Tickeron is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Education, Courses & Certs, and Videos while adding Screeners and Stock Ideas coverage and AI Trading Agents/Bots for Stocks, ETFs, Crypto and Forex; includes Signal Agents, Virtual Agents, and Brokerage Agents (and a "Your Brokerage" connection marked "Coming soon"). and AI Robots workflow: after subscribing you can "Follow" robots to view open trades, enable notifications, and enable "Autopilot" to automatically copy trades to your Paper Trades account. features (category overlap ~100%).
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Switching from Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from Education to Videos and beyond. Each pick below is ranked by how closely it matches Khan Academy (Economics & Finance)'s category footprint—so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.
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Every pick keeps a free tier; start with Tickeron, GuruFocus, and Stock Rover to road-test Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) workflows without paying up front.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Auto-Trading & Bots.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include AI Trading Agents/Bots for Stocks, ETFs, Crypto and Forex; includes Signal Agents, Virtual Agents, and Brokerage Agents (and a "Your Brokerage" connection marked "Coming soon")., AI Robots workflow: after subscribing you can "Follow" robots to view open trades, enable notifications, and enable "Autopilot" to automatically copy trades to your Paper Trades account., and Paper trading ("Paper Trades") for testing ideas risk-free; described as available for ~4,000 stocks, ~1,000 ETFs, ~30,000 mutual funds, ~500 cryptocurrencies and ~100 forex pairs..
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Auto-Trading & Bots
Standout features: AI Trading Agents/Bots for Stocks, ETFs, Crypto and Forex; includes Signal Agents, Virtual Agents, and Brokerage Agents (and a "Your Brokerage" connection marked "Coming soon")., AI Robots workflow: after subscribing you can "Follow" robots to view open trades, enable notifications, and enable "Autopilot" to automatically copy trades to your Paper Trades account., Paper trading ("Paper Trades") for testing ideas risk-free; described as available for ~4,000 stocks, ~1,000 ETFs, ~30,000 mutual funds, ~500 cryptocurrencies and ~100 forex pairs., and AI Screener generates buy/sell suggestions across stocks/ETFs/mutual funds/crypto/forex; includes "Time Machine" for testing filters/strategies against historical data, and mentions premium gating (e.g., default limit of five tickers; Group Trends/Scorecard gated via credits).
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Options, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Comparison
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Portfolio
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, and Money Flow
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Portfolio, Watchlist, and News
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and Bonds
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Valuation Models, Financials, and Interest Rates coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums., Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums., and Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: Valuation Models, Financials, Interest Rates, and Blogs
Standout features: Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums., Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums., Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold., and Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Quant coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., and Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Quant, and Stock Ideas
Standout features: Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues., and AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Business & financial journalism; Bloomberg Media says Bloomberg produces data-based journalism in 120 countries., Mobile app features: market data snapshots (stocks, equity indexes, futures, bonds, commodities, FX), push-notification alerts, and a personal Watchlist (stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, currencies)., and Video & audio in the mobile app: live Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio streaming, podcasts, and “audio articles”; offline reading of Businessweek issues is listed as a feature..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Education and Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Calendar, and Watchlist
Standout features: Business & financial journalism; Bloomberg Media says Bloomberg produces data-based journalism in 120 countries., Mobile app features: market data snapshots (stocks, equity indexes, futures, bonds, commodities, FX), push-notification alerts, and a personal Watchlist (stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, currencies)., Video & audio in the mobile app: live Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio streaming, podcasts, and “audio articles”; offline reading of Businessweek issues is listed as a feature., and Subscription benefit: unlimited access to all Bloomberg content within the app and on the website (after linking your account).
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Backtesting coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts)., Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard., and Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Backtesting, and Alerts
Standout features: Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts)., Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard., Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events., and Screeners for S&O, PAC, and OSC to monitor multiple tickers/timeframes from indicator features.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Dividends coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Broker and bank integration through Plaid; accounts update automatically each night., Free plan includes one linked account, unlimited manual portfolios, basic dividend alerts, a dividend calculator, diversification analysis, and future value projections., and Premium plan adds unlimited linked accounts, hand-picked alerts (including ex-dividend and payment dates), the TYD Dividend Safety Score, stock analysis and popularity rankings, a dividend screener, watchlists, ad-free browsing, and priority support..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Videos.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Dividends, and Alerts
Standout features: Broker and bank integration through Plaid; accounts update automatically each night., Free plan includes one linked account, unlimited manual portfolios, basic dividend alerts, a dividend calculator, diversification analysis, and future value projections., Premium plan adds unlimited linked accounts, hand-picked alerts (including ex-dividend and payment dates), the TYD Dividend Safety Score, stock analysis and popularity rankings, a dividend screener, watchlists, ad-free browsing, and priority support., and Dividend alerts cover declarations on the Free plan, with Premium extending to ex-dates, payment dates, and optional weekly recaps.
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Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs and Videos.
