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Free Alternatives to Nasdaq.com

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

Switching from Nasdaq.com doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from News to Calendar and beyond. Each pick below is framed by fit, caveats, and access friction so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.

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Which Alternative Should You Use?

GuruFocus

Closest replacement

Best for: Value investors looking for long historical fundamentals, GF Score, GF Value, and guru/institutional holdings.

GuruFocus best matches the base workflow on stock research, stock screening, and fundamental research.
GuruFocus also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Signup required. A free account has limited access.

Watch for: Paid access is region and tier dependent: Annual paid memberships, region add-ons, API plans, and pay-as-you-go API credits.

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Stocknear

Best workflow fit

Best for: U.S. stock and options traders who want options flow, dark-pool activity, analyst data, congressional trades, 13F holdings, alerts, and AI chat in one web app.

Stocknear best matches the base workflow on stock research, stock screening, and options data.
Stocknear also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Signup required. Basic is listed at $0/month with 10 credits, one watchlist, one portfolio, and three alerts.

Watch for: U.S.-market focus: Stocknear is centered on U.S. stocks, ETFs, and options rather than global multi-asset coverage.

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Investing.com

Strong runner-up

Best for: Users looking for one free global market portal for quotes, charts, calendars, news, watchlists, and portfolio tracking.

Investing.com best matches the base workflow on stock screening, fundamental research, and screening and idea generation.
Investing.com also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Free access is ad-supported and does not include the full InvestingPro research layer.

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.

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TipRanks

Strong runner-up

Best for: Retail investors looking for analyst consensus, expert rankings, Smart Score, news sentiment, and stock ideas.

TipRanks best matches the base workflow on stock research, analyst ratings, and fundamental research.
TipRanks also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free/Basic MCP OAuth quota is 10 tool calls per month.

Watch for: Best tools are paid: Premium and Ultimate gate Smart Portfolio, Smart Score, expert/insider/hedge-fund tools, exports, and higher MCP quotas.

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Detailed Alternatives

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Pay lessFill a gapUpgrade overall

Free tiers first, then the lowest starting price.

Partial replacement

Stock Analysis

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Regular investors looking for fast stock and fund research pages, screeners, comparisons, watchlists, and market calendars.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Stock Ideas
ETF Screeners
Top Analysts
Stock Comparison

Lose

Insider Data
Institutional Ownership
Short Interest
Options

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on portfolio watchlists, options data, and analyst ratings.
Free-plan limits: Free access is ad-supported. Free exports and financial history are limited compared with Pro and Unlimited. Free accounts allow 10 active alerts. Brokerage sync, full ETF holdings, and advanced analyst filtering require paid plans.
No public API: Stock Analysis does not currently offer API access.

Cost

Free, no signup

$6.58/moto go paid, billed yearly

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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Partial replacement

Investing.com

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Users looking for one free global market portal for quotes, charts, calendars, news, watchlists, and portfolio tracking.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Correlation

Lose

Short Interest
Official Sources
Mutual Funds coverage

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, portfolio watchlists, and options data.
Free-plan limits: Free access is ad-supported and does not include the full InvestingPro research layer. Free WarrenAI access is limited to 10 lifetime messages and requires an account; paid plans include 50 or 500 credits per month. ProPicks, premium reports, and deeper datasets are plan-gated.
Not a broker or API product: Investing.com does not provide trade execution or a public API. Widgets and RSS are its public integration methods.

Cost

Free, no signup

$18.95/moto go paid

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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Partial replacement

Perplexity Finance

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Users looking for cited AI answers over finance pages, filings, news, charts, watchlists, screeners, ownership data, and earnings documents.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Insider Data
Institutional Ownership

Gain

Data Visualizations
Improved Filings
US Government Trades
APIs & Data Feeds

Lose

Dividends
Splits
IPO
Financials

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock screening, portfolio watchlists, and options data.
Free-plan limits: Free consumer plan includes 3 Pro searches per day. Pro is listed locally at $20/month and Max at $200/month for consumer access. Agent API finance_search is billed at $0.005 per invocation, or $5 per 1,000 invocations, with model tokens billed separately.
AI answer quality still needs review: Perplexity cites sources, but investment conclusions, calculations, and data joins should be verified before use.

