Simply Wall St is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Watchlist while adding Screeners and Data Visualizations coverage and Global coverage of over 120,000 listed stocks across ~90 markets, with fundamentals and estimates powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence and analyzed using a documented quantitative model. and Company “Snowflake” reports visualize five key dimensions - valuation, future growth, past performance, financial health, and dividends - into a single infographic, with detailed drill‑down sections and methodology explained in the help center and GitHub docs. features (category overlap ~100%).
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Every pick keeps a free tier; start with Simply Wall St, GuruFocus, and Stock Analysis to road-test The Motley Fool workflows without paying up front.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Screeners, Data Visualizations, Financials, and Valuation Models.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Financials coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Global coverage of over 120,000 listed stocks across ~90 markets, with fundamentals and estimates powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence and analyzed using a documented quantitative model., Company “Snowflake” reports visualize five key dimensions - valuation, future growth, past performance, financial health, and dividends - into a single infographic, with detailed drill‑down sections and methodology explained in the help center and GitHub docs., and Investing Ideas hub with curated themes such as undervalued companies, dividend powerhouses, recent insider buying and sector/thematic lists (AI, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, etc.)..
Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Financials, and Valuation Models
Standout features: Global coverage of over 120,000 listed stocks across ~90 markets, with fundamentals and estimates powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence and analyzed using a documented quantitative model., Company “Snowflake” reports visualize five key dimensions - valuation, future growth, past performance, financial health, and dividends - into a single infographic, with detailed drill‑down sections and methodology explained in the help center and GitHub docs., Investing Ideas hub with curated themes such as undervalued companies, dividend powerhouses, recent insider buying and sector/thematic lists (AI, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, etc.)., and Stock Screener & Alerts lets users filter the global universe by market, industry and dozens of fundamentals (value, growth, income and risk metrics) and set saved screeners with alerts; Free has “Limited” screener access, Premium supports 3 saved screeners, and Unlimited supports 10.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what The Motley Fool 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 The Motley Fool if you still need Watchlist.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Covers 120,000+ global stocks and funds with quotes, news, financials, forecasts, charts, and statistics, aiming to be “the internet’s best source of free stock data and information for regular investors.”, Global coverage for stocks and ETFs, with 100,000+ tradable symbols across major U.S. exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE, OTC Markets) and many international markets; goal is to list every tradable stock in the world., and Individual stock pages combine real-time or delayed prices, key stats, full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios, KPIs, dividend history, long price history, interactive technical charts, and company profiles..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds., Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for ~2,250+ companies and history depth that scales with plan tier., and AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, and Investor Holdings
Standout features: Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds., Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for ~2,250+ companies and history depth that scales with plan tier., AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons., and Integrated analyst data (forward estimates, revisions, ratings, and price targets) aligned with standardized and adjusted metrics.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Money Flow coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Real-time US stock and ETF prices with advanced charting that overlays earnings, EM Scores, timing indicators and key fundamentals in a single view., Proprietary Earnings Momentum (EM) Score and Growth & Acceleration Earnings Matrix that score stocks on multi-quarter revenue, EPS, margins and free cash flow trends to surface true growth leaders., and Stock Scorer that lets you rank screened stocks using your own scoring criteria to identify the best setups for your process..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Money Flow, and Backtesting
Standout features: Real-time US stock and ETF prices with advanced charting that overlays earnings, EM Scores, timing indicators and key fundamentals in a single view., Proprietary Earnings Momentum (EM) Score and Growth & Acceleration Earnings Matrix that score stocks on multi-quarter revenue, EPS, margins and free cash flow trends to surface true growth leaders., Stock Scorer that lets you rank screened stocks using your own scoring criteria to identify the best setups for your process., and Estimates Revision Score (RS) that tracks changes in Wall Street earnings and sales forecasts to highlight positive and negative revision regimes.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Alerts, Calendar, and Screeners coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Market news + quotes with broad coverage across equities, ETFs, commodities, currencies/forex and cryptocurrencies., Custom watchlists ("My lists") with real-time quotes, news, earnings releases, valuation trends, broker recommendations, and smart email alerts., and Stock Screener with 650+ fundamental and technical criteria; includes filters for dividends, analyst consensus/revisions, technical indicators, and ESG..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Education and Videos.
