VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Monday, October 6, 2025

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Free Alternatives to Calcbench

Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test Calcbench before paying for another subscription.

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Quick takeaways

SEC API (sec-api.io) is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Financials, Management Compensation, and Data APIs while adding Insider Data and 13F coverage and 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. and 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). features (category overlap ~56%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with SEC API (sec-api.io), EODHD (EOD Historical Data), and OpenBB to road-test Calcbench workflows without paying up front.

Need mobile access? Semrush, Quartr, and GuruFocus bring phone-ready workflows that Calcbench lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, and IPO.

#1 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 1052
Category overlap: 56%

Shared coverage

Financials
Management Compensation
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Insider Data, 13F, and 13D/13G coverage beyond what Calcbench 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 Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Acquisitions.

Adds coverage: Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, and IPO

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.

#2 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 1048
Category overlap: 45%

Shared coverage

Financials
Ticker Changes
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, News Sentiment, and Analyst Forecasts coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., and Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: News, News Sentiment, Analyst Forecasts, and Dividends

Standout features: End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries., and Real-time WebSocket streaming (<50 ms latency) for US equities, forex, and crypto, with up to 50 simultaneous tickers and pre/post-market support.

#3 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1026
Category overlap: 45%

Shared coverage

Financials
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Custom Dashboards, News, and IPO coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., and Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: Custom Dashboards, News, IPO, and Dividends

Standout features: REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows., and Workspace dashboards and apps with customizable widgets; unlimited dashboards on the Community tier.

#4 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 886
Category overlap: 44%

Shared coverage

Ticker Changes
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Order Book / Level II, News, and Splits coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Real‑Time Level 1+ (inside bid/offer + trades) and Level 2+ (full quote book with market participant IDs) data products; Delayed Level 1+ on a 15‑minute basis; End‑of‑Day snapshots., Level 2 quote montage specification (fields: MPID, price, QAP, size, time‑of‑update) and display requirements., and Reference & pricing files (security master with optional CUSIP), plus End‑of‑Day pricing files; secure SFTP delivery supported..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

Adds coverage: Order Book / Level II, News, Splits, and Dividends

Standout features: Real‑Time Level 1+ (inside bid/offer + trades) and Level 2+ (full quote book with market participant IDs) data products; Delayed Level 1+ on a 15‑minute basis; End‑of‑Day snapshots., Level 2 quote montage specification (fields: MPID, price, QAP, size, time‑of‑update) and display requirements., Reference & pricing files (security master with optional CUSIP), plus End‑of‑Day pricing files; secure SFTP delivery supported., and Disclosure API (REST, JSON/CSV/XML) with app‑key auth; filter by symbol/CUSIP/company; document retrieval; plan‑level rate‑limit guidance.

Similarity score 866
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Financials
Acquisitions
Data APIs
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Standout features include Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934., Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics., and REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Standout features: Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934., Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics., REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination., and ‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary.

#6 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 834
Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs

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 App & Website Traffic coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Analytics and Projects APIs (Business plan), Trends API, Listing Management, and Map Rank Tracker. Current versions support API key (v3) and OAuth 2.0 with JSON (v4)., 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 Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

Adds coverage: App & Website Traffic

Standout features: Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Analytics and Projects APIs (Business plan), Trends API, Listing Management, and Map Rank Tracker. Current versions support API key (v3) and OAuth 2.0 with JSON (v4)., 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.

#7 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 774
Category overlap: 30%

Shared coverage

Improved Filings
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks

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 Transcripts, AI, and AI Chat coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Stream live earnings calls with real-time transcripts—instant coverage as events happen., Centralizes IR material from 13,000+ companies across 27 markets: events, filings, reports, and slide decks, all searchable in one place., and AI chat over transcripts, filings, and slides, with every answer fully source-traceable back to the original document..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Financials, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: Transcripts, AI, AI Chat, and Calendar

Standout features: Stream live earnings calls with real-time transcripts—instant coverage as events happen., Centralizes IR material from 13,000+ companies across 27 markets: events, filings, reports, and slide decks, all searchable in one place., AI chat over transcripts, filings, and slides, with every answer fully source-traceable back to the original document., and Search across transcripts, filings, and slides to track narrative shifts, compare language, and follow how management decks evolve over time.

