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Free Alternatives to Cbonds

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Free Alternatives to Cbonds

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

Switching from Cbonds doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from Screeners to Watchlist 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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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 fundamental research, financial data API, and screening and idea generation.
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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Finbox

Best workflow fit

Best for: Investors who want screening, company financials, valuation models, and watchlists in one web service.

Finbox best matches the base workflow on fundamental research, global stock screening, and portfolio watchlists.
Finbox keeps the replacement test in the same free-access lane. Free access caveat: signup required and Some research features require a paid plan..

Watch for: Exports require paid add-ons or higher tiers: CSV exports require Starter plus Data Boost or Professional. Data Boost is priced per region and applies to all regions in the plan.

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Koyfin

Best audience fit

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

Koyfin best matches the base workflow on fundamental research, market monitoring, and screening and idea generation.
Koyfin keeps the replacement test in the same free-access lane. Free access caveat: signup required and Free plan includes limited watchlists, screens, dashboards, alerts, portfolios, financials, and estimates history..

Watch for: No public API: Koyfin does not provide user-facing data access through an API.

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Fiscal.ai

Strong runner-up

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

Fiscal.ai best matches the base workflow on fundamental research, financial data API, and screening and idea generation.
Fiscal.ai keeps the replacement test in the same free-access lane. Free access caveat: signup required and Free terminal access has dashboard, history, event, and AI prompt limits..

Watch for: 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.

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Free tiers first, then the lowest starting price.

Partial replacement

MarketWatch

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

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Screeners
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News
Alerts
Calendar
Data Visualizations

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Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, financial data API, and advisor and client reporting.
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.

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

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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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Screeners
Yield Curves
Portfolio
Watchlist

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Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Options

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Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, financial data API, and portfolio watchlists.
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: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
Investing.comFree • From $13.99/mo
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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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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Screeners
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Data Visualizations
News
Calendar
Analyst Forecasts

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, portfolio watchlists, and dividend research.
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.

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

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Trading EconomicsPartial replacementFree • From $22/moFree, no signup

Partial replacement

Trading Economics

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Bottom line: Developers and analysts needing macro indicators, economic calendar data, markets data, forecasts, financials, Excel/Sheets integrations, and API/WebSocket delivery.

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Credit Ratings & Outlooks
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Macro Data
Calendar
Alerts
News

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Screeners
Yield Curves
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio
Watchlist

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, portfolio watchlists, and screening and idea generation.
Free-plan limits: API pricing page lists Standard at $149/month billed yearly, API pricing page lists Professional at $299/month billed yearly, and Enterprise is contact-sales/customized; guest credentials provide limited sample access.
Real API use is paid: Guest credentials are limited/sample access. Standard and Professional API plans are billed yearly.

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Trading EconomicsFree • From $22/mo
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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Quiver QuantitativePartial replacementFree • From $25/moFree, no signup

Partial replacement

Quiver Quantitative

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Bottom line: Investors looking for alternative data around Congress trades, insider activity, lobbying, government contracts, patents, app data, and institutional holdings.

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Screeners
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Backtesting
US Government Trades
Institutional Ownership
News

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and financial data API.
Free-plan limits: Advanced screeners, alerts, dashboards, backtests, and exports require Premium, API access starts at a paid plan and has dataset tier restrictions, and Commercial API use requires a custom plan.
U.S.-centric alternative data: Most flagship datasets are tied to U.S. disclosures, politics, institutions, or companies.

Price: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
Quiver QuantitativeFree • From $25/mo
Free tier: Free, no signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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PortfoliosLabPartial replacementFree • From $8.33/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

PortfoliosLab

Bottom line: Long-term investors who want portfolio backtests, risk metrics, correlations, optimization, and screeners in one web service.

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Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Backtesting
Correlation
Risk Metrics
Factor Exposure

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on fundamental research, global stock screening, and market monitoring.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free plan includes 1 watchlist, 100 symbols, 15 holdings per portfolio, 10 calculations/month, and 5 years of history, and Annual billing works out to $8.33 per month for Plus, $20.83 for Pro, and $75 for Max.
Free tier is small: Free access is capped at 1 watchlist, 100 symbols, 15 holdings per portfolio, 10 calculations per month, and 5 years of history.

Price: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
PortfoliosLabFree • From $8.33/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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EPSMomentumPartial replacementFree • From $9.99/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

EPSMomentum

Bottom line: Growth and momentum investors looking for earnings momentum, estimate revisions, PEAD drift, timing signals, scanners, dashboards, and AI analysis in one US stock/ETF platform.

