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Monday, October 6, 2025

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Finbox vs Visible Alpha comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Finbox adds Screeners, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, Valuation Models, 13F, and Dividend coverage that Visible Alpha skips.

Visible Alpha includes Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that Finbox omits.

Finbox highlights: Coverage spans 130+ exchanges worldwide, including North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa., Powerful stock screener with over 1,000 metrics, plus the ability to create custom formulas and metrics., and CSV export available from screeners, watchlists, and idea lists (requires Data Boost add-on for Starter, included with Professional)..

Visible Alpha is known for: Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

Finbox

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Hands-on review

A global fundamentals platform that combines screeners, valuation models, investment ideas, and watchlists. CSV exports require a Data Boost add-on with Starter or are bundled with Professional. No public API is offered. Regional exchange coverage can be added to plans.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Coverage spans 130+ exchanges worldwide, including North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.
Powerful stock screener with over 1,000 metrics, plus the ability to create custom formulas and metrics.
CSV export available from screeners, watchlists, and idea lists (requires Data Boost add-on for Starter, included with Professional).
Financials Explorer provides up to 10 years of normalized financials, valuation ratios, and forward-looking estimates.
Fair value models (DCF, comparables, and DDM) are built with broker consensus inputs by default, fully editable, and exportable to Excel or Google Sheets.

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Visible Alpha

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Granular, line‑item consensus from full sell‑side models (7,000+ companies; 250+ contributing brokers) with VA Actuals historicals, Excel add‑in, and enterprise delivery via API/Data Feed/Snowflake. Now part of S&P Global Market Intelligence and available as an add‑on within S&P Capital IQ Pro. Includes modules like Target Price & Ratings and a Line Item Monitor for alerts and revision analysis.

Platforms

Web

Desktop

API

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.
Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

5 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Financials plus 2 more areas.

Where they differ

Finbox

Distinct strengths include:

Coverage spans 130+ exchanges worldwide, including North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.
Powerful stock screener with over 1,000 metrics, plus the ability to create custom formulas and metrics.
CSV export available from screeners, watchlists, and idea lists (requires Data Boost add-on for Starter, included with Professional).
Financials Explorer provides up to 10 years of normalized financials, valuation ratios, and forward-looking estimates.

Visible Alpha

Distinct strengths include:

Analyst Price Targets

Analyst Recommendations

Data APIs

APIs & SDKs

Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Playbooks & Case Studies

Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Finbox	Visible Alpha
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Blogs Unique: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, Valuation Models, 13F, Dividend	Shared: Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Blogs Unique: Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Playbooks & Case Studies
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs	Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, Desktop, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Subscription	Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Coverage spans 130+ exchanges worldwide, including North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Powerful stock screener with over 1,000 metrics, plus the ability to create custom formulas and metrics. CSV export available from screeners, watchlists, and idea lists (requires Data Boost add-on for Starter, included with Professional). Financials Explorer provides up to 10 years of normalized financials, valuation ratios, and forward-looking estimates. Fair value models (DCF, comparables, and DDM) are built with broker consensus inputs by default, fully editable, and exportable to Excel or Google Sheets. Smart Watchlists allow bulk adding of tickers, custom views, price targets, and CSV export.	Unique Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered. VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series. Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app. Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework. Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level. Enterprise data delivery: REST API for ad‑hoc queries, file‑based data feeds (S3/SFTP), and Snowflake data shares; feeds/cloud updated throughout the day.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Finbox and Visible Alpha both support?

Both platforms cover Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, and Blogs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Finbox and Visible Alpha require subscriptions?

Neither platform maintains a free tier. Budget for a subscription to unlock the research coverage highlighted in this comparison.

How can you access Finbox and Visible Alpha?

Both Finbox and Visible Alpha 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?

Finbox differentiates itself with Coverage spans 130+ exchanges worldwide, including North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa., Powerful stock screener with over 1,000 metrics, plus the ability to create custom formulas and metrics., and CSV export available from screeners, watchlists, and idea lists (requires Data Boost add-on for Starter, included with Professional)., whereas Visible Alpha stands out for Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

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