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Sunday, October 19, 2025

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AlphaSense vs Visible Alpha comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

AlphaSense adds Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Earnings Calls Sentiment, Notes & Highlights, AI, AI Earnings Summary, AI Report, 13F, Screeners, News, Alerts, and Watchlist coverage that Visible Alpha skips.

Visible Alpha includes Financials, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Blogs, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that AlphaSense omits.

AlphaSense highlights: Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news., Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries., and Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections..

Visible Alpha is known for: Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

AlphaSense ships a mobile app. Visible Alpha is web/desktop only.

AlphaSense

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AlphaSense is an enterprise-grade market intelligence platform that combines a massive library of filings, research, transcripts, and news with AI-powered search and summarization. Broker research access depends on entitlements, while premium features like Expert Calls or Canalyst models are offered as add-ons. Enterprise Intelligence expands the platform to include secure integration of a firm’s own internal content.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

API

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news.
Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries.
Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections.
Table Tools to extract structured financial tables and export them to Excel with minimal friction.
Company financial tearsheets combining Reuters Fundamentals with I/B/E/S consensus estimates.

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Visible Alpha

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Granular, line‑item consensus from full sell‑side models (7,000+ companies; 250+ contributing brokers) with VA Actuals historicals, Excel add‑in, and enterprise delivery via API/Data Feed/Snowflake. Now part of S&P Global Market Intelligence and available as an add‑on within S&P Capital IQ Pro. Includes modules like Target Price & Ratings and a Line Item Monitor for alerts and revision analysis.

Platforms

Web

Desktop

API

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.
Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

4 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Forecasts plus 1 more area.

Where they differ

AlphaSense

Distinct strengths include:

Improved Filings

Diff View

Transcripts

Earnings Calls Sentiment

Notes & Highlights

AI Earnings Summary

AI Report

Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news.
Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries.
Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections.
Table Tools to extract structured financial tables and export them to Excel with minimal friction.

Visible Alpha

Distinct strengths include:

Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Blogs

Playbooks & Case Studies

Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	AlphaSense	Visible Alpha
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Data APIs Unique: Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Earnings Calls Sentiment, Notes & Highlights, AI, AI Earnings Summary, AI Report, 13F, Screeners, News, Alerts, Watchlist	Shared: Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Data APIs Unique: Financials, Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Blogs, Playbooks & Case Studies
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks	Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile, API	Web, Desktop, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Subscription	Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news. Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries. Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections. Table Tools to extract structured financial tables and export them to Excel with minimal friction. Company financial tearsheets combining Reuters Fundamentals with I/B/E/S consensus estimates. AI-powered sentiment scoring across filings, transcripts, and research documents.	Unique Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered. VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series. Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app. Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework. Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level. Enterprise data delivery: REST API for ad‑hoc queries, file‑based data feeds (S3/SFTP), and Snowflake data shares; feeds/cloud updated throughout the day.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do AlphaSense and Visible Alpha both support?

Both platforms cover Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, and Data APIs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do AlphaSense and Visible Alpha require subscriptions?

Neither platform maintains a free tier. Budget for a subscription to unlock the research coverage highlighted in this comparison.

Which tool has mobile access?

AlphaSense ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Visible Alpha focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

AlphaSense differentiates itself with Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news., Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries., and Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections., whereas Visible Alpha stands out for Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

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