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Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist

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Stock Ideas
Data Visualizations
Money Flow
Backtesting

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and financial data API.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Bronze is advertised at $0/month, and Silver is advertised at $9.99/month and Gold at $49.99/month, with yearly-plan discounts shown.
US stocks and ETFs focus: EPSMomentum is not positioned as a global multi-asset terminal or full portfolio accounting product.

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EPSMomentumFree • From $9.99/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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FinboxBest workflow fitFree • From $120/yrFree with signup

Best workflow fit

Finbox

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Bottom line: Investors who want screening, company financials, valuation models, and watchlists in one web service.

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Screeners
Watchlist
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Institutional Ownership

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio
APIs & Data Feeds

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on market monitoring and financial data API.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Some research features require a paid plan, and Exports require Starter plus Data Boost or Professional.
Exports require paid add-ons or higher tiers: CSV exports require Starter plus Data Boost or Professional. Data Boost is priced per region and applies to all regions in the plan.

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FinboxFree • From $120/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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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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Screeners
Yield Curves
Portfolio
Watchlist

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Data Visualizations
Quant
ETF Screeners
Stock Ideas

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Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and financial data API.
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.

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

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MarketInOutPartial replacementFree • From $359Free with signup

Partial replacement

MarketInOut

Bottom line: Traders who need formula-driven screening, backtesting, historical screens, alerts, and multi-market filters.

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Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Backtesting
Correlation
Alerts
The stock screener covers more than 30 exchanges with technical and fundamental criteria. Filters include exchange, sector, industry, index, and watchlist.

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, financial data API, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Signup page lists 6-month membership at $159, 1-year at $259, and 2-year at $359; prices exclude VAT, and FAQ says monthly subscriptions are not supported and payments are non-recurring.
Free access is limited: The free tier shows partial screener results and limits the Backtester to the current year. A 7-day trial is available only by request.

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MarketInOutFree • From $359
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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Financial Modeling Prep (FMP)Partial replacementFree • From $264/yrFree with signup

Partial replacement

Financial Modeling Prep (FMP)

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Bottom line: Developers and analysts needing REST/WebSocket market data, fundamentals, calendars, transcripts, ownership, ESG, and macro datasets.

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Screeners
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio
Watchlist

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Basic plan is limited to 250 API calls per day, and Free tier has end-of-day timeframe, around 5 years of history, and limited bandwidth.
Free sandbox is limited: The Basic plan is capped at 250 API calls per day, end-of-day timeframe, and around 5 years of history.

Price: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
Financial Modeling Prep (FMP)Free • From $264/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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DanelfinPartial replacementFree • From $264/yrFree with signup

Partial replacement

Danelfin

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Bottom line: Investors who want stock and ETF scores as an idea-ranking and portfolio-monitoring input.

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Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Stock Ideas
Alerts
Scores
ETF Analysis

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free web and API tiers are available but limited, and Paid web and API plans offer a 14-day trial without a required card.
Scores are end-of-day: Scores use the previous market day and update daily except Sundays and Mondays. They are not intraday signals.

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DanelfinFree • From $264/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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Portfolio123Partial replacementFree • From $25/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

Portfolio123

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Rules-based investors looking for point-in-time stock and ETF simulations.

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Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Data Visualizations
Quant
Stock Ideas
Scores

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free Manage module is separate from paid Research, API, and DataMiner access, and General registration offers 30 days of screener and backtesting access without a payment card.
Advanced research is paid: Free Manage covers portfolio tracking. Time-limited access covers screener and backtesting use before a paid Research plan, while API and DataMiner require separate paid access.

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Portfolio123Free • From $25/mo
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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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
Portfolio
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Stock Ideas
Top Analysts
ETF Screeners
US Government Trades

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and portfolio watchlists.
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.

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

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KoyfinBest audience fitFree • From $468/yrFree with signup

Best audience fit

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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Screeners
Yield Curves
Portfolio
Watchlist

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ETF Screeners
Data Visualizations
Custom Dashboards
Correlation

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Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, financial data API, and portfolio watchlists.
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: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
KoyfinFree • From $468/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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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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Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Institutional Ownership

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and portfolio watchlists.
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.

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

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OpenBBPartial replacementFree • From $500/yrFree with signup

Partial replacement

OpenBB

Bottom line: Analysts and teams looking for a customizable financial workspace that connects their own data, vendors, dashboards, and AI agents.

