Fiscal.ai is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Price Targets while adding Screeners and Portfolio coverage, Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds. and 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. features, and a free tier (category overlap ~82%).
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Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test Visible Alpha before paying for another subscription.
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Every pick keeps a free tier; start with Fiscal.ai, GuruFocus, and Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) to road-test Visible Alpha workflows without paying up front.
Need mobile access? GuruFocus, Stock Analysis, and Koyfin bring phone-ready workflows that Visible Alpha lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Investor Holdings.
Visible Alpha still leads on Playbooks & Case Studies, so keep it handy for those workflows.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Fiscal.ai keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Sheets / Excel Add-ins and Playbooks & Case Studies.
Adds coverage: Screeners, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- GuruFocus keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Playbooks & Case Studies.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, News, and Calendar coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Blogs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, News, Calendar, and Dividends
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Desktop
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Stock Analysis keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Stock Analysis adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Top Analysts
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
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- EODHD (EOD Historical Data) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into News, News Sentiment, and Dividends coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Blogs.
Adds coverage: News, News Sentiment, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Koyfin keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Koyfin adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Money Flow coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Money Flow, and Portfolio
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- OpenBB keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Custom Dashboards, News, and IPO coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Recommendations, Stock Comparison, and Blogs.
Adds coverage: Custom Dashboards, News, IPO, and Dividends
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- TIKR keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Watchlist
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: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Seeking Alpha keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Seeking Alpha adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Trendlyne keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Trendlyne adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Stock Comparison, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, and Watchlist
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Stock Unlock keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Overview, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Coverage of more than 130,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., and Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Financials, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, and Portfolio
Standout features: Coverage of more than 130,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts., and Proprietary “Insights Score” summarizing a company’s fundamentals at a glance.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Portfolio123 keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Quant, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Quant, Stock Ideas, and Portfolio
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: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Quartr keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Quartr adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Transcripts, Calendar, and Alerts coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable., Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features., and Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: Transcripts, Calendar, Alerts, and Watchlist
Standout features: Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable., Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features., Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars., and Quartr Pro is a desktop/web research platform used by hedge funds, asset managers, equity research and IR teams to search across all transcripts, filings, reports and slides at once, track narrative shifts, and conduct qualitative public-market research with significantly reduced manual document work.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Calcbench keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Improved Filings, Flags, and Management Compensation coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include As‑reported financials with drill‑through ‘Trace to source’ into the filing; multi‑company time‑series and standardized metrics., Interactive disclosures/footnotes search across 10‑K/10‑Q (and other docs); segment & geographic breakouts., and Earnings press‑release data within minutes of wire: GAAP, non‑GAAP, guidance, KPIs; model‑ready via Excel or API..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations.
Adds coverage: Improved Filings, Flags, Management Compensation, and Acquisitions
Standout features: As‑reported financials with drill‑through ‘Trace to source’ into the filing; multi‑company time‑series and standardized metrics., Interactive disclosures/footnotes search across 10‑K/10‑Q (and other docs); segment & geographic breakouts., Earnings press‑release data within minutes of wire: GAAP, non‑GAAP, guidance, KPIs; model‑ready via Excel or API., and Point‑in‑time fundamentals: standardized metrics stamped with first‑available timestamps to avoid look‑ahead bias.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Desktop, and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- QuickFS keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Standout features include 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks., Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online)., and Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations.
Standout features: 20‑year history for 200+ standardized metrics and statements across 40,000+ international stocks., Excel add‑in with =QFS("ticker","metric","period") to pull data directly into models (Mac/Windows/Excel Online)., Public REST API for fundamentals, market data, and company metadata; batch requests supported., and One‑click Excel/CSV exports and bulk database downloads (full‑universe CSV files).
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- ORTEX keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- ORTEX adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Stock Comparison.
Adds coverage: Short Interest, Insider Data, Quant, 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Stock Rover keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Stock Rover adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and ETF Comparison coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Portfolio
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
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- TipRanks keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- TipRanks adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Top Analysts, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Data Visualizations, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Top Analysts, Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Ideas
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Alpha Spread keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Valuation Models coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Automatic intrinsic value from two methods (DCF + relative valuation) with bear/base/bull range; “valuation history” views., Manual DCF with sensitivity analysis; separate discount‑rate (CAPM/WACC) calculator., and Stock screener with valuation, Wall St targets/estimates, profitability, solvency, dividend safety/shareholder yield; prebuilt screens (e.g., Magic Formula) and email screener alerts..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, and Data APIs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Valuation Models, and Transcripts
Standout features: Automatic intrinsic value from two methods (DCF + relative valuation) with bear/base/bull range; “valuation history” views., Manual DCF with sensitivity analysis; separate discount‑rate (CAPM/WACC) calculator., Stock screener with valuation, Wall St targets/estimates, profitability, solvency, dividend safety/shareholder yield; prebuilt screens (e.g., Magic Formula) and email screener alerts., and Watchlists plus targeted alerts: price/valuation thresholds, analyst price‑target changes, and insider activity.
Shared coverage
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Börsdata keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Index Rebalancing coverage beyond what Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Index Rebalancing, and Watchlist
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.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond Visible Alpha.
Free Access & Pricing
Free options
All 20
20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.
Mobile ready
9/20
9 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
12/20
12 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
11 starred / 15 tested
11 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 15 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
58%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to Visible Alpha?
Start with Fiscal.ai, GuruFocus, and Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) to replicate Visible Alpha 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 Visible Alpha workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Blogs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins, so core Visible Alpha workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Valuation Models, Dividends, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Improved Filings, Transcripts, News, Alerts, Calendar, Splits, Webhooks, AI, AI Chat, AI Business Summary, AI Earnings Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Report, Newsletters, Education, Stock Ideas, US Government Trades, Backtesting, Special Situations, IPO, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Delisted, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Scores, Short Interest, 13D/13G, Videos, Forums, Stock Handbook, ESG Ratings, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, ETF Comparison, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, News Sentiment, Ticker Changes, Options, Money Flow, Custom Dashboards, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Bulls Say Bear Say, ETF Factors, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Broker Connectors, Correlation, Consumer Sentiment, Housing & Construction, Notes & Highlights, Shared Workspaces, Citations & Source Pinning, Flags, Management Compensation, Index Rebalancing, Monte Carlo, Fund Rating, App & Website Traffic, and Buybacks & Authorizations show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on Visible Alpha?
Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Playbooks & Case Studies, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Blogs, Data APIs, Analyst Recommendations, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Price Targets remain strengths for Visible Alpha. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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