★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
GuruFocus vs Quiver Quantitative
GuruFocus
Best for stock ideas and ETF screeners
Free • From $549/yr
Quiver Quantitative
Best for reddit and which ETF includes this stock?
Free • From $25/mo
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The verdict
The bottom line
GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative cover a lot of the same ground (11 shared categories, including screeners, backtesting, and watchlist), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. GuruFocus simply does more: 48 categories to Quiver Quantitative's 15, including stock ideas, ETF screeners, and top analysts. Quiver Quantitative counters by starting cheaper at $25/mo.
Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- Quiver Quantitative$25/mo vs $45.75/mo
- Broader coverage
- GuruFocus48 vs 15 categories
- Broker sync
- GuruFocus
- Global coverage
- GuruFocus
- Asset coverage
- GuruFocusAdds bonds and mutual funds
- Free plan
- Both
Choose
GuruFocus if…
- You care about stock ideas, ETF screeners, and top analysts, things Quiver Quantitative doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Choose
Quiver Quantitative if…
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $25/mo instead of $45.75/mo
- You care about reddit, which ETF includes this stock?, and patents / USPTO, things GuruFocus doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $549/yr | Free • From $25/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | 7 days | 30 days |
Plan limits | 38 limits: Free: portfolio limit: Up to 3 portfolios with 25 stocks each for free members, Free: data api requests: 100/month included in the Free API package +36 more | — |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | Yes | No |
Integrations | GuruFocus Data API, GuruFocus Excel Add-in +6 more | Quantbase |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +9 more | — |
Categories covered | 48 | 15 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | North America |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 5 signals: Latency: End of Day, Granularity: EOD +3 more | Corporate actions: Current |
Data partners | 5 partners: QuoteMedia, Morningstar +3 more | — |
Capabilities | 8 signals: Custom formulas, Ranking backtests +6 more | — |
Security | Status page and Encryption in transit | — |
| Try it | Visit GuruFocus | Visit Quiver Quantitative |
Standout features
What GuruFocus does best
- Global value-investing research platform with historical financial and valuation data, screeners, charts, comparisons, institutional-investor trading histories, executive trading histories, market valuation data, economic indicators, and industry indicators.
- Large global coverage footprint: GuruFocus says it serves more than 1 million users worldwide, covers 100,000 stocks in 100 markets, tracks 8,000+ institutional investors’ trading histories, and tracks 15,000+ mutual fund holdings; API documentation separately describes 60,000+ companies across 9 regions.
- All-in-One Screener with 500+ filters across fundamentals, valuation, profitability, growth, dividends, guru holdings, insider trades, predefined value screens, custom filters, saved screens, downloadable results, and portfolio workflow integration.
- Screener backtesting for more than 80 countries, with U.S. backtests starting January 1, 2006 and non-U.S. country backtests generally starting January 1, 2016; parameters include stock count, ranking metric, sort order, start/end date, and rebalance frequency.
- GuruFocus states that screener backtests are designed to be free of survivorship bias by considering historical mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and delistings.
What Quiver Quantitative does best
- Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more.
- Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians.
- Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time.
- Premium adds advanced tools like stock screeners, alerts, institutional and congressional backtesters, Smart Score/Bull–Bear metrics, watchlists, exportable data samples, and early access to curated content.
- Strategy copytrading offered via Quantbase integration (Premium).
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsBondsMutual FundsOptionsFundsOther | StocksETFs |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailLong-term InvestorsValue InvestorsQuality InvestorsDividend InvestorsAnalystsQuants/Developers+3 more | Not specified |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North America |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker and CIK | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | End of Day | Not specified |
Data granularity | EOD | Not specified |
Pricing sources | ExchangeVendorModel | Not specified |
Data partners | QuoteMediaMorningstarRefinitivFREDSEC / local regulators | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | REST |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python and GoDocs | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python |
Import methods | CSVBrokerOAuthManual | Not specified |
Integrations | GuruFocus Data APIGuruFocus Excel Add-inGuruFocus Google Sheets Add-onSnapTradeSchwabFidelityRobinhoodInteractive Brokers | Quantbase |
Export formats | CSVExcelJSON | Not specified |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Status pageEncryption in transit | Not specified |
Capability signals | Custom formulasRanking backtestsUniverse builderFactors: Value, Quality, Momentum, and GrowthBroker syncMulti-currencyYield curvesAI summaries: Transcripts | Not specified |
Vendor & support | GuruFocus.com, LLCCountry: United StatesFounded 2004Support: Email, Chat, Phone, and Forum | Quiver Quantitative, Inc.Country: USSupport: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 3/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
Green tags are exclusive to that tool in this comparison.
Pricing breakdown
$549/yr
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- portfolio limit: Up to 3 portfolios with 25 stocks each for free members
- data api requests: 100/month included in the Free API package
- +1 more
- billing: Annual only
- data api requests: 200/month included with Premium membership
- +2 more
- billing: Annual only
- data api requests: 500/month included with Premium Plus membership
- +2 more
- billing: Annual only
- data api requests: 2,000/month included with Professional membership
- requests: 100/month
- billing: Billed annually
- canada add on: $100/month
- +8 more
- billing: Billed annually
- initial top up: $100 credit
- company profile: $0.10/request
- +11 more
$25/mo
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
11Where the two tools cover the same ground.
GuruFocus strengths
37What you only get with GuruFocus.
Quiver Quantitative strengths
4What you only get with Quiver Quantitative.
Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative?
GuruFocus leans toward stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners, while Quiver Quantitative puts more weight on screeners, watchlist, and backtesting. They overlap in 11 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative cost?
Good news: both GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Do GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose GuruFocus or Quiver Quantitative?
It depends on what you're after. Pick GuruFocus if stock ideas and ETF screeners matter to you; go with Quiver Quantitative if you'd rather have reddit and which ETF includes this stock?. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative cover?
Both cover stocks and ETFs. GuruFocus also handles bonds, mutual funds, and options.
Which covers international markets: GuruFocus or Quiver Quantitative?
GuruFocus has documented international coverage (North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and more), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. Quiver Quantitative is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative?
GuruFocus exports to CSV and Excel. Quiver Quantitative is stingier about getting data out.
Can GuruFocus or Quiver Quantitative connect to my broker?
GuruFocus syncs with brokers automatically. With Quiver Quantitative, you're entering holdings by hand or importing files.
Which has a better stock screener: GuruFocus or Quiver Quantitative?
Both GuruFocus and Quiver Quantitative include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
Can I track my portfolio with GuruFocus or Quiver Quantitative?
GuruFocus handles portfolio tracking. Quiver Quantitative is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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