VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
THE COMMUNITY-RANKED FREE INVESTING TOOL LEADERBOARD
Live community ranking · Top 45 free scores tools
Best Free Scores Tools for Investors
The free scores platforms investors trust most, ranked by the people who actually use them.
Every tool here offers a genuine free tier, ranked by community votes and light editorial curation. We filtered 55 total scores tools inside a directory of more than 362 investing platforms down to 45 free scores platforms, so you can compare useful zero-cost options before moving into paid upgrades. Use this shortlist to compare pricing limits, platforms, and decision signals, then open any tool for the full breakdown.
Community-ranked · Free tiers only · Not financial advice
Top 10 Tools
- 1Top pick
Dividend Watch tracks income portfolios with forecasts, calendars, DRIP records, safety scores, stock and ETF research, and broker sync. It is built for planning dividend cash flow. The free tier is small, paid safety scores add depth, and the service is not a broker or live terminal.
Best forDividend analysisPortfolio trackingPortfolio alertsStock screeningPortfolio watchlistsWatch-outsFree tier is smallBest research is paid - 2
GuruFocus combines global fundamentals, valuation, GF Score, GF Value, stock, ETF, and bond screens, backtests, guru and institutional holdings, insider trades, portfolios, spreadsheet add-ins, and APIs. It is built for fundamental and value research, not brokerage execution.
Best forStock researchStock screeningValuation modelingInvestor holdings researchStrategy backtestingWatch-outsPaid access is region and tier dependentAdvanced API access is separate - 3
Investing.com combines quotes, charts, news, calendars, watchlists, alerts, portfolios, screens, and mobile monitoring. InvestingPro adds paid AI tools, stock ideas, valuation estimates, Health Scores, ProTips, and more fundamental data.
Best forMarket monitoringInvestment newsStock screeningChartingPortfolio trackingWatch-outsNot a broker or API productData latency varies - 4
Portfolio123 combines stock and ETF screens, ranking systems, point-in-time backtests, portfolio tracking, broker links, DataMiner, and API access.
Best forQuant researchFactor screeningStrategy backtestingPortfolio trackingFinancial data APIWatch-outsAdvanced research is paidTrial terms differ by entry point - 5
Seeking Alpha combines market news, contributor research, Quant Ratings, analyst ratings, portfolio alerts, screens, and earnings transcripts. It is useful for idea generation and monitoring. Premium and PRO add deeper research, AI summaries, full transcripts, factor grades, and portfolio tools.
Best forStock researchInvestment newsQuant ratingsPortfolio alertsEarnings transcript researchWatch-outsFree access is limitedBest research features require Premium or PRO - 6
TipRanks combines analyst ratings, targets, expert rankings, Smart Score, AI analysis, news sentiment, insider signals, hedge-fund activity, and portfolios. It is useful for comparing market views quickly, with Premium and Ultimate adding deeper expert, portfolio, export, and AI tools.
Best forAnalyst ratingsQuant ratingsStock researchPortfolio analyticsFinancial data APIWatch-outsBest tools are paidFree API and MCP quotas are small - 7
Uncle Stock screens more than 100,000 global stocks with financial metrics, valuation models, scores, historical tests, watchlists, and alerts. Gold adds CSV and JSON access, an MCP server, and limited portfolio tracking. It is not a broker or an intraday trading simulator.
Best forGlobal stock screeningStock screeningStrategy backtestingFundamental researchFinancial data APIWatch-outsAPI is Gold-gated and cappedBacktesting is screener-oriented - 8
Beanvest gives long-term investors a compact quality-investing framework. Its stock reports score moat, pricing power, predictability, financial strength, capital allocation, and management, then add fair-value labels and a quality screen. Coverage is selective, premium data is gated, and there is no free trial.
Best forStock researchFair value researchQuant ratingsValuation modelingStock screeningWatch-outsCoverage is selectiveNo trial or refunds - 9
Business Quant covers U.S. company fundamentals, operating KPIs, segment data, analyst estimates, institutional ownership, and insider trades. It is useful when company-specific operating measures matter alongside standard financial statements. The free plan limits KPI history and API usage, while paid plans increase history and usage allowances.
Best forStock screeningFundamentals dataFinancial data APIInvestor holdings researchInsider and institutional trackingWatch-outsU.S.-focused coverageFree KPI depth is limited - 10
CEO Watcher organizes US insider transactions by historical forward returns, win rates, trade patterns, and filing context. A free weekly newsletter covers selected trades; paid access adds search, feeds, Discord, alerts, and a daily pre-market email.
