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Free Alternatives to Visible Alpha
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, EODHD (EOD Historical Data), and OpenBB to road-test Visible Alpha workflows without paying up front.
Need mobile access? Fiscal.ai, Seeking Alpha, and Trendlyne bring phone-ready workflows that Visible Alpha lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Alerts.
Visible Alpha still leads on Playbooks & Case Studies, so keep it handy for those workflows.
Similarity score 1319
Category overlap: 64%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Stock Comparison
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.
- Fiscal.ai adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Global market coverage for more than 100,000 stocks, ETFs, and funds., Detailed company fundamentals including segments and KPIs for over 2,000 firms, with historical depth expanding by plan tier., and AI Copilot and automated summaries to speed up research; monthly prompt allowances scale with subscription level, with custom summaries on higher tiers..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Blogs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Alerts
Standout features: Global market coverage for more than 100,000 stocks, ETFs, and funds., Detailed company fundamentals including segments and KPIs for over 2,000 firms, with historical depth expanding by plan tier., AI Copilot and automated summaries to speed up research; monthly prompt allowances scale with subscription level, with custom summaries on higher tiers., and Analyst data including forward estimates, revisions, price targets, and ratings.
Similarity score 1307
Category overlap: 64%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
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.
Similarity score 1285
Category overlap: 64%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Data Visualizations
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
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.
Similarity score 1164
Category overlap: 55%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web 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 ETF Holdings, 13F, and Insider Data coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Tiered access: Starter (U.S.), Premium (adds UK/Canada and up to 30 years of history), Ultimate (global markets, transcripts, ETFs, mutual funds, 13F data, one-minute intraday, bulk/batch delivery)., REST APIs secured with API keys; calls made by appending the key to endpoints., and WebSocket streaming for real-time equities, forex, and crypto feeds..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Adds coverage: ETF Holdings, 13F, Insider Data, and Transcripts
Standout features: Tiered access: Starter (U.S.), Premium (adds UK/Canada and up to 30 years of history), Ultimate (global markets, transcripts, ETFs, mutual funds, 13F data, one-minute intraday, bulk/batch delivery)., REST APIs secured with API keys; calls made by appending the key to endpoints., WebSocket streaming for real-time equities, forex, and crypto feeds., and Historical and intraday chart data with resolutions from one minute to four hours, including dividend-adjusted series.
Similarity score 1148
Category overlap: 55%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Stock Comparison
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.
Similarity score 1134
Category overlap: 55%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
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.
Similarity score 1122
Category overlap: 55%Shared coverage
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Stock Comparison
Blogs
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.
Similarity score 1034
Category overlap: 50%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and Desktop
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Perplexity Finance keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Perplexity Finance adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into News, Watchlist, and Screeners coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., and AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Stock Comparison, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: News, Watchlist, Screeners, and Transcripts
Standout features: Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources., and Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).
Similarity score 1026
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Financials
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Blogs
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.
Similarity score 1018
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Data APIs
Blogs
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.
Similarity score 1004
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Stock Comparison
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 Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier)., Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders., and Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Correlation
Standout features: Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier)., Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders., Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support., and Insight Panel combines fundamentals, analyst recommendations, news, and full earnings transcripts in one view.
Similarity score 1004
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Stock Comparison
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.
Similarity score 998
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data APIs
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Intrinio keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Options & Derivatives, News, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include REST API with JSON output and WebSocket streaming for real-time market data., SDKs available for Python and R, with detailed documentation and examples., and US fundamentals: standardized and as-reported data back to 2006, sourced from SEC filings, updated in real time as filings arrive..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Options & Derivatives, News, ETF Holdings, and Institutional Data
Standout features: REST API with JSON output and WebSocket streaming for real-time market data., SDKs available for Python and R, with detailed documentation and examples., US fundamentals: standardized and as-reported data back to 2006, sourced from SEC filings, updated in real time as filings arrive., and Equity prices: IEX real-time, Nasdaq Basic, 15-minute delayed SIP, and CBOE One delayed; end-of-day history spans 50+ years with dividend/split adjustments.
Similarity score 990
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Blogs
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Tickertape keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Tickertape adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Web and mobile apps covering Indian stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs., Screeners with over 100 metrics; free users can build up to three custom filters, while Pro removes the limit., and End-of-day data refresh: prices and volumes in the evening, F&O later at night, and fundamentals early the next day..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Data APIs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, and News
Standout features: Web and mobile apps covering Indian stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs., Screeners with over 100 metrics; free users can build up to three custom filters, while Pro removes the limit., End-of-day data refresh: prices and volumes in the evening, F&O later at night, and fundamentals early the next day., and Broker integration with leading platforms such as Zerodha, Upstox, ICICI Direct, HDFC Securities, Groww, 5Paisa, and more, enabling portfolio sync and in-app trading.
Similarity score 978
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- ChartMill keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas., Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)., and Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Stock Comparison, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, and News
Standout features: Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas., Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)., Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic., and Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.
