Fintel vs Valuesider comparison

Fintel focuses on Short Interest, Insider Data, and 13F while Valuesider specializes in Screeners, Investor Holdings, and 13F. They overlap in 2 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

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

Both platforms target experienced investors. If you're just starting out, expect a learning curve with either option.

Fintel provides API access for programmatic data retrieval and custom integrations. Valuesider doesn't currently offer an API, so you'll need to use their web interface.

Choose Fintel if you need Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages., and Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds.. Go with Valuesider if Browse tracked value-investor (“guru”) portfolios and quarter-by-quarter activity (buys/sells) based on SEC 13F filings., and Free “Holdings Screener” over the aggregated (“grand”) guru portfolio, with filters (e.g., % of grand portfolio, number of gurus, security type) and export to XLSX/XLS/CSV. better fits how you invest.

Both cover Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds. Fintel also includes Options, and Bonds. Valuesider adds coverage for Closed-End Funds, Funds, and Other.

Fintel offers real-time data feeds, which is essential for active traders. Valuesider 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 (Excel). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.

Both Fintel and Valuesider include stock screeners. Try each to see which filtering options and interface you prefer.

Fintel offers portfolio tracking features. Valuesider is more focused on research and analysis.