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Free Alternatives to Ziggma

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Free Alternatives to Ziggma

Zero-cost replacements grouped by fit, tradeoffs, pricing friction, and platform access. Use this list to test Ziggma before paying for another subscription.

Switching from Ziggma doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 5 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from Portfolio to Alerts and beyond. Each pick below is framed by fit, caveats, and access friction so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.

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Which Alternative Should You Use?

Marketlog

Closest replacement

Best for: Retail investors who need manual or broker-connected portfolio tracking, dividends, goals, forecasts, benchmarks, and sharing.

Marketlog best matches the base workflow on portfolio tracking, portfolio analytics, and portfolio alerts.
Marketlog also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free supports unlimited portfolios, holdings, and transactions with manual tracking, 3 goals per portfolio, a 3-item watchlist, and 5 years of price history.

Watch for: Not a broker or adviser: Marketlog tracks and analyzes portfolios but does not execute trades, provide fiduciary advice, or act as an exchange.

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Stock Rover

Best workflow fit

Best for: Individual investors looking for North American stock, ETF, and fund screening.

Stock Rover best matches the base workflow on portfolio tracking, portfolio analytics, and stock screening.
Stock Rover also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Signup required. New signups can test Stock Rover through a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

Watch for: North America-focused coverage: U.S. and Canadian exchange support plus OTC boards.

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Stock Analysis

Best audience fit

Best for: Regular investors looking for fast stock and fund research pages, screeners, comparisons, watchlists, and market calendars.

Stock Analysis best matches the base workflow on portfolio tracking, stock screening, and fundamental research.
Stock Analysis also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Free access is ad-supported.

Watch for: No public API: Stock Analysis does not offer API access; its third-party data licenses generally do not permit redistribution.

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Ghostfolio

Strong runner-up

Best for: Privacy-conscious users looking for an open-source portfolio and net-worth dashboard they can self-host.

Ghostfolio best matches the base workflow on portfolio tracking, portfolio analytics, and dividend research.
Ghostfolio also has a free plan, so you can try it without paying. Free-plan limits: Self-hosted open-source use is free.

Watch for: Self-hosting has operational burden: The self-hosted option requires running and maintaining your own Ghostfolio instance and data setup; managed Basic is also free.

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Detailed Alternatives

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Free tiers first, then the lowest starting price.

Partial replacement

Wealthfolio

Bottom line: Privacy-conscious long-term investors looking for portfolio, net-worth, spending, and retirement-planning workflows in a local database they control.

Keep

Portfolio

Gain

Data Visualizations
Performance Attribution
Risk Metrics
Monte Carlo

Lose

Stock Ideas
Screeners
ETF Screeners
Financials

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock screening, ETF screening, and quant ratings.
Free-plan limits: The AGPL-3.0 core app is free, uses pay-what-you-want downloads, and does not require an account. Free use relies on manual tracking or CSV imports; automatic brokerage and device sync require Wealthfolio Connect. Self-hosted use requires the user to supply and maintain the server, authentication, secrets, backups, and updates.
No native Android app: Native Android is planned but not available. Android users currently need the progressive web app from a self-hosted Wealthfolio instance.

Cost

Free, no signup

$2.99/moto go paid

$4/mo less than Ziggma

Fit: Partial replacement

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Better as a complement

Ghostfolio

Bottom line: Privacy-conscious users looking for an open-source portfolio and net-worth dashboard they can self-host.

Keep

Portfolio

Gain

Data Visualizations
APIs & Data Feeds

Lose

Stock Ideas
Screeners
ETF Screeners
Financials

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock screening, ETF screening, and quant ratings.
Free-plan limits: Self-hosted open-source use is free. Managed Basic hosting is free with unlimited transactions and accounts. Premium costs $48 per year and adds advanced analytics, professional market data, and email or chat support.
Self-hosting has operational burden: The self-hosted option requires running and maintaining your own Ghostfolio instance and data setup; managed Basic is also free.

Cost

Free, no signup

$4/moto go paid, billed yearly

$2.99/mo less than Ziggma

Fit: Better as a complement

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Best audience fit

Stock Analysis

Analyst pickTested by us

Bottom line: Regular investors looking for fast stock and fund research pages, screeners, comparisons, watchlists, and market calendars.

Keep

Stock Ideas
Screeners
ETF Screeners
Financials
Portfolio
Watchlist

Gain

Top Analysts
Stock Comparison
ETF Comparison
Data Visualizations

Lose

ESG Ratings
Backtesting

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on portfolio analytics, ETF screening, and quant ratings.
Free-plan limits: Free access is ad-supported. Free exports and financial history are limited compared with Pro and Unlimited. Free accounts allow 10 active alerts. Brokerage sync, full ETF holdings, and advanced analyst filtering require paid plans.
No public API: Stock Analysis does not offer API access; its third-party data licenses generally do not permit redistribution.

Cost

Free, no signup

$6.58/moto go paid, billed yearly

$0.41/mo less than Ziggma

Fit: Partial replacement

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MarketlogClosest replacementFree • From $6.67/mo billed yearlyFree with signup

Closest replacement

Marketlog

Bottom line: Retail investors who need manual or broker-connected portfolio tracking, dividends, goals, forecasts, benchmarks, and sharing.

