★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Koyfin vs SentiSense
Pick Koyfin if
Koyfin
Free • From $39/mo · Web · Mobile
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You care about ETF screeners, custom dashboards, and correlation, things SentiSense doesn't offer
- You're newer to investing and want something approachable
Pick SentiSense if
SentiSense
Free • From $15/mo · Web · API
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $15/mo instead of $39/mo
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
- You care about stock ideas, quant, and news sentiment, things Koyfin doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
Koyfin and SentiSense cover a lot of the same ground (10 shared categories, including screeners, data visualizations, and watchlist), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. The real difference is focus: only Koyfin gives you ETF screeners and custom dashboards, and only SentiSense gives you stock ideas and quant.
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Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- SentiSense$15/mo vs $39/mo
- Mobile app
- Koyfin
- API access
- SentiSense
- Broker sync
- Koyfin
- Global coverage
- Koyfin
- Beginner friendly
- Koyfin
See for yourself
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $39/mo | Free • From $15/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | 24 limits: Free: watchlists: 2, Free: screens: 2 +22 more | 16 limits: Free: api requests per month: 1,000, Free: rate limit per min: 30 +14 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | No | Yes |
Broker sync | Yes | No |
Integrations | Schwab, Altruist +6 more | SentiSense REST API, SentiSense Python SDK +9 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +6 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +7 more |
Categories covered | 20 | 22 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | North America |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day and Adjustments: TotalReturn | Latency: Real-time and 15-min Delayed and Pricing: Vendor |
Data partners | 6 partners: S&P Global Market Intelligence, Morningstar +4 more | 6 partners: TradingView, Polygon.io +4 more |
Capabilities | 7 signals: Universe builder, Broker sync +5 more | Universe builder and AI summaries: News |
Security | 4 signals: SOC2, Data residency: US +2 more | 3 signals: Data residency: US, Encryption at rest +1 more |
| Try it | Visit Koyfin | Visit SentiSense |
Where each one shines
What Koyfin and SentiSense each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Koyfin and SentiSense each do best.What Koyfin does best
- Tools for building customizable dashboards, watchlists, charts, and market monitors across global equities, ETFs, funds, fixed income, FX, commodities, crypto, indices, and economics.
- Screening for more than 100,000 global securities with thousands of criteria, with stock and ETF screening on paid plans and mutual-fund screening in Advisor tiers.
- Advanced charts with technical indicators, fundamentals, valuation measures, analyst estimates, price targets, templates, sharing, and downloads where vendor licenses allow.
- Research coverage for companies with financial analysis pages, customizable financial templates, news, filings, transcripts, analyst data, short interest, and AI transcript summaries on paid plans.
- Tracking portfolios with grouping, notes, summary rows, alerts, custom data series, uploaded CSV price history, and mobile portfolio monitoring.
What SentiSense does best
- The web app and REST API to combine market data, social sentiment, news clustering, institutional flow, insider trading, congressional trading, and AI analysis.
- Tracking SentiSense Score, a per-ticker sentiment signal blending news, Reddit, and X/Twitter context for stock discovery and crowd-conviction monitoring.
- Documents & News APIs for sentiment metrics across news articles, social posts, and AI-curated stories, subject to source-content restrictions.
- Views for reviewing AI-curated story clusters with generated titles, sentiment, ticker badges, source aggregation, and impact scores.
- Market Mood as a 0-100 fear/greed-style index built from internal signals with historical views.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Koyfin and SentiSense, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Koyfin and SentiSense, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsBondsCurrenciesCommoditiesFutures+1 more | StocksETFsBondsOptions |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | IntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsAsset ManagersFinancial AdvisorsRIAs / Wealth FirmsStudents/Researchers | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersAlgo TradersAnalystsQuants/DevelopersHedge Funds+1 more |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North America |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker and CIK |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day | Real-time15-min Delayed |
Pricing sources | Not specified | Vendor |
Data partners | S&P Global Market IntelligenceMorningstarFREDTrading EconomicsTrueFXPolygon.io | TradingViewPolygon.ioSEC EDGARFINRACongressional STOCK Act disclosuresNews, Reddit, X/Twitter, Substack, Discord, and public social sources |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | Not specified | REST |
API auth & delivery | Not specified | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python and TSDocs |
Import methods | ManualCSVCustodian | Manual |
Integrations | SchwabAltruistTradePMRInteractive BrokersBlack DiamondOrionFidelityAddepar | SentiSense REST APISentiSense Python SDKSentiSense JavaScript/TypeScript SDKSentiSense GitHub SDK repositoriesAI Agent SkillClaude CodeCodexOpenClaw+3 more |
Export formats | CSVImagePDF | JSON |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2Data residency: USEncryption at restEncryption in transit | Data residency: USEncryption at restEncryption in transit |
Capability signals | Universe builderBroker syncYield curvesAI summaries: TranscriptsHouseholdingModel portfoliosClient reporting | Universe builderAI summaries: News |
Vendor & support | Koyfin, Inc.Country: United StatesFounded 2016Support: Email | Compass AI Data Services, LLCSupport: Email |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Freewatchlists: 2 · screens: 2 · +5 more | Freeapi requests per month: 1,000 · rate limit per min: 30 · +6 more |
| Entry paid plan | $39/mo“Plus”financials years: 10 · estimates years: 10 · +5 more | $15/mo“PRO”api requests per month: 100,000 · rate limit per min: 200 · +6 more |
| Tier 2 | $79/mo“Premium”alerts: 500 · custom securities: Unlimited | — |
| Tier 3 | $209/mo“Advisor Core”alerts: 500 · reports per month: 10 · +2 more | — |
| Top plan | $299/mo“Advisor Pro”alerts: 500 · reports per month: 200 · +2 more | — |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Teams” | — |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Koyfin and SentiSense?
Koyfin leans toward screeners, ETF screeners, and data visualizations, while SentiSense puts more weight on stock ideas, screeners, and data visualizations. They overlap in 10 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Koyfin and SentiSense cost?
Good news: both Koyfin and SentiSense have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Which is better for beginners: Koyfin or SentiSense?
Koyfin is the friendlier place to start; its interface takes less getting used to. Both work fine once you're past the basics.
Can I use Koyfin or SentiSense on my phone?
Koyfin lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. SentiSense doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Does Koyfin or SentiSense have an API?
SentiSense has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. Koyfin doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose Koyfin or SentiSense?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Koyfin if ETF screeners and custom dashboards matter to you; go with SentiSense if you'd rather have stock ideas and quant. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Koyfin and SentiSense cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, and bonds. Koyfin also handles mutual funds, closed-end funds, and currencies. SentiSense adds options on top.
Do Koyfin and SentiSense offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Which covers international markets: Koyfin or SentiSense?
Koyfin has documented international coverage (North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and more), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. SentiSense is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from Koyfin and SentiSense?
Koyfin exports to CSV. SentiSense is stingier about getting data out.
Can Koyfin or SentiSense connect to my broker?
Koyfin syncs with brokers automatically. With SentiSense, you're entering holdings by hand or importing files.
Is Koyfin or SentiSense better for day trading?
SentiSense is the one positioned more for active traders. Koyfin is the better fit if you care less about fast trading workflows and more about a calmer research process.
Which has a better stock screener: Koyfin or SentiSense?
Both Koyfin and SentiSense include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
Can I track my portfolio with Koyfin or SentiSense?
Koyfin handles portfolio tracking. SentiSense is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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