TradingView is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Screeners, Quant, and Backtesting while adding ETF Screeners and Data Visualizations coverage and 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. and Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas. features (category overlap ~75%).
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Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test QuantRocket before paying for another subscription.
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Every pick keeps a free tier; start with TradingView, QuantConnect, and Portfolio123 to road-test QuantRocket workflows without paying up front.
Need mobile access? TradingView, Tickeron, and GuruFocus bring phone-ready workflows that QuantRocket lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio.
Similarity score 1424Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
ScreenersQuantBacktestingAdvanced Order TypesPaper TradingBroker Connectors
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Futures
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- TradingView adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Options & Derivatives coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Auto-Trading & Bots and Data APIs.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio
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.
Similarity score 1123Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
QuantBacktestingAuto-Trading & BotsPaper Trading
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Futures
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Options & Derivatives and APIs & SDKs coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers., Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud., and Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Screeners, Advanced Order Types, and Data APIs.
Adds coverage: Options & Derivatives and APIs & SDKs
Standout features: Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers., Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud., Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX., and Robust options support with Greeks, implied volatility, and helpers for building multi-leg strategies such as iron condors.
Similarity score 1115Category overlap: 63%
Shared coverage
ScreenersQuantBacktestingData APIsBroker Connectors
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Data Visualizations, Stock Ideas, and Portfolio coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., and Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Auto-Trading & Bots, Advanced Order Types, and Paper Trading.
Adds coverage: Data Visualizations, Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Watchlist
Standout features: Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues., and AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.
Similarity score 1020Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktestingAuto-Trading & BotsPaper Trading
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Currencies
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Tickeron adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Copy/Social Trading coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include AI Trading Agents/Bots for Stocks, ETFs, Crypto and Forex; includes Signal Agents, Virtual Agents, and Brokerage Agents (and a "Your Brokerage" connection marked "Coming soon")., AI Robots workflow: after subscribing you can "Follow" robots to view open trades, enable notifications, and enable "Autopilot" to automatically copy trades to your Paper Trades account., and Paper trading ("Paper Trades") for testing ideas risk-free; described as available for ~4,000 stocks, ~1,000 ETFs, ~30,000 mutual funds, ~500 cryptocurrencies and ~100 forex pairs..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Advanced Order Types, and Data APIs.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Copy/Social Trading, and Portfolio
Standout features: AI Trading Agents/Bots for Stocks, ETFs, Crypto and Forex; includes Signal Agents, Virtual Agents, and Brokerage Agents (and a "Your Brokerage" connection marked "Coming soon")., AI Robots workflow: after subscribing you can "Follow" robots to view open trades, enable notifications, and enable "Autopilot" to automatically copy trades to your Paper Trades account., Paper trading ("Paper Trades") for testing ideas risk-free; described as available for ~4,000 stocks, ~1,000 ETFs, ~30,000 mutual funds, ~500 cryptocurrencies and ~100 forex pairs., and AI Screener generates buy/sell suggestions across stocks/ETFs/mutual funds/crypto/forex; includes "Time Machine" for testing filters/strategies against historical data, and mentions premium gating (e.g., default limit of five tickers; Group Trends/Scorecard gated via credits).
Similarity score 1008Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
ScreenersQuantBacktestingData APIs
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Currencies
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Correlation coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Portfolio and instrument analytics suite with 20+ tools for performance, risk and optimization (portfolio analysis, portfolio performance, stock comparison, Sharpe, Sortino, Omega, Martin, VaR, CVaR, volatility models)., Portfolio tracking for both static and transactional portfolios, including lazy model portfolios and public user portfolios, with benchmarking against indices and other portfolios., and Backtesting of portfolios and single instruments with configurable rebalancing and long lookback windows (Free limited to ~10 years, paid plans use 40+ years of data)..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Auto-Trading & Bots, Advanced Order Types, and Paper Trading.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Correlation, and Risk Metrics
Standout features: Portfolio and instrument analytics suite with 20+ tools for performance, risk and optimization (portfolio analysis, portfolio performance, stock comparison, Sharpe, Sortino, Omega, Martin, VaR, CVaR, volatility models)., Portfolio tracking for both static and transactional portfolios, including lazy model portfolios and public user portfolios, with benchmarking against indices and other portfolios., Backtesting of portfolios and single instruments with configurable rebalancing and long lookback windows (Free limited to ~10 years, paid plans use 40+ years of data)., and Stock, ETF and mutual fund screeners with hundreds of filters across thousands of instruments, recalculated daily.
