Stock Analysis is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Watchlist while adding Stock Ideas and Screeners coverage and Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.” and Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world. features (category overlap ~88%).
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Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test ETF Central before paying for another subscription.
Switching from ETF Central doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from Watchlist to News and beyond. Each pick below is ranked by how closely it matches ETF Central's category footprint—so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.
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Free Options20With free tiers
Avg. Overlap61%Category match
Mobile Ready14Native apps
Quick takeaways
Every pick keeps a free tier; start with Stock Analysis, ETF.com, and Stock Rover to road-test ETF Central workflows without paying up front.
Need mobile access? Stock Analysis, Stock Rover, and Simply Wall St bring phone-ready workflows that ETF Central lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Stock Ideas, Screeners, Top Analysts, and Stock Comparison.
Similarity score 1311Category overlap: 88%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Stock Analysis adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Top Analysts coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.”, Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world., and Individual stock pages combine real-time or delayed prices, key stats, full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios, KPIs, dividend history, long price history, interactive technical charts, and company profiles..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Top Analysts, and Stock Comparison
Standout features: Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.”, Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world., Individual stock pages combine real-time or delayed prices, key stats, full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios, KPIs, dividend history, long price history, interactive technical charts, and company profiles., and Three real-time screeners (stocks, ETFs, IPOs) with 200+ indicators and filters, including country, exchange, sector, industry, index membership, dates (e.g., IPO date, ex‑dividend), and performance/valuation metrics; results update live as filters change.
Similarity score 1277Category overlap: 88%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistMoney FlowNewsEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Overview, ETF Performance, and ETF Fundamentals coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include ETF Screener covering the U.S. ETF universe, powered by FactSet data. Results include total return metrics and can be saved with an account., ETF Comparison tool to evaluate funds side by side on costs, performance, portfolio composition, factors, and ESG metrics., and Fund Flow Tracker to monitor ETF inflows and outflows, searchable by ticker and time period..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, and ETF Factors
Standout features: ETF Screener covering the U.S. ETF universe, powered by FactSet data. Results include total return metrics and can be saved with an account., ETF Comparison tool to evaluate funds side by side on costs, performance, portfolio composition, factors, and ESG metrics., Fund Flow Tracker to monitor ETF inflows and outflows, searchable by ticker and time period., and Holdings search tool: enter a stock to see which ETFs have meaningful exposure to it.
Similarity score 1166Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Stock Rover adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts., Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus)., and Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need Money Flow and Newsletters.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Correlation
Standout features: Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts., Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus)., Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools., and Future Simulations tool uses Monte Carlo methods to model long‑term portfolio outcomes under different market regimes, inflation assumptions and contribution/withdrawal patterns.
Similarity score 1132Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Overview, ETF Performance, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., and Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need Money Flow and Newsletters.
Adds coverage: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, and ETF Fundamentals
Standout features: Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence., and Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.
Similarity score 1021Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
WatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducationNewsletters
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Simply Wall St adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Portfolio coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Global coverage of over 120,000 listed stocks across ~90 markets, with fundamentals and estimates powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence and analyzed using a documented quantitative model., Company “Snowflake” reports visualize five key dimensions - valuation, future growth, past performance, financial health, and dividends - into a single infographic, with detailed drill‑down sections and methodology explained in the help center and GitHub docs., and Investing Ideas hub with curated themes such as undervalued companies, dividend powerhouses, recent insider buying and sector/thematic lists (AI, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, etc.)..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Portfolio, and Financials
Standout features: Global coverage of over 120,000 listed stocks across ~90 markets, with fundamentals and estimates powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence and analyzed using a documented quantitative model., Company “Snowflake” reports visualize five key dimensions - valuation, future growth, past performance, financial health, and dividends - into a single infographic, with detailed drill‑down sections and methodology explained in the help center and GitHub docs., Investing Ideas hub with curated themes such as undervalued companies, dividend powerhouses, recent insider buying and sector/thematic lists (AI, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, etc.)., and Stock Screener & Alerts lets users filter the global universe by market, industry and dozens of fundamentals (value, growth, income and risk metrics) and set saved screeners with alerts; Free has “Limited” screener access, Premium supports 3 saved screeners, and Unlimited supports 10.