Adds coverage: Alerts, Calendar, Screeners, and Data Visualizations
Standout features: Market news + quotes with broad coverage across equities, ETFs, commodities, currencies/forex and cryptocurrencies., Custom watchlists ("My lists") with real-time quotes, news, earnings releases, valuation trends, broker recommendations, and smart email alerts., Stock Screener with 650+ fundamental and technical criteria; includes filters for dividends, analyst consensus/revisions, technical indicators, and ESG., and Dynamic Chart with configurable technical indicators and quick switching between stocks and personal lists; technical indicators available on 30,000+ listed stocks.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include AI-augmented research hub delivering real-time, actionable insights with direct access to top-ranked analysts., SmartScore Screener covers five factors-Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum-with filters by country, sector, and market cap., and Relative Value tool highlights HoldCo and share-class pair opportunities, with proprietary Actionability/Investability scores and z-score diagnostics..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Portfolio and Education.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Alerts, Calendar, and AI
Standout features: AI-augmented research hub delivering real-time, actionable insights with direct access to top-ranked analysts., SmartScore Screener covers five factors-Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum-with filters by country, sector, and market cap., Relative Value tool highlights HoldCo and share-class pair opportunities, with proprietary Actionability/Investability scores and z-score diagnostics., and Personalised watchlists and real-time notifications, with opt-in email alerts when relevant insights are published.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Auto-Trading & Bots coverage beyond what The Motley Fool 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 The Motley Fool if you still need News and Newsletters.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Auto-Trading & Bots, and Copy/Social Trading
Standout features: AI Trading Agents/Bots for Stocks, ETFs, Crypto and Forex; includes Signal Agents, Virtual Agents, and Brokerage Agents (and a "Your Brokerage" connection marked "Coming soon")., AI Robots workflow: after subscribing you can "Follow" robots to view open trades, enable notifications, and enable "Autopilot" to automatically copy trades to your Paper Trades account., Paper trading ("Paper Trades") for testing ideas risk-free; described as available for ~4,000 stocks, ~1,000 ETFs, ~30,000 mutual funds, ~500 cryptocurrencies and ~100 forex pairs., and AI Screener generates buy/sell suggestions across stocks/ETFs/mutual funds/crypto/forex; includes "Time Machine" for testing filters/strategies against historical data, and mentions premium gating (e.g., default limit of five tickers; Group Trends/Scorecard gated via credits).
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Dividends, Calendar, and Dividend coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Simple web-based tracker that shows past, current, and future dividend income for each holding and portfolio, helping long-term investors see exactly what their portfolio is paying them., Dividend & DRIP reinvestment tracking: mark dividends as reinvested and instantly see the impact on portfolio income, yield on cost, and value without maintaining spreadsheets., and Comprehensive portfolio calendar that aggregates earnings reports, dividend declarations, ex-dividend dates, and pay dates into a monthly view alongside a portfolio news timeline..
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Adds coverage: Dividends, Calendar, Dividend, and Screeners
Standout features: Simple web-based tracker that shows past, current, and future dividend income for each holding and portfolio, helping long-term investors see exactly what their portfolio is paying them., Dividend & DRIP reinvestment tracking: mark dividends as reinvested and instantly see the impact on portfolio income, yield on cost, and value without maintaining spreadsheets., Comprehensive portfolio calendar that aggregates earnings reports, dividend declarations, ex-dividend dates, and pay dates into a monthly view alongside a portfolio news timeline., and 12‑month forward dividend income prediction with status labels for each payment ("Estimated", "Confirmed", "Paid") so investors can plan upcoming cash flow more precisely.
