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Monday, October 6, 2025

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Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) vs Smartkarma comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) adds Valuation Models, Financials, Interest Rates, and Education coverage that Smartkarma skips.

Smartkarma includes Stock Ideas, Screeners, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, AI, and Newsletters categories that Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) omits.

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) 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., and Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold..

Smartkarma is known for: AI-augmented research hub delivering real-time, actionable insights with direct access to top-ranked analysts., SmartScore Screener covers five factors—Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum—with filters by country, sector, and market cap., and Relative Value tool highlights HoldCo and share-class pair opportunities, with proprietary Actionability/Investability scores and z-score diagnostics..

Smartkarma offers mobile access, which Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) skips.

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

pages.stern.nyu.edu

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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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Smartkarma

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An AI-augmented investment intelligence platform that combines independent research, data tools, and real-time alerts. Access is plan-gated: the flagship Pro Platform costs USD 10,950/year per user and is available to accredited or professional investors; Premium and Data subscriptions are available on request, while separate offerings exist for Corporate Digital IR and Plus platforms. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

AI-augmented research hub delivering real-time, actionable insights with direct access to top-ranked analysts.
SmartScore Screener covers five factors—Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum—with filters by country, sector, and market cap.
Relative Value tool highlights HoldCo and share-class pair opportunities, with proprietary Actionability/Investability scores and z-score diagnostics.
Personalised watchlists and real-time notifications, with opt-in email alerts when relevant insights are published.
Research is distributed simultaneously on the platform, via alerts/email, and syndicated to Bloomberg Terminal.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Videos, and Blogs.

Where they differ

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

Distinct strengths include:

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.

Smartkarma

Distinct strengths include:

AI-augmented research hub delivering real-time, actionable insights with direct access to top-ranked analysts.
SmartScore Screener covers five factors—Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum—with filters by country, sector, and market cap.
Relative Value tool highlights HoldCo and share-class pair opportunities, with proprietary Actionability/Investability scores and z-score diagnostics.
Personalised watchlists and real-time notifications, with opt-in email alerts when relevant insights are published.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)	Smartkarma
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Videos, Blogs Unique: Valuation Models, Financials, Interest Rates, Education	Shared: Videos, Blogs Unique: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, AI, Newsletters
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, Real Estate	Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Currencies, Cryptos
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, Mobile
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 AI-augmented research hub delivering real-time, actionable insights with direct access to top-ranked analysts. SmartScore Screener covers five factors—Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum—with filters by country, sector, and market cap. Relative Value tool highlights HoldCo and share-class pair opportunities, with proprietary Actionability/Investability scores and z-score diagnostics. Personalised watchlists and real-time notifications, with opt-in email alerts when relevant insights are published. Research is distributed simultaneously on the platform, via alerts/email, and syndicated to Bloomberg Terminal. Additional investment tools include FX, rates and macroeconomic calendars, and crypto dashboards.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Highlighted	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Both platforms cover Videos, 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 Smartkarma require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

Smartkarma ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) focuses on web or desktop access.

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 Smartkarma stands out for AI-augmented research hub delivering real-time, actionable insights with direct access to top-ranked analysts., SmartScore Screener covers five factors—Value, Dividend, Growth, Resilience, and Momentum—with filters by country, sector, and market cap., and Relative Value tool highlights HoldCo and share-class pair opportunities, with proprietary Actionability/Investability scores and z-score diagnostics..

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