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CB Insights vs MarketWatch comparison

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

CB Insights

cbinsights.com

PricingSubscription

PlatformsWeb, Mobile, API

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MarketWatch

marketwatch.com

PricingFree, Subscription

PlatformsWeb, Mobile

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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 Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Newsletters.
Coverage tilt: CB Insights has 4 categories you won't get in MarketWatch; MarketWatch has 15 unique categories.
Pricing: CB Insights is Subscription; MarketWatch is Free, Subscription.

Category leaders

Screeners: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
Watchlist: MarketWatch is tagged for this workflow; CB Insights has no category votes yet.
News: MarketWatch is tagged for this workflow; CB Insights has no category votes yet.
Data Visualizations: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.

Vote sentiment comparison

Cumulative positive vote share. Loading fresh totals...

CB InsightsMarketWatch

Side-by-side metrics

Attribute	CB Insights	MarketWatch
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Other	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Bonds
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, Mobile
Pricing High-level pricing models	Subscription	Free, Subscription
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

Screeners Data Visualizations Newsletters

CB Insights strengths

Categories covered by CB Insights but not MarketWatch.

Data APIs Sheets / Excel Add-ins Acquisitions AI

MarketWatch strengths

Categories covered by MarketWatch but not CB Insights.

News Alerts Calendar Watchlist Paper Trading Financials Options ETF Overview ETF Holdings Analyst Price Targets Insider Data Short Interest Interest Rates Yield Curves IPO

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do CB Insights and MarketWatch both support?

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

Which tool offers a free plan?

MarketWatch offers a free entry point, while CB Insights requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access CB Insights and MarketWatch?

Both CB Insights and MarketWatch support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

CB Insights differentiates itself with Global company intelligence platform covering private and public companies, investors, deals, and M&A activity., APIs and enterprise data feeds providing structured access to company, funding, and investor datasets., and Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets., whereas MarketWatch stands out for Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates..

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