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Ghostfolio vs Similarweb comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Ghostfolio adds Portfolio coverage that Similarweb skips.

Similarweb includes App & Website Traffic, Data APIs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins categories that Ghostfolio omits.

Ghostfolio ships a mobile app. Similarweb is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

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Ghostfolio

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Open‑source, privacy‑focused wealth management dashboard that can be self‑hosted for free or used via the managed Ghostfolio Premium cloud. Premium adds a professionally sourced market‑data feed and hosted infrastructure on top of the core portfolio tracking features.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.
  • Public REST API secured with bearer tokens, including endpoints for importing activities (fees, dividends, interest, liabilities, buys/sells) and for exposing a read-only public portfolio performance endpoint.

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Similarweb

similarweb.com

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Digital intelligence platform providing website and app traffic data, engagement benchmarks, and competitive insights. API access is sold separately or bundled with Enterprise plans, and is required for most native integrations (Excel, Sheets, Tableau, Power BI, Salesforce, HubSpot, Snowflake, Databricks). Webhooks support daily and monthly data release notifications. A free DigitalRank API offers basic website ranking data.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
  • Bulk input support for uploading CSV lists (up to ~1M entries per report) to create large exports.

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Where they differ

Ghostfolio

Distinct strengths include:

Portfolio
  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.

Similarweb

Distinct strengths include:

App & Website TrafficData APIsSheets / Excel Add-ins
  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeGhostfolioSimilarweb
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, APIs & SDKs

Unique: Portfolio

Shared: Data Visualizations, APIs & SDKs

Unique: App & Website Traffic, Data APIs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Cryptos, Other

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, API

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.
  • Public REST API secured with bearer tokens, including endpoints for importing activities (fees, dividends, interest, liabilities, buys/sells) and for exposing a read-only public portfolio performance endpoint.
  • Data import and export flows including manual entry, CSV file import and JSON/API-based imports, with ongoing improvements documented in the changelog.

Unique

  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
  • Bulk input support for uploading CSV lists (up to ~1M entries per report) to create large exports.
  • Dashboard and table exports in Excel, PDF, PPT, and PNG formats.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Ghostfolio and Similarweb both support?

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

Do Ghostfolio and Similarweb require subscriptions?

Both Ghostfolio and Similarweb keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Ghostfolio ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Similarweb focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Ghostfolio differentiates itself with Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design., Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max., and Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile., whereas Similarweb stands out for Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..

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