#8 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 773
Category overlap: 27%

Shared coverage

Financials
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Assets: Stocks

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 Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include All-in-One Screener with hundreds of filters, historical screening, and custom filter creation., Backtesting with survivorship-bias-free data. Windows vary by plan: up to 3 years for Premium and up to 10 years for Premium Plus. Global coverage spans 80+ countries., and Guru portfolios tracking 13F and mutual fund holdings, real-time picks, and portfolio downloads to Excel..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

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

Standout features: All-in-One Screener with hundreds of filters, historical screening, and custom filter creation., Backtesting with survivorship-bias-free data. Windows vary by plan: up to 3 years for Premium and up to 10 years for Premium Plus. Global coverage spans 80+ countries., Guru portfolios tracking 13F and mutual fund holdings, real-time picks, and portfolio downloads to Excel., and Specialty trackers for insider trading and U.S. politician trades.

#9 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 765
Category overlap: 38%

Shared coverage

Financials
Data APIs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Transcripts, News, and Screeners coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Company pages combine business summaries with 30+ years of financial statements and earnings call transcripts., Tiered access: Free plan gives US annuals only; Individual unlocks global coverage, quarterly and TTM data, plus Excel export; Professional adds unlimited exports, a personal-use API connection, and the Excel plugin; Enterprise allows multi-user access, unlimited API bandwidth, and commercial usage rights., and Earnings call transcripts are provided for US companies, available via the site and through API endpoints..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: Transcripts, News, Screeners, and Splits

Standout features: Company pages combine business summaries with 30+ years of financial statements and earnings call transcripts., Tiered access: Free plan gives US annuals only; Individual unlocks global coverage, quarterly and TTM data, plus Excel export; Professional adds unlimited exports, a personal-use API connection, and the Excel plugin; Enterprise allows multi-user access, unlimited API bandwidth, and commercial usage rights., Earnings call transcripts are provided for US companies, available via the site and through API endpoints., and Powerful stock screener with filters for exchange, industry, revenue, market cap, operating margin, and more. Saved searches and export features included.

#10 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 761
Category overlap: 27%

Shared coverage

Financials
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into ETF Holdings, 13F, and Insider Data coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Tiered access: Starter (U.S.), Premium (adds UK/Canada and up to 30 years of history), Ultimate (global markets, transcripts, ETFs, mutual funds, 13F data, one-minute intraday, bulk/batch delivery)., REST APIs secured with API keys; calls made by appending the key to endpoints., and WebSocket streaming for real-time equities, forex, and crypto feeds..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: ETF Holdings, 13F, Insider Data, and Transcripts

Standout features: Tiered access: Starter (U.S.), Premium (adds UK/Canada and up to 30 years of history), Ultimate (global markets, transcripts, ETFs, mutual funds, 13F data, one-minute intraday, bulk/batch delivery)., REST APIs secured with API keys; calls made by appending the key to endpoints., WebSocket streaming for real-time equities, forex, and crypto feeds., and Historical and intraday chart data with resolutions from one minute to four hours, including dividend-adjusted series.

#11 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 749
Category overlap: 43%

Shared coverage

Financials
Data APIs
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into 13F, 13D/13G, and Insider Data coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Full-text EDGAR search across filings since 2001, with filters by company, person, form type, and date., Public data APIs at data.sec.gov provide JSON endpoints for company submissions, XBRL facts, concepts, and frames., and APIs update continuously as filings are made public; nightly bulk ZIPs allow batch ingestion..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: 13F, 13D/13G, Insider Data, and Other

Standout features: Full-text EDGAR search across filings since 2001, with filters by company, person, form type, and date., Public data APIs at data.sec.gov provide JSON endpoints for company submissions, XBRL facts, concepts, and frames., APIs update continuously as filings are made public; nightly bulk ZIPs allow batch ingestion., and Structured RSS feeds for XBRL disclosures update every 10 minutes during filing hours (Mon–Fri, 6am–10pm ET). Email alerts are not offered.

