VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Head-to-head

Google Trends vs Stock Rover comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Google Trends adds Newsletters coverage that Stock Rover skips.

Stock Rover includes Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Portfolio, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Financials, Scores, Valuation Models, Transcripts, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Education, and Videos categories that Google Trends omits.

Google Trends highlights: Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group)., Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention., and Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube)..

Stock Rover is known for: Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier)., Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders., and Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support..

Stock Rover offers mobile access, which Google Trends skips.

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Google Trends

trends.google.com

A free tool from Google that tracks search interest over time and across regions. You can compare up to five groups of terms, monitor “Trending now” in near real time, and export charts to CSV or embed them on the web. A limited alpha API is available by application, and a separate BigQuery dataset exposes the top rising queries over the past 30 days.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
  • Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
  • Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
  • Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.
  • “Trending now” dashboard shows news-linked spikes across 100+ countries, refreshed every 10 minutes, with multiple time windows and CSV/RSS export.

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Stock Rover

stockrover.com

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A full-featured US and Canada equity, ETF, and mutual fund research suite. Stock Rover shines with its massive metrics library (up to 700 in Premium Plus), flexible screeners, portfolio analytics, fair value and margin of safety models, and detailed Insight panels with fundamentals, analyst ratings, news, and transcripts. It also offers Monte Carlo simulations, rebalancing tools, and downloadable PDF research reports. Broker sync and CSV imports make it easy to keep portfolios up to date, while exports to Excel or charts let you take analysis anywhere.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier).
  • Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders.
  • Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support.
  • Insight Panel combines fundamentals, analyst recommendations, news, and full earnings transcripts in one view.
  • Fair Value and Margin of Safety models, alongside quantitative scores for value, growth, quality, sentiment, and more.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data Visualizations, and News.

Where they differ

Google Trends

Distinct strengths include:

  • Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
  • Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
  • Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
  • Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.

Stock Rover

Distinct strengths include:

  • Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier).
  • Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders.
  • Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support.
  • Insight Panel combines fundamentals, analyst recommendations, news, and full earnings transcripts in one view.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeGoogle TrendsStock Rover
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, News

Unique: Newsletters

Shared: Data Visualizations, News

Unique: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Portfolio, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Financials, Scores, Valuation Models, Transcripts, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Education, Videos

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group).
  • Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention.
  • Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube).
  • Export charts to CSV, share links, or embed selected charts via HTML.
  • “Trending now” dashboard shows news-linked spikes across 100+ countries, refreshed every 10 minutes, with multiple time windows and CSV/RSS export.
  • Methodology based on anonymized, aggregated samples normalized to a 0–100 scale. Longer ranges use UTC time, short ranges use local time zones.

Unique

  • Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier).
  • Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders.
  • Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support.
  • Insight Panel combines fundamentals, analyst recommendations, news, and full earnings transcripts in one view.
  • Fair Value and Margin of Safety models, alongside quantitative scores for value, growth, quality, sentiment, and more.
  • Research Reports add-on covers 7,000+ US and Canadian stocks, available interactively or as downloadable PDFs.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Google Trends and Stock Rover both support?

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

Do Google Trends and Stock Rover require subscriptions?

Both Google Trends and Stock Rover keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Stock Rover ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Google Trends focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Google Trends differentiates itself with Explore search interest over time with geographic and category filters; compare up to five groups of terms (25 terms per group)., Discover related topics and rising queries to spot shifts in attention., and Filter by region, timeframe, category, and Google property (Web, News, Images, Shopping, YouTube)., whereas Stock Rover stands out for Metrics-rich tables with up to 700+ data points in the Premium Plus plan (275+ / 375+ / 700+ by tier)., Flexible screening: ranked screening, historical screening, and custom equation builders., and Portfolio analytics include correlation matrices, Monte Carlo “future simulations,” rebalancing tools, and trade planning support..

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

Details change. Pricing, features, and availability may be incomplete or out of date. Treat listings as a starting point and verify on the provider’s site before making decisions. If you spot an error or a gap, send a quick note and I’ll adjust.