★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
13F Insight vs TipRanks
Pick 13F Insight instead if
13F Insight
Free • Contact for pricing · Web · API
- You care about regulatory filings monitoring and blogs, things TipRanks doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
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TipRanks
Free • From $29.95/mo · Web · Mobile · API
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You care about stock ideas, top analysts, and screeners, things 13F Insight doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
13F Insight and TipRanks cover a lot of the same ground (8 shared categories, including data visualizations, watchlist, and institutional ownership), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. TipRanks simply does more: 37 categories to 13F Insight's 10, including stock ideas, top analysts, and screeners, plus a mobile app. 13F Insight counters by being completely free.
What readers say
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Key differences at a glance
- Mobile app
- TipRanks
- Broader coverage
- TipRanks37 vs 10 categories
- Free plan
- Both
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How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • Contact for pricing | Free • From $29.95/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | 3 limits: Free: watchlist items: 5, Standard: watchlist items: 20 +1 more | 11 limits: Free: mcp oauth tool calls per month: 10, Free: mcp api requests per minute: 5 +9 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | Yes |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | — | No |
Integrations | — | MCP, Claude +5 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +3 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +3 more |
Categories covered | 10 | 37 |
Regions | North America | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Capabilities | AI summaries: Filings | 4 signals: Universe builder, Performance attribution +2 more |
Security | Encryption in transit | Encryption in transit |
| Try it | Visit 13F Insight | Visit TipRanks |
Where each one shines
What 13F Insight and TipRanks each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What 13F Insight and TipRanks each do best.What 13F Insight does best
- Tracking institutional 13F holdings, Form 4 insider transactions, and 13D/G beneficial ownership reports from one filing-focused workspace.
- Research coverage for more than 30,000 institutional filers with indexed filing history, AUM context, current holdings, and position-change views.
- The AI Agent on filer, stock, and insider pages to ask plain-English questions over real SEC filings with sourced citations.
- Views for reviewing AI-generated filing summaries, position-change analysis, and unusual-activity alerts as a starting point for research.
- Tools for building filer and stock watchlists, with free and paid tiers setting different watchlist limits.
What TipRanks does best
- Research coverage for stocks and ETFs with analyst consensus, price targets, ratings history, dividends, earnings, ownership, financials, statistics, technical analysis, historical prices, charts, and news.
- TipRanks Smart Score to compare stocks through a 1-10 quantitative score built from analyst ratings, insider transactions, blogger opinions, investor sentiment, hedge-fund activity, news sentiment, technicals, and fundamentals.
- Analyst ratings, analyst rankings, expert performance, blogger opinions, hedge-fund signals, corporate insider activity, politician trades, and individual-investor sentiment.
- AI Stock Analysis reports for automated business-model, financial-statement, technical-indicator, sentiment, rating, and price-target context.
- Discovery tools for ideas with stock, ETF, penny-stock, technical-analysis, trending-stock, market-mover, AI Analyst Top Stocks, and best-performing analyst consensus workflows.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for 13F Insight and TipRanks, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for 13F Insight and TipRanks, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsOptionsBonds | StocksETFsOptionsCryptosCommoditiesCurrencies |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailValue InvestorsGrowth InvestorsAnalysts | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsQuants/Developers |
Regions | North America | Not specified |
Coverage details | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker, CUSIP, and CIK | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | Not specified | REST |
API auth & delivery | Not specified | Auth: APIKey and OAuth2Docs |
Integrations | Not specified | MCPClaudeChatGPTCursorCodexGemini CLIMetaTrader |
Export formats | Not specified | CSV |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Encryption in transit | Encryption in transit |
Capability signals | AI summaries: Filings | Universe builderPerformance attributionPortfolio attributionAI summaries: News and Transcripts |
Vendor & support | 13F InsightSupport: Email | TipRanksCountry: IsraelSupport: Email |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Freewatchlist items: 5 | Freemcp oauth tool calls per month: 10 · mcp api requests per minute: 5 · +1 more |
| Entry paid plan | Subscription“Standard”watchlist items: 20 | $29.95/mo“Premium”mcp oauth tool calls per month: 100 |
| Tier 2 | Subscription“Pro”watchlist items: 100 | Subscription“Plus” |
| Tier 3 | — | Subscription“Ultimate”mcp oauth tool calls per month: 200 |
| Top plan | — | Subscription“MCP Developer API Keys”smart requests per minute: 30 · smart requests per month: 1,000 · +4 more |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Enterprise” | Contact sales“Enterprise / API Suite” |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between 13F Insight and TipRanks?
13F Insight leans toward data visualizations, watchlist, and institutional ownership, while TipRanks puts more weight on stock ideas, top analysts, and screeners. They overlap in 8 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do 13F Insight and TipRanks cost?
Good news: both 13F Insight and TipRanks have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Can I use 13F Insight or TipRanks on my phone?
TipRanks lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. 13F Insight doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Do 13F Insight and TipRanks have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose 13F Insight or TipRanks?
It depends on what you're after. Pick 13F Insight if regulatory filings monitoring and blogs matter to you; go with TipRanks if you'd rather have stock ideas and top analysts. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do 13F Insight and TipRanks cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, and options. 13F Insight also handles bonds. TipRanks adds cryptos, commodities, and currencies on top.
Can I export data from 13F Insight and TipRanks?
TipRanks exports to CSV. 13F Insight is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: 13F Insight or TipRanks?
TipRanks has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; 13F Insight doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with 13F Insight or TipRanks?
TipRanks handles portfolio tracking. 13F Insight is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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