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Benzinga vs OpenBB comparison

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

Benzinga

benzinga.com

PricingFree, Subscription, Other

PlatformsWeb, Mobile, API

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OpenBB

openbb.co

PricingFree, Subscription

PlatformsWeb, API

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Comparison highlights

Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
Overlap: both cover News, Dividends, and Splits and 6 other categories.
Coverage tilt: Benzinga has 14 categories you won't get in OpenBB; OpenBB has 18 unique categories.
Pricing: Benzinga is Free, Subscription, Other; OpenBB is Free, Subscription.

Category leaders

Screeners: Benzinga is tagged for this workflow; OpenBB has no category votes yet.
Watchlist: Benzinga is tagged for this workflow; OpenBB has no category votes yet.
News: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
Data Visualizations: OpenBB leads (+2 vs 0 net votes for Benzinga).

Vote sentiment comparison

Cumulative positive vote share. Loading fresh totals...

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Side-by-side metrics

Attribute	Benzinga	OpenBB
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Options, Futures, Cryptos	Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription, Other	Free, Subscription
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

News Dividends Splits IPO Financials Transcripts Analyst Price Targets Data APIs APIs & SDKs

Benzinga strengths

Categories covered by Benzinga but not OpenBB.

Alerts News Sentiment Calendar Screeners Watchlist Options Acquisitions Secondary Offerings Guidance / Pre-announcements Insider Data Short Interest US Government Trades Analyst Recommendations Webhooks

OpenBB strengths

Categories covered by OpenBB but not Benzinga.

Sheets / Excel Add-ins Custom Dashboards Interest Rates GDP Inflation Rates Unemployment Rates Commitment of Traders (COT)Dark Pool & Off-Exchange Data Visualizations Options & Derivatives Quant ETF Overview ETF Performance ETF Holdings Analyst Forecasts Regulatory Filings Monitoring AI AI Chat

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Benzinga and OpenBB both support?

Both platforms cover News, Dividends, Splits, IPO, Financials, Transcripts, Analyst Price Targets, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Benzinga and OpenBB require subscriptions?

Both Benzinga and OpenBB keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Benzinga ships a dedicated mobile experience, while OpenBB focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Benzinga differentiates itself with 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)., and Calendar tool surfaces market events such as dividends, earnings, guidance, IPOs, M&A, SEC filings, secondary offerings, and splits., whereas OpenBB stands out for REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., and Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows..

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