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Free Alternatives to CatalystWire

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Quick takeaways

IPOScoop is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in News and Regulatory Filings Monitoring while adding IPO and Secondary Offerings coverage, IPO Calendar with upcoming and recently priced deals, plus roll-ups like “Last 100 IPOs” and “Last 12 Months.” and SCOOP Ratings (1–5 stars) that reflect the Street’s consensus on expected first-day premiums, with published disclaimers on methodology. features, and a free tier (category overlap ~100%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with IPOScoop, SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings), and CEO Watcher to road-test CatalystWire workflows without paying up front.

Need mobile access? GuruFocus, Koyfin, and Perplexity Finance bring phone-ready workflows that CatalystWire lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like IPO, Secondary Offerings, Calendar, and Scores.

#1 Alternative

Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 580
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

News
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • IPOScoop keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into IPO, Secondary Offerings, and Calendar coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include IPO Calendar with upcoming and recently priced deals, plus roll-ups like “Last 100 IPOs” and “Last 12 Months.”, SCOOP Ratings (1–5 stars) that reflect the Street’s consensus on expected first-day premiums, with published disclaimers on methodology., and Detailed IPO profiles covering symbol, exchange, share count, price range, underwriters, and historical notes..

Adds coverage: IPO, Secondary Offerings, Calendar, and Scores

Standout features: IPO Calendar with upcoming and recently priced deals, plus roll-ups like “Last 100 IPOs” and “Last 12 Months.”, SCOOP Ratings (1–5 stars) that reflect the Street’s consensus on expected first-day premiums, with published disclaimers on methodology., Detailed IPO profiles covering symbol, exchange, share count, price range, underwriters, and historical notes., and Quiet-period and lock-up expiration trackers (specific dates available to subscribers only).

#2 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 576
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

News
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Why investors switch

  • SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into IPO, Secondary Offerings, and Insider Data coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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..

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).

#3 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 572
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

News
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • CEO Watcher keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into Insider Data, Alerts, and Newsletters coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality., Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity., and Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users..

Adds coverage: Insider Data, Alerts, Newsletters, and Scores

Standout features: Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality., Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity., Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users., and Focus on U.S. SEC Form 4 activity; supports case‑study write‑ups and pattern archetypes (e.g., momentum buys).

#4 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 572
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

News
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • OpenBB keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Custom Dashboards coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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..

Adds coverage: APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, and Data APIs

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.

#5 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 572
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

News
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • OTC Markets keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into Data APIs, Order Book / Level II, and Ticker Changes coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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..

Adds coverage: Data APIs, Order Book / Level II, Ticker Changes, and Splits

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.

#6 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 572
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

News
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Visualping keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into Alerts, APIs & SDKs, and Webhooks coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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)..

Adds coverage: Alerts, APIs & SDKs, 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).

Similarity score 554
Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

News
Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Why investors switch

  • SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into IPO, Secondary Offerings, and Alerts coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List., Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search., and One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis..

Adds coverage: IPO, Secondary Offerings, Alerts, and Education

Standout features: Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List., Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search., One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis., and Issuer/fund profile pages with tabs for filings and profile details.

#8 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • GuruFocus keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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 CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

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 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Koyfin keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Koyfin adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Plan tiers: Free, Plus ($39/mo), Premium ($79/mo), Advisor Core ($209/mo), and Advisor Pro ($299/mo), with a published plan comparison., Global equities coverage with prices, financial statements, valuation, analyst estimates, filings, news, and transcripts. US quotes are live or 15-minute delayed, Canadian quotes are 15-minute delayed, and most international markets are end-of-day., and Stock Screener covering ~100,000 global equities with nearly 6,000 filter criteria. Results can be saved to watchlists or exported to CSV, though some data exports are restricted..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Alerts

Standout features: Plan tiers: Free, Plus ($39/mo), Premium ($79/mo), Advisor Core ($209/mo), and Advisor Pro ($299/mo), with a published plan comparison., Global equities coverage with prices, financial statements, valuation, analyst estimates, filings, news, and transcripts. US quotes are live or 15-minute delayed, Canadian quotes are 15-minute delayed, and most international markets are end-of-day., Stock Screener covering ~100,000 global equities with nearly 6,000 filter criteria. Results can be saved to watchlists or exported to CSV, though some data exports are restricted., and Custom Formulas & Calculations for table columns. Limits vary by plan: Free (1), Plus (up to 10), Premium (unlimited).

#10 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Perplexity Finance keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Perplexity Finance adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Financials, Data Visualizations, and Watchlist coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., and AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Financials, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, and Screeners

Standout features: Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources., and Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).

