eToro is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading while adding Paper Trading and Portfolio coverage and Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; eToro says it pays securities regulatory transaction fees on stock sales for users. and Crypto trades incur a separate 1% fee on buys and sells; since mid-July 2025 the fee is shown separately before execution and in portfolio/account statements. features (category overlap ~100%).
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Free Alternatives to Markets.com
Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test Markets.com before paying for another subscription.
Switching from Markets.com doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from Alerts to Education and beyond. Each pick below is ranked by how closely it matches Markets.com's category footprint—so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.
View all alternativesAlternatives20Curated picks
Free Options20With free tiers
Avg. Overlap39%Category match
Mobile Ready18Native apps
Quick takeaways
Every pick keeps a free tier; start with eToro, Revolut (Invest), and Charles Schwab to road-test Markets.com workflows without paying up front.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Paper Trading, Portfolio, Watchlist, and News.
Similarity score 1270Category overlap: 100%
Shared coverage
BrokerageAdvanced Order TypesCopy/Social TradingAlertsEducation
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Paper Trading, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; eToro says it pays securities regulatory transaction fees on stock sales for users., Crypto trades incur a separate 1% fee on buys and sells; since mid-July 2025 the fee is shown separately before execution and in portfolio/account statements., and $0 U.S. withdrawal fee with a $30 minimum withdrawal amount..
Adds coverage: Paper Trading, Portfolio, Watchlist, and News
Standout features: Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; eToro says it pays securities regulatory transaction fees on stock sales for users., Crypto trades incur a separate 1% fee on buys and sells; since mid-July 2025 the fee is shown separately before execution and in portfolio/account statements., $0 U.S. withdrawal fee with a $30 minimum withdrawal amount., and Options trading in the U.S. with no commissions and no contract fees, offered via the eToro Options app; nominal SEC, FINRA, ORF, and liquidity/regulatory fees can still apply.
Similarity score 956Category overlap: 60%
Shared coverage
BrokerageAlertsEducation
Assets: Stocks, Commodities, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and News coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Access to 4,000+ stocks and ETFs directly in-app, with investments starting from as little as $/€1., Current EEA stock/ETP/bond allowance: Standard and Plus 0 commission-free orders, Premium 5, Metal and Ultra 10; extra orders are 0.10% with no minimum fee., and Selected ETP investment-plan buys can be placed commission-free, separate from general order execution fees..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Advanced Order Types and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, News, and ETF Overview
Standout features: Access to 4,000+ stocks and ETFs directly in-app, with investments starting from as little as $/€1., Current EEA stock/ETP/bond allowance: Standard and Plus 0 commission-free orders, Premium 5, Metal and Ultra 10; extra orders are 0.10% with no minimum fee., Selected ETP investment-plan buys can be placed commission-free, separate from general order execution fees., and Bonds available in the EEA-both government and corporate-with coupon payments and maturity details shown, minimum €2 per trade.
Similarity score 924Category overlap: 60%
Shared coverage
BrokerageAdvanced Order TypesAlerts
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and Desktop
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Options & Derivatives coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Zero-commission online trades for stocks and ETFs; options at $0.65 per contract and futures/futures options at $2.25 per contract., thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, mobile) plus Schwab Mobile, with extended 24/5 trading access to 1,100+ stocks and ETFs including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100., and paperMoney® virtual accounts that let you practice trading with live market data..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Copy/Social Trading and Education.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Options & Derivatives, and Paper Trading
Standout features: Zero-commission online trades for stocks and ETFs; options at $0.65 per contract and futures/futures options at $2.25 per contract., thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, mobile) plus Schwab Mobile, with extended 24/5 trading access to 1,100+ stocks and ETFs including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100., paperMoney® virtual accounts that let you practice trading with live market data., and Tradable universe spans stocks, ETFs, options, futures, and forex-though futures and forex require separate approval and are offered by Schwab Futures & Forex LLC.
Similarity score 914Category overlap: 60%
Shared coverage
Copy/Social TradingAlertsEducation
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, 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 Markets.com 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")., 2026 product pages describe AI agents across 60-minute, 15-minute and 5-minute timeframes, with Signal Agents, Virtual Agents and Brokerage Agents presented as the main automation types., and Tickeron vertical pages show Trending AI Robots, AI Robots for stocks/ETFs/crypto, and finance/consumer/forex-specific robot discovery pages; one crawled page listed 25 selected trending bots out of 351 total..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage and Advanced Order Types.
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")., 2026 product pages describe AI agents across 60-minute, 15-minute and 5-minute timeframes, with Signal Agents, Virtual Agents and Brokerage Agents presented as the main automation types., Tickeron vertical pages show Trending AI Robots, AI Robots for stocks/ETFs/crypto, and finance/consumer/forex-specific robot discovery pages; one crawled page listed 25 selected trending bots out of 351 total., 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.
Similarity score 886Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, Calendar, and Inflation Rates coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Live voice squawk + real‑time text headlines (market‑moving news)., Real‑time economic calendar with global data/events., and Week Ahead and Session Prep content plus access to the news team on paid tiers..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: News, Calendar, Inflation Rates, and Unemployment Rates
Standout features: Live voice squawk + real‑time text headlines (market‑moving news)., Real‑time economic calendar with global data/events., Week Ahead and Session Prep content plus access to the news team on paid tiers., and Real-time Market-on-Close imbalance data on Elite.
