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Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) vs Gainify comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) adds Interest Rates, Education, and Videos coverage that Gainify skips.

Gainify includes Screeners, Stock Ideas, Calendar, Transcripts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, US Government Trades, and Watchlist categories that Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) omits.

In depth comparison

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Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

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Free academic resource curated by Professor Aswath Damodaran (NYU Stern). It hosts annually updated valuation and corporate-finance datasets, Excel models, webcasts, and online classes. Most datasets are refreshed every January, with country risk premiums also updated mid-year. Everything is openly accessible, with Excel downloads and archived historical data available.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
  • Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
  • Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
  • Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.
  • Industry-level betas and valuation multiples with regional breakdowns (U.S., Europe, Japan, ANZ/Canada, Emerging Markets including China and India, and Global aggregates).

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Gainify

gainify.io

AI‑assisted stock research platform built on institutional‑grade datasets (S&P Global Market Intelligence as core, plus Finnhub & FMP). Modules include a fundamentals‑first **Stock Screener** (500+ filters), **Earnings Calendar**, **Fundamentals Charting**, **Top Investors** (13F + Congress/insiders with alerts), thematic **Ideas/Trending**, one‑page **Stock Reports**, and a conversational **Gainify AI** that reasons over real‑time market data and analyst estimates. Roadmap lists filings viewer, calculators, alerts on fundamentals, and portfolio sync with major brokers.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Supercharged screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, forward estimates, and valuation multiples.
  • Conversational AI for valuation, key financials, and earnings‑call insights (real‑time aware).
  • Earnings Calendar with dates, estimates and quick drilldowns.
  • Top Investors tracker: real‑time 13F filings, rankings, and email alerts; Congress & insider trading views.
  • Fundamentals Charting: build dynamic charts from statements in seconds.

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Where they differ

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

Distinct strengths include:

Interest RatesEducationVideos
  • Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
  • Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
  • Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
  • Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.

Gainify

Distinct strengths include:

ScreenersStock IdeasCalendarTranscriptsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst ForecastsAnalyst Price TargetsInsider Data
  • Supercharged screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, forward estimates, and valuation multiples.
  • Conversational AI for valuation, key financials, and earnings‑call insights (real‑time aware).
  • Earnings Calendar with dates, estimates and quick drilldowns.
  • Top Investors tracker: real‑time 13F filings, rankings, and email alerts; Congress & insider trading views.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeDamodaran Online (NYU Stern)Gainify
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Valuation Models, Financials, Blogs

Unique: Interest Rates, Education, Videos

Shared: Valuation Models, Financials, Blogs

Unique: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Calendar, Transcripts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, US Government Trades, Watchlist

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, Real Estate

Stocks

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, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
  • Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
  • Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
  • Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.
  • Industry-level betas and valuation multiples with regional breakdowns (U.S., Europe, Japan, ANZ/Canada, Emerging Markets including China and India, and Global aggregates).
  • Open Excel-based valuation and corporate-finance models, many with video walkthroughs or guides.

Unique

  • Supercharged screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, forward estimates, and valuation multiples.
  • Conversational AI for valuation, key financials, and earnings‑call insights (real‑time aware).
  • Earnings Calendar with dates, estimates and quick drilldowns.
  • Top Investors tracker: real‑time 13F filings, rankings, and email alerts; Congress & insider trading views.
  • Fundamentals Charting: build dynamic charts from statements in seconds.
  • Watchlists with analyst upgrades/downgrades, upcoming earnings, and community 'My Ratings'.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and Gainify both support?

Both platforms cover Valuation Models, Financials, and Blogs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and Gainify require subscriptions?

Both Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and Gainify keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and Gainify?

Both Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) and Gainify 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?

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) differentiates itself with Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums., Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums., and Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold., whereas Gainify stands out for Supercharged screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, forward estimates, and valuation multiples., Conversational AI for valuation, key financials, and earnings‑call insights (real‑time aware)., and Earnings Calendar with dates, estimates and quick drilldowns..

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