VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Tool Comparison

Insider Monitor vs TipRanks comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Insider Monitor adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage that TipRanks skips.

TipRanks includes Top Analysts, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Scores, Financials, Flags, App & Website Traffic, Institutional Data, Which ETF includes this Stock?, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, ETF Comparison, News, News Sentiment, Alerts, Calendar, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Stock Comparison categories that Insider Monitor omits.

TipRanks offers mobile access, which Insider Monitor skips.

In depth comparison

Insider Monitor logo

Insider Monitor

insider-monitor.com

Free, U.S.-focused insider‑trading tracker centered on SEC Forms 3/4/5. Provides near‑real‑time (‘minutes or seconds’ after filing) feeds of insider purchases/sales, weekly/monthly Top‑10 lists, and “officer cluster buys” over the past two weeks. Includes company and trader pages with CIK cross‑references and direct links to the SEC for each transaction. No login, alerts, or API are advertised; this is a lightweight, public reference site.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day.
  • Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks.
  • Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases.
  • Industry lens: aggregates Form 4 filing counts by high‑level industry divisions since 2020.
  • Company & trader dossiers: symbol/issuer pages and insider pages with year/month summaries and per‑trade details, including CIK references and SEC source links.

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TipRanks

tipranks.com

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TipRanks is a retail research platform built around analyst rankings, Smart Score ratings, and screening tools. It offers forecasts, portfolios, alerts, and alternative datasets like insider activity and website traffic. Free users get basic access, while Premium and Ultimate tiers add deeper analytics, longer history, Excel/CSV exports, and broker-connected trading via TradeStation.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards.
  • Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system.
  • Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings.
  • Stock and ETF screeners, technical analysis filters, and stock/ETF comparison tools.
  • Smart Portfolio: connect to major brokers or upload via CSV for portfolio analytics and email alerts.

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Where they differ

Insider Monitor

Distinct strengths include:

  • Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day.
  • Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks.
  • Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases.
  • Industry lens: aggregates Form 4 filing counts by high‑level industry divisions since 2020.

TipRanks

Distinct strengths include:

  • Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards.
  • Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system.
  • Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings.
  • Stock and ETF screeners, technical analysis filters, and stock/ETF comparison tools.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeInsider MonitorTipRanks
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Insider Data

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Shared: Insider Data

Unique: Top Analysts, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Scores, Financials, Flags, App & Website Traffic, Institutional Data, Which ETF includes this Stock?, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, ETF Comparison, News, News Sentiment, Alerts, Calendar, Portfolio, Watchlist, Stock Comparison

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Closed-End Funds

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Cryptos

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

  • Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day.
  • Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks.
  • Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases.
  • Industry lens: aggregates Form 4 filing counts by high‑level industry divisions since 2020.
  • Company & trader dossiers: symbol/issuer pages and insider pages with year/month summaries and per‑trade details, including CIK references and SEC source links.

Unique

  • Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards.
  • Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system.
  • Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings.
  • Stock and ETF screeners, technical analysis filters, and stock/ETF comparison tools.
  • Smart Portfolio: connect to major brokers or upload via CSV for portfolio analytics and email alerts.
  • News and sentiment features, with price and watchlist alerts such as 52-week highs/lows.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Not yet

Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Insider Monitor and TipRanks both support?

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

Do Insider Monitor and TipRanks require subscriptions?

Both Insider Monitor and TipRanks keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

TipRanks ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Insider Monitor focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Insider Monitor differentiates itself with Real‑time insider tape: lists purchases (or buys & sales) with filing time stamps and SEC links; updated live throughout the day., Officer Cluster Buys: highlights tickers bought by multiple corporate officers in the last two weeks., and Top‑10 lists: weekly and monthly leaderboards of the largest insider purchases., whereas TipRanks stands out for Analyst coverage includes forecasts, price targets, recommendations, and Top Analysts leaderboards., Smart Score: a proprietary 1–10 multi-factor equity rating system., and Tracks insider transactions and hedge fund activity, with manager rankings based on filings..

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