VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Free value research replacements
Find no-cost tools for value screens, company fundamentals, valuation checks, holdings research, and stock ideas before paying for GuruFocus.
A free GuruFocus alternative can cover the first layer of value research, including stock screens, fundamentals, valuation checks, holdings research, and watchlists. The deeper parts of the workflow, such as long historical datasets, advanced valuation tools, backtesting, spreadsheet add-ins, global regions, and API access, are often paid elsewhere too. Choose an option around the research step you need today, then check where the paid limits begin.
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Best for: Regular investors looking for fast stock and fund research pages, screeners, comparisons, watchlists, and market calendars.
Watch for: No public API: Stock Analysis does not currently offer API access.
Best for: Nordic and European investors looking for a fundamentals-rich screener, reports, owner data, technical charts, and dividend research.
Watch for: Best value is Nordic-first: Global coverage exists on higher tiers, but Börsdata is strongest for Nordic equities and Nordic ownership/insider workflows.
Best for: Users looking for one free global market portal for quotes, charts, calendars, news, watchlists, and portfolio tracking.
Watch for: Not a broker or API product: Investing.com does not provide trade execution or a public API. Widgets and RSS are its public integration methods.
Best for: Retail investors looking for analyst consensus, expert rankings, Smart Score, news sentiment, and stock ideas.
Watch for: Best tools are paid: Premium and Ultimate gate Smart Portfolio, Smart Score, expert/insider/hedge-fund tools, exports, and higher MCP quotas.
Free tiers first, then the lowest starting price.
Bottom line: Regular investors looking for fast stock and fund research pages, screeners, comparisons, watchlists, and market calendars.
$6.58/moto go paid, billed yearly
$39.17/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Users looking for one free global market portal for quotes, charts, calendars, news, watchlists, and portfolio tracking.
$18.95/moto go paid
$26.80/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Self-directed traders and investors looking for technical and fundamental screening, watchlists, alerts, charts, and idea templates in one browser product.
Free • Paid plans available
Bottom line: Investors who want free quotes, news, watchlists, portfolios, charts, and basic research in one product.
$7.95/moto go paid, billed yearly
$37.80/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Long-term investors looking for visual company reports and portfolio diagnostics.
$10.95/moto go paid, billed yearly
$34.80/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Traders and investors looking for charting, alerts, screeners, and market coverage across many asset classes.
$12.95/moto go paid
$32.80/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Active investors and developers looking for market data, news clustering, social sentiment, institutional flow, insider trades, and AI analysis in one beta workspace.
$15/moto go paid
$30.75/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Developers and analysts needing REST/WebSocket market data, fundamentals, calendars, transcripts, ownership, ESG, and macro datasets.
$22/moto go paid, billed yearly
$23.75/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Retail investors looking for news, contributor analysis, quant ratings, screeners, and portfolio alerts together.
$24.92/moto go paid, billed yearly
$20.83/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Long-term stock investors looking for global fundamentals, estimates, transcripts, and valuation tools.
No additional capabilities listed.
$24.95/moto go paid
$20.80/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Rules-based investors looking for point-in-time stock and ETF simulations.
$25/moto go paid, billed yearly
$20.75/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Developers who want prices, fundamentals, statements, options, funds, ESG, calendars, ownership data, and news from one API.
$29/moto go paid
$16.75/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Individual investors looking for North American stock, ETF, and fund screening.
$34/moto go paid
$11.75/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Investors who want AI-assisted company research backed by financials, estimates, transcripts, filings, and dashboards.
$39/moto go paid
$6.75/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Investors who want dashboards, charts, screeners, portfolios, news, and alerts in a web and mobile workspace.
$39/moto go paid, billed yearly
$6.75/mo less than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Developers and students looking for a simple API key for market, fundamentals, macro, FX, crypto, commodity, and options data.
$49.99/moto go paid
$4.24/mo more than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Investors, analysts, and funds using alternative data such as search, web traffic, app usage, social, news, reviews, and transcripts to forecast company KPIs before earnings.
$83.17/moto go paid, billed yearly
$37.42/mo more than GuruFocus
Bottom line: Retail investors looking for analyst consensus, expert rankings, Smart Score, news sentiment, and stock ideas.
Free • Contact for pricing
Bottom line: Indian investors looking for one product for screeners, DVM scores, analyst forecasts, alerts, portfolios, broker sync, and options tools.
No additional capabilities listed.
Free • Paid plans available
Bottom line: Nordic and European investors looking for a fundamentals-rich screener, reports, owner data, technical charts, and dividend research.
Free • Contact for pricing
Use free alternatives for basic value screens, company pages, watchlists, valuation checks, and initial stock ideas.
Expect paid gates around long financial history, backtesting, spreadsheet access, API usage, and global data modules.
Check whether the free tool supports value investing specifically or only provides generic quote and screener data.
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Categories the alternatives add beyond GuruFocus.
Free to start
All 20
All 20 have a standing free tier, not a trial.
Paid plans from
$6.58/mo
Stock Analysis is the cheapest paid upgrade. GuruFocus starts at $45.75/mo.
Mobile app
10 of 20
10 have a mobile app, like GuruFocus.
API access
9 of 20
9 expose an API or data feed, usually on a paid plan.
Hands-on tested
16 of 20
16 tested hands-on. 10 are analyst picks.
Coverage overlap
91%
Average share of GuruFocus categories each alternative covers.
Choose a free GuruFocus alternative based on the value-research task you need today: value screens, fundamentals, fair-value checks, guru holdings, insider data, watchlists, or portfolio tracking.
Free tools can cover basic research and screening, but advanced valuation models, long financial history, backtesting, spreadsheet add-ins, API access, and global modules usually require paid plans.
Check free-plan limits, financial history depth, valuation methodology, holdings data, export access, region coverage, and whether signup is required.
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