VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Tool Comparison

Capitol Trades vs Google Trends comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Capitol Trades adds US Government Trades, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Blogs coverage that Google Trends skips.

Google Trends includes Data Visualizations, and News categories that Capitol Trades omits.

In depth comparison

Capitol Trades

capitoltrades.com

Free, public dashboard tracking U.S. politicians’ trade disclosures under the STOCK Act. Near real‑time postings of newly published disclosures, with rich filters (chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, trade size, sector, etc.). Asset coverage spans stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds (incl. munis/USTs), options, and crypto. Operated by 2iQ Research.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.
Weekly email newsletter; active X/Twitter feed with immediate updates.

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Google Trends

trends.google.com

A free tool from Google that tracks search interest over time and across regions. You can compare up to five groups of terms, monitor “Trending now” in near real time, and export charts to CSV or embed them on the web. A limited alpha API is available by application, and a separate BigQuery dataset exposes the top rising queries over the past 30 days.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.
“Trending now” dashboard shows news-linked spikes across 100+ countries, refreshed every 10 minutes, with multiple time windows and CSV/RSS export.

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Where they differ

Capitol Trades

Distinct strengths include:

US Government Trades Regulatory Filings Monitoring Blogs

Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.

Google Trends

Distinct strengths include:

Data Visualizations News

Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Capitol Trades	Google Trends
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Newsletters Unique: US Government Trades, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Blogs	Shared: Newsletters Unique: Data Visualizations, News
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Options, Cryptos	Other
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics. Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more. Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats. Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds. Weekly email newsletter; active X/Twitter feed with immediate updates. Site shows up to 3 years of history (full archive available via 2iQ enterprise products).	Unique Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group). Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention. Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube). Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML. “Trending now” dashboard shows news-linked spikes across 100+ countries, refreshed every 10 minutes, with multiple time windows and CSV/RSS export. Methodology based on anonymized, aggregated samples normalized to a 0–100 scale. Longer ranges use UTC time, short ranges use local time zones.
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 Capitol Trades and Google Trends both support?

Both platforms cover Newsletters workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Capitol Trades and Google Trends require subscriptions?

Both Capitol Trades and Google Trends keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Capitol Trades and Google Trends?

Both Capitol Trades and Google Trends prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Capitol Trades differentiates itself with Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics., Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more., and Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats., whereas Google Trends stands out for Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group)., Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention., and Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube)..

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