#11 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Seeking Alpha keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Seeking Alpha adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Quant Ratings for stocks with five Factor Grades (Value, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, EPS Revisions), plus ETF Factor Grades (Momentum, Expenses, Dividends, Risk, Liquidity)., Stock and ETF screeners with ratings, grades, and advanced filters. Premium members can save screens for reuse., and Side-by-side comparison of up to 20 stocks, with export to Excel or PDF..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

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

Standout features: Quant Ratings for stocks with five Factor Grades (Value, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, EPS Revisions), plus ETF Factor Grades (Momentum, Expenses, Dividends, Risk, Liquidity)., Stock and ETF screeners with ratings, grades, and advanced filters. Premium members can save screens for reuse., Side-by-side comparison of up to 20 stocks, with export to Excel or PDF., and Portfolio tools with custom views, health scores, and Excel export. Premium users can link brokers for daily auto-sync through Plaid or SnapTrade.

#12 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Simply Wall St keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Simply Wall St adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Portfolio coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity., Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends., and Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

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

Standout features: Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity., Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends., Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits., and Broker linking via Plaid and SnapTrade (Premium/Unlimited) with daily auto-sync of holdings.

#13 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Stock Analysis keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Stock Analysis adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and IPO coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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 CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

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

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Stock Rover keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Stock Rover adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier)., Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders., and Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Comparison

Standout features: Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier)., Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders., Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support., and Insight Panel combines fundamentals, analyst recommendations, news, and full earnings transcripts in one view.

#15 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • TipRanks keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • TipRanks adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Top Analysts, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards., Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system., and Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Top Analysts, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Ideas

Standout features: Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards., Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system., Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings., and Stock and ETF screeners, technical analysis filters, and stock/ETF comparison tools.

#16 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • TradingView keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • TradingView adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe., Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools., and Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Data Visualizations

Standout features: Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe., Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools., Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations., and Equity, ETF, forex, and crypto screeners with auto-refresh and export options.

#17 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 446
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Unusual Whales keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Unusual Whales adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, and Paper Trading

Standout features: Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals., and Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.

#18 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 434
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • EODHD (EOD Historical Data) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into Data APIs, News Sentiment, and Analyst Forecasts coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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 CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Data APIs, 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.

#19 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 434
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Fey keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Finder (NLQ): type ideas like “undervalued tech with insider buying” or “Nancy Pelosi portfolio”; Fey turns this into an editable screen in ~2s (“Like ChatGPT meets Bloomberg”)., Earnings ‘at the speed of now’: instant press releases with **AI‑generated summaries** (~0.8s), live calls in‑app, transcripts and transcript summaries., and Filings ‘Analyze’: **on‑demand AI summaries** of 10‑K/10‑Q with structured sections (revenue, strengths, challenges, risks) to read filings in ~2 minutes..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Alerts

Standout features: Finder (NLQ): type ideas like “undervalued tech with insider buying” or “Nancy Pelosi portfolio”; Fey turns this into an editable screen in ~2s (“Like ChatGPT meets Bloomberg”)., Earnings ‘at the speed of now’: instant press releases with **AI‑generated summaries** (~0.8s), live calls in‑app, transcripts and transcript summaries., Filings ‘Analyze’: **on‑demand AI summaries** of 10‑K/10‑Q with structured sections (revenue, strengths, challenges, risks) to read filings in ~2 minutes., and Portfolio ‘Analyze with AI’ (one click): benchmarks holdings, highlights **factor tilts** driving returns, flags strengths/risks, scans for **mis‑pricings** (forecasts, price targets, valuation spreads), and prioritizes headlines that could actually move your P&L.

#20 Alternative

Analyst Pick
Hands-on Tested
Free Tier
Similarity score 434
Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

News

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into Data APIs, Financials, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what CatalystWire 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 CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Data APIs, Financials, ETF Holdings, and 13F

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.

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Financials+12
Screeners+12
Calendar+11
Dividends+10
Portfolio+10
Analyst Price Targets+9
ETF Overview+9

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

Mobile ready

10/20

10 alternatives bring native mobile access.

API availability

8/20

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

Quality checks

14 starred / 15 tested

14 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 15 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

68%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to CatalystWire?

Start with IPOScoop, SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings), and CEO Watcher to replicate CatalystWire 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 CatalystWire workflows stay covered on the free plan?

Expect solid overlap across News and Regulatory Filings Monitoring, so core CatalystWire workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

IPO, Secondary Offerings, Calendar, Scores, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Alerts, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Education, Newsletters, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, Dividends, Splits, Interest Rates, GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Financials, Transcripts, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, AI, AI Chat, Order Book / Level II, Ticker Changes, Screeners, Webhooks, Zapier / Make, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Yield Curves, Valuation Models, ETF Screeners, ETF Overlap, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Watchlist, Short Interest, Analyst Recommendations, Bulls Say Bear Say, ETF Factors, Options, Which ETF includes this Stock?, AI Report, AI Earnings Summary, Institutional Data, Dividend, Broker Connectors, Top Analysts, ETF Comparison, Delisted, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Bankruptcy, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Videos, Flags, App & Website Traffic, News Sentiment, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, Forums, Improved Filings, AI Filings Summary, Factor Exposure, and ESG Ratings show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.

Where might I still rely on CatalystWire?

Regulatory Filings Monitoring remain strengths for CatalystWire. 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.