Similarity score 897Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktestingData APIs
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, and Portfolio
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.
Similarity score 897Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersPaper TradingData APIs
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Unusual Whales adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, and Dark Pool & Off-Exchange coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Backtesting, and Auto-Trading & Bots.
Adds coverage: Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, 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.
Similarity score 883Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersQuantData APIs
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Options
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- ORTEX adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Short Interest, Insider Data, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., and Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Backtesting, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Short Interest, Insider Data, Data Visualizations, and Index Rebalancing
Standout features: Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms., and Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.
Similarity score 860Category overlap: 25%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktesting
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Futures
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Data Visualizations, News, and Alerts coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Data Visualizations, News, Alerts, and Calendar
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.
Similarity score 855Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktestingBroker Connectors
Assets: Stocks, Futures, and Options
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Trendlyne adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, and Data Visualizations
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.
Similarity score 853Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
QuantBacktestingData APIs
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Currencies
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Data Visualizations, Portfolio, and Correlation coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization., Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations., and Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Screeners, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Correlation, and Risk Metrics
Standout features: Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization., Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations., Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis., and Python library supports mean–variance optimization, rebalancing scenarios, backtesting, and advanced risk metrics such as VaR, CVaR, semideviation, and drawdowns.
Similarity score 838Category overlap: 25%
Shared coverage
QuantData APIs
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Futures
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Custom Dashboards coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., and Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Screeners, Backtesting, and Auto-Trading & Bots.
Adds coverage: APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, and News
Standout features: REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows., and Workspace dashboards and apps with customizable widgets; unlimited dashboards on the Community tier.
Similarity score 830Category overlap: 25%
Shared coverage
ScreenersPaper Trading
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Futures
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- MarketWatch adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into News, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Backtesting, and Auto-Trading & Bots.
Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Calendar, 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 823Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktestingData APIs
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Quiver Quantitative adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Watchlist, US Government Trades, and Investor Holdings coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more., Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians., and Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Watchlist, US Government Trades, Investor Holdings, and News
Standout features: Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more., Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians., Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time., and Premium adds advanced tools like stock screeners, alerts, institutional and congressional backtesters, Smart Score/Bull–Bear metrics, watchlists, exportable data samples, and early access to curated content. Pricing is $25/month or $300/year, with free trials (7 or 30 days).
Similarity score 803Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktestingData APIs
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Overview, ETF Performance, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Global ETF ‘Channels’ taxonomy with category reports and dashboards (Size & Style US/Global, Region & Country, Sector & Industry, Thematic, Fixed Income, Non‑Traditional, Commodities, Crypto)., Look‑through analytics on fund holdings for factor/style, sector/industry, country, concentration; portfolio overlap analysis across funds or entire models., and Flows & trading dashboards (volumes/ADV); flows noted as T+1 timing in daily updates..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, and ETF Fundamentals
Standout features: Global ETF ‘Channels’ taxonomy with category reports and dashboards (Size & Style US/Global, Region & Country, Sector & Industry, Thematic, Fixed Income, Non‑Traditional, Commodities, Crypto)., Look‑through analytics on fund holdings for factor/style, sector/industry, country, concentration; portfolio overlap analysis across funds or entire models., Flows & trading dashboards (volumes/ADV); flows noted as T+1 timing in daily updates., and Live pricing on platform pages via Polygon.io FMV quotes (real‑time-ish indicative).
Similarity score 784Category overlap: 25%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktesting
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Futures
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Koyfin adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Money Flow
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.
Similarity score 775Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersQuantBacktesting
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, and Money Flow coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Auto-Trading & Bots, Advanced Order Types, and Paper Trading.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, Money Flow, and Watchlist
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.