Cost

Free, no signup

$20/moto go paid

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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MarketWatchPartial replacementFree • Paid plans availableFree, no signup

Partial replacement

MarketWatch

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

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
IPO
Financials

Gain

Alerts
Data Visualizations
Paper Trading
Macro Data

Lose

Dividends
Splits
Institutional Ownership
Analyst Forecasts

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, options data, and analyst ratings.
Free-plan limits: Premium articles and newsletters require subscription. Quote pages are still available at no additional cost. Intro offers renew at higher standard rates.
Subscription is mainly for journalism: The subscription covers news. Quote pages remain available without a subscription.

Cost: Free, no signup; Free • Paid plans available

Fit: Partial replacement

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ChartMillPartial replacementFree • Paid plans availableFree, no signup

Partial replacement

ChartMill

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Bottom line: Self-directed traders and investors looking for technical and fundamental screening, watchlists, alerts, charts, and idea templates in one browser product.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Scores

Lose

IPO
ETF Analysis
Options
Official Sources

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on portfolio watchlists, options data, and analyst ratings.
Free-plan limits: Free access includes screener and charts with data limits. Monthly subscription is $34.97/month after first-month promotion; annual plan is $299.97/year and includes a swing-trading course.
Delayed market data: Paid access unlocks tools, but market data remains delayed or end-of-day, so active traders needing real-time feeds need another platform.

Cost: Free, no signup; Free • Paid plans available

Fit: Partial replacement

Screen stocks on ChartMill Compare

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FintelPartial replacementFree • Paid plans availableFree, no signup

Partial replacement

Fintel

Bottom line: Investors looking for ownership, short interest, options sentiment, filings, dashboards, alerts, and quant-style scores in one research site.

Keep

Screeners
News
Calendar
Dividends
Insider Data
Institutional Ownership

Gain

Which ETF includes this Stock?
Improved Filings
Alerts
APIs & Data Feeds

Lose

Watchlist
Splits
IPO
Financials

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, portfolio watchlists, and analyst ratings.
Free-plan limits: Free public access is available. Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers gate paid research workflows. Broker-linked retail ownership features require sign-in and supported U.S. brokerage access.
Many core workflows are paid: Advanced datasets, leaderboards, private AI research, portfolio construction, and options flow are tier-gated. Advanced AI models are marked Coming Soon.

Cost: Free, no signup; Free • Paid plans available

Fit: Partial replacement

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MarketlogPartial replacementFree • From $6.67/mo billed yearlyFree with signup

Partial replacement

Marketlog

Bottom line: Retail investors who need manual or broker-connected portfolio tracking, dividends, goals, forecasts, benchmarks, and sharing.

Keep

Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits
IPO

Gain

Portfolio
Data Visualizations
Risk Metrics
Monte Carlo

Lose

Screeners
Insider Data
Short Interest
ETF Analysis

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, stock screening, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free supports unlimited portfolios, holdings, and transactions with manual tracking, 3 goals per portfolio, a 3-item watchlist, and 5 years of price history. Plus costs $7.99 monthly or $6.67 per month billed yearly. Pro costs $17.99 monthly or $15 per month billed yearly.
Not a broker or adviser: Marketlog tracks and analyzes portfolios but does not execute trades, provide fiduciary advice, or act as an exchange.

Cost

Free with signup

$6.67/moto go paid, billed yearly

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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Yahoo FinancePartial replacementFree • From $7.95/mo billed yearlyFree with signup

Partial replacement

Yahoo Finance

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Bottom line: Investors who want free quotes, news, watchlists, portfolios, charts, and basic research in one product.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Alerts
Portfolio
Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison

Lose

Short Interest
ETF Analysis
Official Sources

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, portfolio watchlists, and options data.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free account/sign-in may be required for some portfolio and watchlist features. Premium portfolio analytics, research, screeners, and longer downloadable history are paid.
Data is informational, not trading-grade: Yahoo says all finance data is informational and not intended for trading or investing purposes.

