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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Head-to-head

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database vs Portfolio123 comparison

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

Quick takeaways

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage that Portfolio123 skips.

Portfolio123 includes Screeners, Quant, Backtesting, Portfolio, Correlation, Calendar, and Broker Connectors categories that CFPB Consumer Complaint Database omits.

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database highlights: Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., and Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published..

Portfolio123 is known for: Build custom multi-factor ranking systems and rank stocks by universe, sector, or industry., Spreadsheet-style screening with formulas (including Piotroski F-Score) across current and historical data., and Backtesting with realistic assumptions for slippage, commissions, buy/sell rules, position sizing, and hedging..

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database logo

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

consumerfinance.gov

Official U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) database of consumer financial complaints. Complaints are published after the company responds or after 15 days (whichever comes first); the database generally updates daily. Narratives are published only with consumer consent and are scrubbed to remove personal information. The dataset includes product/issue taxonomies, company names, location fields (state/ZIP with privacy rules), submission channel, dates, company response categories, timeliness, tags (e.g., servicemember, older adult) and more. UI provides filters, trends, and maps; API returns JSON/CSV/Excel formats for programmatic use.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
  • Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
  • Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
  • Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.
  • Download tools on the site plus API endpoints for bulk or filtered pulls; annual and topical reports summarize trends.

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Portfolio123

portfolio123.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Quant research and live-deployment platform with point-in-time fundamentals and estimates. Users can screen, backtest, and simulate strategies, then deploy them live with broker integrations. Supports API access and a no-code desktop DataMiner. FactSet or S&P Compustat licenses are required for full historical fundamentals.

Platforms

Web
Desktop
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Build custom multi-factor ranking systems and rank stocks by universe, sector, or industry.
  • Spreadsheet-style screening with formulas (including Piotroski F-Score) across current and historical data.
  • Backtesting with realistic assumptions for slippage, commissions, buy/sell rules, position sizing, and hedging.
  • ‘Books’ feature to combine multiple strategies and view correlations between them.
  • Point-in-time fundamentals, estimates, and corporate actions with dividends handled on ex/pay dates (no survivorship bias or look-ahead).

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations.

Where they differ

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Distinct strengths include:

  • Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
  • Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
  • Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
  • Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.

Portfolio123

Distinct strengths include:

  • Build custom multi-factor ranking systems and rank stocks by universe, sector, or industry.
  • Spreadsheet-style screening with formulas (including Piotroski F-Score) across current and historical data.
  • Backtesting with realistic assumptions for slippage, commissions, buy/sell rules, position sizing, and hedging.
  • ‘Books’ feature to combine multiple strategies and view correlations between them.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeCFPB Consumer Complaint DatabasePortfolio123
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations

Unique: Screeners, Quant, Backtesting, Portfolio, Correlation, Calendar, Broker Connectors

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Stocks, ETFs

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, Desktop, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
  • Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
  • Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
  • Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.
  • Download tools on the site plus API endpoints for bulk or filtered pulls; annual and topical reports summarize trends.

Unique

  • Build custom multi-factor ranking systems and rank stocks by universe, sector, or industry.
  • Spreadsheet-style screening with formulas (including Piotroski F-Score) across current and historical data.
  • Backtesting with realistic assumptions for slippage, commissions, buy/sell rules, position sizing, and hedging.
  • ‘Books’ feature to combine multiple strategies and view correlations between them.
  • Point-in-time fundamentals, estimates, and corporate actions with dividends handled on ex/pay dates (no survivorship bias or look-ahead).
  • Coverage of 15,000+ equities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, including delisted stocks and spinoffs.
Tested

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Not yet

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Editor pick

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Portfolio123 both support?

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

Do CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Portfolio123 require subscriptions?

Both CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Portfolio123 keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Portfolio123?

Both CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Portfolio123 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?

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database differentiates itself with Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., and Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published., whereas Portfolio123 stands out for Build custom multi-factor ranking systems and rank stocks by universe, sector, or industry., Spreadsheet-style screening with formulas (including Piotroski F-Score) across current and historical data., and Backtesting with realistic assumptions for slippage, commissions, buy/sell rules, position sizing, and hedging..

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