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Free Alternatives to Capitol Trades

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Free Alternatives to Capitol Trades

Zero-cost replacements grouped by fit, tradeoffs, pricing friction, and platform access. Use this list to test Capitol Trades before paying for another subscription.

Switching from Capitol Trades doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from News to Blogs and beyond. Each pick below is framed by fit, caveats, and access friction so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.

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Which Alternative Should You Use?

GuruFocus

Closest replacement

Best for: Value investors looking for long historical fundamentals, GF Score, GF Value, and guru/institutional holdings.

GuruFocus best matches the base workflow on stock research, fundamental research, and API and market data.
GuruFocus keeps the replacement test in the same free-access lane. Free access caveat: signup required and A free account has limited access..

Watch for: Paid access is region and tier dependent: Annual paid memberships, region add-ons, API plans, and pay-as-you-go API credits.

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Google Finance

Best workflow fit

Best for: Retail investors looking for a free, familiar quote, news, watchlist, and manual portfolio surface.

Google Finance best matches the base workflow on market monitoring, investment news, and stock research.
Google Finance keeps the replacement test in the same free-access lane. Free access caveat: Core market pages are free..

Watch for: AI can be wrong: Google states AI responses may include mistakes and content is informational only.

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Investing.com

Strong runner-up

Best for: Users looking for one free global market portal for quotes, charts, calendars, news, watchlists, and portfolio tracking.

Investing.com best matches the base workflow on market monitoring, investment news, and fundamental research.
Investing.com keeps the replacement test in the same free-access lane. Free access caveat: Free access is ad-supported and does not include the full InvestingPro research layer..

Watch for: Not a broker or API product: Investing.com does not provide trade execution or a public API. Widgets and RSS are its public integration methods.

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Perplexity Finance

Strong runner-up

Best for: Users looking for cited AI answers over finance pages, filings, news, charts, watchlists, screeners, ownership data, and earnings documents.

Perplexity Finance best matches the base workflow on market monitoring, investment news, and stock research.
Perplexity Finance keeps the replacement test in the same free-access lane. Free access caveat: Free consumer plan includes limited Pro searches..

Watch for: AI answer quality still needs review: Perplexity cites sources, but investment conclusions, calculations, and data joins should be verified before use.

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Google Finance

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Retail investors looking for a free, familiar quote, news, watchlist, and manual portfolio surface.

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Blogs
Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking.
Free-plan limits: Core market pages are free, Custom watchlists, manual portfolios, and full AI Research features require sign-in, and Feature availability can vary by country, account, and Search Labs/new experience access.
AI can be wrong: Google states AI responses may include mistakes and content is informational only.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
Google FinanceFree
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via support.

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Partial replacement

MarketWatch

Tested by us

Bottom line: Retail investors looking for mainstream market news, quote pages, watchlists, calendars, screeners, and BigCharts in one site.

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Blogs
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking and stock research.
Free-plan limits: Premium articles and newsletters require subscription, Quote pages are still available at no additional cost, and Intro offers renew at higher standard rates.
Subscription is mainly for journalism: The subscription covers news. Quote pages remain available without a subscription.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
MarketWatchFree • From $4/mo
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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Partial replacement

Stock Analysis

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Regular investors looking for fast stock and fund research pages, screeners, comparisons, watchlists, and market calendars.

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US Government Trades
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, market monitoring, and investment news.
Free-plan limits: Free access is ad-supported, Free exports and financial history are limited compared with Pro and Unlimited, and Free accounts allow 10 active alerts. Brokerage sync, full ETF holdings, and advanced analyst filtering require paid plans.
No public API: Stock Analysis does not currently offer API access.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
Stock AnalysisFree • From $79/yr
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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Bloomberg (Europe)Partial replacementFree • From $9.99/moFree, no signup

Partial replacement

Bloomberg (Europe)

Bottom line: Investors and analysts looking for global business news, market snapshots, alerts, and Bloomberg mobile access without a Terminal subscription.

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Blogs
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, stock research, and filings and transcript research.
Free-plan limits: Free access is limited by Bloomberg paywall rules, Unlimited Bloomberg content requires a paid subscription, and Introductory subscriptions require payment details and renew automatically unless canceled.
Media subscription, not Bloomberg Terminal: Bloomberg.com does not provide institutional Terminal functionality, execution, or professional data entitlements.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
Bloomberg (Europe)Free • From $9.99/mo
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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Investing.comPartial replacementFree • From $13.99/moFree, no signup

Partial replacement

Investing.com

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Users looking for one free global market portal for quotes, charts, calendars, news, watchlists, and portfolio tracking.