Adds coverage: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, Secondary Offerings, and Insider Data
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).
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Options, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Data APIs, News, and News Sentiment coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., and US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs and Videos.
Adds coverage: Data APIs, News, News Sentiment, and Market Sentiment
Standout features: Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV., and Fundamental data suite covering company overview, income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, dividends, splits, shares outstanding, ETF profile & holdings, listing/delisting status, earnings history, earnings estimates, and earnings/IPO calendars.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Bonds, and Options
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Blogs, News, and Newsletters coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Large education library: 36,000+ articles including 14,000+ definitions of financial terms; editorial standards emphasize education (no buy/sell/hold recommendations)., Dedicated market news coverage (e.g., markets, companies, earnings, crypto, personal finance)., and Free Investopedia Stock Simulator: paper trading with Portfolio/Trade/Research/Games areas plus performance history and ranking..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs and Videos.
Adds coverage: Blogs, News, Newsletters, and Paper Trading
Standout features: Large education library: 36,000+ articles including 14,000+ definitions of financial terms; editorial standards emphasize education (no buy/sell/hold recommendations)., Dedicated market news coverage (e.g., markets, companies, earnings, crypto, personal finance)., Free Investopedia Stock Simulator: paper trading with Portfolio/Trade/Research/Games areas plus performance history and ranking., and Simulator account is free; new accounts start with a $100,000 virtual balance by default.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs and Videos.
Adds coverage: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, Secondary Offerings, and News
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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..
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Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Playbooks & Case Studies and Blogs coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Curated archive of 100+ value‑oriented and activist hedge fund presentations from managers such as Pershing Square, Elliott Management, Starboard Value, Third Point, Greenlight Capital and others, spanning campaigns from 2002 through 2025., Each entry in the library lists the fund, idea (target company), industry sector, and presentation date, with on‑page filters to narrow by fund, sector or presentation year., and “View” links open the full investor slide decks as PDFs hosted on 10X EBITDA’s servers (wp‑content uploads), allowing users to download and read the original hedge fund presentations in detail..
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Adds coverage: Playbooks & Case Studies and Blogs
Standout features: Curated archive of 100+ value‑oriented and activist hedge fund presentations from managers such as Pershing Square, Elliott Management, Starboard Value, Third Point, Greenlight Capital and others, spanning campaigns from 2002 through 2025., Each entry in the library lists the fund, idea (target company), industry sector, and presentation date, with on‑page filters to narrow by fund, sector or presentation year., “View” links open the full investor slide decks as PDFs hosted on 10X EBITDA’s servers (wp‑content uploads), allowing users to download and read the original hedge fund presentations in detail., and Companion archives under the Hedge Funds resources section provide activist shareholder letters - including multi‑letter campaigns by Carl Icahn, Dan Loeb (Third Point), and Elliott Management - giving insight into how leading activists frame their theses in writing.
Shared coverage
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and ETF Overview coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, and ETF Performance
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Options, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Brokerage, Copy/Social Trading, and Paper Trading coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs and Videos.
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) offers.
- Standout features include Live voice squawk + real‑time text headlines (market‑moving news)., Real‑time economic calendar with global data/events., and Event triggers & newsroom chat (Pro/Elite)..
- Pair it with Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) if you still need Courses & Certs and Videos.
Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Calendar, and Inflation Rates
Standout features: Live voice squawk + real‑time text headlines (market‑moving news)., Real‑time economic calendar with global data/events., Event triggers & newsroom chat (Pro/Elite)., and Customisable regional filters (20+ countries) for calendars.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond Khan Academy (Economics & Finance).
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 matches support mobile alongside Khan Academy (Economics & Finance).
API availability
6/20
6 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
8 starred / 10 tested
8 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 10 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
55%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to Khan Academy (Economics & Finance)?
Start with Tickeron, GuruFocus, and Stock Rover to replicate Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) 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 Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across Education, Courses & Certs, and Videos, so core Khan Academy (Economics & Finance) workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Auto-Trading & Bots, Copy/Social Trading, Paper Trading, Backtesting, Portfolio, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Blogs, Data Visualizations, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, News, Data APIs, Special Situations, IPO, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Delisted, Dividends, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Financials, Scores, Valuation Models, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Short Interest, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Transcripts, AI, AI Chat, Forums, Newsletters, Stock Handbook, ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Flags, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Management Performance, Management Compensation, Broker Connectors, Dividend, Money Flow, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, AI Report, Custom Dashboards, Quant, Consumer Sentiment, Housing & Construction, APIs & SDKs, Compounding Calculator, Position Sizing, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, Splits, Retail Sales, Options & Derivatives, Options, ETF Fundamentals, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Top Analysts, ETF Performance, Playbooks & Case Studies, ETF Factors, Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Central Bank Watcher show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on Khan Academy (Economics & Finance)?
Courses & Certs, Education, and Videos remain strengths for Khan Academy (Economics & Finance). Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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