Similarity score 765Category overlap: 38%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktestingData APIs
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Data Visualizations, Financials, and Valuation Models coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Screens 97,000+ stocks (nano-cap to large-cap) with 2,000+ metrics; pricing page lists “History: 23 years” on Bronze., Includes guru-inspired models/screens (Buffett, Graham, Lynch) and provides advice/scores and a price target metric set (plan-dependent)., and Screen builder supports metric conditions and (Silver+) multi-criteria composite ranking; query clauses include Must/Should/Exclude..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Data Visualizations, Financials, Valuation Models, and Scores
Standout features: Screens 97,000+ stocks (nano-cap to large-cap) with 2,000+ metrics; pricing page lists “History: 23 years” on Bronze., Includes guru-inspired models/screens (Buffett, Graham, Lynch) and provides advice/scores and a price target metric set (plan-dependent)., Screen builder supports metric conditions and (Silver+) multi-criteria composite ranking; query clauses include Must/Should/Exclude., and (Silver+) Built-in backtesting of screens with yearly rebalancing; (Gold) adds quarterly and half-yearly rebalancing.
Similarity score 750Category overlap: 25%
Shared coverage
ScreenersBacktesting
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Futures
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Data Visualizations, Alerts, and Money Flow coverage beyond what QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket if you still need Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Advanced Order Types.
Adds coverage: Data Visualizations, Alerts, Money Flow, and Education
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 744Category overlap: 25%
Shared coverage
Advanced Order TypesPaper Trading
Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Currencies
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- eToro adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Brokerage, Copy/Social Trading, and Portfolio coverage beyond what QuantRocket offers.
- Standout features include Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; crypto trades incur a 1% fee; $0 withdrawal fee (minimum withdrawal $30)., Options trading in the U.S. with no commissions and no contract fees, offered via the eToro Options app., and CopyTrader™ allows users to mirror the trades of other investors in real time; copying is free, with a $200 minimum..
- Pair it with QuantRocket if you still need Screeners, Quant, and Backtesting.
Adds coverage: Brokerage, Copy/Social Trading, Portfolio, and Watchlist
Standout features: Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; crypto trades incur a 1% fee; $0 withdrawal fee (minimum withdrawal $30)., Options trading in the U.S. with no commissions and no contract fees, offered via the eToro Options app., CopyTrader™ allows users to mirror the trades of other investors in real time; copying is free, with a $200 minimum., and Smart Portfolios group assets thematically and are managed by eToro’s Investment Team; they rebalance regularly, require a $500 minimum, and carry no management fees.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Screeners×16Backtesting×15Data APIs×10Quant×8Paper Trading×6Broker Connectors×3Advanced Order Types×2Auto-Trading & Bots×2
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond QuantRocket.
Data Visualizations+16Alerts+13Portfolio+13Watchlist+13News+12Calendar+11Financials+9Blogs+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
10/20
10 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
13/20
13 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
7 starred / 12 tested
7 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 12 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
40%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to QuantRocket?
Start with TradingView, QuantConnect, and Portfolio123 to replicate QuantRocket 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 QuantRocket workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across Screeners, Quant, Backtesting, Advanced Order Types, Paper Trading, Broker Connectors, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Data APIs, so core QuantRocket workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, Yield Curves, Housing & Construction, Inflation Rates, Financials, Valuation Models, Dividends, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Education, Videos, Blogs, Forums, Stock Ideas, Correlation, GDP, Interest Rates, Unemployment Rates, Consumer Sentiment, Stock Comparison, Copy/Social Trading, Courses & Certs, Risk Metrics, Factor Exposure, ETF Comparison, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Special Situations, IPO, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Delisted, Commitment of Traders (COT), Scores, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Short Interest, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Holdings, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Transcripts, AI, AI Chat, Newsletters, Stock Handbook, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options, Splits, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Monte Carlo, Custom Dashboards, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Reddit, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Patents / USPTO, ETF Valuation, ETF Factors, ETF Overlap, Research Templates, Shared Workspaces, AI Earnings Summary, Compounding Calculator, Position Sizing, and Brokerage show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on QuantRocket?
Auto-Trading & Bots, Data APIs, Screeners, Advanced Order Types, Broker Connectors, Paper Trading, Quant, and Backtesting remain strengths for QuantRocket. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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