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Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Quant coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., and Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Quant, and Backtesting
Standout features: Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues., and AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Institutional‑quality fundamental database with S&P Global CapitalIQ–powered financials and Morningstar data on 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, including full statements and ratios for most listed equities., Detailed Financials tab exposing Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Ratio views with configurable units/decimals and interactive tables, plus the ability to chart rows and compare multiple tickers over up to 20 years of history on Pro., and Global equity screener covering 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, allowing filters by region, industry, financials, ratios, valuation multiples, Wall Street forecasts, growth rates, margins and more, with “Browse All Data” to explore all available criteria..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Investor Holdings
Standout features: Institutional‑quality fundamental database with S&P Global CapitalIQ–powered financials and Morningstar data on 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, including full statements and ratios for most listed equities., Detailed Financials tab exposing Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Ratio views with configurable units/decimals and interactive tables, plus the ability to chart rows and compare multiple tickers over up to 20 years of history on Pro., Global equity screener covering 100,000+ stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges, allowing filters by region, industry, financials, ratios, valuation multiples, Wall Street forecasts, growth rates, margins and more, with “Browse All Data” to explore all available criteria., and Valuation tooling with extensive forward and trailing multiples (e.g., EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, P/FCF, P/E, REIT metrics like P/FFO and P/AFFO), historical multiple charts, peer comparisons via a Competitors tab and a Valuation Model Builder (Guided and Advanced) with plan‑based limits on saved models.
Shared coverage
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and ETF Overview coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include ETF Screener covering the U.S. ETF universe, powered by FactSet data. Results include total return metrics and can be saved with an account., ETF Comparison tool to evaluate funds side by side on costs, performance, portfolio composition, factors, and ESG metrics., and Fund Flow Tracker to monitor ETF inflows and outflows, searchable by ticker and time period..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Stock Ideas and Blogs.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, and ETF Performance
Standout features: ETF Screener covering the U.S. ETF universe, powered by FactSet data. Results include total return metrics and can be saved with an account., ETF Comparison tool to evaluate funds side by side on costs, performance, portfolio composition, factors, and ESG metrics., Fund Flow Tracker to monitor ETF inflows and outflows, searchable by ticker and time period., and Holdings search tool: enter a stock to see which ETFs have meaningful exposure to it.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts., Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus)., and Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Comparison
Standout features: Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts., Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus)., Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools., and Future Simulations tool uses Monte Carlo methods to model long‑term portfolio outcomes under different market regimes, inflation assumptions and contribution/withdrawal patterns.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Standout features include Free daily newsletter that distills global market and investing news into a 3-minute read., Pro subscription unlocks in-depth research reports, insights, “Quick Takes,” advanced investing guides, and monthly analyst Q&A events., and Real-time market data and fundamentals on approximately 20,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Portfolio, Watchlist, and Videos.
Standout features: Free daily newsletter that distills global market and investing news into a 3-minute read., Pro subscription unlocks in-depth research reports, insights, “Quick Takes,” advanced investing guides, and monthly analyst Q&A events., Real-time market data and fundamentals on approximately 20,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs., and Built-in audio mode (“Listen”) for most articles on web and mobile.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Coverage of more than 170,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry, CSV import, or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., and Portfolio tracker supports international mutual funds and crypto holdings; crypto is supported via brokerage connections only..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Stock Ideas, News, and Videos.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and ETF Overview
Standout features: Coverage of more than 170,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry, CSV import, or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., Portfolio tracker supports international mutual funds and crypto holdings; crypto is supported via brokerage connections only., and Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Web and Mobile
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into Investor Holdings, Market Sentiment, and Dividends coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets., Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets., and Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Videos, Newsletters, and Blogs.