Similarity score 1009Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
ETF ComparisonWatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Dividends, and Calendar coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Simple web-based tracker that shows past, current, and future dividend income for each holding and portfolio, helping long-term investors see exactly what their portfolio is paying them., Dividend & DRIP reinvestment tracking: mark dividends as reinvested and instantly see the impact on portfolio income, yield on cost, and value without maintaining spreadsheets., and Comprehensive portfolio calendar that aggregates earnings reports, dividend declarations, ex-dividend dates, and pay dates into a monthly view alongside a portfolio news timeline..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, Money Flow, and Newsletters.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Dividends, Calendar, and Dividend
Standout features: Simple web-based tracker that shows past, current, and future dividend income for each holding and portfolio, helping long-term investors see exactly what their portfolio is paying them., Dividend & DRIP reinvestment tracking: mark dividends as reinvested and instantly see the impact on portfolio income, yield on cost, and value without maintaining spreadsheets., Comprehensive portfolio calendar that aggregates earnings reports, dividend declarations, ex-dividend dates, and pay dates into a monthly view alongside a portfolio news timeline., and 12‑month forward dividend income prediction with status labels for each payment ("Estimated", "Confirmed", "Paid") so investors can plan upcoming cash flow more precisely.
Similarity score 1009Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
WatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducationNewsletters
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds., Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for ~2,250+ companies and history depth that scales with plan tier., and AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio
Standout features: Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds., Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for ~2,250+ companies and history depth that scales with plan tier., AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons., and Integrated analyst data (forward estimates, revisions, ratings, and price targets) aligned with standardized and adjusted metrics.
Similarity score 999Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
WatchlistMoney FlowData VisualizationsNewsEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- EPSMomentum adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Portfolio coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Real-time US stock and ETF prices with advanced charting that overlays earnings, EM Scores, timing indicators and key fundamentals in a single view., Proprietary Earnings Momentum (EM) Score and Growth & Acceleration Earnings Matrix that score stocks on multi-quarter revenue, EPS, margins and free cash flow trends to surface true growth leaders., and Stock Scorer that lets you rank screened stocks using your own scoring criteria to identify the best setups for your process..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Newsletters.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Backtesting
Standout features: Real-time US stock and ETF prices with advanced charting that overlays earnings, EM Scores, timing indicators and key fundamentals in a single view., Proprietary Earnings Momentum (EM) Score and Growth & Acceleration Earnings Matrix that score stocks on multi-quarter revenue, EPS, margins and free cash flow trends to surface true growth leaders., Stock Scorer that lets you rank screened stocks using your own scoring criteria to identify the best setups for your process., and Estimates Revision Score (RS) that tracks changes in Wall Street earnings and sales forecasts to highlight positive and negative revision regimes.
Similarity score 995Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistMoney FlowData Visualizations
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Overview, ETF Performance, and ETF Fundamentals coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans)., Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers., and Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need News, Education, and Newsletters.
Adds coverage: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, and ETF Valuation
Standout features: Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans)., Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers., Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks., and Stock Locator to find all ETFs holding a specific stock, showing weights and shares; the full list is available with a free account.
Similarity score 935Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
WatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducationNewsletters
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Coverage and research on roughly 5,000 U.S. stocks, including microcaps, nanocaps, and OTC names, with a stated goal of helping investors “find and understand stocks.”, Semantic / AI-powered stock screener: investors type theses such as “profitable companies with quantum computing exposure” or “stocks benefiting from reshoring trends” and receive matching companies linked to full analysis., and Company pages combine 15‑minute delayed IEX quotes with key valuation multiples, growth and profitability metrics, balance-sheet and cash-flow ratios, financial charts, peer valuation comparisons, and long-form narrative research sections (Growth, Profitability, Competitive Moat, Financial Health, Valuation, Returns to Shareholders)..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Calendar
Standout features: Coverage and research on roughly 5,000 U.S. stocks, including microcaps, nanocaps, and OTC names, with a stated goal of helping investors “find and understand stocks.”, Semantic / AI-powered stock screener: investors type theses such as “profitable companies with quantum computing exposure” or “stocks benefiting from reshoring trends” and receive matching companies linked to full analysis., Company pages combine 15‑minute delayed IEX quotes with key valuation multiples, growth and profitability metrics, balance-sheet and cash-flow ratios, financial charts, peer valuation comparisons, and long-form narrative research sections (Growth, Profitability, Competitive Moat, Financial Health, Valuation, Returns to Shareholders)., and Category Movers and market heatmap views show top gaining and losing business categories by performance, plus a heatmap where tile size represents market cap and color represents daily performance, backed by a granular business-category taxonomy.