Cost

Free with signup

$7.95/moto go paid, billed yearly

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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StocknearBest workflow fitFree • From $10/moFree with signup

Best workflow fit

Stocknear

Bottom line: U.S. stock and options traders who want options flow, dark-pool activity, analyst data, congressional trades, 13F holdings, alerts, and AI chat in one web app.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Financials

Gain

Data Visualizations
Alerts
Dark Pool & Off-Exchange
US Government Trades

Lose

Splits
IPO
Short Interest
Official Sources

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Basic is listed at $0/month with 10 credits, one watchlist, one portfolio, and three alerts. Plus is listed at $10/month and Pro at $20/month.
U.S.-market focus: Stocknear is centered on U.S. stocks, ETFs, and options rather than global multi-asset coverage.

Cost

Free with signup

$10/moto go paid

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Drop-in replacement

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Financial Modeling Prep (FMP)Partial replacementFree • From $22/mo billed yearlyFree with signup

Partial replacement

Financial Modeling Prep (FMP)

Tested by us

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

Keep

Screeners
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits
IPO

Gain

APIs & Data Feeds
Macro Data
Scores
ESG Ratings

Lose

Watchlist
Short Interest
Options
Official Sources

Watch out

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

Cost

Free with signup

$22/moto go paid, billed yearly

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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Seeking AlphaPartial replacementFree • From $24.92/mo billed yearlyFree with signup

Partial replacement

Seeking Alpha

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Retail investors looking for news, contributor analysis, quant ratings, screeners, and portfolio alerts together.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Financials

Gain

News Sentiment
Alerts
Stock Ideas
Top Analysts

Lose

Splits
IPO
Insider Data
Institutional Ownership

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on portfolio watchlists, options data, and analyst ratings.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Basic has limited premium-article access. Premium is needed for unlimited articles/transcripts, ratings, factor grades, screeners, comparisons, broker linking, and AI summaries.
Free access is limited: The Basic plan has limited premium-article access and core portfolio/watchlist features.

Cost

Free with signup

$24.92/moto go paid, billed yearly

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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FinancialData.NetPartial replacementFree • From $29/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

FinancialData.Net

Bottom line: Developers who want prices, fundamentals, statements, options, funds, ESG, calendars, ownership data, and news from one API.

Keep

News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits
IPO
Financials

Gain

APIs & Data Feeds
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Quant
Macro Data

Lose

Screeners
Watchlist
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Ratings & Price Targets

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, stock screening, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free plan lists 300 requests/day. Professional is $149/month or $1,299/year and includes MCP server plus internal commercial use.
Serious use is paid: The free tier is useful for testing but is capped at 300 requests/day and excludes many higher-value datasets and MCP access.

Cost

Free with signup

$29/moto go paid

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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Stock RoverPartial replacementFree • From $34/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

Stock Rover

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Bottom line: Individual investors looking for North American stock, ETF, and fund screening.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Financials

Gain

Stock Ideas
ETF Screeners
Stock Comparison
ETF Comparison

Lose

Splits
IPO
Institutional Ownership
Short Interest

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, portfolio watchlists, and options data.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. New signups can test Stock Rover through a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Free plan has monthly limits for Stock Scores and Research Reports.
North America-focused coverage: U.S. and Canadian exchange support plus OTC boards.

Cost

Free with signup

$34/moto go paid

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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Fiscal.aiPartial replacementFree • From $39/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

Fiscal.ai

Analyst pickTested by us

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

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Portfolio

Lose

IPO
Short Interest
Options
Official Sources

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, stock screening, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free terminal access has dashboard, history, event, and AI prompt limits. Free API access covers 100 companies, 50 requests per minute, and 250 requests per day.
Free access is limited: The free API is limited to 100 companies, 50 requests per minute, and 250 requests per day. Deeper history, exports, and some datasets require paid plans.

