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Free Alternatives to CatalystWire

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

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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 TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 580Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory 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 PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 576Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory 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 572Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory 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 572Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory Filings Monitoring

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Subscription

Why investors switch

  • InsideArbitrage keeps a free tier, so you can replicate CatalystWire workflows without upgrading.
  • Expands into Alerts, Calendar, and Acquisitions coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., and Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)..

Adds coverage: Alerts, Calendar, Acquisitions, and Spin-offs

Standout features: Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)., and Spinoff suite: upcoming/completed spinoffs and ‘Spinsider’ screen; CVR deals database with outcomes.

#5 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 572Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory 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.

#6 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 572Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory 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.

#7 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 572Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory 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 554Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

NewsRegulatory 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.

#9 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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 fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields., Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades., and Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals..
  • 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 fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields., Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades., Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals., and Up to ~30 years of global financial statements, ratios, and per‑share series for 90k+ stocks, plus 8k+ institutional investors and 4,600+ economic indicators.

#10 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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 Portfolio, Watchlist, and Screeners coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Global multi‑asset coverage for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, closed‑end funds, indices, FX, futures, government bond yields, commodities, cryptocurrencies and macroeconomic series in a single terminal., Security snapshot pages combining real‑time/15‑minute delayed pricing with financial statements, valuation ratios, analyst estimates, dividend metrics, news, filings, and transcripts., and Historical Graph (G) module for multi‑panel chart layouts, 300+ data fields (price, fundamentals, estimates, flows, technicals), templates, annotations, and scatter plots with regression line & R²..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Screeners, and ETF Screeners

Standout features: Global multi‑asset coverage for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, closed‑end funds, indices, FX, futures, government bond yields, commodities, cryptocurrencies and macroeconomic series in a single terminal., Security snapshot pages combining real‑time/15‑minute delayed pricing with financial statements, valuation ratios, analyst estimates, dividend metrics, news, filings, and transcripts., Historical Graph (G) module for multi‑panel chart layouts, 300+ data fields (price, fundamentals, estimates, flows, technicals), templates, annotations, and scatter plots with regression line & R²., and Equity Screener with ~100k global stocks and thousands of filters (fundamentals, valuation, growth, estimates, performance, technicals, percentile ranks), plus dedicated ETF and mutual fund screeners.

#11 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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).

#12 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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.

#13 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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.

#14 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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 Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Stock screener with 272+ filters across general, performance, analyst, dividend, financial and valuation categories; results can be downloaded or opened in the screener and saved on Pro/Unlimited plans., ETF screener with 98 filters (asset class, dividends, performance, sector, etc.) plus ETF comparison tool for side‑by‑side analysis., and IPO suite: recent IPO list, upcoming IPO calendar (shows price range, shares offered, deal size, market cap & revenue), IPO statistics charting the number of IPOs by year, IPO news feed, and an IPO screener with 40+ filters..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

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

Standout features: Stock screener with 272+ filters across general, performance, analyst, dividend, financial and valuation categories; results can be downloaded or opened in the screener and saved on Pro/Unlimited plans., ETF screener with 98 filters (asset class, dividends, performance, sector, etc.) plus ETF comparison tool for side‑by‑side analysis., IPO suite: recent IPO list, upcoming IPO calendar (shows price range, shares offered, deal size, market cap & revenue), IPO statistics charting the number of IPOs by year, IPO news feed, and an IPO screener with 40+ filters., and Top Analysts ranking page with success rates, average returns, number of ratings and last rating date, plus Top 50 Strong‑Buy Stocks list showing upside potential.

#15 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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.

#16 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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.

#17 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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 Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what CatalystWire offers.
  • Standout features include Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts., Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis., and Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns..
  • Pair it with CatalystWire if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring.

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

Standout features: Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts., Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis., Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns., and Rich fundamentals: full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios (P/E, debt-to-equity, etc.), fundamental graphs, ETF screeners, and ETF pages with AUM, flows, NAV returns, and risk stats.

#18 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 446Category 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.

#19 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 434Category 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.

#20 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 434Category 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.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

News×20Regulatory Filings Monitoring×8

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond CatalystWire.

Alerts+14Screeners+13Calendar+11Financials+11Portfolio+11Analyst Price Targets+10Dividends+10Watchlist+10

Free Access & Pricing

Free options

All 20

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

7/20

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

Quality checks

13 starred / 14 tested

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

Avg. coverage overlap

70%

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, Acquisitions, Spin-offs, Buybacks & Authorizations, Dividends, Splits, Institutional Data, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Blogs, Videos, Playbooks & Case Studies, PDF Annotation, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, Interest Rates, GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, 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, Webhooks, Zapier / Make, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Yield Curves, Valuation Models, ETF Valuation, ETF Screeners, Analyst Recommendations, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Overlap, Short Interest, Bulls Say Bear Say, ETF Factors, Options, Which ETF includes this Stock?, AI Report, AI Earnings Summary, Dividend, Broker Connectors, Top Analysts, ETF Comparison, Delisted, Bankruptcy, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Flags, App & Website Traffic, News Sentiment, Money Flow, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, Market Sentiment, Forums, Improved Filings, AI Filings Summary, and Factor Exposure 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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