Adds coverage: Investor Holdings, Market Sentiment, Dividends, and Dividend
Standout features: Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets., Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets., Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic., and Built-in dividend tracker and calendar that shows cumulative payouts, forward dividend forecasts, year-on-year growth rates and dividend yield, plus a personal dividend calendar within the portfolio.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Paper Trading and Screeners coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Large education library: 36,000+ articles including 14,000+ definitions of financial terms; editorial standards emphasize education (no buy/sell/hold recommendations)., Dedicated market news coverage (e.g., markets, companies, earnings, crypto, personal finance)., and Free Investopedia Stock Simulator: paper trading with Portfolio/Trade/Research/Games areas plus performance history and ranking..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Stock Ideas, Watchlist, and Videos.
Adds coverage: Paper Trading and Screeners
Standout features: Large education library: 36,000+ articles including 14,000+ definitions of financial terms; editorial standards emphasize education (no buy/sell/hold recommendations)., Dedicated market news coverage (e.g., markets, companies, earnings, crypto, personal finance)., Free Investopedia Stock Simulator: paper trading with Portfolio/Trade/Research/Games areas plus performance history and ranking., and Simulator account is free; new accounts start with a $100,000 virtual balance by default.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks and ETFs
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Platforms: Mobile
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Ten proprietary signals: 5 short-term (Options/Social/Institutional/Dark Pool/Short Pressure) and 5 long-term (Upside/Downside Breakout, Profitability, Growth, Market Similarity)., Short-term Net Options Sentiment updates ~every 2–5 minutes (real‑time orientation)., and Daily Screener & ‘Our Picks’ lists to surface candidates quickly for different horizons (long/short, short‑term/long‑term)..
- Pair it with The Motley Fool if you still need Portfolio, News, and Videos.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Options & Derivatives
Standout features: Ten proprietary signals: 5 short-term (Options/Social/Institutional/Dark Pool/Short Pressure) and 5 long-term (Upside/Downside Breakout, Profitability, Growth, Market Similarity)., Short-term Net Options Sentiment updates ~every 2–5 minutes (real‑time orientation)., Daily Screener & ‘Our Picks’ lists to surface candidates quickly for different horizons (long/short, short‑term/long‑term)., and Mobile apps on iOS and Android with watchlists and in‑app notifications.
Shared coverage
Assets: ETFs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Expands into ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and ETF Overview coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., and Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence..
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Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, and ETF Performance
Standout features: Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence., and Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what The Motley Fool offers.
- Standout features include Coverage and research on roughly 5,000 U.S. stocks, including microcaps, nanocaps, and OTC names, with a stated goal of helping investors “find and understand stocks.”, Semantic / AI-powered stock screener: investors type theses such as “profitable companies with quantum computing exposure” or “stocks benefiting from reshoring trends” and receive matching companies linked to full analysis., and Company pages combine 15‑minute delayed IEX quotes with key valuation multiples, growth and profitability metrics, balance-sheet and cash-flow ratios, financial charts, peer valuation comparisons, and long-form narrative research sections (Growth, Profitability, Competitive Moat, Financial Health, Valuation, Returns to Shareholders)..
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Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, and Calendar
Standout features: Coverage and research on roughly 5,000 U.S. stocks, including microcaps, nanocaps, and OTC names, with a stated goal of helping investors “find and understand stocks.”, Semantic / AI-powered stock screener: investors type theses such as “profitable companies with quantum computing exposure” or “stocks benefiting from reshoring trends” and receive matching companies linked to full analysis., Company pages combine 15‑minute delayed IEX quotes with key valuation multiples, growth and profitability metrics, balance-sheet and cash-flow ratios, financial charts, peer valuation comparisons, and long-form narrative research sections (Growth, Profitability, Competitive Moat, Financial Health, Valuation, Returns to Shareholders)., and Category Movers and market heatmap views show top gaining and losing business categories by performance, plus a heatmap where tile size represents market cap and color represents daily performance, backed by a granular business-category taxonomy.
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Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond The Motley Fool.
Free Access & Pricing
Free options
All 20
20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.
Mobile ready
11/20
11 matches support mobile alongside The Motley Fool.
API availability
6/20
6 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
8 starred / 11 tested
8 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 11 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
75%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
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