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Monday, January 5, 2026

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Free Alternatives to ORTEX

Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test ORTEX before paying for another subscription.

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Quick takeaways

GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Short Interest, Insider Data, and Data Visualizations while adding Stock Ideas and Stock Comparison coverage and 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. and 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. features (category overlap ~69%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with GuruFocus, Stocknear, and Fiscal.ai to road-test ORTEX workflows without paying up front.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Investor Holdings.

#1 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 2046Category overlap: 69%

Shared coverage

Short InterestInsider DataData VisualizationsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNews

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what ORTEX 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 ORTEX if you still need Quant, Index Rebalancing, and Money Flow.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Investor Holdings

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.

#2 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1677Category overlap: 56%

Shared coverage

Insider DataData VisualizationsOptions & DerivativesAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNews

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Watchlist, Alerts, and Dark Pool & Off-Exchange coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History., Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced)., and Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay)..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: Watchlist, Alerts, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, and Financials

Standout features: Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History., Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced)., Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay)., and Hedge Fund tracker (13F) with institution list (downloadable) and holdings analytics.

#3 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1667Category overlap: 56%

Shared coverage

Insider DataData VisualizationsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendar

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., and Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Investor Holdings

Standout features: Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually., and AI Copilot for conversational research, capable of summarizing earnings, screening for ideas, comparing peers, and explaining drivers with citations back to sources.

#4 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1576Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Short InterestInsider DataData VisualizationsOptionsAnalyst Price TargetsNews

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Alerts, Watchlist, and Paper Trading coverage beyond what ORTEX 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 ORTEX if you still need Quant, Index Rebalancing, and Money Flow.

Adds coverage: Alerts, Watchlist, Paper Trading, and Financials

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.

#5 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1576Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Short InterestInsider DataOptionsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNews

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Dividends coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Real-time U.S. quotes with continuously updating bid/ask via Nasdaq Basic, with data credited to Nasdaq Data Link., Built-in screeners for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds with filterable metrics., and Options chains enhanced with Greeks such as Delta, Gamma, and Vega..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Quant, Data Visualizations, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Dividends, and Splits

Standout features: Real-time U.S. quotes with continuously updating bid/ask via Nasdaq Basic, with data credited to Nasdaq Data Link., Built-in screeners for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds with filterable metrics., Options chains enhanced with Greeks such as Delta, Gamma, and Vega., and Dedicated pages for short interest, insider transactions, and institutional holdings (13F).

#6 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1530Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsMoney FlowAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendar

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks., Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries., and Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant.

Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist

Standout features: Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks., Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries., Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace., and Equity, ETF and mutual fund screeners with thousands of filter criteria, percentile ranks, description search operators and saved “My Screens” views for repeatable idea generation.

#7 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1516Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Insider DataData VisualizationsOptions & DerivativesAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNews

Assets: Stocks and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Analyst Forecasts, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: Analyst Forecasts, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Backtesting

Standout features: Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more., and DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.

#8 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1477Category overlap: 47%

Shared coverage

Insider DataOptions & DerivativesNewsCalendarData APIsUS Government Trades

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Portfolio, Paper Trading, and Dark Pool & Off-Exchange coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Portfolio, Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, and Alerts

Standout features: Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals., and Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.

#9 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1455Category overlap: 64%

Shared coverage

Insider DataData VisualizationsOptionsNewsCalendarUS Government Trades

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Watchlist, Analyst Forecasts, and Improved Filings coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Upgraded price charts with volume bars, OHLCV tooltips, candlestick/area toggle, compare overlays, SMA indicator, and custom date ranges., Real-time newswire feeds for equities and markets, with headline → full story and related coverage., and Watchlist tab includes an AI-generated briefing across a user’s watchlist using price data and web news..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: Watchlist, Analyst Forecasts, Improved Filings, and Institutional Data

Standout features: Upgraded price charts with volume bars, OHLCV tooltips, candlestick/area toggle, compare overlays, SMA indicator, and custom date ranges., Real-time newswire feeds for equities and markets, with headline → full story and related coverage., Watchlist tab includes an AI-generated briefing across a user’s watchlist using price data and web news., and Natural-language stock screener (“type what you want”) with filters/columns/sorting; screener coverage includes US and Indian equities.

#10 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1448Category overlap: 44%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsOptionsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendar

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Quant Ratings for stocks with five Factor Grades (Value, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, EPS Revisions), plus ETF Factor Grades (Momentum, Expenses, Dividends, Risk, Liquidity)., Stock and ETF screeners with ratings, grades, and advanced filters. Premium members can save screens for reuse., and Side-by-side comparison of up to 20 stocks, with export to Excel or PDF..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant.

Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist

Standout features: Quant Ratings for stocks with five Factor Grades (Value, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, EPS Revisions), plus ETF Factor Grades (Momentum, Expenses, Dividends, Risk, Liquidity)., Stock and ETF screeners with ratings, grades, and advanced filters. Premium members can save screens for reuse., Side-by-side comparison of up to 20 stocks, with export to Excel or PDF., and Portfolio tools with custom views, health scores, and Excel export. Premium users can link brokers for daily auto-sync through Plaid or SnapTrade.

#11 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1448Category overlap: 44%

Shared coverage

QuantData VisualizationsOptions & DerivativesNewsCalendarScreeners

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into ETF Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile., Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas., and Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Insider Data, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Backtesting

Standout features: Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile., Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas., Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks., and Global multi‑asset screeners (stocks, ETFs, bonds, crypto coins, CEX and DEX pairs) with 400+ filter fields, multiple timeframes, auto‑refresh, and data export for external analysis.

#12 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1442Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Short InterestInsider DataData VisualizationsIndex RebalancingNewsCalendar

Assets: Stocks

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Watchlist, and Investor Holdings coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., and Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Quant, Money Flow, and Options & Derivatives.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, and Buybacks & Authorizations

Standout features: Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI., and Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation.

#13 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1434Category overlap: 44%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsOptionsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendar

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Watchlist, Portfolio, and Alerts coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Free plan with optional Silver and Gold subscriptions that unlock advanced features and research., Historical price downloads in CSV format are gated to Gold; portfolio and watchlist exports remain free., and Coverage spans 100+ exchanges worldwide, with clear labeling of real-time versus delayed data..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant.

Adds coverage: Watchlist, Portfolio, Alerts, and Financials

Standout features: Free plan with optional Silver and Gold subscriptions that unlock advanced features and research., Historical price downloads in CSV format are gated to Gold; portfolio and watchlist exports remain free., Coverage spans 100+ exchanges worldwide, with clear labeling of real-time versus delayed data., and Interactive full-screen charts with dozens of technical indicators and extended-hours toggles.

#14 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1388Category overlap: 44%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendarScreeners

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.”, Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world., and Individual stock pages combine real-time or delayed prices, key stats, full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios, KPIs, dividend history, long price history, interactive technical charts, and company profiles..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, and Stock Comparison

Standout features: Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.”, Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world., Individual stock pages combine real-time or delayed prices, key stats, full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios, KPIs, dividend history, long price history, interactive technical charts, and company profiles., and Three real-time screeners (stocks, ETFs, IPOs) with 200+ indicators and filters, including country, exchange, sector, industry, index membership, dates (e.g., IPO date, ex‑dividend), and performance/valuation metrics; results update live as filters change.

#15 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1368Category overlap: 44%

Shared coverage

Insider DataAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendarData APIs

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Dividends, Splits, and IPO coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., and Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Dividends, Splits, IPO, and Inflation Rates

Standout features: Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns., and Built‑in valuation and advanced metrics including DCF models, owner earnings and other formula‑based indicators documented in the Financial Formulas section, with a Custom DCF Calculator and Advanced Market Metrics (e.g., sector performance, technical indicators) available on higher‑tier plans.

#16 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1342Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Insider DataData VisualizationsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendar

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Watchlist, and Alerts coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas., Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)., and Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Watchlist, Alerts, and Scores

Standout features: Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas., Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)., Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic., and Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.

#17 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1332Category overlap: 44%

Shared coverage

Insider DataQuantData VisualizationsMoney FlowNewsCalendar

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Backtesting, and Watchlist coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Intrinsic value suite: DCF, Reverse DCF, Earnings Power Value (EPV), Peter Lynch fair value, and relative value calculators., AI-powered earnings overviews that summarize transcripts into structured highlights/visuals., and Global stock screener with 60+ presets, country & exchange filters, heatmap/scatter visualizations, and a backtesting comparison vs S&P 500..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Index Rebalancing, and Options & Derivatives.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Backtesting, Watchlist, and Valuation Models

Standout features: Intrinsic value suite: DCF, Reverse DCF, Earnings Power Value (EPV), Peter Lynch fair value, and relative value calculators., AI-powered earnings overviews that summarize transcripts into structured highlights/visuals., Global stock screener with 60+ presets, country & exchange filters, heatmap/scatter visualizations, and a backtesting comparison vs S&P 500., and Smart Money Analysis: institutional (13F) and insider transaction tracking, plus options sentiment indicators.