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Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking and stock research.
Free-plan limits: Free access is ad-supported and does not include the full InvestingPro research layer, Free WarrenAI access is limited to 10 lifetime messages and requires an account; paid plans include 50 or 500 credits per month, and ProPicks, premium reports, and deeper datasets are plan-gated.
Not a broker or API product: Investing.com does not provide trade execution or a public API. Widgets and RSS are its public integration methods.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
Investing.comFree • From $13.99/mo
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-05 via pricing.

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Perplexity FinancePartial replacementFree • From $20/moFree, no signup

Partial replacement

Perplexity Finance

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Users looking for cited AI answers over finance pages, filings, news, charts, watchlists, screeners, ownership data, and earnings documents.

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Blogs
Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking.
Free-plan limits: Free consumer plan includes limited Pro searches, Pro is listed locally at $20/month and Max at $200/month for consumer access, and Agent API finance_search is billed at $0.005 per invocation, or $5 per 1,000 invocations, with model tokens billed separately.
AI answer quality still needs review: Perplexity cites sources, but investment conclusions, calculations, and data joins should be verified before use.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
Perplexity FinanceFree • From $20/mo
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via support.

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InvestopediaPartial replacementFreeFree with signup

Partial replacement

Investopedia

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Bottom line: Beginners, students, and educators needing free financial education plus a paper-trading simulator before using real brokerage or research tools.

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Paper Trading
Portfolio
Large education library: 36,000+ articles including 14,000+ definitions of financial terms; editorial standards emphasize education (no buy/sell/hold recommendations).

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US Government Trades
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, market monitoring, and filings and transcript research.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Homepage says the Stock Market Simulator is free to sign up, and Simulator page advertises over 6,000 NYSE and Nasdaq equities.
Educational, not professional trading: The simulator uses delayed data and virtual money, so it is not suitable for validating live execution or intraday trading systems.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
InvestopediaFree
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via homepage.

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MarketlogPartial replacementFree • From $79.99/yrFree with signup

Partial replacement

Marketlog

Bottom line: Retail investors who need manual or broker-connected portfolio tracking, dividends, goals, forecasts, benchmarks, and sharing.

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Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, market monitoring, and investment news.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free supports unlimited portfolios, holdings, and transactions with manual tracking and 5 years of price history, and Plus costs $7.99 monthly or $6.67 per month billed yearly. Pro costs $17.99 monthly or $15 per month billed yearly.
Not a broker or adviser: Marketlog tracks and analyzes portfolios but does not execute trades, provide fiduciary advice, or act as an exchange.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
MarketlogFree • From $79.99/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via homepage.

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TradingViewPartial replacementFree • From $12.95/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

TradingView

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Traders and investors looking for charting, alerts, screeners, and market coverage across many asset classes.

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US Government Trades
Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, market monitoring, and investment news.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Basic tier limits charts per tab, indicators, alerts, watchlists, and historical bars, and Some real-time exchange data is sold separately from platform plans.
Real-time market data can require add-ons: Optional real-time quote subscriptions and exchange-specific data fees.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
TradingViewFree • From $12.95/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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SentiSensePartial replacementFree • From $15/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

SentiSense

Bottom line: Active investors and developers looking for market data, news clustering, social sentiment, institutional flow, insider trades, and AI analysis in one beta workspace.

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Blogs
Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on investment news.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free plan includes 1,000 API requests/month and limited market-intelligence access, and PRO is listed at $15/month or $144/year with unlimited monthly API and MCP calls at up to 300 requests per minute.
Beta product with plan limits: Free and PRO quotas are now published, but the product remains young and users should verify endpoint-level access before depending on it in production.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
SentiSenseFree • From $15/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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Dividend.comPartial replacementFree • From $199/yrFree with signup

Partial replacement

Dividend.com

Tested by us

Bottom line: Income investors who use dividend ratings, ex-dividend dates, stock lists, and model portfolios.

