VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Monday, January 5, 2026

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Free Alternatives to Visual Capitalist

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Quick takeaways

GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Data Visualizations, Blogs, and Newsletters while adding Screeners and Stock Ideas coverage and Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors. and All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios. features (category overlap ~100%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with GuruFocus, Simply Wall St, and Stock Analysis to road-test Visual Capitalist workflows without paying up front.

Need mobile access? GuruFocus, Simply Wall St, and Stock Analysis bring phone-ready workflows that Visual Capitalist lacks.

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

#1 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 854Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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..

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio

Standout features: Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables., and Guru and institutional tools track portfolios and trades of thousands of investors, including real-time guru picks, 13F and 13D/13G data for all institutional investors (PremiumPlus+), mutual fund holdings, sector/geographic trends, ETF and options holdings.

#2 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 854Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Simply Wall St adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist

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.

#3 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 854Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Stock Analysis adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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..

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.

#4 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 842Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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..

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

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.

#5 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 828Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Overview coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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..

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, ETF Overview, and ETF Holdings

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.

#6 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 746Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner and Intermediate

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Prospero.ai adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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)..

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, 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.

Similarity score 718Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Data APIs and Shipping & Trade coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist offers.
  • Standout features include Visualizations and rankings based on Economic Complexity Index (ECI) and Product Complexity Index (PCI), with reports by HS classification., Monthly international trade data and subnational coverage across 30+ countries available on Pro plans., and Premium tier adds company-level U.S. Bill of Lading data through a Company Explorer sourced from U.S. Customs..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

Adds coverage: Data APIs and Shipping & Trade

Standout features: Visualizations and rankings based on Economic Complexity Index (ECI) and Product Complexity Index (PCI), with reports by HS classification., Monthly international trade data and subnational coverage across 30+ countries available on Pro plans., Premium tier adds company-level U.S. Bill of Lading data through a Company Explorer sourced from U.S. Customs., and REST API with a free tier for historical data and Pro/Premium tokens for the latest datasets, subnational access, and higher query volumes.

#8 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 704Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Koyfin adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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 Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Money Flow

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

#9 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 704Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

BlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Quartr adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Financials, Transcripts, and Analyst Forecasts coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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 Visual Capitalist if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Financials, Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, and Calendar

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.

#10 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 704Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

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

Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Quant

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

Similarity score 694Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

BlogsNewslettersEducation

Assets: Other

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Playbooks & Case Studies coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist offers.
  • Standout features include A library of 100 structured tutorials covering core concepts such as compounding, moats, margin of safety, position sizing, and investment checklists., Regularly updated blog essays distilling insights from legendary investors, CEOs, and business leaders., and The “Masters Bookshelf,” a curated reading list spanning investing, history, psychology, and business classics..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Playbooks & Case Studies

Standout features: A library of 100 structured tutorials covering core concepts such as compounding, moats, margin of safety, position sizing, and investment checklists., Regularly updated blog essays distilling insights from legendary investors, CEOs, and business leaders., The “Masters Bookshelf,” a curated reading list spanning investing, history, psychology, and business classics., and Investor Letters hub linking directly to primary sources like Buffett, Li Lu, and Lindsell Train.

#12 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 692Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Portfolio, Watchlist, and Dividends coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

Adds coverage: Portfolio, Watchlist, Dividends, and Calendar

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.

#13 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 692Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Quant, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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 Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

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.

#14 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 692Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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 Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio

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.

#15 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 682Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

BlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • The Motley Fool adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Portfolio, and Watchlist coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist offers.
  • Standout features include Stock Advisor membership includes two new stock recommendations per month, currently priced at $199/year, with a 30-day refund policy., Tiered memberships expand access: Epic ($499/year) adds research and scorecards; Epic Plus ($1,999/year) includes the real-money Moneyball Portfolio with daily guidance; Fool Portfolios ($3,999/year) provides access to Tom Gardner’s live portfolios; Fool One is an all-access bundle., and Mobile apps (iOS and Android) send instant notifications for new recommendations and service updates, plus tools to track “My Portfolios” and watchlists..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Portfolio, Watchlist, and News

Standout features: Stock Advisor membership includes two new stock recommendations per month, currently priced at $199/year, with a 30-day refund policy., Tiered memberships expand access: Epic ($499/year) adds research and scorecards; Epic Plus ($1,999/year) includes the real-money Moneyball Portfolio with daily guidance; Fool Portfolios ($3,999/year) provides access to Tom Gardner’s live portfolios; Fool One is an all-access bundle., Mobile apps (iOS and Android) send instant notifications for new recommendations and service updates, plus tools to track “My Portfolios” and watchlists., and Personal portfolio and watchlist features let you add tickers and monitor performance inside the platform.

