★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Benzinga vs Dilution Tracker
Benzinga
Best for news and news sentiment
From $37/mo
Dilution Tracker
Best for education
Free • From $588/yr
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The verdict
The bottom line
Benzinga and Dilution Tracker cover a lot of the same ground (3 shared categories, alerts, splits, and corporate actions & special situations), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Benzinga simply does more: 20 categories to Dilution Tracker's 4, including news, news sentiment, and calendar, plus a mobile app. Dilution Tracker counters by letting you start free.
Key differences at a glance
- Mobile app
- Benzinga
- Free plan
- Dilution Tracker
- Cheaper paid plan
- Benzinga$37/mo vs $49/mo
- Free trial
- Benzinga14 days
- Broader coverage
- Benzinga20 vs 4 categories
- API access
- Benzinga
Choose
Benzinga if…
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $37/mo instead of $49/mo
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
Choose
Dilution Tracker if…
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You care about education, something Benzinga doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | From $37/mo | Free • From $588/yr |
Free tier | No | Yes |
Free trial | 14 days | — |
Plan limits | — | Free account: access: Open-access tickers only |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | Yes | No |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +5 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +2 more |
Categories covered | 20 | 4 |
Regions | — | North America |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: Real-time, Streaming, and 15-min Delayed and Granularity: Minute and EOD | — |
Capabilities | Universe builder | — |
Security | Status page | — |
| Try it | Visit Benzinga | Visit Dilution Tracker |
Standout features
What Benzinga does best
- Benzinga Pro newsfeed for active traders with customizable filters, real-time notifications, and a price sentiment engine; includes “Why Is It Moving” (WIIM) one-sentence explanations.
- Alerts: browser/desktop notifications, sound alerts, and email notifications; alerts can be customized by tool (e.g., Newsfeed, Signals, Watchlists).
- Calendar tool surfaces market events such as dividends, earnings, guidance, IPOs, M&A, SEC filings, secondary offerings, and splits.
- Signals tool provides real-time alerts for price/volume events such as price spikes, block trades, halt/resume, opening gaps, and highs/lows; option-activity signals are a paid add-on.
- Unusual Options Activity is a paid data upgrade/add-on ($27.97/month), used for option-activity signals.
What Dilution Tracker does best
- Dilution profiles focused on US-listed small caps; tracks dilution sources such as shelves, warrants, ATMs and convertibles (custom coverage ~2,500 tickers is referenced in alerts docs).
- Shares outstanding (O/S) chart shows historical split-adjusted O/S plus stacked “potential dilution” bars for ATM, S-1 offering, warrants, equity line, and convertible notes/preferred.
- Offering readiness: indicates whether a company can offer via a registered shelf or a pending S-1 offering (and notes private placements are possible but rarer).
- Proprietary ratings referenced in the knowledge base include a “dilution risk rating” and an “offering ability rating” based on available shelf capacity (S-3) or pending S-1 offerings.
- Data maintenance: tracks SEC filings and company press releases for covered tickers and updates values when new dilution-related disclosures occur; new companies are added when they match coverage criteria.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksOptionsFuturesCryptos | Stocks |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersLong-term InvestorsQuants/DevelopersAlgo Traders | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing Traders |
Regions | Not specified | North America |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker, ISIN, and CIK | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-timeStreaming15-min Delayed | Not specified |
Data granularity | MinuteEOD | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | RESTWebSocket | Not specified |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python and TSWebhooksDocs | Not specified |
Export formats | CSV | Not specified |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Status page | Not specified |
Capability signals | Universe builder | Not specified |
Vendor & support | Accretive Capital LLC d.b.a. BenzingaCountry: United StatesSupport: Email, Chat, and Phone | Not specified |
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Pricing breakdown
$37/mo
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
$588/yr
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- access: Open-access tickers only
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
3Where the two tools cover the same ground.
Benzinga strengths
17Dilution Tracker strengths
1What you only get with Dilution Tracker.
Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Benzinga and Dilution Tracker?
Benzinga leans toward news, alerts, and news sentiment, while Dilution Tracker puts more weight on corporate actions & special situations, splits, and alerts. They overlap in 3 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is Benzinga or Dilution Tracker free to use?
Dilution Tracker has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. Benzinga is paid-only. If budget matters, start with Dilution Tracker and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Can I use Benzinga or Dilution Tracker on my phone?
Benzinga lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. Dilution Tracker doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web.
Does Benzinga or Dilution Tracker have an API?
Benzinga has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. Dilution Tracker doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose Benzinga or Dilution Tracker?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Benzinga if news and news sentiment matter to you; go with Dilution Tracker if you'd rather have education. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Benzinga and Dilution Tracker cover?
Both cover stocks. Benzinga also handles options, futures, and cryptos.
Does Benzinga or Dilution Tracker have real-time data?
Benzinga offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. Dilution Tracker runs on delayed or end-of-day data, which is perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Can I export data from Benzinga and Dilution Tracker?
Benzinga exports to CSV. Dilution Tracker is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: Benzinga or Dilution Tracker?
Benzinga has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Dilution Tracker doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
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