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Tool Comparison
CB Insights vs OTC Markets comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
OTC Markets
otcmarkets.com
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 Data APIs, and Screeners.
- Coverage tilt: CB Insights has 5 categories you won't get in OTC Markets; OTC Markets has 3 unique categories.
- Pricing: CB Insights is Subscription; OTC Markets is Free, Subscription.
Category leaders
- Screeners: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
- News: OTC Markets is tagged for this workflow; CB Insights has no category votes yet.
- Data Visualizations: CB Insights is tagged for this workflow; OTC Markets has no category votes yet.
Vote sentiment comparison
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Side-by-side metrics
| Attribute | CB Insights | OTC Markets |
|---|---|---|
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks, Other | Stocks, 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, API, Other |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Subscription | 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
CB Insights strengths
Categories covered by CB Insights but not OTC Markets.
OTC Markets strengths
Categories covered by OTC Markets but not CB Insights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do CB Insights and OTC Markets both support?
Both platforms cover Data APIs, and Screeners workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Which tool offers a free plan?
OTC Markets offers a free entry point, while CB Insights requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.
Which tool has mobile access?
CB Insights ships a dedicated mobile experience, while OTC Markets focuses on web or desktop access.
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 OTC Markets stands out for Public website for OTCQX, OTCQB, OTCID and Pink Limited markets with stock & bond quotes, trade prices, charts, financials and company news., Stock Screener (web UI) for OTC securities (page titled “OTC Markets Stock Screener”)., and Real-time multicast market data products (Level 1+, Level 2+, Reference Prices, plus Global OTC variants) delivering quote, trade and security reference data..
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Curation & Accuracy
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