Best forInsider and institutional trackingAlertsInvestment newsStock researchMarket monitoringWatch-outsInsider signals are not standalone thesesUS Form 4 focus
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ChartMill is a browser screener and charting service for U.S., Canadian, and European stocks and some ETFs. It supports technical and fundamental screens, swing-trading ideas, watchlists, alerts, dashboards, ratings, and strategy templates. It is still a research tool, not a broker or full portfolio ledger.
Best forStock screeningTechnical screeningChartingStock researchPortfolio alertsWatch-outsDelayed market dataNot a broker or portfolio system - 12
Danelfin scores stocks and ETFs from 1 to 10 based on its estimate of three-month market outperformance. Use the score, rankings, screens, alerts, and API for idea generation. It is a signal layer, not a complete investment process.
Best forQuant ratingsAI research workspaceStock screeningETF screeningPortfolio alertsWatch-outsScores are end-of-dayAI score is not a complete investment process - 13
Dividend.com helps income investors find and compare dividend-paying stocks, ETFs, funds, REITs, MLPs, and preferreds. It combines research, ratings, screens, watchlists, and ex-dividend dates. It is a research site, not a broker or portfolio accounting system.
Best forDividend analysisStock screeningETF screeningPortfolio alertsStock researchWatch-outsPremium gates the useful workflowMarket data can be delayed - 14
Earnings Whispers focuses on the gap between reported results and market expectations. It provides whisper estimates, calendars, sentiment, grades, options context, and post-earnings drift signals. Use it to frame an earnings setup, not to predict a guaranteed move.
Best forInvestment newsMarket monitoringPortfolio alertsOptions dataStock researchWatch-outsEarnings signals are not guaranteesTrader Service is expensive - 15
EPSMomentum focuses on earnings momentum and entry timing. It combines estimate revisions, post-earnings drift, timing signals, scanners, AI analysis, and market dashboards for U.S. stocks and ETFs.
Best forStock screeningQuant ratingsTechnical analysisAI research workspaceAlertsWatch-outsUS stocks and ETFs focusProprietary signals require trust - 16
ETFdb is a VettaFi database and screener for U.S.-listed ETFs and ETPs. Filter by returns, flows, expenses, ESG, dividends, risk, holdings, taxes, technicals, and ratings, then use the results for structured fund selection.
Best forETF screeningFund researchPortfolio watchlistsMarket monitoringResearch reportsWatch-outsU.S.-listed ETF scopeDownloads are paid and trial-limited - 17
Financial Modeling Prep provides API and spreadsheet access to market data, fundamentals, news, calendars, transcripts, ownership, and macroeconomic data. The free Basic tier is an end-of-day test plan. Real-time, global, transcript, 13F, intraday, and bulk access require paid plans. Display or redistribution requires a separate commercial agreement.
Best forMarket data APIFinancial data APIFundamentals dataHistorical market dataEarnings transcript researchWatch-outsFree sandbox is limitedGlobal and advanced datasets require higher tiers - 18
FinancialData.Net provides market data, fundamentals, ownership, options, funds, ESG, calendars, and news through REST, Excel, and MCP interfaces. It covers stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, futures, crypto, foreign exchange, commodities, OTC securities, and indexes. The free plan is limited, and the homepage security claims are not supported by a public audit report.
Best forFinancial data APIMarket data APIAI agent data accessFundamentals dataOptions dataWatch-outsSerious use is paidCompliance claims need verification - 19
Insider Screener standardizes director and insider transactions across several markets, with screens, saved stocks, exports, alerts, and a separate REST API. It is an insider-signal layer for research, not a complete thesis, broker, portfolio ledger, or unrestricted bulk feed.
Best forInsider and institutional trackingStock screeningPortfolio alertsMarket monitoringFinancial data APIWatch-outsPaid tiers gate serious workflowInsider trades need context - 20
IPOScoop follows U.S. IPOs from filing through pricing, first-day trading, quiet-period expiry, and lock-up expiry. Free pages cover calendars, recent pricings, lists, and Buzz commentary; subscribers get SCOOP Ratings and selected event trackers. It monitors IPOs, not the wider market or brokerage execution.
Best forInvestment newsMarket monitoringResearch reportsStock researchWatch-outsU.S. IPO nicheKey fields are subscriber-only - 21
Marketgenius is a free stock-research site with global index heatmaps, superinvestor portfolios, a stock screener, company fundamentals, ownership data, valuation tools, dividends, short interest, and financial calculators. It is not a broker, terminal, portfolio tracker, or public API.