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Newsletters

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Screeners
Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
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US Government Trades
Blogs
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking and market monitoring.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free content is limited, and Premium is required for model portfolios, downloads, payout estimates, watchlist tools, and premium lists.
Premium gates the useful workflow: Model portfolios, payout estimates, premium lists, downloads, Dividend Watchlist, and ad-free access require Premium.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
Dividend.comFree • From $199/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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FinimizeDrop-in replacementFree • From $200/yrFree with signup

Drop-in replacement

Finimize

Bottom line: Investors looking for concise daily finance news and a mobile-friendly habit for market awareness.

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Stock Ideas
Education
Free daily newsletter that distills global market and investing news into a 3-minute read.
Pro includes investment theses with entry points, risk factors, position sizing, follow-up coverage, analyst research, Quick Takes, investing guides, model portfolios, and live ideas.

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US Government Trades
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking and filings and transcript research.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free daily newsletter is available, and Pro research, live ideas, model portfolios, and deeper analysis require subscription.
Pro has shifted toward idea research: Current Pro positioning emphasizes analyst theses and investment ideas, not a broad data terminal.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
FinimizeFree • From $200/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Drop-in replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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FinancialData.NetPartial replacementFree • From $29/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

FinancialData.Net

Bottom line: Developers who want prices, fundamentals, statements, options, funds, ESG, calendars, ownership data, and news from one API.

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APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Quant
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Blogs
Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on market monitoring, investment news, and stock research.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free plan lists 300 requests/day, and Professional is $149/month or $1,299/year and includes MCP server plus internal commercial use.
Serious use is paid: The free tier is useful for testing but is capped at 300 requests/day and excludes many higher-value datasets and MCP access.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
FinancialData.NetFree • From $29/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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TipRanksPartial replacementFree • From $29.95/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

TipRanks

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Retail investors looking for analyst consensus, expert rankings, Smart Score, news sentiment, and stock ideas.

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Screeners
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Blogs
Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, market monitoring, and investment news.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free/Basic MCP OAuth quota is 10 tool calls per month, and Free API-key tier is limited to 10 requests per minute and 50 requests per month.
Best tools are paid: Premium and Ultimate gate Smart Portfolio, Smart Score, expert/insider/hedge-fund tools, exports, and higher MCP quotas.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
TipRanksFree • From $29.95/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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MarketScreenerDrop-in replacementFree • From $34/moFree with signup

Drop-in replacement

MarketScreener

Bottom line: Retail investors looking for global market news, watchlists, screeners, analyst data, calendars, reports, and model portfolios in one broad web portal.

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US Government Trades
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking and API and market data.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free member access exists but some content and features remain locked, and Subscription page lists Access, Premium, and Expert paid tiers.
Several features require higher tiers: Advanced screeners, more reports, portfolios, and decision-support tools are gated behind Premium or Expert tiers.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
MarketScreenerFree • From $34/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Drop-in replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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ORTEXDrop-in replacementFree • From $39/moFree with signup

Drop-in replacement

ORTEX

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Bottom line: Active traders and analysts tracking short interest, securities lending, options flow, insider trades, stock scores, and trading signals.

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Short Interest
Insider Data
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Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on investment news and stock research.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free account has limited access, and The free account needs no credit card.
Best data is paid: Free accounts have limited access. Basic, Advanced, and API tiers unlock deeper datasets and workflow capacity.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
ORTEXFree • From $39/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Drop-in replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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Fiscal.aiPartial replacementFree • From $39/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

Fiscal.ai

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Investors who want AI-assisted company research backed by financials, estimates, transcripts, filings, and dashboards.

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US Government Trades
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, market monitoring, and investment news.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free terminal access has dashboard, history, event, and AI prompt limits, and Free API access covers 100 companies, 50 requests per minute, and 250 requests per day.
Free access is limited: The free API is limited to 100 companies, 50 requests per minute, and 250 requests per day. Deeper history, exports, and some datasets require paid plans.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
Fiscal.aiFree • From $39/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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KoyfinPartial replacementFree • From $468/yrFree with signup

Partial replacement

Koyfin

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Investors who want dashboards, charts, screeners, portfolios, news, and alerts in a web and mobile workspace.

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News

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Screeners
ETF Screeners
Data Visualizations
Custom Dashboards

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Blogs
Newsletters
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, investment news, and stock research.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free plan includes limited watchlists, screens, dashboards, alerts, portfolios, financials, and estimates history, and New accounts receive a seven-day trial and then downgrade to Free without a charge.
No public API: Koyfin does not provide user-facing data access through an API.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
KoyfinFree • From $468/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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GuruFocusClosest replacementFree • From $549/yrFree with signup

Closest replacement

GuruFocus

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Value investors looking for long historical fundamentals, GF Score, GF Value, and guru/institutional holdings.

