★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Journalytic vs Portseido
Journalytic
Best for notes & highlights and checklist
Free
Portseido
Best for portfolio and performance attribution
Free • From $8/yr
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The verdict
The bottom line
Portseido simply does more: 11 categories to Journalytic's 3, including portfolio, performance attribution, and risk metrics, plus a mobile app. Journalytic counters by being completely free. On paper they're closely matched, so let pricing, platform fit, and the details below break the tie.
Key differences at a glance
- Mobile app
- Portseido
- Free trial
- Portseido14 days
- Broader coverage
- Portseido11 vs 3 categories
- Real-time data
- Portseido
- Free plan
- Both
Choose
Journalytic if…
- You care about notes & highlights and checklist, things Portseido doesn't offer
Choose
Portseido if…
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You care about portfolio, performance attribution, and risk metrics, things Journalytic doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free | Free • From $8/yr |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | 14 days |
Plan limits | — | 8 limits: Free: transactions: 50, Free: portfolios: 1 +6 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | Yes |
API access | No | No |
Broker sync | — | No |
Integrations | — | Google Sheets, Broker statement uploads +17 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +2 more |
Categories covered | 3 | 11 |
Regions | — | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | — | 6 signals: Latency: Real-time and End of Day, Granularity: EOD +4 more |
Capabilities | — | 5 signals: Performance attribution, Portfolio attribution +3 more |
Security | Encryption at rest and Encryption in transit | Encryption at rest |
| Try it | Visit Journalytic | Visit Portseido |
Standout features
What Journalytic does best
- Pricing: Journalytic is in an open beta period and is currently completely free (a future freemium model is mentioned).
- Investment journaling tool designed to record thoughts, track decisions, and surface feedback/blindspots in the investing process.
- Create “ideas” by referencing an asset with “$” in an entry; includes a stock database and supports custom ideas (real estate, private equity/VC, crypto), including manual custom-idea price updates.
- Journal Actions to add structure: record decisions, run checklists (including a checklist library + custom checklists), create self-contracts, make probabilistic predictions, and capture feelings.
- Idea dashboards include a price chart with journal entries displayed; “Decisions” and “All Actions” views overlay decisions and other actions (contracts/predictions/checklists/feelings).
What Portseido does best
- All-in-one portfolio tracker for stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies and custom assets, with public pages citing 70+ stock exchanges, 20,000+ ETFs and investors in 160+ countries.
- Web app plus iOS and Android apps for tracking portfolio performance, viewing real-time market data, managing trades and accessing investment insights on the go.
- Portfolio analytics include money-weighted return (MWR), time-weighted return (TWR), simple return, beta, drawdown, Sharpe ratio, max drawdown duration and benchmarking against user-selected indices, ETFs and other assets.
- Allocation dashboards break holdings down by businesses, industries, sectors, countries, regions, asset classes and other dimensions, with filtered multi-portfolio views.
- Dividend tracker automatically adds cash dividend transactions based on holdings and dividend schedules, supports upcoming and estimated dividend views, and can calculate dividend withholding tax from a user-defined tax rate.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksCryptosReal EstatePrivate Funds | StocksETFsCryptosMutual FundsReal EstateOther |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Not specified | Retail TradersPro RetailLong-term InvestorsDividend Investors |
Regions | Not specified | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle East |
Coverage details | Not specified | 31 countriesIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Not specified | Real-timeEnd of Day |
Data granularity | Not specified | EOD |
Pricing sources | Not specified | VendorManual |
| Access & integrations | ||
Import methods | Not specified | CSVManual |
Integrations | Not specified | Google SheetsBroker statement uploadsDEGIROTrading 212TD AmeritradeCharles SchwabFidelityInteractive Brokers+11 more |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Encryption at restEncryption in transit | Encryption at rest |
Capability signals | Not specified | Performance attributionPortfolio attributionTax lotsMulti-currencyCost basis: FIFO and LIFO |
Vendor & support | JournalyticCountry: United States | Portseido Co., Ltd.Country: ThailandFounded 2021Support: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 3/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
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Pricing breakdown
Free
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
$8/yr
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- transactions: 50
- portfolios: 1
- transactions: 200
- portfolios: 1
- +1 more
- transactions: Unlimited
- portfolios: Multiple
- +1 more
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
1Where the two tools cover the same ground.
Journalytic strengths
2What you only get with Journalytic.
Portseido strengths
10Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Journalytic and Portseido?
Journalytic leans toward notes & highlights, checklist, and data visualizations, while Portseido puts more weight on portfolio, data visualizations, and performance attribution. They overlap in 1 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Journalytic and Portseido cost?
Good news: both Journalytic and Portseido have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Can I use Journalytic or Portseido on my phone?
Portseido lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. Journalytic doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web.
Should I choose Journalytic or Portseido?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Journalytic if notes & highlights and checklist matter to you; go with Portseido if you'd rather have portfolio and performance attribution. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Journalytic and Portseido cover?
Both cover stocks, cryptos, and real estate. Journalytic also handles private funds. Portseido adds ETFs, mutual funds, and other on top.
Does Journalytic or Portseido have real-time data?
Portseido offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. Journalytic 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.
Can I track my portfolio with Journalytic or Portseido?
Portseido handles portfolio tracking. Journalytic is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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