★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Fiscal.ai vs Glassnode
Fiscal.ai
Best for stock ideas and screeners
Free • From $468/yr
Glassnode
Best for on-chain analytics and DEX / defi
Free • From $49/mo
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The verdict
The bottom line
Fiscal.ai and Glassnode cover a lot of the same ground (3 shared categories, data visualizations, alerts, and APIs & data feeds), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Fiscal.ai simply does more: 29 categories to Glassnode's 7, including stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison. Glassnode counters by keeping things simpler.
Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- Fiscal.ai$39/mo vs $49/mo
- Free trial
- Fiscal.ai14 days
- Broader coverage
- Fiscal.ai29 vs 7 categories
- Free plan
- Both
Choose
Fiscal.ai if…
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $39/mo instead of $49/mo
- You care about stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison, things Glassnode doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Choose
Glassnode if…
- You care about on-chain analytics, DEX / defi, and crypto derivatives, things Fiscal.ai doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $468/yr | Free • From $49/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | 14 days | — |
Plan limits | 61 limits: Terminal - Free: financials history (annual): 10, Terminal - Free: financials history (quarterly): 6 +59 more | 14 limits: Studio Standard: metric tier: T1, Studio Standard: metric resolution: 24h +12 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | No |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | No | — |
Integrations | MCP, Claude Connector +7 more | Snowflake, BigQuery +1 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +11 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +5 more |
Categories covered | 29 | 7 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 3 signals: Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: EOD +1 more | Latency: Real-time and End of Day and Granularity: Minute and EOD |
Data partners | 5 partners: Fiscal.ai Data Feed, S&P Global Market Intelligence +3 more | — |
Capabilities | 6 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +4 more | DEX data and Crypto derivatives |
Security | SOC2 and Status page | Status page |
| Try it | Visit Fiscal.ai | Visit Glassnode |
Standout features
What Fiscal.ai does best
- Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds.
- Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for 2,250+ companies in the pricing table and largest 2,300 companies globally by market capitalization in API docs; history depth scales by plan tier.
- AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons.
- Fiscal MCP is now documented as a first-class integration surface: Fiscal.ai is an official Claude Connector, and the same Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint works with ChatGPT developer mode, Cursor, Codex CLI, VS Code Copilot, Gemini CLI and other MCP clients via OAuth or API-key bearer auth.
- Fiscal Skills provide packaged analyst workflows for MCP clients, including financials pull, three-statement model, segments/KPIs, comp set, valuation, industry report, ownership activity, filing finder, quality scores and earnings reaction.
What Glassnode does best
- Glassnode Studio: web analytics platform with a metrics library, curated dashboards, and a charting/workbench tool to visualize data and test hypotheses.
- Plan-gated metric tiers + resolution: Standard (Free) includes Basic (T1) at 24h resolution; Advanced adds Essential (T2) + up to 1h resolution; Professional includes all tiers (T1–T3) + up to 10-minute resolution (where available).
- Custom alerts are plan-gated: 1 alert (Standard), 10 alerts (Advanced), 500 alerts (Professional).
- Professional includes Entity-Adjusted metrics and Point-in-Time (PIT) metric versions intended to avoid look-ahead bias in backtesting.
- Workbench (in Studio) supports creating/transforming metrics and includes backtesting functions (e.g., `backtest`) plus analytics functions (e.g., correlation, drawdown, Sharpe).
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsFunds | CryptosETFsFuturesOptions |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsQuants/DevelopersLong-term InvestorsValue InvestorsGrowth Investors+5 more | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsQuants/DevelopersHedge FundsAsset Managers |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | Not specified |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker, CUSIP, ISIN, and FIGI | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day | Real-timeEnd of Day |
Data granularity | EOD | MinuteEOD |
Data partners | Fiscal.ai Data FeedS&P Global Market IntelligenceMorningstarYChartsPerplexity | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | REST |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeyWebhooks50 req/minDocs | Auth: APIKeyDocs |
Import methods | Manual | Not specified |
Integrations | MCPClaude ConnectorChatGPTCodex CLICursorVS Code CopilotGemini CLIPerplexity+1 more | SnowflakeBigQueryMicrosoft Excel |
Export formats | CSVImagePDF | CSVJSON |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2Status page | Status page |
Capability signals | Custom formulasUniverse builderPerformance attributionPortfolio attributionCitation pinningAI summaries: Filings, Transcripts, and News | DEX dataCrypto derivatives |
Vendor & support | Stratosphere Technology Inc.Country: CanadaFounded 2021Support: Email | GlassnodeSupport: Email |
Curation ratings | Methodology 5/5Reliability 4/5UX 5/5 | Not specified |
Green tags are exclusive to that tool in this comparison.
Pricing breakdown
$468/yr
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
- financials history (annual): 10
- financials history (quarterly): 6
- +8 more
- financials history (annual): 15
- financials history (quarterly): 20
- +10 more
- financials history (annual): 15
- financials history (quarterly): 20
- +10 more
- financials history (annual): 20+
- financials history (quarterly): 40+
- +10 more
- financials history (annual): 20+
- financials history (quarterly): 40+
- +10 more
- api calls per day: 250
- burst requests per minute: 50
- +1 more
$49/mo
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- metric tier: T1
- metric resolution: 24h
- +1 more
- metric tiers: T1–T2
- metric resolution: Up to 1h
- +2 more
- assets: 1,000+
- metrics: 800+ on-chain metrics plus market metrics
- +3 more
- billing cadence: Billed quarterly
- delivery: Telegram
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
3Where the two tools cover the same ground.
Fiscal.ai strengths
26What you only get with Fiscal.ai.
Glassnode strengths
4What you only get with Glassnode.
Community category leaders
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Fiscal.ai and Glassnode?
Fiscal.ai leans toward stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison, while Glassnode puts more weight on on-chain analytics, DEX / defi, and crypto derivatives. They overlap in 3 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Fiscal.ai and Glassnode cost?
Good news: both Fiscal.ai and Glassnode have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Do Fiscal.ai and Glassnode have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose Fiscal.ai or Glassnode?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Fiscal.ai if stock ideas and screeners matter to you; go with Glassnode if you'd rather have on-chain analytics and DEX / defi. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Fiscal.ai and Glassnode cover?
Both cover ETFs. Fiscal.ai also handles stocks, mutual funds, and funds. Glassnode adds cryptos, futures, and options on top.
Do Fiscal.ai and Glassnode offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Can I export data from Fiscal.ai and Glassnode?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Which has a better stock screener: Fiscal.ai or Glassnode?
Fiscal.ai has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Glassnode doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with Fiscal.ai or Glassnode?
Fiscal.ai handles portfolio tracking. Glassnode is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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