eToro vs Yahoo Finance comparison

eToro focuses on Brokerage, Copy/Social Trading, and Paper Trading while Yahoo Finance specializes in News, Alerts, and Calendar. They overlap in 11 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both eToro and Yahoo Finance offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

Choose eToro if you need Commission-free trading on U.S. stocks and ETFs; crypto trades incur a 1% fee; $0 withdrawal fee (minimum withdrawal $30)., and Options trading in the U.S. with no commissions and no contract fees, offered via the eToro Options app.. Go with Yahoo Finance if Global exchange coverage with explicit exchange suffixes, delay tables, and data-provider attributions (e.g., ICE Data Services; CoinMarketCap for crypto)., and Portfolios + watchlists to track holdings/performance; supports importing holdings via CSV. better fits how you invest.

Both cover Stocks, ETFs, Options, Cryptos, Commodities, and Currencies. Yahoo Finance adds coverage for Mutual Funds, and Futures.

Yahoo Finance offers real-time data feeds, which is essential for active traders. eToro uses delayed or end-of-day data, which works fine for longer-term investors who don't need up-to-the-second quotes.

Both platforms let you export data to spreadsheets (). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.

Yahoo Finance includes a stock screener for finding investment ideas. eToro focuses on other analytical tools.

Both platforms include portfolio tracking, so you can monitor your holdings, performance, and allocation in one place.