Best forMarket mapsVisual stock researchStock researchMarket monitoringInvestor holdings researchWatch-outsLightweight research surfaceLimited country coverage - 22
MetricSide is a free fundamentals site for quarterly trends, valuation ratios, cash flow, margins, balance sheets, and a transparent 100-point health score. It is a quick first pass on listed stocks, with narrower coverage than a full database. Check important figures against filings.
Best forStock researchFundamental researchFundamentals dataVisual stock researchQuant ratingsWatch-outsLimited documented coverageThird-party data requires verification - 23
MoatMap combines daily Quality, Value, and Momentum scores with AI reports, insider filings, portfolio analysis, macro regimes, Top Picks, and investor lenses. Premium actions consume one-time Feather credits. Its market data and AI output still need source checks.
Best forAI research workspaceStock screeningStock researchQuant ratingsPortfolio analyticsWatch-outsCredit-based pricingAI outputs need diligence - 24
MSN Money is a free Microsoft finance portal for market news, quotes, watchlists, company pages, earnings calendars, funds, and basic personal finance. It is for casual monitoring and beginner research, not professional analytics or trading.
Best forMarket monitoringInvestment newsPortfolio watchlistsStock researchFund researchWatch-outsQuote latency variesAd-supported consumer product - 25
The Office of Financial Research publishes U.S. Treasury financial-stability monitors, funding data, money-market transparency, bank risk views, and hedge-fund datasets in public JSON and CSV. It supports macro and market-structure research, not real-time trading, stock screens, or portfolio tracking.
Best forFinancial data APIMarket monitoringResearch reportsFundamental researchMarket data APIWatch-outsSystemic-risk scopeDocumented publication lags - 26
OnlyDividends is a privacy-first dividend tracker with manual holdings, paydays, withholding-tax estimates, income charts, calendars, health scores, and mobile access. Free supports a small portfolio; Premium raises limits. It is not a broker, tax-lot system, rebalancer, API, or full ledger.
Best forDividend analysisPortfolio trackingPortfolio analyticsPortfolio alertsLong-term portfolio trackingWatch-outsManual holdings onlyFree and Premium stock caps - 27
Prospero.ai is a mobile signal app for US stocks and ETFs. It provides ten relative scores, daily screens and picks, watchlists, alerts, and educational pages. It does not provide trade execution or a public API.
Best forAI research workspaceStock researchStock screeningMarket monitoringAlertsWatch-outsSignals are not full researchMobile-first scope - 28
SentiSense is a beta AI market-intelligence and data API service for stock data, sentiment, news clusters, social signals, institutional flows, insider trades, congressional disclosures, and generated analysis. It supplies research signals, not brokerage or advice.
Best forAI research workspaceMarket monitoringFinancial data APIStock researchInsider and institutional trackingWatch-outsBeta product with plan limitsCoverage claims need caution - 29
Smartfin presents company fundamentals through AI-written overviews, sector-relative scores, financial charts, watchlists, and alerts. It does not document multi-asset research, trade execution, portfolio accounting, or a public API.
Best forStock researchFundamental researchVisual stock researchAlertsPortfolio watchlistsWatch-outsStock-only researchNo public API or broker sync - 30
Snowball Analytics tracks portfolios, performance, dividends, and allocations through web and mobile applications. It supports broker and file imports, multiple currencies, benchmarks, fund look-through, and historical portfolio tests. It is not a broker, registered adviser, or tax-filing service.
Best forPortfolio trackingPortfolio analyticsDividend analysisPortfolio alertsStrategy backtestingWatch-outsFree plan is intentionally limitedBroker sync requires paid tier - 31
Stock Rover combines fundamental data, portfolio analytics, dividend tracking, valuation tools, reports, ratings, broker-linked portfolios, and alerts. Coverage centers on North American securities. It does not provide trade execution or full strategy backtesting.
Best forStock screeningETF screeningPortfolio analyticsFundamental researchResearch reportsWatch-outsNorth America-focused coverageFull strategy backtesting is not a formal feature - 32
Stock Unlock combines stock and ETF scores, screens, DCF tools, comparison charts, watchlists, and portfolio tracking. It is aimed at retail investors who want a guided research workflow, with deeper tools and usage limits set by plan. Model outputs still need independent review.
Best forStock researchStock screeningETF screeningValuation modelingPortfolio trackingWatch-outsFree tier is deliberately cappedBroker sync depends on SnapTrade - 33
StockCharts provides technical charts, scans, alerts, ChartLists, RRGs, PerfCharts, and options tools. Paid tiers set limits on saved work, history, scans, and refresh rates. Exchange data plans add official real-time quotes.
