★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
GuruFocus vs SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions
GuruFocus
Best for stock ideas and screeners
Free • From $549/yr
SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions
Best for advisor operations and webhooks
Contact for pricing
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The verdict
The bottom line
GuruFocus and SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions cover a lot of the same ground (5 shared categories, including portfolio, APIs & data feeds, and broker connectors), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. GuruFocus simply does more: 48 categories to SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions's 12, including stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners. SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions counters by keeping things simpler.
Key differences at a glance
- Real-time data
- SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions
- Free plan
- GuruFocus
- Free trial
- GuruFocus7 days
- Broader coverage
- GuruFocus48 vs 12 categories
- Global coverage
- GuruFocus
- Asset coverage
- GuruFocusAdds options
Choose
GuruFocus if…
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You care about stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners, things SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions doesn't offer
- You're newer to investing and want something approachable
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Choose
SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions if…
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You care about advisor operations, webhooks, and insider compliance / pre-clearance, things GuruFocus doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $549/yr | Contact for pricing |
Free tier | Yes | No |
Free trial | 7 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 | Yes |
Integrations | GuruFocus Data API, GuruFocus Excel Add-in +6 more | Morningstar Direct Advisory Suite |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +9 more | Financial Advisors, RIAs / Wealth Firms +3 more |
Categories covered | 48 | 12 |
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 | 4 signals: Latency: Real-time and End of Day, Granularity: EOD +2 more |
Data partners | 5 partners: QuoteMedia, Morningstar +3 more | — |
Capabilities | 8 signals: Custom formulas, Ranking backtests +6 more | 22 signals: Broker sync, Tax lots +20 more |
Security | Status page and Encryption in transit | — |
| Try it | Visit GuruFocus | Visit SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions |
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 SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions does best
- Cloud-native, award-winning wealth management suite combining the Black Diamond Wealth Platform with SS&C trust, CRM, investment management, alternative investments, unique assets and operations services into one ecosystem.
- Portfolio management & performance reporting hub with consolidated views, flexible account groupings and client-ready reporting for RIAs, broker-dealers, family offices, banks and trust companies.
- Advisor & client digital experience with a responsive web portal, native mobile apps, interactive dashboards, outside account aggregation and a secure two-way document vault (Black Diamond Vault).
- Trading & Rebalancing module integrated with the platform to monitor portfolios, align with models and execute tax-aware trades at scale as part of the unified wealth stack.
- Business Intelligence & Billing tools offering practice analytics and revenue management, powered by centralized data aggregation, reconciliation and configurable billing workflows.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsBondsMutual FundsOptionsFundsOther | StocksETFsMutual FundsBondsFundsOther |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | IntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailLong-term InvestorsValue InvestorsQuality InvestorsDividend InvestorsAnalystsQuants/Developers+3 more | Financial AdvisorsRIAs / Wealth FirmsFamily OfficesAsset ManagersInstitutional Investors |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North America |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker and CIK | Not specified |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | End of Day | Real-timeEnd of Day |
Data granularity | EOD | EOD |
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: OAuth2WebhooksDocs |
Import methods | CSVBrokerOAuthManual | Custodian |
Integrations | GuruFocus Data APIGuruFocus Excel Add-inGuruFocus Google Sheets Add-onSnapTradeSchwabFidelityRobinhoodInteractive Brokers | Morningstar Direct Advisory Suite |
Export formats | CSVExcelJSON | JSON |
| 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 | Broker syncTax lotsRebalancingMulti-currencyHouseholdingMulti-entity structuresAlternatives supportDrift monitoring+14 more |
Vendor & support | GuruFocus.com, LLCCountry: United StatesFounded 2004Support: Email, Chat, Phone, and Forum | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.Country: USFounded 1986Support: Email and Phone |
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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
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Starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
5Where the two tools cover the same ground.
GuruFocus strengths
43What you only get with GuruFocus.
SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions strengths
7What you only get with SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions.
Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between GuruFocus and SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions?
GuruFocus leans toward stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners, while SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions puts more weight on advisor operations, portfolio, and APIs & data feeds. They overlap in 5 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is GuruFocus or SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions free to use?
GuruFocus has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions is paid-only. If budget matters, start with GuruFocus and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Which is better for beginners: GuruFocus or SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions?
GuruFocus is the friendlier place to start; its interface takes less getting used to. Both work fine once you're past the basics.
Do GuruFocus and SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions 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 SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions?
It depends on what you're after. Pick GuruFocus if stock ideas and screeners matter to you; go with SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions if you'd rather have advisor operations and webhooks. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do GuruFocus and SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, bonds, and mutual funds. GuruFocus also handles options.
Does GuruFocus or SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions have real-time data?
SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. GuruFocus runs on delayed or end-of-day data, which is perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Which covers international markets: GuruFocus or SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions?
GuruFocus has documented international coverage (North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and more), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from GuruFocus and SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions?
GuruFocus exports to CSV and Excel. SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions is stingier about getting data out.
Can GuruFocus or SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions connect to my broker?
Yes, both connect to brokers, so your portfolio syncs automatically instead of you keying in every trade.
Which has a better stock screener: GuruFocus or SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions?
GuruFocus has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with GuruFocus or SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions?
Yes, both do portfolio tracking: holdings, performance, and allocation in one place.
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