Keep

Financials
Portfolio
Watchlist
Dividends
Alerts

Gain

Institutional Ownership
Data Visualizations
Risk Metrics
Monte Carlo

Lose

Stock Ideas
Screeners
ETF Screeners
ESG Ratings

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on stock screening, ETF screening, and quant ratings.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. Free supports unlimited portfolios, holdings, and transactions with manual tracking, 3 goals per portfolio, a 3-item watchlist, and 5 years of price history. Plus costs $7.99 monthly or $6.67 per month billed yearly. Pro costs $17.99 monthly or $15 per month billed yearly.
Not a broker or adviser: Marketlog tracks and analyzes portfolios but does not execute trades, provide fiduciary advice, or act as an exchange.

Cost

Free with signup

$6.67/moto go paid, billed yearly

$0.32/mo less than Ziggma

Fit: Partial replacement

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Stock RoverBest workflow fitFree • From $34/moFree with signup

Best workflow fit

Stock Rover

Tested by us

Bottom line: Individual investors looking for North American stock, ETF, and fund screening.

Keep

Stock Ideas
Screeners
ETF Screeners
Financials
Portfolio
Watchlist

Gain

Stock Comparison
ETF Comparison
Data Visualizations
Risk Metrics

Lose

ESG Ratings
Backtesting

Watch out

Avoid as a full replacement if you rely on quant ratings and portfolio alerts.
Free-plan limits: Signup required. New signups can test Stock Rover through a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Free plan has monthly limits for Stock Scores and Research Reports.
North America-focused coverage: U.S. and Canadian exchange support plus OTC boards.

Cost

Free with signup

$34/moto go paid

$27.01/mo more than Ziggma

Fit: Drop-in replacement

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What This Shortlist Tells You

Marketlog is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Financials, Portfolio, and Watchlist while adding Institutional Ownership and Data Visualizations coverage and Portfolio tracker for stocks/equities, ETFs, options, bonds, funds, currencies/forex, crypto, and indices, available through the Marketlog web app and iOS/Android mobile apps. and Manual and automated portfolio tracking: users can enter transactions manually or connect supported brokerage/bank accounts through Marketlog's data provider; connected portfolios are usually fetched end-of-day and updated with live market data during market hours. features (workflow overlap ~50%).

Every pick keeps a free tier; start with Marketlog, Ghostfolio, and Wealthfolio to road-test Ziggma workflows without paying up front.

Need mobile access? Marketlog, Ghostfolio, and Wealthfolio bring phone-ready workflows that Ziggma lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Institutional Ownership, Data Visualizations, Risk Metrics, and Monte Carlo.

Ziggma still leads on ESG Ratings and Backtesting, so keep it handy for those workflows.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Portfolio×5 Alerts×3 Dividends×3 Financials×3 Watchlist×3 ETF Screeners×2 Screeners×2 Stock Ideas×2

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond Ziggma.

Data Visualizations+5 Broker Connectors+4 Risk Metrics+4 Blogs+3 Calendar+3 Monte Carlo+3 News+3 Analyst Forecasts+2

Free Access & Pricing

Free to start

All 5

All 5 have a standing free tier, not a trial.

Paid plans from

$2.99/mo

Wealthfolio is the cheapest paid upgrade. Ziggma starts at $6.99/mo.

Mobile app

5 of 5

5 add a mobile app that Ziggma lacks.

API access

1 of 5

1 expose an API or data feed, usually on a paid plan.

Hands-on tested

2 of 5

2 tested hands-on. 1 are analyst picks.

Coverage overlap

51%

Average share of Ziggma categories each alternative covers.

Free Alternatives FAQ

What are the best free alternatives to Ziggma?

Marketlog, Ghostfolio, and Wealthfolio cover the most Ziggma workflows without a paid plan, in that order.

Do these picks stay permanently free?

Yes. Every tool listed has a standing free tier, not a trial. Expect caps on exports, seats, or history once you use it heavily.

Which Ziggma workflows stay covered on the free plan?

The free plans cover Financials, Portfolio, Watchlist, Dividends, Alerts, Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners. Core Ziggma workflows in those areas do not need a paid upgrade.

What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?

The free alternatives add Institutional Ownership, Data Visualizations, Risk Metrics, Monte Carlo, Compounding Calculator, News, Calendar, Splits, IPO, Macro Data, Options, Broker Connectors, Blogs, APIs & Data Feeds, Performance Attribution, Retirement Calculator, Custom Dashboards, Top Analysts, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Corporate Actions & Special Situations, Improved Filings, Transcripts, AI Research, Valuation Models, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Ratings & Price Targets, ETF Analysis, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Fund Analysis, Newsletters, Education, Correlation, Scores, Flags, Insider Data, Notes & Highlights, and Videos, which Ziggma does not cover.

Where might I still rely on Ziggma?

Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, ESG Ratings, Backtesting, Financials, Watchlist, Dividends, and Alerts stay with Ziggma. Keep it for those tasks, or budget for a paid plan elsewhere if they matter.

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