Cost

Free with signup

$39/moto go paid

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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KoyfinPartial replacementFree • From $39/mo billed yearlyFree with signup

Partial replacement

Koyfin

Analyst pickTested by us

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

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Financials
Short Interest

Gain

ETF Screeners
Data Visualizations
Custom Dashboards
Correlation

Lose

Dividends
Splits
IPO
Insider Data

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, portfolio watchlists, and options data.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free plan includes limited watchlists, screens, dashboards, alerts, portfolios, financials, and estimates history. New accounts receive a seven-day trial and then downgrade to Free without a charge.
No public API: Koyfin does not provide user-facing data access through an API.

Cost

Free with signup

$39/moto go paid, billed yearly

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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GuruFocusClosest replacementFree • From $45.75/mo billed yearlyFree with signup

Closest replacement

GuruFocus

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Value investors looking for long historical fundamentals, GF Score, GF Value, and guru/institutional holdings.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Stock Ideas
ETF Screeners
Top Analysts
Stock Comparison

Lose

Official Sources
Cryptos coverage
Currencies coverage

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on portfolio watchlists, options data, and analyst ratings.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. A free account has limited access. Free members have limited portfolio capacity.
Paid access is region and tier dependent: Annual paid memberships, region add-ons, API plans, and pay-as-you-go API credits.

Cost

Free with signup

$45.75/moto go paid, billed yearly

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Drop-in replacement

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Alpha VantagePartial replacementFree • From $49.99/moFree with signup

Partial replacement

Alpha Vantage

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Bottom line: Developers and students looking for a simple API key for market, fundamentals, macro, FX, crypto, commodity, and options data.

Keep

News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits
IPO
Financials

Gain

APIs & Data Feeds
News Sentiment
Market Sentiment
Corporate Actions & Special Situations

Lose

Screeners
Watchlist
Institutional Ownership
Short Interest

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, stock screening, and portfolio watchlists.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free key is limited to 25 API requests per day. Personal premium plans run from $49.99 to $249.99 monthly or $499 to $2,499 yearly.
Free quota is small: A standard free limit of 25 API requests per day.

Cost

Free with signup

$49.99/moto go paid

Nasdaq.com has no paid plan

Fit: Partial replacement

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TipRanksPartial replacementFree • Contact for pricingFree with signup

Partial replacement

TipRanks

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Retail investors looking for analyst consensus, expert rankings, Smart Score, news sentiment, and stock ideas.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Stock Ideas
Top Analysts
ETF Screeners
US Government Trades

Lose

Short Interest
ETF Analysis
Official Sources
Mutual Funds coverage

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock screening, portfolio watchlists, and options data.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free/Basic MCP OAuth quota is 10 tool calls per month. Free API-key tier is limited to 10 requests per minute and 50 requests per month.
Best tools are paid: Premium and Ultimate gate Smart Portfolio, Smart Score, expert/insider/hedge-fund tools, exports, and higher MCP quotas.

Cost: Free with signup; Free • Contact for pricing

Fit: Partial replacement

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TrendlyneDrop-in replacementFree • Paid plans availableFree with signup

Drop-in replacement

Trendlyne

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Bottom line: Indian investors looking for one product for screeners, DVM scores, analyst forecasts, alerts, portfolios, broker sync, and options tools.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Calendar
Dividends
Splits

Gain

Data Visualizations
Portfolio
Backtesting
Alerts

Lose

Short Interest
ETF Analysis
Official Sources
ETFs coverage

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock research, portfolio watchlists, and macro and fund research.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free plan exists; the current page lists GuruQ at INR 390/month and Pro Global at INR 1,500/month. Pro Plus is marked +INR 2,000/month without a standalone charge. Annual page displays GuruQ INR 1,890 and StratQ INR 5,900 with promo-code labels, Pro Global INR 8,900, and Pro Plus Global as +INR 11,900/year; verify current checkout terms before purchase.
Plan matrix is complex: India-only, global, SmartOptions, Excel Connect, alert frequency, backtest limits, and download limits vary materially by tier.

Cost: Free with signup; Free • Paid plans available

Fit: Drop-in replacement

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TickertapePartial replacementFree • Paid plans availableFree with signup

Partial replacement

Tickertape

Tested by us

Bottom line: Indian retail investors looking for stock, mutual-fund, ETF, screeners, broker-linked portfolios, forecasts, alerts, and portfolio insights in one product.