#16 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 670Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, and Wallet / Address Monitoring coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist offers.
  • Standout features include Web-based onchain analytics studio to query decoded blockchain data with SQL and build interactive dashboards across EVM and non‑EVM chains., Analytics Hub surfaces include a query editor, visualization builder, dashboards, Dune AI, upload-data flows, search and alerts so analysts can go from raw onchain tables to shareable insights in one place., and Dashboards support multiple visualization types plus markdown/text widgets where you can embed images or GIFs, lay out tiles, and add widgets directly from the query editor..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

Adds coverage: On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, Wallet / Address Monitoring, and NFT Markets

Standout features: Web-based onchain analytics studio to query decoded blockchain data with SQL and build interactive dashboards across EVM and non‑EVM chains., Analytics Hub surfaces include a query editor, visualization builder, dashboards, Dune AI, upload-data flows, search and alerts so analysts can go from raw onchain tables to shareable insights in one place., Dashboards support multiple visualization types plus markdown/text widgets where you can embed images or GIFs, lay out tiles, and add widgets directly from the query editor., and Alerts run on scheduled queries and can deliver notifications by email or via webhooks (including Slack) whenever the query executes, making it easier to monitor custom onchain conditions.

#17 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 670Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

BlogsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Finimize adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas and News coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist offers.
  • 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 Visual Capitalist if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas and News

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.

#18 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 670Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free and Subscription

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Backtesting, and Alerts coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist offers.
  • Standout features include Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts)., Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard., and Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Backtesting, Alerts, and Money Flow

Standout features: Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts)., Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard., Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events., and Screeners for S&O, PAC, and OSC to monitor multiple tickers/timeframes from indicator features.

#19 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 670Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsBlogsEducation

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 Visual Capitalist 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..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Newsletters.

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.

#20 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 660Category overlap: 75%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsNewslettersEducation

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what Visual Capitalist 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)..
  • Pair it with Visual Capitalist if you still need Blogs.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Watchlist

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.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Education×20Blogs×19Data Visualizations×16Newsletters×11

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Visual Capitalist.

Watchlist+14Screeners+13News+12Portfolio+12Alerts+11Financials+11Stock Ideas+10Calendar+9

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

7/20

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

Quality checks

10 starred / 12 tested

10 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 12 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

83%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to Visual Capitalist?

Start with GuruFocus, Simply Wall St, and Stock Analysis to replicate Visual Capitalist 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 Visual Capitalist workflows stay covered on the free plan?

Expect solid overlap across Data Visualizations, Blogs, Newsletters, and Education, so core Visual Capitalist workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Backtesting, News, Alerts, Calendar, Data APIs, Special Situations, IPO, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Delisted, Dividends, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Financials, Scores, Valuation Models, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Short Interest, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Transcripts, AI, AI Chat, Videos, Forums, Stock Handbook, Watchlist, Management Performance, Management Compensation, Broker Connectors, Dividend, ETF Screeners, Top Analysts, ETF Comparison, Splits, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, ETF Valuation, Improved Filings, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, AI Business Summary, AI Earnings Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Report, Options & Derivatives, Market Sentiment, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Shipping & Trade, Money Flow, Custom Dashboards, Notes & Highlights, Shared Workspaces, Citations & Source Pinning, Quant, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Housing & Construction, On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, Playbooks & Case Studies, Correlation, Consumer Sentiment, Wallet / Address Monitoring, NFT Markets, Compounding Calculator, Position Sizing, ETF Factors, Factor Exposure, and ESG Ratings show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.

Where might I still rely on Visual Capitalist?

Newsletters, Data Visualizations, and Blogs remain strengths for Visual Capitalist. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.

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