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GuruFocus vs Screener.in comparison

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

Quick takeaways

GuruFocus adds Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Calendar, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Valuation Models, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Valuation, ETF Performance, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins coverage that Screener.in skips.

Screener.in includes Watchlist, Data Visualizations, and Institutional Data categories that GuruFocus omits.

In depth comparison

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GuruFocus

gurufocus.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Global equity research and value-investing platform with deep fundamental data, guru/insider/politician portfolios, powerful screeners and backtesting, macro dashboards, and spreadsheets/API access. Best for fundamentals‑driven investors and pros willing to pay for depth; UI is dense but incredibly data‑rich.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields.
  • Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades.
  • Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals.
  • Up to ~30 years of global financial statements, ratios, and per‑share series for 90k+ stocks, plus 8k+ institutional investors and 4,600+ economic indicators.
  • Proprietary valuation and quality metrics including GF Score, GF Value Line, predictability scores, warning signs, Peter Lynch charts, and DCF/WACC calculators.

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Screener.in

screener.in

Hands-on review

India’s go-to platform for stock screening and fundamental analysis. Offers a free Hobby Investor plan and a Premium “Active Investor” plan (₹4,999/year). Premium unlocks extras like CSV downloads, industry filters, multiple watchlists, and higher alert limits (up to 800 stock alerts, 75 screen alerts, 50 phrase alerts). Premium users also get priority email delivery and ₹500 in AI credits. Refund window of 48 hours. The Android app extends full functionality to mobile.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals.
  • Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI.
  • Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates.
  • Stock price alerts available for levels, moving averages, or PE ratios, emailed daily around mid-afternoon IST.
  • Company Announcements section lets you search, filter, and set alerts for new corporate disclosures.

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Where they differ

GuruFocus

Distinct strengths include:

Stock IdeasStock ComparisonPortfolioBacktestingInvestor HoldingsUS Government TradesCalendarGDP
  • All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields.
  • Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades.
  • Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals.
  • Up to ~30 years of global financial statements, ratios, and per‑share series for 90k+ stocks, plus 8k+ institutional investors and 4,600+ economic indicators.

Screener.in

Distinct strengths include:

WatchlistData VisualizationsInstitutional Data
  • Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals.
  • Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI.
  • Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates.
  • Stock price alerts available for levels, moving averages, or PE ratios, emailed daily around mid-afternoon IST.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeGuruFocusScreener.in
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Screeners, News, Alerts, Financials, AI, AI Chat

Unique: Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Calendar, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Valuation Models, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Valuation, ETF Performance, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared: Screeners, News, Alerts, Financials, AI, AI Chat

Unique: Watchlist, Data Visualizations, Institutional Data

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Funds

Stocks

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, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields.
  • Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades.
  • Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals.
  • Up to ~30 years of global financial statements, ratios, and per‑share series for 90k+ stocks, plus 8k+ institutional investors and 4,600+ economic indicators.
  • Proprietary valuation and quality metrics including GF Score, GF Value Line, predictability scores, warning signs, Peter Lynch charts, and DCF/WACC calculators.
  • Macro & market‑valuation suite: Buffett Indicator, Shiller P/E (by market and sector), yield curves, global market valuation, Fed net liquidity, debt‑to‑GDP, and more.

Unique

  • Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals.
  • Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI.
  • Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates.
  • Stock price alerts available for levels, moving averages, or PE ratios, emailed daily around mid-afternoon IST.
  • Company Announcements section lets you search, filter, and set alerts for new corporate disclosures.
  • Detailed shareholding data, including reverse search of investors holding more than 1% across companies, and the ability to follow favourite investors.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do GuruFocus and Screener.in both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, News, Alerts, Financials, AI, and AI Chat workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do GuruFocus and Screener.in require subscriptions?

Both GuruFocus and Screener.in keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access GuruFocus and Screener.in?

Both GuruFocus and Screener.in support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

GuruFocus differentiates itself with All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields., Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades., and Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals., whereas Screener.in stands out for Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals., Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI., and Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates..

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