Best forChartingTechnical analysisTechnical screeningAlertsPortfolio watchlistsWatch-outsReal-time data can cost extraScans are not intraday - 34
Stockoscope organizes U.S. stock research around quality, peers, valuation, analysts, and holdings. It adds scores, peer ranks, intrinsic-value models, estimates, ownership, screens, editable strategies, watchlists, and news. Coverage is U.S.-only and usually refreshes daily or after the close.
Best forStock researchStock screeningFundamental researchValuation modelingAnalyst ratingsWatch-outsU.S.-listed stock coverageThird-party aggregated data - 35
The Ledger Terminal is a web fundamental-research service with one-page U.S. stock sheets, valuation charts, quality checks, screens, comparisons, and SEC-linked history. It is built for long-term business analysis, not trading or portfolio accounting.
Best forStock researchFundamental researchValuation modelingStock screeningVisual stock researchWatch-outsUS-led coverageNo trading or portfolio accounting - 36
Tickertape is an India-first web and mobile research app for stocks, funds, ETFs, screens, portfolios, alerts, events, forecasts, and broker-linked holdings. Free covers the core workflow; Pro adds custom screens, exports, historical sentiment, alerts, forecasts, and multi-account tools. It is not a global terminal or raw API.
Best forStock screeningStock researchPortfolio trackingBroker-connected tradingAnalyst ratingsWatch-outsIndia-first coverageMany research tools require Pro - 37
TickerTrends estimates public-company KPIs from search, web traffic, apps, social, reviews, news, transcripts, financial data, and consensus. It can add alternative evidence for investors and quants, but the signals are proxies and need validation.
Best forMarket monitoringFinancial data APIAI agent data accessResearch reportsStock researchWatch-outsAlternative data is noisySerious access is expensive or custom - 38
Track Your Dividends tracks U.S. income portfolios through Plaid links or manual holdings, with alerts, forecasts, and paid research. It is useful for dividend monitoring; deeper screens, scores, analysis, and unlimited linked accounts are Premium.
Best forDividend analysisPortfolio trackingPortfolio alertsStock screeningPortfolio watchlistsWatch-outsFree broker linking is cappedPremium gates research workflow - 39
Trendlyne is an India-first research and portfolio service with screens, DVM scores, forecasts, alerts, backtests, transcripts, broker sync, and options tools. Global plans add U.S. coverage, but the strongest fit remains Indian equities.
Best forStock screeningTechnical screeningPortfolio trackingStrategy backtestingAnalyst ratingsWatch-outsPlan matrix is complexBest fit is India-first - 40
Tweenvest is a stock research app with company dashboards, screens, watchlists, portfolios, transcripts, valuation tools, and AI analysis. It targets retail investors, with better coverage and AI features reserved for higher tiers.
Best forStock screeningStock researchPortfolio trackingAI research workspaceEarnings transcript researchWatch-outsBest features are plan-gatedNo public API - 41
Validea applies published guru and factor models to stocks through screens, reports, portfolios, and model strategies. It is for investors who want rules-based idea generation and backtests, not brokerage execution or a general market-data terminal.
Best forQuant researchFactor screeningStock screeningETF screeningStrategy backtestingWatch-outsModel returns are not live account returnsFull access requires a subscription - 42
Value Line publishes analyst reports, proprietary ranks, screens, model portfolios, fund and ETF research, options research, and selection newsletters. Product coverage and online-tool limits depend on the subscription.
Best forStock researchFundamental researchQuant ratingsResearch reportsFund researchWatch-outsSubscription services are fragmentedNot a modern data API product - 43
Value Sense combines stock fundamentals, valuation models, screens, historical tests, earnings analysis, insider transactions, and 13F holdings. Plan limits determine history, downloads, AI usage, and saved workspaces.
Best forStock researchStock screeningFundamental researchValuation modelingEarnings transcript researchWatch-outsModel outputs need independent reviewPlan limits shape heavy usage - 44
WallStreetZen combines stock screens, analyst forecasts, fair-value estimates, financials, ratings, insider and institutional activity, and portfolio tools. It is aimed at retail fundamental research, not brokerage execution or professional data delivery.
Best forStock screeningStock researchQuant ratingsAnalyst ratingsFair value researchWatch-outsUS-stock focusQuant rating is not advice - 45
Zacks combines stock research, rankings, earnings estimates, screens, reports, portfolios, and newsletters around its earnings-revision methodology. It suits self-directed investors who want structured ideas, not brokerage execution or a fully open quant platform.
Best forQuant ratingsStock screeningETF screeningAnalyst ratingsPortfolio alertsWatch-outsBest features are premium-gatedQuote latency varies
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