VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Tool Comparison

ETF Insider vs StockAlert.pro comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ETF Insider adds ETF Screeners, Factor Exposure, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), Portfolio, Correlation, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, and ETF Overlap coverage that StockAlert.pro skips.

StockAlert.pro includes Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, Webhooks, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that ETF Insider omits.

In depth comparison

ETF Insider logo

ETF Insider

etfinsider.co

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Web-based portfolio visualization and optimization tool that looks through ETFs, mutual funds and stocks to reveal overlap, correlations and concentration risk for US‑listed assets. Free tier offers interactive visualizations and up to 4 saved portfolios; Pro ($14/month) unlocks unlimited portfolios, full holdings depth and Excel export, while Enterprise adds a financial data API, custom visualizations and white‑label options for professional teams.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscriptionOther

Quick highlights

  • Interactive web app that visualizes portfolios from the perspective of their underlying assets using a central network diagram and portfolio/assets tabs for drill‑downs.
  • Supports ETFs, mutual funds and stocks as input assets, with full look‑through to all underlying holdings and tools to understand overlap, sector, geographic and market‑cap concentration.
  • Risk and efficiency analytics including portfolio standard deviation, beta, diversification labels, fund overlap metrics and efficient‑frontier / Sharpe‑ratio views versus major benchmarks.
  • ETF and mutual fund screener that filters products by asset class, geography, theme, provider and sector, alongside performance and information panels.
  • Portfolio performance panel with timeframes from 1D to MAX plus tabs for Information, Diversification, Performance, Fund Overlap, Asset Correlations, Beta and Holdings Breakdown.

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StockAlert.pro

stockalert.pro

Alert‑first platform for stocks & ETFs with 21 configurable alert types (price/technical/volume/fundamental/dividends/time), a daily AI watchlist assistant, and an API with webhooks/SDKs. Free tier supports up to 50 alerts; Premium adds unlimited alerts and SMS. Coverage spans major U.S./European exchanges; market data may be up to ~15‑min delayed per terms.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders.
  • Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met.
  • AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate.
  • Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.
  • Stocks & ETFs database plus a free ‘Undervalued (P/E)’ screener and a Dividend Calendar.

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Where they differ

ETF Insider

Distinct strengths include:

  • Interactive web app that visualizes portfolios from the perspective of their underlying assets using a central network diagram and portfolio/assets tabs for drill‑downs.
  • Supports ETFs, mutual funds and stocks as input assets, with full look‑through to all underlying holdings and tools to understand overlap, sector, geographic and market‑cap concentration.
  • Risk and efficiency analytics including portfolio standard deviation, beta, diversification labels, fund overlap metrics and efficient‑frontier / Sharpe‑ratio views versus major benchmarks.
  • ETF and mutual fund screener that filters products by asset class, geography, theme, provider and sector, alongside performance and information panels.

StockAlert.pro

Distinct strengths include:

  • 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders.
  • Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met.
  • AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate.
  • Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeETF InsiderStockAlert.pro
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Blogs

Unique: ETF Screeners, Factor Exposure, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), Portfolio, Correlation, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, ETF Overlap

Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Blogs

Unique: Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, Webhooks, Playbooks & Case Studies

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

ETFs, Mutual Funds, Stocks

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, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription, Other

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Interactive web app that visualizes portfolios from the perspective of their underlying assets using a central network diagram and portfolio/assets tabs for drill‑downs.
  • Supports ETFs, mutual funds and stocks as input assets, with full look‑through to all underlying holdings and tools to understand overlap, sector, geographic and market‑cap concentration.
  • Risk and efficiency analytics including portfolio standard deviation, beta, diversification labels, fund overlap metrics and efficient‑frontier / Sharpe‑ratio views versus major benchmarks.
  • ETF and mutual fund screener that filters products by asset class, geography, theme, provider and sector, alongside performance and information panels.
  • Portfolio performance panel with timeframes from 1D to MAX plus tabs for Information, Diversification, Performance, Fund Overlap, Asset Correlations, Beta and Holdings Breakdown.
  • Multiple saved portfolios and featured sample portfolios, with manual ticker entry and CSV import (Symbol and Quantity columns); free accounts can store up to 4 portfolios while Pro unlocks unlimited saved portfolios.

Unique

  • 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders.
  • Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met.
  • AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate.
  • Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.
  • Stocks & ETFs database plus a free ‘Undervalued (P/E)’ screener and a Dividend Calendar.
  • Developer API: REST + real‑time webhooks, API key auth, official SDKs (TS/JS, Python), Slack app, and n8n node; published endpoints for alerts, watchlists, and webhooks.
Tested

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Yes

Not yet

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ETF Insider and StockAlert.pro both support?

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

Do ETF Insider and StockAlert.pro require subscriptions?

Both ETF Insider and StockAlert.pro keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access ETF Insider and StockAlert.pro?

Both ETF Insider and StockAlert.pro 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?

ETF Insider differentiates itself with Interactive web app that visualizes portfolios from the perspective of their underlying assets using a central network diagram and portfolio/assets tabs for drill‑downs., Supports ETFs, mutual funds and stocks as input assets, with full look‑through to all underlying holdings and tools to understand overlap, sector, geographic and market‑cap concentration., and Risk and efficiency analytics including portfolio standard deviation, beta, diversification labels, fund overlap metrics and efficient‑frontier / Sharpe‑ratio views versus major benchmarks., whereas StockAlert.pro stands out for 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., and AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate..

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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