★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
AlphaSense vs MacroMicro
AlphaSense
Best for news and alerts
Contact for pricing
MacroMicro
Best for ETF screeners and ETF comparison
Free • From $25/mo
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The verdict
The bottom line
AlphaSense and MacroMicro cover a lot of the same ground (6 shared categories, including transcripts, watchlist, and data visualizations), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. MacroMicro simply does more: 14 categories to AlphaSense's 11, including ETF screeners, ETF comparison, and which ETF includes this stock?. AlphaSense counters by keeping things simpler.
Key differences at a glance
- Mobile app
- AlphaSense
- Free plan
- MacroMicro
- Free trial
- MacroMicro7 days
- Broader coverage
- MacroMicro14 vs 11 categories
- Asset coverage
- MacroMicroAdds ETFs and bonds
- Beginner friendly
- MacroMicro
Choose
AlphaSense if…
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You care about news, alerts, and screeners, things MacroMicro doesn't offer
Choose
MacroMicro if…
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You care about ETF screeners, ETF comparison, and which ETF includes this stock?, things AlphaSense doesn't offer
- You're newer to investing and want something approachable
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Contact for pricing | Free • From $25/mo |
Free tier | No | Yes |
Free trial | — | 7 days |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | — | No |
Integrations | Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint +3 more | Google Calendar and Apple Calendar |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Institutional Investors, Analysts +2 more | — |
Categories covered | 11 | 14 |
Regions | — | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | — | 3 signals: Latency: End of Day, Granularity: EOD +1 more |
Data partners | Tegus and Canalyst | — |
Capabilities | Universe builder and AI summaries: Filings, Transcripts, and News | 4 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +2 more |
Security | 5 signals: SOC2, ISO27001 +3 more | — |
| Try it | Visit AlphaSense | Visit MacroMicro |
Standout features
What AlphaSense does best
- Use Generative Search to ask research questions and receive cited answers tied back to source documents.
- Use Deep Research for iterative AI-assisted market research that can run many searches and synthesize large source sets.
- Search across curated external content such as broker research, independent research, expert transcripts, SEC filings, news, and regulatory content.
- Use dashboards, alerts, watchlists, and the mobile app to monitor companies, topics, markets, and research themes.
- Use Financial Data and Company Profile workflows for screening, comparables, M&A transactions, funding rounds, valuation metrics, and Excel-connected research where available.
What MacroMicro does best
- Explore a global macro and market database with 40M+ data points, 100+ countries, and coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, and crypto.
- Use macro charts and economic-cycle visualizations to monitor growth, inflation, rates, liquidity, commodities, credit, and cross-asset regimes.
- Screen, compare, and reverse-lookup ETFs, including workflows for finding which ETFs include a given stock.
- Use the toolbox for arithmetic operators, analytical templates, correlation charts, and basic quantitative backtesting.
- Track key dates with the Economic Calendar, including Google and Apple Calendar sync for annual-plan subscribers.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | Stocks | StocksETFsBondsCommoditiesCurrenciesCryptos |
Experience | IntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Institutional InvestorsAnalystsAsset ManagersHedge Funds | Not specified |
Regions | Not specified | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker and CIK | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Not specified | End of Day |
Data granularity | Not specified | EOD |
Data partners | TegusCanalyst | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | GraphQLREST | Not specified |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKey and OAuth2SDKs: TS and PythonDocs | Not specified |
Integrations | Google DriveMicrosoft SharePointDropboxBoxEgnyte | Google CalendarApple Calendar |
Export formats | Not specified | CSV |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2ISO27001Encryption at restEncryption in transitRole-based access | Not specified |
Capability signals | Universe builderAI summaries: Filings, Transcripts, and News | Custom formulasUniverse builderCorrelationAI summaries: Transcripts |
Vendor & support | AlphaSense Inc.Founded 2011Support: Email | MacroMicroCountry: TaiwanSupport: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 3/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
Green tags are exclusive to that tool in this comparison.
Pricing breakdown
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Starting price
Plans & pricing
$25/mo
Starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
6Where the two tools cover the same ground.
AlphaSense strengths
5What you only get with AlphaSense.
MacroMicro strengths
8What you only get with MacroMicro.
Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between AlphaSense and MacroMicro?
AlphaSense leans toward news, alerts, and screeners, while MacroMicro puts more weight on data visualizations, ETF screeners, and ETF comparison. They overlap in 6 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is AlphaSense or MacroMicro free to use?
MacroMicro has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. AlphaSense is paid-only. If budget matters, start with MacroMicro and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Which is better for beginners: AlphaSense or MacroMicro?
MacroMicro is the friendlier place to start; its interface takes less getting used to. Both work fine once you're past the basics.
Can I use AlphaSense or MacroMicro on my phone?
AlphaSense lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. MacroMicro doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Do AlphaSense and MacroMicro have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose AlphaSense or MacroMicro?
It depends on what you're after. Pick AlphaSense if news and alerts matter to you; go with MacroMicro if you'd rather have ETF screeners and ETF comparison. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do AlphaSense and MacroMicro cover?
Both cover stocks. MacroMicro adds ETFs, bonds, and commodities on top.
Can I export data from AlphaSense and MacroMicro?
MacroMicro exports to CSV. AlphaSense is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: AlphaSense or MacroMicro?
Both AlphaSense and MacroMicro include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
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