#12 Alternative

Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 747
Category overlap: 27%

Shared coverage

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, News Sentiment, and Calendar coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends., US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV., and Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

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

Standout features: Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends., US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV., Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings., and Corporate calendars: earnings announcements, IPO schedules, listings, and delisting status.

#13 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 745
Category overlap: 27%

Shared coverage

Financials
Acquisitions
Ticker Changes

Assets: Stocks

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 Screeners, ETF Screeners, and IPO coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Stock, ETF, and IPO screeners with 200+ indicators and real-time filtering. Pro users can save screens., Coverage spans more than 100,000 tradable symbols worldwide. US quotes are real-time via Cboe; international quotes are delayed or EOD depending on exchange., and Financial data provided by S&P Global. Free users see 5 years of history; Pro extends to 10 years. Downloadable exports use Nasdaq Data Link (US) and FMP (non-US)..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, IPO, and Top Analysts

Standout features: Stock, ETF, and IPO screeners with 200+ indicators and real-time filtering. Pro users can save screens., Coverage spans more than 100,000 tradable symbols worldwide. US quotes are real-time via Cboe; international quotes are delayed or EOD depending on exchange., Financial data provided by S&P Global. Free users see 5 years of history; Pro extends to 10 years. Downloadable exports use Nasdaq Data Link (US) and FMP (non-US)., and Pro plan includes unlimited CSV/Excel exports, advanced analyst filtering, business metrics for 40,000+ companies, detailed ETF holdings, and full corporate actions. Pricing: $6.58/month (annual) or $9.99/month (monthly).

#14 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 743
Category overlap: 38%

Shared coverage

APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Alerts, News, and Webhooks coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Compare modes: visual (screenshot diffs), text changes, and element/HTML (‘web’) targeting; select a specific area or element to track., Action tools to monitor behind logins and interact with pages: type, click, dropdown select, scroll, wait, cookie pass, JavaScript ‘script’ actions; supports iFrames., and Monitor PDFs directly or indirectly (watch a listing page for changing PDF versions)..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

Adds coverage: Alerts, News, Webhooks, and Zapier / Make

Standout features: Compare modes: visual (screenshot diffs), text changes, and element/HTML (‘web’) targeting; select a specific area or element to track., Action tools to monitor behind logins and interact with pages: type, click, dropdown select, scroll, wait, cookie pass, JavaScript ‘script’ actions; supports iFrames., Monitor PDFs directly or indirectly (watch a listing page for changing PDF versions)., and AI ‘Important Alerts’ to flag/summarize only relevant changes; premium Visual Analyzer for image‑change intelligence (Solutions tier).

#15 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 741
Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Financials
Flags
Data APIs

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Stock screener with over 700 financial metrics and flexible filtering across 8,000+ U.S. stocks., Extensive KPI and operating metrics library with 100,000+ datasets covering more than 1,800 companies., and Integrated SEC filings (15+ years), institutional ownership via 13F reports, and insider trading disclosures (Form 4)..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Management Compensation, and Acquisitions.

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

Standout features: Stock screener with over 700 financial metrics and flexible filtering across 8,000+ U.S. stocks., Extensive KPI and operating metrics library with 100,000+ datasets covering more than 1,800 companies., Integrated SEC filings (15+ years), institutional ownership via 13F reports, and insider trading disclosures (Form 4)., and Comparison modules for individual stocks, industry aggregates, time-series tables, and customizable charts.