Similarity score 886Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Global financial portal covering stocks, indices, commodities, currencies, ETFs, bonds, funds, cryptocurrencies, futures, options, interest rates, and economic indicators., Large global coverage footprint: Investing.com says the platform is available in 44 language editions, covers 250 exchanges, and tracks more than 300,000 financial instruments., and Free web and mobile apps with quotes, charts, watchlists, alerts, market news, economic calendars, portfolios, and calculators..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations
Standout features: Global financial portal covering stocks, indices, commodities, currencies, ETFs, bonds, funds, cryptocurrencies, futures, options, interest rates, and economic indicators., Large global coverage footprint: Investing.com says the platform is available in 44 language editions, covers 250 exchanges, and tracks more than 300,000 financial instruments., Free web and mobile apps with quotes, charts, watchlists, alerts, market news, economic calendars, portfolios, and calculators., and Mobile app support for iOS, iPad, Apple Watch, and Android; Investing.com says its apps have 50M+ downloads, and the iOS listing describes live quotes/charts across 100,000+ instruments.
Similarity score 792Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Backtesting coverage beyond what Markets.com 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 Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Backtesting, and Money Flow
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.
Similarity score 776Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
BrokerageAdvanced Order Types
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Bonds
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and Desktop
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Smart/Direct Routing coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Commission-free online trades for U.S. stocks and ETFs; options contracts at $0.65 each., Certain ETF purchases can incur a Fidelity service fee up to $100 when the ETF sponsor does not support platform availability economics., and Secondary bond and CD trades are priced at $1 per bond/CD online, while U.S. Treasuries trade online with no Fidelity commission..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Copy/Social Trading, Alerts, and Education.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Smart/Direct Routing, and Order Book / Level II
Standout features: Commission-free online trades for U.S. stocks and ETFs; options contracts at $0.65 each., Certain ETF purchases can incur a Fidelity service fee up to $100 when the ETF sponsor does not support platform availability economics., Secondary bond and CD trades are priced at $1 per bond/CD online, while U.S. Treasuries trade online with no Fidelity commission., and Execution quality reports highlight strong fill statistics, with most trades price-improved and executed in fractions of a second. Fidelity discloses savings per order and does not accept payment for order flow on stock and ETF trades.
Similarity score 760Category overlap: 20%
Shared coverage
Alerts
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what Markets.com 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 Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Custom Dashboards
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 746Category overlap: 20%
Shared coverage
Alerts
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, Calendar, and Screeners coverage beyond what Markets.com 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 Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: News, Calendar, Screeners, and Data Visualizations
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 738Category overlap: 20%
Shared coverage
Alerts
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, Calendar, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Markets.com 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 Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: News, Calendar, Watchlist, and Newsletters
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).
Similarity score 738Category overlap: 20%
Shared coverage
Education
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, News, and Blogs coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Free daily newsletter that distills global market and investing news into a 3-minute read., Pro subscription unlocks in-depth research reports, insights, “Quick Takes,” advanced investing guides, and monthly analyst Q&A events., and Real-time market data and fundamentals on approximately 20,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, News, Blogs, and Newsletters
Standout features: Free daily newsletter that distills global market and investing news into a 3-minute read., Pro subscription unlocks in-depth research reports, insights, “Quick Takes,” advanced investing guides, and monthly analyst Q&A events., Real-time market data and fundamentals on approximately 20,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs., and Built-in audio mode (“Listen”) for most articles on web and mobile.
Similarity score 728Category overlap: 20%
Shared coverage
Alerts
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and Desktop
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Data Visualizations, Quant, and Screeners coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Markets covered include stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, bonds, FX, futures, and indices; the current pricing page says TradingView connects to hundreds of data feeds and more than 3.5 million instruments worldwide., Supercharts with multi-chart layouts, custom intervals (incl. seconds and range bars), and more charts-per-tab on higher tiers (up to 16 on Ultimate)., and Technical analysis toolkit with 400+ built-in indicators/strategies, 100,000+ public indicators, and 110+ drawing tools..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Data Visualizations, Quant, Screeners, and Stock Ideas
Standout features: Markets covered include stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, bonds, FX, futures, and indices; the current pricing page says TradingView connects to hundreds of data feeds and more than 3.5 million instruments worldwide., Supercharts with multi-chart layouts, custom intervals (incl. seconds and range bars), and more charts-per-tab on higher tiers (up to 16 on Ultimate)., Technical analysis toolkit with 400+ built-in indicators/strategies, 100,000+ public indicators, and 110+ drawing tools., and Cloud-based alerts (price/drawings/Pine scripts) with delivery via browser/email/apps/webhooks; Premium & Ultimate support open-ended (non-expiring) alerts.
Similarity score 726Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Stocks, Commodities, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Investor Holdings coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets., Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets., and Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, and Stock Ideas
Standout features: Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets., Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets., Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic., and Built-in dividend tracker and calendar that shows cumulative payouts, forward dividend forecasts, year-on-year growth rates and dividend yield, plus a personal dividend calendar within the portfolio.