Similarity score 931Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersWatchlistData VisualizationsEducationNewsletters
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Prospero.ai adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Options & Derivatives coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Ten proprietary signals: 5 short-term (Options/Social/Institutional/Dark Pool/Short Pressure) and 5 long-term (Upside/Downside Breakout, Profitability, Growth, Market Similarity)., Short-term Net Options Sentiment updates ~every 2–5 minutes (real‑time orientation)., and Daily Screener & ‘Our Picks’ lists to surface candidates quickly for different horizons (long/short, short‑term/long‑term)..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Comparison, Money Flow, and News.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Alerts
Standout features: Ten proprietary signals: 5 short-term (Options/Social/Institutional/Dark Pool/Short Pressure) and 5 long-term (Upside/Downside Breakout, Profitability, Growth, Market Similarity)., Short-term Net Options Sentiment updates ~every 2–5 minutes (real‑time orientation)., Daily Screener & ‘Our Picks’ lists to surface candidates quickly for different horizons (long/short, short‑term/long‑term)., and Mobile apps on iOS and Android with watchlists and in‑app notifications.
Similarity score 876Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsNewsEducationNewsletters
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., and Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Watchlist.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio
Standout features: Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables., and Guru and institutional tools track portfolios and trades of thousands of investors, including real-time guru picks, 13F and 13D/13G data for all institutional investors (PremiumPlus+), mutual fund holdings, sector/geographic trends, ETF and options holdings.
Similarity score 876Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersWatchlistData VisualizationsNews
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Koyfin adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Custom Dashboards, and Correlation coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Web platform plus iOS & Android mobile apps; watchlists/portfolios sync with the web app., Multi-asset coverage spanning global equities and multiple macro/market datasets (e.g., ETFs, bond yields/curves, FX, commodities, crypto), with news and transcripts., and Advanced graphing with 100+ indicators/series (fundamentals, technicals, valuation, estimates/ratings), templates, total-return charts, scatter charts, and share/embed + downloads..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Comparison, Money Flow, and Education.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Custom Dashboards, Correlation, and Portfolio
Standout features: Web platform plus iOS & Android mobile apps; watchlists/portfolios sync with the web app., Multi-asset coverage spanning global equities and multiple macro/market datasets (e.g., ETFs, bond yields/curves, FX, commodities, crypto), with news and transcripts., Advanced graphing with 100+ indicators/series (fundamentals, technicals, valuation, estimates/ratings), templates, total-return charts, scatter charts, and share/embed + downloads., and Financial Analysis pages: highlights from income/balance sheet/cash-flow plus customizable Financial Analysis templates (paid tiers).
Similarity score 876Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistNews
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Seeking Alpha adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Alerts, Calendar, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Real-time financial news and market-moving analysis with alerting controls (content + ratings/price + portfolio digests)., Portfolio tracker supports manual lot entry (shares, price, date, transaction type) and downloads/export to Excel (.xlsx)., and Premium/PRO: broker-linked portfolios via Plaid/SnapTrade; holdings can auto-update (daily) with MFA/OTP caveats..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need Money Flow, Data Visualizations, and Education.
Adds coverage: Alerts, Calendar, Stock Ideas, and Top Analysts
Standout features: Real-time financial news and market-moving analysis with alerting controls (content + ratings/price + portfolio digests)., Portfolio tracker supports manual lot entry (shares, price, date, transaction type) and downloads/export to Excel (.xlsx)., Premium/PRO: broker-linked portfolios via Plaid/SnapTrade; holdings can auto-update (daily) with MFA/OTP caveats., and Symbol-page ratings: Quant Rating + SA Author rating + Wall Street (sell-side) rating, plus factor grades (Value/Growth/Profitability/Momentum/EPS Revisions).
