★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Addepar vs OpenBB
Addepar
Best for wealth management and portfolio
Contact for pricing
OpenBB
Best for sheets / excel add-ins and custom dashboards
Free • Contact for pricing
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The verdict
The bottom line
Addepar and OpenBB cover a lot of the same ground (2 shared categories, data visualizations and APIs & data feeds), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. OpenBB simply does more: 11 categories to Addepar's 7, including sheets / excel add-ins, custom dashboards, and AI research. Addepar counters by keeping things simpler.
Key differences at a glance
- Free plan
- OpenBB
- Broader coverage
- OpenBB11 vs 7 categories
- Desktop app
- OpenBB
Choose
Addepar if…
- You care about wealth management, portfolio, and advisor operations, things OpenBB doesn't offer
Choose
OpenBB if…
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You care about sheets / excel add-ins, custom dashboards, and AI research, things Addepar doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Contact for pricing | Free • Contact for pricing |
Free tier | No | Yes |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | — | 7 limits: Workspace Community: copilot queries per day: 20, Workspace Community: excel add in: No (per plan comparison) +5 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Desktop app | No | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | Yes | — |
Integrations | Fidelity, Schwab +8 more | — |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Intermediate, Advanced | Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Institutional Investors, Financial Advisors +3 more | Institutional Investors, Analysts +2 more |
Categories covered | 7 | 11 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 6 signals: Latency: End of Day, Granularity: EOD +4 more | — |
Data partners | 5 partners: ICE Data Services, Morningstar +3 more | — |
Capabilities | 20 signals: Broker sync, Tax lots +18 more | IV surface and Yield curves |
Security | Role-based access | 6 signals: SOC2, SSO: SAML and OIDC +4 more |
| Try it | Visit Addepar | Visit OpenBB |
Standout features
What Addepar does best
- Multi-product web and data platform for wealth managers, family offices, private banks and institutions, aggregating “every ownable asset” across 50+ markets worldwide into a single source of truth for even the most complex portfolios.
- Global data and AI platform positioning, with public 2026 materials citing more than $9T in assets on the platform.
- Comprehensive, customizable portfolio reporting and dashboards that can combine any asset class or currency, with drag-and-drop templates, firm-branded layouts and client-ready visualizations for different stakeholder audiences.[1,15]
- Data aggregation from custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab plus leading market data providers, with the option to manually manage holdings so private investments like real estate and private equity can be viewed alongside publicly traded securities.
- Broad multi-asset security model supporting stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, currencies, real estate, private funds, hedge funds, options, futures, digital assets and generic custom assets via rich model types.
What OpenBB does best
- Open Data Platform (ODP): open-source (AGPL) unified financial & economic data access; runs locally.
- ODP supports multiple interfaces, including Python and REST API (plus Notebook/Workspace/Excel listed by OpenBB).
- OpenBB does not host or serve data; it provides provider connectors that fetch data from third parties (often using your API keys).
- OpenBB Workspace: secure app combining customizable UI components, unified data integration, and AI capabilities.
- Custom backend approach: integrate proprietary/internal data by serving an API and a `widgets.json` definition for Workspace widgets.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksBondsETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsFundsCurrenciesPrivate Funds+4 more | StocksETFsCryptosCurrenciesCommoditiesBondsOptionsFutures |
Experience | IntermediateAdvanced | IntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Institutional InvestorsFinancial AdvisorsRIAs / Wealth FirmsFamily OfficesAsset Managers | Institutional InvestorsAnalystsQuants/DevelopersStudents/Researchers |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | Not specified |
Coverage details | Identifiers: CUSIP, ISIN, SEDOL, and Ticker | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | End of Day | Not specified |
Data granularity | EOD | Not specified |
Pricing sources | Vendor | Not specified |
Data partners | ICE Data ServicesMorningstarPitchBookCambridge AssociatesHedge Fund Research (HFR) | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | REST |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKey and OAuth2Docs | Auth: NoneSDKs: PythonDocs |
Import methods | CustodianManual | Not specified |
Integrations | FidelitySchwabICEMorningstarPitchBookCoinbaseEaglebrookCambridge Associates+2 more | Not specified |
Export formats | JSONPDF | Not specified |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Role-based access | SOC2SSO: SAML and OIDCStatus pageEncryption at restEncryption in transitRole-based access |
Capability signals | Broker syncTax lotsWash sale detectionRebalancingMulti-currencyCost basis: FIFO and LIFOHouseholdingMulti-entity structures+12 more | IV surfaceYield curves |
Vendor & support | Addepar, Inc.Country: United StatesSupport: Email, Phone, and Forum | OpenBB Inc.Founded 2021Support: Email and Forum |
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Pricing breakdown
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Starting price
Plans & pricing
Free
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- copilot queries per day: 20
- excel add in: No (per plan comparison)
- +1 more
- pricing model: Seat-based subscription (contact sales)
- support: 8 hours/day, 5 days/week (EST)
- license: AGPL
- deployment: Runs locally
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
2Where the two tools cover the same ground.
Addepar strengths
5What you only get with Addepar.
OpenBB strengths
9What you only get with OpenBB.
Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Addepar and OpenBB?
Addepar leans toward wealth management, portfolio, and advisor operations, while OpenBB puts more weight on APIs & data feeds, sheets / excel add-ins, and data visualizations. They overlap in 2 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is Addepar or OpenBB free to use?
OpenBB has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. Addepar is paid-only. If budget matters, start with OpenBB and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Do Addepar and OpenBB have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose Addepar or OpenBB?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Addepar if wealth management and portfolio matter to you; go with OpenBB if you'd rather have sheets / excel add-ins and custom dashboards. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Addepar and OpenBB cover?
Both cover stocks, bonds, ETFs, and currencies. Addepar also handles mutual funds, closed-end funds, and funds. OpenBB adds commodities on top.
Which has a better stock screener: Addepar or OpenBB?
OpenBB has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Addepar doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with Addepar or OpenBB?
Addepar handles portfolio tracking. OpenBB is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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