★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Koyfin vs Stock Rover
Pick Koyfin if
Koyfin
Free • From $39/mo · Web · Mobile
- You want a dashboard-first market terminal with charts, news, alerts, ETF/fund analytics, macro context, and mobile access.
- You are an advisor or asset manager who needs client portfolios, integrations, and reporting workflows on higher tiers.
- You prefer broad market monitoring over a dedicated fundamental screener and dividend-analysis workstation.
Pick Stock Rover if
Stock Rover
Free • From $34/mo · Web · Mobile
- You want 800+ financial metrics, 20-year fundamentals, equation screening, research reports, and valuation workflows.
- You want broker-linked portfolio analytics, dividend-income projections, Monte Carlo, rebalancing, and correlation in the same product.
- You primarily research U.S. and Canadian stocks, ETFs, and funds rather than needing a general market terminal.
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 Stock Rover overlap on screeners, watchlists, dashboards, and portfolio views, but the center of gravity is different. Stock Rover is stronger when the job is finding, comparing, valuing, and monitoring North American stocks with 800+ metrics, 20-year fundamentals, dividend tracking, broker sync, and detailed portfolio analytics. Koyfin is stronger when you want a modern financial terminal feel: dashboards, charts, ETF and fund analytics, market monitoring, mobile access, and advisor reporting on higher tiers. Pick Stock Rover for stock-picking depth and portfolio follow-through; pick Koyfin for broader market context and client-ready dashboards.
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Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- Stock Rover$34/mo vs $39/mo
- Free trial
- Stock Rover14 days
- Broader coverage
- Stock Rover32 vs 20 categories
- Global coverage
- Koyfin
- Free plan
- Both
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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 $34/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | 14 days |
Plan limits | 24 limits: Free: watchlists: 2, Free: screens: 2 +22 more | 54 limits: Free: stock scores: 3/month, Free: research reports: Dow 30 samples only unless Research Reports add-on or bundled paid pl... +52 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
API access | No | No |
Broker sync | Yes | Yes |
Integrations | Schwab, Altruist +6 more | Yodlee brokerage aggregation, Interactive Brokers +1 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +6 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +7 more |
Categories covered | 20 | 32 |
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 | 5 signals: Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: Minute and EOD +3 more |
Data partners | 6 partners: S&P Global Market Intelligence, Morningstar +4 more | 6 partners: Morningstar, Zacks +4 more |
Capabilities | 7 signals: Universe builder, Broker sync +5 more | 10 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +8 more |
Security | 4 signals: SOC2, Data residency: US +2 more | Data residency: US and Encryption in transit |
| Try it | Visit Koyfin | Visit Stock Rover |
Where each one shines
What Koyfin and Stock Rover each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Koyfin and Stock Rover each do best.What Koyfin does best
- Build customizable dashboards, watchlists, charts, and market monitors across global equities, ETFs, funds, fixed income, FX, commodities, crypto, indices, and economics.
- Screen 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.
- Use advanced charts with technical indicators, fundamentals, valuation measures, analyst estimates, price targets, templates, sharing, and downloads where vendor licenses allow.
- Research companies with financial analysis pages, customizable financial templates, news, filings, transcripts, analyst data, short interest, and AI transcript summaries on paid plans.
- Track portfolios with grouping, notes, summary rows, alerts, custom data series, uploaded CSV price history, and mobile portfolio monitoring.
What Stock Rover does best
- Screen North American stocks, ETFs, and funds with 800+ financial metrics on Ultimate tiers, custom screens, ranked screening, guru-style metrics, screener snapshots, percentile screening, equation screening, and 20 years of historical fundamentals.
- Track portfolios and dividends with broker sync, manual or spreadsheet import, benchmark comparison, emailed reports, dividend-income projections, risk-adjusted return, volatility, beta, IRR, Sharpe Ratio, and position contribution analytics.
- Compare stocks, ETFs, funds, portfolios, indices, and custom datasets in spreadsheet-like table and tile views across valuation, dividend, analyst, ratings, momentum, performance, and operating metrics.
- Use automated DCF-driven Fair Value and intrinsic-value metrics to estimate Margin of Safety, then compare valuation ratios against 20-year relative norms to separate real discounts from superficially cheap stocks.