Similarity score 876Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistNews
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- TipRanks adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, and Screeners coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Tracks and measures performance of financial experts (analysts, bloggers, hedge funds, and corporate insiders) to help investors evaluate who to trust., Smart Score: proprietary quantitative stock score (1–10) based on 8 factors (analyst ratings, insider transactions, blogger opinions, individual investor sentiment, hedge fund activity, news sentiment, technicals, fundamentals)., and AI Stock Analysis: automated report that analyzes financial statements, earnings call transcripts, SEC 8‑K filings, technical indicators and market sentiment to generate an AI score and price target; includes strengths/risks, peer comparison, and corporate-event summaries..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need Money Flow, Data Visualizations, and Education.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, Screeners, and Stock Comparison
Standout features: Tracks and measures performance of financial experts (analysts, bloggers, hedge funds, and corporate insiders) to help investors evaluate who to trust., Smart Score: proprietary quantitative stock score (1–10) based on 8 factors (analyst ratings, insider transactions, blogger opinions, individual investor sentiment, hedge fund activity, news sentiment, technicals, fundamentals)., AI Stock Analysis: automated report that analyzes financial statements, earnings call transcripts, SEC 8‑K filings, technical indicators and market sentiment to generate an AI score and price target; includes strengths/risks, peer comparison, and corporate-event summaries., and Stock/ETF research workflow includes analyst forecasts/consensus & price targets plus pages/tabs for news/insights, dividends, earnings, ownership, financials, and technical analysis (example: AAPL).
Similarity score 862Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonWatchlistEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- justETF adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Portfolio, Backtesting, and Alerts coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Comprehensive database and screener for European ETFs and physically backed ETCs, with the ability to filter, compare, and analyze funds., ETF profiles display top-10 holdings, listings across multiple exchanges, performance data, and risk metrics., and Stock profiles show how many ETFs include each company, with data sourced from Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite, gettex, FactSet, and justETF..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need Money Flow, Data Visualizations, and News.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Backtesting, Alerts, and ETF Overview
Standout features: Comprehensive database and screener for European ETFs and physically backed ETCs, with the ability to filter, compare, and analyze funds., ETF profiles display top-10 holdings, listings across multiple exchanges, performance data, and risk metrics., Stock profiles show how many ETFs include each company, with data sourced from Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite, gettex, FactSet, and justETF., and Portfolio tracking is transaction-based, with automatic booking of dividends on ex-date.
Similarity score 862Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
WatchlistData VisualizationsNewsNewsletters
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- MarketWatch adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Alerts, Calendar, and Screeners coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Alerts, Calendar, Screeners, and Paper Trading
Standout features: Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates., and BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.
Similarity score 854Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
WatchlistData VisualizationsNewsEducation
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- eToro adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Brokerage, Copy/Social Trading, and Paper Trading coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; crypto trades incur a 1% fee; $0 withdrawal fee (minimum withdrawal $30)., Options trading in the U.S. with no commissions and no contract fees, offered via the eToro Options app., and CopyTrader™ allows users to mirror the trades of other investors in real time; copying is free, with a $200 minimum..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Brokerage, Copy/Social Trading, Paper Trading, and Advanced Order Types
Standout features: Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; crypto trades incur a 1% fee; $0 withdrawal fee (minimum withdrawal $30)., Options trading in the U.S. with no commissions and no contract fees, offered via the eToro Options app., CopyTrader™ allows users to mirror the trades of other investors in real time; copying is free, with a $200 minimum., and Smart Portfolios group assets thematically and are managed by eToro’s Investment Team; they rebalance regularly, require a $500 minimum, and carry no management fees.