Similarity score 970
Category overlap: 45%Shared coverage
Financials
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data Visualizations
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Stocknear keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History., Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced)., and Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay)..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Stock Comparison, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Watchlist, and News
Standout features: Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History., Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced)., Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay)., and Hedge Fund tracker (13F) with institution list (downloadable) and holdings analytics.
Similarity score 889
Category overlap: 36%Shared coverage
Financials
Stock Comparison
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web 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 All-in-One Screener with hundreds of filters, historical screening, and custom filter creation., Backtesting with survivorship-bias-free data. Windows vary by plan: up to 3 years for Premium and up to 10 years for Premium Plus. Global coverage spans 80+ countries., and Guru portfolios tracking 13F and mutual fund holdings, real-time picks, and portfolio downloads to Excel..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Backtesting
Standout features: All-in-One Screener with hundreds of filters, historical screening, and custom filter creation., Backtesting with survivorship-bias-free data. Windows vary by plan: up to 3 years for Premium and up to 10 years for Premium Plus. Global coverage spans 80+ countries., Guru portfolios tracking 13F and mutual fund holdings, real-time picks, and portfolio downloads to Excel., and Specialty trackers for insider trading and U.S. politician trades.
Similarity score 860
Category overlap: 50%Shared coverage
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- marketstack keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Dividends, Splits, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include RESTful JSON API with secure API key access, HTTPS transport, and a 5 requests/sec global limit., End-of-day data with 15+ years of history across 500,000+ tickers, including MIC-level filtering and adjusted fields (open, close, volume)., and Intraday data for U.S. markets via IEX, with intervals from 1–60 minutes. Real-time reference prices are derived from IEX feeds; some fields require separate entitlements..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: Dividends, Splits, ETF Holdings, and Interest Rates
Standout features: RESTful JSON API with secure API key access, HTTPS transport, and a 5 requests/sec global limit., End-of-day data with 15+ years of history across 500,000+ tickers, including MIC-level filtering and adjusted fields (open, close, volume)., Intraday data for U.S. markets via IEX, with intervals from 1–60 minutes. Real-time reference prices are derived from IEX feeds; some fields require separate entitlements., and Professional and higher tiers include real-time stock prices with minute-level updates (1 API call per minute rate cap).
Similarity score 858
Category overlap: 44%Shared coverage
Financials
Data Visualizations
Stock Comparison
Data APIs
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- Business Quant keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Scores, and Flags coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Stock screener with over 700 financial metrics and flexible filtering across 8,000+ U.S. stocks., Extensive KPI and operating metrics library with 100,000+ datasets covering more than 1,800 companies., and Integrated SEC filings (15+ years), institutional ownership via 13F reports, and insider trading disclosures (Form 4)..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Scores, Flags, and 13F
Standout features: Stock screener with over 700 financial metrics and flexible filtering across 8,000+ U.S. stocks., Extensive KPI and operating metrics library with 100,000+ datasets covering more than 1,800 companies., Integrated SEC filings (15+ years), institutional ownership via 13F reports, and insider trading disclosures (Form 4)., and Comparison modules for individual stocks, industry aggregates, time-series tables, and customizable charts.
Similarity score 849
Category overlap: 36%Shared coverage
Data Visualizations
Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Assets: Stocks
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Why investors switch
- FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate Visible Alpha workflows without upgrading.
- FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Calendar, Inflation Rates, and Unemployment Rates coverage beyond what Visible Alpha offers.
- Standout features include Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online., Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources., and Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration..
- Pair it with Visible Alpha if you still need Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Price Targets.
Adds coverage: Calendar, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, and GDP
Standout features: Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online., Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources., Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration., and ALFRED (the archival database) provides point-in-time vintages, letting you track historical revisions exactly as they were published.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Analyst Price Targets×16
Financials×16
Analyst Recommendations×15
Analyst Forecasts×13
Data Visualizations×12
Data APIs×10
APIs & SDKs×7
Stock Comparison×7
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond Visible Alpha.
News+14
Screeners+13
Insider Data+12
Calendar+11
Dividends+11
ETF Holdings+11
Alerts+10
ETF Overview+10
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
11/20
11 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
8 starred / 13 tested
8 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 13 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
49%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to Visible Alpha?
Start with Fiscal.ai, EODHD (EOD Historical Data), and OpenBB 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, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Blogs, so core Visible Alpha workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Transcripts, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Valuation Models, News, News Sentiment, Delisted, Ticker Changes, Options, Custom Dashboards, IPO, Interest Rates, GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, AI, AI Chat, Which ETF includes this Stock?, ESG Ratings, US Government Trades, ETF Screeners, Scores, Bulls Say Bear Say, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Factors, AI Report, AI Earnings Summary, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Acquisitions, Broker Connectors, Education, Newsletters, Improved Filings, Flags, Management Compensation, Short Interest, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, ETF Comparison, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Videos, Top Analysts, Stock Ideas, App & Website Traffic, Market Sentiment, Position Sizing, Dividend, Yield Curves, PMI / ISM, Housing & Construction, Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment, and Real Yields 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?
APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Blogs, Playbooks & Case Studies, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Analyst Recommendations, Data APIs, 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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