#16 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 733
Category overlap: 27%

Shared coverage

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Assets: Stocks

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 Calendar, Data Visualizations, and Inflation Rates coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online., Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources., and Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

Adds coverage: Calendar, Data Visualizations, Inflation Rates, and Unemployment Rates

Standout features: Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online., Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources., Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration., and ALFRED (the archival database) provides point-in-time vintages, letting you track historical revisions exactly as they were published.

#17 Alternative

Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 731
Category overlap: 27%

Shared coverage

Financials
Acquisitions
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Trendlyne adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Price Targets coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations

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

Similarity score 721
Category overlap: 27%

Shared coverage

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into IPO, Secondary Offerings, and Insider Data coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Full‑Text Search (since 2001) with fielded filters: word/phrase, company/ticker/CIK/person, filing category/types, filed date ranges, ‘principal executive offices in’ and ‘incorporated in’., ‘Latest Filings’ list shows filings as they are submitted (with RSS for any filter; ownership Forms 3/4/5 can be included/excluded/only)., and Company Search with ‘more search options’, plus dedicated searches for Mutual Funds (prospectuses/proxy voting) and Variable Insurance Products..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

Adds coverage: IPO, Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, and 13F

Standout features: Full‑Text Search (since 2001) with fielded filters: word/phrase, company/ticker/CIK/person, filing category/types, filed date ranges, ‘principal executive offices in’ and ‘incorporated in’., ‘Latest Filings’ list shows filings as they are submitted (with RSS for any filter; ownership Forms 3/4/5 can be included/excluded/only)., Company Search with ‘more search options’, plus dedicated searches for Mutual Funds (prospectuses/proxy voting) and Variable Insurance Products., and CIK Lookup & helper datasets (company_tickers*.json) to map tickers↔CIK (company/fund/series/class).

#19 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 680
Category overlap: 60%

Shared coverage

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into App & Website Traffic and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Calcbench offers.
  • Standout features include Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..
  • Pair it with Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

Adds coverage: App & Website Traffic and Data Visualizations

Standout features: Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly., and Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.

Similarity score 663
Category overlap: 33%

Shared coverage

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Blogs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Calcbench 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 Calcbench if you still need Financials, Improved Filings, and Flags.

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.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Data APIs×16
APIs & SDKs×14
Financials×11
Sheets / Excel Add-ins×10
Regulatory Filings Monitoring×7
Acquisitions×3
Ticker Changes×3
Blogs×2

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Calcbench.

News+11
Insider Data+9
Splits+8
Calendar+7
Dividends+7
Transcripts+7
13F+6
Data Visualizations+6

Free Access & Pricing

Free options

All 20

20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.

Mobile ready

6/20

6 alternatives bring native mobile access.

API availability

18/20

18 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

42%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to Calcbench?

Start with SEC API (sec-api.io), EODHD (EOD Historical Data), and OpenBB to replicate Calcbench 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 Calcbench workflows stay covered on the free plan?

Expect solid overlap across Financials, Management Compensation, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Ticker Changes, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Acquisitions, Blogs, Improved Filings, and Flags, so core Calcbench workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, IPO, News, News Sentiment, Analyst Forecasts, Dividends, Splits, Delisted, Options, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Custom Dashboards, Interest Rates, GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Transcripts, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, AI, AI Chat, Order Book / Level II, Screeners, App & Website Traffic, Calendar, Alerts, Webhooks, Watchlist, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Yield Curves, Valuation Models, Scores, Stock Handbook, Which ETF includes this Stock?, ESG Ratings, Other, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, ETF Comparison, Spin-offs, Bankruptcy, ETF Fundamentals, Zapier / Make, PMI / ISM, Housing & Construction, Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment, Real Yields, Institutional Data, Broker Connectors, Secondary Offerings, Education, Market Sentiment, and Fund Holdings show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.

Where might I still rely on Calcbench?

Improved Filings, Flags, Acquisitions, Ticker Changes, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Blogs, Management Compensation, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Financials, APIs & SDKs, and Data APIs remain strengths for Calcbench. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.

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Starred Tools

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

Tested Tools

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

Curation & Accuracy

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

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.