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Screeners
Yield Curves
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Data Visualizations
Custom Dashboards
AI Research
AI Chat

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Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio
Watchlist

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Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, portfolio watchlists, and portfolio tracking.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Community Edition is free for individuals, and OpenBB Copilot is limited to 20 queries per day on Community.
Does not provide production market data: OpenBB says Workspace includes a limited FMP-powered sandbox, but organizations connect their own datasets for production workflows.

Price: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
OpenBBFree • From $500/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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Screeners
Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
Portfolio
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds

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Stock Ideas
ETF Screeners
Top Analysts
Stock Comparison

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New Issues & Calendars

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, market monitoring, and portfolio watchlists.
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: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
GuruFocusFree • From $549/yr
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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BörsdataPartial replacementFree • Contact for pricingFree with signup

Partial replacement

Börsdata

Bottom line: Nordic and European investors looking for a fundamentals-rich screener, reports, owner data, technical charts, and dividend research.

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Screeners
Watchlist
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

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Stock Ideas
Data Visualizations
Index Rebalancing
Institutional Ownership

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
Portfolio

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on market monitoring, portfolio watchlists, and advisor and client reporting.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Free account has limited access, and Full data requires Premium, Pro, Pro+, or Enterprise.
Best value is Nordic-first: Global coverage exists on higher tiers, but Börsdata is strongest for Nordic equities and Nordic ownership/insider workflows.

Price: CbondsFree • Contact for pricing
BörsdataFree • Contact for pricing
Free tier: Free with signup
Replacement: Partial replacement

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FT Markets (Markets data - Financial Times)Partial replacementFree • Paid plans availableFree with signup

Partial replacement

FT Markets (Markets data - Financial Times)

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Bottom line: Financial Times readers who want market data, watchlists, alerts, and screeners beside FT coverage.

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Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist

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Alerts
Compounding Calculator
ETF Screeners
Financials

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Yield Curves
Credit Ratings & Outlooks
New Issues & Calendars
APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on global stock screening, financial data API, and dividend research.
Free-plan limits: Signup required, Core markets pages are publicly reachable; portfolios, alerts, and saved tools require an FT account, and Some deeper features require an FT subscription rather than a separate Markets Data plan.
Not a standalone pro terminal: Markets data is delayed and the workflow lacks broker sync, trading, advanced backtesting, portfolio attribution, and API access.

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FT Markets (Markets data - Financial Times)Free • 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 Screeners, Yield Curves, and Credit Ratings & Outlooks while adding Stock Ideas and ETF 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 ~88%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with GuruFocus, Koyfin, and Fiscal.ai to road-test Cbonds workflows without paying up front.

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

Cbonds still leads on New Issues & Calendars, so keep it handy for those workflows.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Screeners×19Watchlist×17APIs & Data Feeds×13Portfolio×12Sheets / Excel Add-ins×6Yield Curves×6Credit Ratings & Outlooks×2

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Cbonds.

Data Visualizations+15Financials+14News+13Alerts+12AI Research+11Calendar+11Insider Data+10Macro Data+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

12/20

12 matches support mobile alongside Cbonds.

API availability

13/20

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

Quality checks

8 starred / 15 tested

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

Avg. coverage overlap

47%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to Cbonds?

Start with GuruFocus, Koyfin, and Fiscal.ai to replicate Cbonds 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 Cbonds workflows stay covered on the free plan?

Expect solid overlap across Screeners, Yield Curves, Credit Ratings & Outlooks, Portfolio, Watchlist, APIs & Data Feeds, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, so core Cbonds workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Data Visualizations, Quant, Backtesting, Correlation, Institutional Ownership, US Government Trades, News, Alerts, Calendar, Corporate Actions & Special Situations, IPO, Dividends, Splits, Macro Data, 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, Broker Connectors, Education, Blogs, Videos, Forums, Newsletters, Custom Dashboards, Stock Handbook, Advisor Operations, News Sentiment, Webhooks, Risk Metrics, Performance Attribution, Bulls Say Bear Say, Guidance / Pre-announcements, Options P&L, Compounding Calculator, Retirement Calculator, Factor Exposure, Market Sentiment, CDS Spreads, Research Templates, Paper Trading, Order Book / Level II, Index Rebalancing, ESG Ratings, Reddit, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Patents / USPTO, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, and Money Flow show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.

Where might I still rely on Cbonds?

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