Keep

Screeners
Watchlist
News
Dividends
Splits
Financials

Gain

Portfolio
Alerts
Scores
Market Sentiment

Lose

Calendar
IPO
Institutional Ownership
Short Interest

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on portfolio watchlists and options data.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Pro is listed at INR399/month. Three-month Pro is listed at INR899 and annual Pro at INR2,999.
India-first coverage: Tickertape focuses on Indian markets. Its U.S. investing account is for Indian residents, not a global institutional audience.

Cost: Free with signup; Free • Paid plans available

Fit: Partial replacement

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What This Shortlist Tells You

GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Screeners, Watchlist, and News while adding Stock Ideas and ETF Screeners coverage and Historical financial and valuation data covers stocks in multiple regions, with screens, charts, comparisons, disclosed investor holdings, insider trades, and economic indicators. and Large global coverage footprint: current membership pages advertise 1M+ investors, 100,000 stocks across 100 markets, 30 years of financial data, thousands of institutional-investor trading histories, and 15,000+ mutual-fund holdings; the Data API separately documents 60,000+ companies across 9 regions. features (workflow overlap ~94%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with GuruFocus, Investing.com, and TipRanks to road-test Nasdaq.com workflows without paying up front.

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

Nasdaq.com still leads on Official Sources, so keep it handy for those workflows.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

News×20 Calendar×19 Financials×18 Dividends×17 Screeners×17 Insider Data×16 Watchlist×16 Analyst Forecasts×15

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Nasdaq.com.

Alerts+16 Data Visualizations+15 Portfolio+12 Transcripts+11 AI Research+10 Scores+10 Stock Comparison+9 Stock Ideas+9

Free Access & Pricing

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 listed monthly upgrade. No comparable monthly price is listed for Nasdaq.com.

Mobile app

13 of 20

13 have a mobile app, like Nasdaq.com.

API access

8 of 20

8 expose an API or data feed, usually on a paid plan.

Hands-on tested

16 of 20

16 tested hands-on. 8 are analyst picks.

Coverage overlap

71%

Average share of Nasdaq.com categories each alternative covers.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to Nasdaq.com?

GuruFocus, Investing.com, and TipRanks cover the most Nasdaq.com workflows without a paid plan, in that order.

Do these picks stay permanently free?

Yes. Every tool listed has a standing free tier, not a trial. Expect caps on exports, seats, or history once you use it heavily.

Which Nasdaq.com workflows stay covered on the free plan?

The free plans cover Screeners, Watchlist, News, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, IPO, Financials, Insider Data, Institutional Ownership, Short Interest, ETF Analysis, Options, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Ratings & Price Targets. Core Nasdaq.com workflows in those areas do not need a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

The free alternatives add Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Data Visualizations, Quant, Backtesting, Correlation, Portfolio, US Government Trades, Alerts, APIs & Data Feeds, Corporate Actions & Special Situations, Macro Data, Yield Curves, Credit Ratings & Outlooks, Scores, Flags, Valuation Models, Improved Filings, Transcripts, Fund Analysis, AI Research, AI Chat, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors, Education, Blogs, Videos, Forums, Newsletters, Custom Dashboards, Stock Handbook, Market Sentiment, CDS Spreads, Risk Metrics, Performance Attribution, Bulls Say Bear Say, News Sentiment, Guidance / Pre-announcements, Options P&L, Compounding Calculator, Retirement Calculator, ESG Ratings, Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Webhooks, Position Sizing, Monte Carlo, Notes & Highlights, and Advisor Operations, which Nasdaq.com does not cover.

Where might I still rely on Nasdaq.com?

Official Sources, Short Interest, ETF Analysis, Dividends, Splits, Institutional Ownership, Analyst Forecasts, IPO, Watchlist, Options, Insider Data, Screeners, Analyst Ratings & Price Targets, Calendar, and Financials stay with Nasdaq.com. Keep it for those tasks, or budget for a paid plan elsewhere if they matter.

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