- Use the Insight Panel for financial statements, sales, earnings, cash flow, dividends, analyst ratings, insider activity, news, earnings transcripts, fair-value formulas, scores, warnings, and options-chain research on higher tiers.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Koyfin and Stock Rover, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Koyfin and Stock Rover, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsBondsCurrenciesCommoditiesFutures+1 more | StocksETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsOptionsFundsOther |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsAsset ManagersFinancial AdvisorsRIAs / Wealth FirmsStudents/Researchers | Retail TradersPro RetailLong-term InvestorsValue InvestorsGrowth InvestorsQuality InvestorsDividend InvestorsAnalysts+1 more |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North America |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker | Countries: US and CA11 exchangesIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day |
Data granularity | Not specified | MinuteEOD |
Pricing sources | Not specified | ExchangeVendorModel |
Data partners | S&P Global Market IntelligenceMorningstarFREDTrading EconomicsTrueFXPolygon.io | MorningstarZacksIntrinioQuandlYodleeIEX |
| Access & integrations | ||
Import methods | ManualCSVCustodian | CSVBrokerOAuthManual |
Integrations | SchwabAltruistTradePMRInteractive BrokersBlack DiamondOrionFidelityAddepar | Yodlee brokerage aggregationInteractive Brokers1000+ supported brokerages |
Export formats | CSVImagePDF | CSVImagePDF |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2Data residency: USEncryption at restEncryption in transit | Data residency: USEncryption in transit |
Capability signals | Universe builderBroker syncYield curvesAI summaries: TranscriptsHouseholdingModel portfoliosClient reporting | Custom formulasUniverse builderFactors: Value, Quality, Momentum, Growth, and SizePerformance attributionMonte CarloBroker syncPortfolio attributionRebalancing+2 more |
Vendor & support | Koyfin, Inc.Country: United StatesFounded 2016Support: Email | Stock Rover LLCCountry: United StatesFounded 2008Support: Email and Phone |
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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 | Freestock scores: 3/month · research reports: Dow 30 samples only unless Research Reports add-on or bundled paid pl... · +1 more |
| Entry paid plan | $39/mo“Plus”financials years: 10 · estimates years: 10 · +5 more | $34/mo“Premium”annual billing: $348/year ($29/month equivalent) · two year billing: $576 every 2 years ($24/month equivalent) · +11 more |
| Tier 2 | $79/mo“Premium”alerts: 500 · custom securities: Unlimited | $70/mo“Premium Plus”annual billing: $588/year ($49/month equivalent) · two year billing: $1,008 every 2 years ($42/month equivalent) · +12 more |
| Tier 3 | $209/mo“Advisor Core”alerts: 500 · reports per month: 10 · +2 more | $99/mo“Ultimate”annual billing: $948/year ($79/month equivalent) · two year billing: $1,656 every 2 years ($69/month equivalent) · +10 more |
| Top plan | $299/mo“Advisor Pro”alerts: 500 · reports per month: 200 · +2 more | $199/mo“Ultimate Pro”annual billing: $1,788/year ($149/month equivalent) · two year billing: $3,096 every 2 years ($129/month equivalent) · +10 more |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Teams” | — |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Koyfin and Stock Rover?
Koyfin leans toward screeners, ETF screeners, and data visualizations, while Stock Rover puts more weight on stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners. They overlap in 15 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Koyfin and Stock Rover cost?
Good news: both Koyfin and Stock Rover have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Should I choose Koyfin or Stock Rover?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Koyfin if custom dashboards and AI research matter to you; go with Stock Rover if you'd rather have stock ideas and stock comparison. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Koyfin and Stock Rover cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and closed-end funds. Koyfin also handles bonds, currencies, and commodities. Stock Rover adds options, funds, and other on top.
Do Koyfin and Stock Rover offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Which covers international markets: Koyfin or Stock Rover?
Koyfin has documented international coverage (North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and more), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. Stock Rover is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from Koyfin and Stock Rover?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Can Koyfin or Stock Rover connect to my broker?
Yes, both connect to brokers, so your portfolio syncs automatically instead of you keying in every trade.
Which has a better stock screener: Koyfin or Stock Rover?
Both Koyfin and Stock Rover 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 Stock Rover?
Yes, both do portfolio tracking: holdings, performance, and allocation in one place.
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