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ETF Research Center vs Portseido comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ETF Research Center adds ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, ETF Factors, ETF Holdings, ETF Overlap, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Money Flow, Watchlist, and Backtesting coverage that Portseido skips.

Portseido includes Dividend, and Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown) categories that ETF Research Center omits.

Portseido offers mobile access, which ETF Research Center skips.

In depth comparison

ETF Research Center logo

ETF Research Center

etfrc.com

Hands-on review

ETF Research Center, powered by AltaVista Research, offers deep ETF analytics. The free plan provides access to basic screeners and watchlists, while paid tiers unlock fundamentals and valuations, complete exportable holdings for many issuers, PDF tear sheets, portfolio builder features (2 portfolios on Individual vs. 40 on Professional), and customizable PDF portfolio reports. Paid plans start with a one-month free trial.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans).
  • Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers.
  • Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks.
  • Stock Locator to find all ETFs holding a specific stock, showing weights and shares; the full list is available with a free account.
  • Total Cost of Ownership comparison that factors in expense ratios, spreads, and commissions, adjustable for user-defined holding period and assumptions.

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Portseido

portseido.com

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Portfolio and dividend tracker covering global stocks, ETFs, and crypto with both web and mobile apps. Free users can track one portfolio with up to 50 transactions. Paid tiers expand limits, add multiple portfolios, and include a 14-day free trial. Dividends and splits are tracked automatically.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies.
  • Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency.
  • Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer.
  • Automatic dividend tracking with history, estimates, and a dividend calendar/forecast, plus automatic split adjustments.
  • Flexible data input: upload broker CSVs, enter transactions manually, or sync from Google Sheets.

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Where they differ

ETF Research Center

Distinct strengths include:

ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonETF OverviewETF PerformanceETF FundamentalsETF ValuationETF FactorsETF Holdings
  • Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans).
  • Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers.
  • Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks.
  • Stock Locator to find all ETFs holding a specific stock, showing weights and shares; the full list is available with a free account.

Portseido

Distinct strengths include:

DividendRisk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)
  • Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies.
  • Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency.
  • Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer.
  • Automatic dividend tracking with history, estimates, and a dividend calendar/forecast, plus automatic split adjustments.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeETF Research CenterPortseido
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Portfolio, Data Visualizations

Unique: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, ETF Factors, ETF Holdings, ETF Overlap, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Money Flow, Watchlist, Backtesting

Shared: Portfolio, Data Visualizations

Unique: Dividend, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

ETFs

Stocks, ETFs, 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, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans).
  • Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers.
  • Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks.
  • Stock Locator to find all ETFs holding a specific stock, showing weights and shares; the full list is available with a free account.
  • Total Cost of Ownership comparison that factors in expense ratios, spreads, and commissions, adjustable for user-defined holding period and assumptions.
  • Portfolio Builder lets users create, test, and monitor ETF portfolios. Features include allocation views, overlap analysis, fundamentals aggregation, backtesting, and ZoomLens holdings drill-downs. Professional subscribers can also generate customizable PDF portfolio reports.

Unique

  • Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies.
  • Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency.
  • Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer.
  • Automatic dividend tracking with history, estimates, and a dividend calendar/forecast, plus automatic split adjustments.
  • Flexible data input: upload broker CSVs, enter transactions manually, or sync from Google Sheets.
  • Mobile apps for iOS and Android allow real-time tracking of portfolios on the go.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ETF Research Center and Portseido both support?

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

Do ETF Research Center and Portseido require subscriptions?

Both ETF Research Center and Portseido keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Portseido ships a dedicated mobile experience, while ETF Research Center focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

ETF Research Center differentiates itself with Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans)., Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers., and Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks., whereas Portseido stands out for Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies., Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency., and Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer..

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