Autochartist adds Data Visualizations, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, APIs & SDKs, and Watchlist coverage that Estimize skips.
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Tool Comparison
Autochartist vs Estimize comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
Estimize includes Analyst Forecasts, Data APIs, and Inflation Rates categories that Autochartist omits.
Autochartist ships a mobile app. Estimize is web/desktop only.
In depth comparison
Autochartist
autochartist.com
A widely used technical analysis scanner that integrates directly with MT4/MT5 and other trading platforms. It offers automated chart pattern recognition, volatility forecasts, economic event analysis, and multi-channel alerts. Many features are broker-provided, though a direct-user subscription exists (pricing not publicly listed). Some premium modules, branded as 'Our Favourites (VIP Tools),' include features like correlating alerts. Autochartist was acquired by oneZero in 2025.
Categories
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Pricing
Quick highlights
- Automated market scanner that detects chart patterns, Fibonacci setups, and key levels, with filters for quality, breakout type, and length.
- MetaTrader 4/5 plugin with an embedded market scanner and in-terminal risk calculator.
- Risk Calculator helps with position sizing by combining stop-loss levels with user-defined risk percentages.
- Volatility analysis forecasts expected trading ranges for the next 1h, 4h, and 24h across stocks, forex, crypto, and commodities.
- Economic event analysis covering roughly 140 global releases, with pre- and post-event scenarios mapped to likely market reactions.
Community votes (overall)
Estimize
estimize.com
Crowdsourced earnings and macro estimates platform. The free community tier lets you view and contribute forecasts, while Premium ($99/month) unlocks the full dataset without contributing, plus screening and alerts. Enterprise clients can access data through real-time APIs, daily FTP feeds, or Excel files. A public REST API exists for community data.
Platforms
Pricing
Quick highlights
- Crowdsourced EPS and revenue estimates on a non-GAAP basis, with more than 120,000 contributors and coverage of over 3,000 stocks and 80+ macro indicators each quarter.
- Earnings and economic calendars (including CPI and PPI) with the ability for users to submit their own estimates.
- Premium subscription provides access to the complete Estimize dataset without the need to contribute, plus advanced screening tools and customizable alerts ($99/month).
- APIs and data delivery: a public REST API with some open endpoints, plus enterprise delivery via real-time API, daily FTP, or daily Excel files.
- Embeddable Estimize widget available for third-party sites.
Community votes (overall)
Where they differ
Autochartist
Distinct strengths include:
- Automated market scanner that detects chart patterns, Fibonacci setups, and key levels, with filters for quality, breakout type, and length.
- MetaTrader 4/5 plugin with an embedded market scanner and in-terminal risk calculator.
- Risk Calculator helps with position sizing by combining stop-loss levels with user-defined risk percentages.
- Volatility analysis forecasts expected trading ranges for the next 1h, 4h, and 24h across stocks, forex, crypto, and commodities.
Estimize
Distinct strengths include:
- Crowdsourced EPS and revenue estimates on a non-GAAP basis, with more than 120,000 contributors and coverage of over 3,000 stocks and 80+ macro indicators each quarter.
- Earnings and economic calendars (including CPI and PPI) with the ability for users to submit their own estimates.
- Premium subscription provides access to the complete Estimize dataset without the need to contribute, plus advanced screening tools and customizable alerts ($99/month).
- APIs and data delivery: a public REST API with some open endpoints, plus enterprise delivery via real-time API, daily FTP, or daily Excel files.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | Autochartist | Estimize |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Screeners, Alerts, Calendar Unique: Data Visualizations, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, APIs & SDKs, Watchlist | Shared: Screeners, Alerts, Calendar Unique: Analyst Forecasts, Data APIs, Inflation Rates |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Futures | Stocks |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web, Mobile, Desktop | Web, API |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free, Subscription | Free, Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
|
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 Autochartist and Estimize both support?
Both platforms cover Screeners, Alerts, and Calendar workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Do Autochartist and Estimize require subscriptions?
Both Autochartist and Estimize keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.
Which tool has mobile access?
Autochartist ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Estimize focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
Autochartist differentiates itself with Automated market scanner that detects chart patterns, Fibonacci setups, and key levels, with filters for quality, breakout type, and length., MetaTrader 4/5 plugin with an embedded market scanner and in-terminal risk calculator., and Risk Calculator helps with position sizing by combining stop-loss levels with user-defined risk percentages., whereas Estimize stands out for Crowdsourced EPS and revenue estimates on a non-GAAP basis, with more than 120,000 contributors and coverage of over 3,000 stocks and 80+ macro indicators each quarter., Earnings and economic calendars (including CPI and PPI) with the ability for users to submit their own estimates., and Premium subscription provides access to the complete Estimize dataset without the need to contribute, plus advanced screening tools and customizable alerts ($99/month)..
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