Similarity score 714Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Stocks, Commodities, and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Markets.com 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 Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist
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 714Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Cryptos
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Coverage of more than 170,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Native iOS and Android apps sync portfolios, Stock Scores, watchlists, and core features with the web account., and Portfolio tracking through manual entry, CSV import, or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and ETF Overview
Standout features: Coverage of more than 170,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Native iOS and Android apps sync portfolios, Stock Scores, watchlists, and core features with the web account., Portfolio tracking through manual entry, CSV import, or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., and Free accounts can connect one brokerage account for 15 days without a credit card; continued automatic broker syncing is paid after the trial connection period.
Similarity score 706Category overlap: 20%
Shared coverage
Alerts
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and Desktop
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Calendar coverage beyond what Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include All-in-one portfolio tracker for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, crypto, NFTs, forex, commodities, and indices., Connects to broker, bank, crypto exchange, and wallet accounts with read-only syncing; users can also import via CSV or add manual transactions., and Portfolio dashboards show performance, asset allocation, portfolio diversity, geographic exposure, sector exposure, historical performance, gains/losses, fees, and portfolio P/E..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Calendar, and News
Standout features: All-in-one portfolio tracker for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, crypto, NFTs, forex, commodities, and indices., Connects to broker, bank, crypto exchange, and wallet accounts with read-only syncing; users can also import via CSV or add manual transactions., Portfolio dashboards show performance, asset allocation, portfolio diversity, geographic exposure, sector exposure, historical performance, gains/losses, fees, and portfolio P/E., and Asset-level pages provide prices, charts, alerts, asset performance, analyst/news-style context, and detail pages for supported instruments.
Similarity score 706Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Bonds
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 Markets.com offers.
- Standout features include Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators., Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions., and All-in-One Screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, valuation, profitability, growth, dividends, guru holdings, insider trades, predefined value screens, custom filters, saved screens, downloadable results, and portfolio workflow integration..
- Pair it with Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts
Standout features: Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators., Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions., All-in-One Screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, valuation, profitability, growth, dividends, guru holdings, insider trades, predefined value screens, custom filters, saved screens, downloadable results, and portfolio workflow integration., and Screener backtesting for more than 80 countries, with U.S. backtests starting January 1, 2006 and non-U.S. country backtests generally starting January 1, 2016; parameters include stock count, ranking metric, sort order, start/end date, and rebalance frequency.
Similarity score 700Category overlap: 20%
Shared coverage
Alerts
Assets: Currencies, Stocks, and Commodities
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, and Screeners coverage beyond what Markets.com 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 Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, Screeners, and ETF Screeners
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).
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Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 694Category overlap: 40%
Shared coverage
AlertsEducation
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Bonds
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings coverage beyond what Markets.com 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 Markets.com if you still need Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Copy/Social Trading.
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).
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Alerts×18Education×12Brokerage×4Advanced Order Types×3Copy/Social Trading×2
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond Markets.com.
News+16Watchlist+16Portfolio+14Calendar+12Screeners+10Data Visualizations+9Blogs+8ETF Overview+8
Free Access & Pricing
Free options
All 20
20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.
Mobile ready
18/20
18 matches support mobile alongside Markets.com.
API availability
4/20
4 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
5 starred / 8 tested
5 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 8 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
39%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to Markets.com?
Start with eToro, Revolut (Invest), and Charles Schwab to replicate Markets.com 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 Markets.com workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, Alerts, and Education, so core Markets.com workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
Paper Trading, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Calendar, Dividends, IPO, Data Visualizations, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, ETF Overview, Wealth Management, Downloadable Tax Reports, Options & Derivatives, Smart/Direct Routing, Order Book / Level II, Videos, Blogs, Newsletters, Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Auto-Trading & Bots, Backtesting, Courses & Certs, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, Central Bank Watcher, Correlation, Investor Holdings, Market Sentiment, Splits, Commitment of Traders (COT), PMI / ISM, Housing & Construction, Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment, Yield Curves, CDS Spreads, Financials, Scores, Valuation Models, Transcripts, Insider Data, 13F, Options, ETF Performance, AI, AI Chat, AI Earnings Summary, Forums, Money Flow, Compounding Calculator, Position Sizing, ETF Screeners, Custom Dashboards, Short Interest, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Client & Investor Reporting, Model Portfolios & Sleeves, Householding & Multi-Entity, Quant, Broker Connectors, Webhooks, Dividend, Retirement Calculator, ETF Comparison, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Institutional Data, AI Report, Risk Metrics, On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, Wallet / Address Monitoring, Capital Gains Estimator, Top Analysts, US Government Trades, Data APIs, Special Situations, Delisted, Acquisitions, Spin-offs, Flags, Improved Filings, 13D/13G, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Stock Handbook, Bulls Say Bear Say, News Sentiment, Buybacks & Authorizations, Options P&L, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Secondary Offerings show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on Markets.com?
Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, Education, Brokerage, and Alerts remain strengths for Markets.com. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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