Standout features: Technical Analysis Market Scanner auto-detects chart patterns, key levels, Fibonacci patterns and horizontal support/resistance; supports “breakout” and “emerging” trade setups., Market scanner coverage includes Stocks, Currencies, Indices, ETFs and Cryptocurrencies; the web component is updated every 15 minutes., Messaging & Alerts delivers analytics via Email/SMS/push + messaging apps (Telegram, WhatsApp, LINE, etc.) in 28+ languages; includes market reports and event-driven alert types., and Correlating Alerts (labeled “VIP Tools”) trigger when multiple indicators align; covers Stocks, ETFs, Currencies, Commodities, Futures and Cryptocurrencies.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- OpenBB adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Data Visualizations, and Custom Dashboards coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Data Visualizations, Custom Dashboards, and AI
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
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**., and Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Data Visualizations, and Scores
Standout features: Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**., Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics., and OFR Financial Stress Index (FSI): **daily** global market‑based stress index built from 33 variables; FSI values publish with a ~**two‑business‑day** lag.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Screeners, Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what ApeWisdom 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 ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Factor Exposure
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
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Insider Data, and 13F coverage beyond what ApeWisdom offers.
- Standout features include Comprehensive API endpoints: query, full-text search, real-time streaming via WebSocket, download/PDF generator, XBRL-to-JSON conversion, and section extractors for 10-K/10-Q/8-K filings., Specialized form coverage including ADV, insider filings (Forms 3/4/5), 13F, 13D/G, Form 144, IPO registrations (S-1, 424B4), crowdfunding (Form C, Form D), Reg A filings, and fund reports (N-PORT, N-PX, N-CEN)., and Datasets include executive compensation, directors and board members, audit fees, subsidiaries, and public float/outstanding shares..
- Pair it with ApeWisdom if you still need Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, and Reddit.
Adds coverage: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Insider Data, 13F, and 13D/13G
Standout features: Comprehensive API endpoints: query, full-text search, real-time streaming via WebSocket, download/PDF generator, XBRL-to-JSON conversion, and section extractors for 10-K/10-Q/8-K filings., Specialized form coverage including ADV, insider filings (Forms 3/4/5), 13F, 13D/G, Form 144, IPO registrations (S-1, 424B4), crowdfunding (Form C, Form D), Reg A filings, and fund reports (N-PORT, N-PX, N-CEN)., Datasets include executive compensation, directors and board members, audit fees, subsidiaries, and public float/outstanding shares., and Historical coverage back to 1993 with support for all 400+ EDGAR form types; new filings made available within ~300 ms of posting.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond ApeWisdom.
Free Access & Pricing
Free options
All 20
20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.
Mobile ready
8/20
8 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
19/20
19 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
8 starred / 10 tested
8 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 10 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
49%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to ApeWisdom?
Start with BizToc, TipRanks, and Alpha Vantage to replicate ApeWisdom workflows without paying for a subscription.
Do these picks stay permanently free?
Yes. Each platform listed keeps a standing free tier with no credit card required -- though export limits or seat caps may apply if you scale usage.
Which ApeWisdom workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across Market Sentiment, Reddit, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Stock Ideas, so core ApeWisdom workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
News, Top Analysts, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Financials, Scores, Bulls Say Bear Say, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, AI, AI Report, News Sentiment, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Dividends, Splits, Buybacks & Authorizations, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Options P&L, Compounding Calculator, Retirement Calculator, Delisted, GDP, Interest Rates, Retail Sales, Yield Curves, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, Transcripts, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Education, Data Visualizations, Investor Holdings, ETF Performance, Valuation Models, Improved Filings, AI Chat, AI Business Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Earnings Summary, Webhooks, Blogs, Newsletters, Quant, Backtesting, Correlation, Consumer Sentiment, Housing & Construction, Broker Connectors, Videos, Index Rebalancing, Short Interest, Playbooks & Case Studies, ESG Ratings, Risk Metrics, Performance Attribution, Downloadable Tax Reports, Capital Gains Estimator, Dividend Tax / ADR Withholding, Dividend, Wealth Management, Client & Investor Reporting, Client Portal & Mobile App, Commitment of Traders (COT), Factor Exposure, Money Flow, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, US Government Trades, Forums, Special Situations, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, 13D/13G, Stock Handbook, Position Sizing, Zapier / Make, Custom Dashboards, Fund Holdings, ETF Overlap, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Management Compensation show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on ApeWisdom?
Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, Reddit, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs remain strengths for ApeWisdom. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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