GuruFocus vs YCharts comparison

GuruFocus focuses on Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison while YCharts specializes in Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Comparison. They overlap in 9 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

GuruFocus offers a free tier that lets you get started without paying, while YCharts requires a subscription. If budget is a concern, start with GuruFocus and upgrade later if you need more advanced features.

GuruFocus is more beginner-friendly with an approachable interface. Both can work for intermediate users.

GuruFocus has a mobile app so you can check your research on the go. YCharts is web-only, so you'll need a browser to access it from mobile devices.

GuruFocus provides API access for programmatic data retrieval and custom integrations. YCharts doesn't currently offer an API, so you'll need to use their web interface.

Choose GuruFocus if you need Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., and All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios.. Go with YCharts if Annual subscription tiers (Analyst / Presenter / Professional). Professional includes everything in Analyst+Presenter plus Portfolio Optimizer, AI Chat, Transition Tax Analysis, Interactive Analysis, Scenarios, Excel Add-in & integration support, and compliance controls; prices reflect annual commitment., and Fundamental charting workflow for financial metrics, plus scatter plot and technical charting (support docs mention 30+ technical indicators and 28,000+ equities/indices). better fits how you invest.

Both cover Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds. GuruFocus also includes Options, and Funds. YCharts adds coverage for Closed-End Funds, Bonds, and Cryptos.

Both platforms let you export data to spreadsheets (Excel, and PDF). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.

Both GuruFocus and YCharts include stock screeners. Try each to see which filtering options and interface you prefer.

Both platforms include portfolio tracking, so you can monitor your holdings, performance, and allocation in one place.