VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Koyfin vs Perplexity Finance comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Koyfin adds ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, Money Flow, Portfolio, Backtesting, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Education, Videos, Blogs, and Custom Dashboards coverage that Perplexity Finance skips.

In depth comparison

Koyfin logo

Koyfin

koyfin.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Multi‑asset web and mobile analytics terminal for global markets. Free plan includes My Portfolios, short financial history and a small number of watchlists/screens/dashboards. Plus unlocks long‑history financials & estimates, ETF holdings, stock/ETF screeners and full news/filings/transcripts. Premium adds advanced My Portfolio analytics, unlimited custom data & formulas and ETF valuation. Advisor Core/Pro add model & client portfolios, mutual fund data & screeners, client proposals/reports and custodian/PMS integrations (with more integrations, short/leveraged models, PDF statement upload and custom report pages on Advisor Pro). No public data API; downloads are limited to non‑fundamental data by vendor licensing.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks.
  • Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries.
  • Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace.
  • Equity, ETF and mutual fund screeners with thousands of filter criteria, percentile ranks, description search operators and saved “My Screens” views for repeatable idea generation.
  • Company and fund research including financial statement review, dividend and earnings history snapshots, ETF and mutual fund holdings, valuation metrics and percentile ranks, plus analyst estimates, forecasts, ratings and price targets powered by S&P Capital IQ.

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Perplexity Finance

perplexity.ai

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

AI-assisted finance hub with quote and overview pages for stocks, ETFs, funds, and crypto. Free to use with search limits; Pro lifts caps and unlocks Pro/Deep Research. Enterprise Pro connects to data subscriptions like FactSet and Crunchbase and adds SSO/SCIM. Data providers are disclosed on each page. Not designed for trading execution.

Platforms

WebMobileDesktop

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).
  • Crypto section with Historical Data downloads and Coinbase COIN50 index charts on the Finance homepage.

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Where they differ

Koyfin

Distinct strengths include:

ETF ScreenersStock ComparisonMoney FlowPortfolioBacktestingAlertsCalendarDividends
  • Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks.
  • Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries.
  • Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace.
  • Equity, ETF and mutual fund screeners with thousands of filter criteria, percentile ranks, description search operators and saved “My Screens” views for repeatable idea generation.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeKoyfinPerplexity Finance
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, News, Financials, ETF Overview, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Transcripts

Unique: ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, Money Flow, Portfolio, Backtesting, Alerts, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Education, Videos, Blogs, Custom Dashboards

Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, News, Financials, ETF Overview, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Transcripts

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Futures, Funds

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Cryptos

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web, Mobile, Desktop

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks.
  • Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries.
  • Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace.
  • Equity, ETF and mutual fund screeners with thousands of filter criteria, percentile ranks, description search operators and saved “My Screens” views for repeatable idea generation.
  • Company and fund research including financial statement review, dividend and earnings history snapshots, ETF and mutual fund holdings, valuation metrics and percentile ranks, plus analyst estimates, forecasts, ratings and price targets powered by S&P Capital IQ.
  • Portfolio workflows: watchlist‑based portfolio tracking, a dedicated My Portfolio module with multi‑account and lot‑level P&L (including FX‑adjusted returns), model portfolios, client portfolios, portfolio exposure snapshots and dedicated earnings/news feeds tied to holdings.

Unique

  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).
  • Crypto section with Historical Data downloads and Coinbase COIN50 index charts on the Finance homepage.
  • Global market coverage spanning US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Thailand.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Koyfin and Perplexity Finance both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, News, Financials, ETF Overview, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, and Transcripts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Koyfin and Perplexity Finance require subscriptions?

Both Koyfin and Perplexity Finance keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Koyfin and Perplexity Finance?

Both Koyfin and Perplexity Finance 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?

Koyfin differentiates itself with Global multi‑asset data terminal covering equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indices, government bond yields, FX, commodities, cryptocurrencies, news, transcripts and global economics in one interface, with financials, margins, consensus estimates and valuation ratios for all global stocks., Combination of live, 15‑minute delayed and end‑of‑day pricing: live/15‑minute delayed US equities & ETFs, 15‑minute delayed Canadian equities, end‑of‑day prices for other equity markets, live FX for ~60 pairs and bitcoin, plus live bond yields for 45 countries and yield curves for 20 countries., and Customizable watchlists, dashboards and macro dashboards with table views, historical graphs and scatter charts so you can monitor price, valuation, technicals, news and macro series in a single workspace., whereas Perplexity Finance stands out for Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., and AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources..

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