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Stock Ideas
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ETF Screeners
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Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.
Covers stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, options, crypto, bonds, private funds, and other disclosed assets.

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, market monitoring, and investment news.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, A free account has limited access, and Free members have limited portfolio capacity.
Paid access is region and tier dependent: Annual paid memberships, region add-ons, API plans, and pay-as-you-go API credits.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
GuruFocusFree • From $549/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

Pricing checked 2026-08-23 via pricing.

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SmartkarmaPartial replacementFree • Paid plans availableFree with signup

Partial replacement

Smartkarma

Bottom line: Institutional investors, asset managers, banks, and accredited/private investors needing independent research, analyst access, data, and alerts.

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Newsletters

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Stock Ideas
Screeners
Watchlist
Alerts

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US Government Trades
Tracks U.S. politicians' disclosed trades through Trades, Politicians, and Issuers pages.
Publishes new trades and analysis as soon as its processing allows and posts new records on X.
Filters include chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, sector, and issuer country.
Trade pages show traded, published, and filed dates, reporting gaps, owner, asset type, size range, and original filing links.

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on insider and institutional tracking, investment news, and API and market data.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Complimentary Preview Pass is available without a credit card, and Pro Platform is listed at USD 10,950/year per user.
Professional price point: Smartkarma Pro is priced for professional users, with Premium/Data and corporate tracks handled separately.

Price: Capitol TradesFree
SmartkarmaFree • Paid plans available
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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What This Shortlist Tells You

GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in US Government Trades, News, and Blogs while adding Stock Ideas and Screeners coverage and Historical financial and valuation data covers stocks in multiple regions, with screens, charts, comparisons, disclosed investor holdings, insider trades, and economic indicators. and Large global coverage footprint: current membership pages advertise 1M+ investors, 100,000 stocks across 100 markets, 30 years of financial data, thousands of institutional-investor trading histories, and 15,000+ mutual-fund holdings; the Data API separately documents 60,000+ companies across 9 regions. features (workflow overlap ~100%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with GuruFocus, Investing.com, and Google Finance to road-test Capitol Trades workflows without paying up front.

Need mobile access? GuruFocus, Investing.com, and Google Finance bring phone-ready workflows that Capitol Trades lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

News×20Blogs×11Newsletters×10US Government Trades×7

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Capitol Trades.

Calendar+18Watchlist+16Alerts+14Data Visualizations+14Screeners+14Financials+12Analyst Ratings & Price Targets+11Insider Data+11

Free Access & Pricing

Free options

All 20

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

Mobile ready

15/20

15 alternatives bring native mobile access.

API availability

7/20

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

Quality checks

9 starred / 13 tested

9 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 13 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

60%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to Capitol Trades?

Start with GuruFocus, Investing.com, and Google Finance to replicate Capitol Trades 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 Capitol Trades workflows stay covered on the free plan?

Expect solid overlap across US Government Trades, News, Blogs, and Newsletters, so core Capitol Trades workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Data Visualizations, Quant, Backtesting, Correlation, Portfolio, Watchlist, Institutional Ownership, Alerts, Calendar, APIs & Data Feeds, Corporate Actions & Special Situations, IPO, Dividends, Splits, Macro Data, Yield Curves, Credit Ratings & Outlooks, Financials, Scores, Flags, Valuation Models, Improved Filings, Transcripts, Insider Data, Short Interest, Options, ETF Analysis, Fund Analysis, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Ratings & Price Targets, AI Research, AI Chat, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors, Education, Videos, Forums, Custom Dashboards, Stock Handbook, Market Sentiment, CDS Spreads, News Sentiment, Bulls Say Bear Say, Risk Metrics, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Compounding Calculator, Paper Trading, ESG Ratings, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Reddit, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Webhooks, Monte Carlo, Order Book / Level II, Options P&L, Performance Attribution, Guidance / Pre-announcements, Retirement Calculator, and Advisor Operations show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.

Where might I still rely on Capitol Trades?

US Government Trades, Newsletters, and Blogs remain strengths for Capitol Trades. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.

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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.