Google Finance vs Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) comparison

Unique

• Custom watchlists to follow securities and markets, with tailored news feeds for tracked symbols.
• Simple portfolio tools: add holdings with quantity, cost basis, and date; convert watchlists to portfolios; experiment with simulated “playground” portfolios; switch portfolio currency.
• Performance tracking with one-day and total returns, plus portfolio value charts. Comparisons are based on time-weighted rate of return (TWR).
• Interactive charts, quotes, and aggregated financial news across global markets.
• Coverage across multiple asset classes with varied latency: U.S. equities often real-time, international equities typically 15-minute delay, futures about 10 minutes, crypto and currencies ~3 minutes, and mutual funds end-of-day.
• Google Sheets integration via =GOOGLEFINANCE() for fetching current and historical data (with limits on coverage, frequency, and history depth).

Unique

• Aggregates virtually all major investment account types (401(k), IRAs, brokerage, 403(b), other retirement accounts, and taxable brokerage) from 14,000+ financial institutions into a single portfolio view showing holdings, balances, performance, and retirement savings across all accounts (Simplifi & Classic).
• Simplifi investments dashboard calculates both Time-Weighted Return (TWR) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) across accounts, updates values with real-time market prices, and provides a curated news feed based on your specific holdings.
• Classic portfolio tools (Portfolio view, Investing tab, and Investing portfolio tab on Mac) show market value over time, standard performance views (value, performance, realized gains), and allow grouping by account type, security, or asset class, including “as of” snapshots.
• Portfolio Analyzer in Classic creates a comprehensive report with average annual return, asset allocation snapshot, standard-deviation-based risk profile, largest holdings and accounts, and a “Tax implications” section summarizing realized gains and holding periods.
• Portfolio X-Ray in Classic analyzes mutual funds, ETFs, and other equity funds to “look through” underlying holdings and reveal true exposure to individual equities, improving diversification insight.
• Capital Gains Estimator (Classic investing tiers) lets you model potential sales before you trade by proposing lots to sell, estimating proceeds, and showing projected capital gains using your tax bracket settings and Term (short/long) breakdown; it integrates with the Tax Planner for more accurate projections.