Similarity score 854Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
WatchlistData VisualizationsNewsNewsletters
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- MarketScreener adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Alerts, Calendar, and Screeners coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Market news + quotes with broad coverage across equities, ETFs, commodities, currencies/forex and cryptocurrencies., Custom watchlists ("My lists") with real-time quotes, news, earnings releases, valuation trends, broker recommendations, and smart email alerts., and Stock Screener with 650+ fundamental and technical criteria; includes filters for dividends, analyst consensus/revisions, technical indicators, and ESG..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Alerts, Calendar, Screeners, and Stock Ideas
Standout features: Market news + quotes with broad coverage across equities, ETFs, commodities, currencies/forex and cryptocurrencies., Custom watchlists ("My lists") with real-time quotes, news, earnings releases, valuation trends, broker recommendations, and smart email alerts., Stock Screener with 650+ fundamental and technical criteria; includes filters for dividends, analyst consensus/revisions, technical indicators, and ESG., and Dynamic Chart with configurable technical indicators and quick switching between stocks and personal lists; technical indicators available on 30,000+ listed stocks.
Similarity score 854Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
WatchlistNewsEducationNewsletters
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- The Motley Fool adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Videos coverage beyond what ETF Central offers.
- Standout features include Stock Advisor membership includes two new stock recommendations per month, currently priced at $199/year, with a 30-day refund policy., Tiered memberships expand access: Epic ($499/year) adds research and scorecards; Epic Plus ($1,999/year) includes the real-money Moneyball Portfolio with daily guidance; Fool Portfolios ($3,999/year) provides access to Tom Gardner’s live portfolios; Fool One is an all-access bundle., and Mobile apps (iOS and Android) send instant notifications for new recommendations and service updates, plus tools to track “My Portfolios” and watchlists..
- Pair it with ETF Central if you still need ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Money Flow.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Portfolio, Videos, and Blogs
Standout features: Stock Advisor membership includes two new stock recommendations per month, currently priced at $199/year, with a 30-day refund policy., Tiered memberships expand access: Epic ($499/year) adds research and scorecards; Epic Plus ($1,999/year) includes the real-money Moneyball Portfolio with daily guidance; Fool Portfolios ($3,999/year) provides access to Tom Gardner’s live portfolios; Fool One is an all-access bundle., Mobile apps (iOS and Android) send instant notifications for new recommendations and service updates, plus tools to track “My Portfolios” and watchlists., and Personal portfolio and watchlist features let you add tickers and monitor performance inside the platform.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Watchlist×19News×17Data Visualizations×15Education×14ETF Screeners×10Newsletters×10ETF Comparison×9Money Flow×3
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond ETF Central.
Portfolio+17Screeners+14Financials+13Alerts+12Calendar+12Stock Ideas+12Analyst Price Targets+10ETF Holdings+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
14/20
14 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
5/20
5 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
9 starred / 13 tested
9 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 13 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
61%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to ETF Central?
Start with Stock Analysis, ETF.com, and Stock Rover to replicate ETF Central 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 ETF Central workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Watchlist, Data Visualizations, News, Education, Newsletters, and Money Flow, so core ETF Central workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
Stock Ideas, Screeners, Top Analysts, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Calendar, IPO, Dividends, Splits, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Blogs, ETF Factors, Delisted, Videos, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Alerts, Scores, Flags, Valuation Models, Transcripts, Fund Rating, Backtesting, Factor Exposure, Data APIs, ESG Ratings, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Management Performance, Management Compensation, Broker Connectors, Dividend, Investor Holdings, Improved Filings, 13F, AI, AI Chat, AI Business Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Earnings Summary, AI Report, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Short Interest, Custom Dashboards, ETF Valuation, ETF Overlap, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Options & Derivatives, US Government Trades, Special Situations, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, 13D/13G, Forums, Stock Handbook, Client & Investor Reporting, Model Portfolios & Sleeves, Householding & Multi-Entity, Bulls Say Bear Say, Buybacks & Authorizations, Options P&L, Compounding Calculator, Retirement Calculator, Paper Trading, Options, Brokerage, Copy/Social Trading, and Advanced Order Types show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on ETF Central?
Money Flow, Data Visualizations, Newsletters, ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, News, Education, and Watchlist remain strengths for ETF Central. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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