#18 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1305Category overlap: 38%

Shared coverage

Insider DataAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsCalendarScreeners

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and Mobile

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Top Analysts, ETF Screeners, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards., Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system., and Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Top Analysts, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Analyst Forecasts

Standout features: Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards., Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system., Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings., and Stock and ETF screeners, technical analysis filters, and stock/ETF comparison tools.

#19 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1300Category overlap: 40%

Shared coverage

Insider DataOptionsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsNewsData APIs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News Sentiment, Analyst Forecasts, and Dividends coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., and Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: News Sentiment, Analyst Forecasts, Dividends, and Splits

Standout features: End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries., and Real-time WebSocket streaming (<50 ms latency) for US equities, forex, and crypto, with up to 50 simultaneous tickers and pre/post-market support.

#20 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1300Category overlap: 40%

Shared coverage

Insider DataData VisualizationsOptionsNewsCalendarScreeners

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Alerts, Backtesting, and Correlation coverage beyond what ORTEX offers.
  • Standout features include Stock screener with extensive fundamental/technical/news/ETF filters; Elite unlocks additional customizable filters and views., Elite: real-time stock quotes & charts (free is delayed); includes premarket (4:00–9:30 AM) and after-hours (4:00–8:00 PM)., and Multi-layout charting with drawing tools, indicators, and automatic pattern recognition; technical studies are saved automatically..
  • Pair it with ORTEX if you still need Short Interest, Quant, and Index Rebalancing.

Adds coverage: Alerts, Backtesting, Correlation, and Portfolio

Standout features: Stock screener with extensive fundamental/technical/news/ETF filters; Elite unlocks additional customizable filters and views., Elite: real-time stock quotes & charts (free is delayed); includes premarket (4:00–9:30 AM) and after-hours (4:00–8:00 PM)., Multi-layout charting with drawing tools, indicators, and automatic pattern recognition; technical studies are saved automatically., and ETF analytics with full holdings breakdown (beyond top-10) plus performance & structural metrics, including a treemap composition view.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

News×20Calendar×19Screeners×19Data Visualizations×15Insider Data×15Analyst Price Targets×14Analyst Recommendations×13Options×7

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond ORTEX.

Financials+17Watchlist+16Alerts+13Analyst Forecasts+13Dividends+13ETF Holdings+12ETF Overview+12Portfolio+12

Free Access & Pricing

Free options

All 20

20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.

Mobile ready

12/20

12 matches support mobile alongside ORTEX.

API availability

7/20

7 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.

Quality checks

11 starred / 17 tested

11 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 17 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

49%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to ORTEX?

Start with GuruFocus, Stocknear, and Fiscal.ai to replicate ORTEX 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 ORTEX workflows stay covered on the free plan?

Expect solid overlap across Short Interest, Insider Data, Data Visualizations, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, News, Calendar, Data APIs, US Government Trades, Screeners, Blogs, Options & Derivatives, Options, Money Flow, Quant, and Index Rebalancing, so core ORTEX workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Investor Holdings, Backtesting, Alerts, 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, Institutional Data, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Analyst Forecasts, Transcripts, AI, AI Chat, Education, Videos, Forums, Newsletters, Stock Handbook, Watchlist, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, ETF Performance, Dividend, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Improved Filings, Splits, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, AI Business Summary, AI Earnings Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Report, Paper Trading, ETF Screeners, Custom Dashboards, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors, Bulls Say Bear Say, ETF Factors, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Advanced Order Types, Housing & Construction, On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, Buybacks & Authorizations, Top Analysts, ETF Comparison, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, ESG Ratings, Position Sizing, Research Templates, Shared Workspaces, Flags, App & Website Traffic, News Sentiment, Ticker Changes, and Correlation show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.

Where might I still rely on ORTEX?

Quant, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options & Derivatives, Options, Short Interest, Data APIs, Blogs, US Government Trades, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Insider Data, Analyst Price Targets, Calendar, and Screeners remain strengths for ORTEX. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.

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Starred Tools

These are my top picks. Tools I've tested thoroughly and found to be excellent. They do their job really well, and I use them a lot. If you're not already familiar with them, I highly recommend checking them out.

Tested Tools

These are tools I've tried and found to be solid, but not standout. Think of them as passing an initial quality screen: worth exploring, though not all will be exceptional.

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This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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