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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Macrotrends vs okama comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Macrotrends adds Screeners, Financials, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Housing & Construction, Retail Sales, and Consumer Sentiment coverage that okama skips.

okama includes Quant, Portfolio, Correlation, Backtesting, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), Monte Carlo, Data APIs, and ETF Performance categories that Macrotrends omits.

Macrotrends highlights: Interactive charts for stocks, commodities, indices, currencies, crypto, and macroeconomic data, often with history spanning back 50–100 years., Free stock screener with 50+ filters covering fundamentals, technicals, and performance; includes U.S. and international equities., and Company profile pages combine daily prices, dividends, and full annual/quarterly financial statements, with fundamentals sourced from Zacks..

okama is known for: Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization., Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations., and Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis..

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Macrotrends

macrotrends.net

Free web-based portal for long-run charts and datasets across stocks, commodities, indices, FX, and macro indicators. Many series span 50–100+ years. Features include a stock screener and CSV downloads. Some content is gated by registration, and Terms mention fee-based premium products. No public API is advertised.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free
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Quick highlights

  • Interactive charts for stocks, commodities, indices, currencies, crypto, and macroeconomic data, often with history spanning back 50–100 years.
  • Free stock screener with 50+ filters covering fundamentals, technicals, and performance; includes U.S. and international equities.
  • Company profile pages combine daily prices, dividends, and full annual/quarterly financial statements, with fundamentals sourced from Zacks.
  • Macro indicator pages cite primary data sources such as BEA (GDP), University of Michigan (consumer sentiment), and Optimal Blue (mortgage rates).
  • CSV downloads available for many “Global Metrics” datasets via a dedicated download link.

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okama

okama.io

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Free open-source toolkit for portfolio analysis and market data. Okama offers web widgets, an API, and a Python library with efficient frontiers, risk metrics, and Monte Carlo simulations. Market and macro data is available end-of-day, with live prices delayed by ~15–20 minutes.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization.
  • Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations.
  • Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis.
  • Python library supports mean–variance optimization, rebalancing scenarios, backtesting, and advanced risk metrics such as VaR, CVaR, semideviation, and drawdowns.
  • Monte Carlo simulations and wealth-index forecasts with percentile bands.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data Visualizations, Inflation Rates, and Interest Rates.

Where they differ

Macrotrends

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
Financials
Unemployment Rates
GDP
Housing & Construction
Retail Sales
Consumer Sentiment
  • Interactive charts for stocks, commodities, indices, currencies, crypto, and macroeconomic data, often with history spanning back 50–100 years.
  • Free stock screener with 50+ filters covering fundamentals, technicals, and performance; includes U.S. and international equities.
  • Company profile pages combine daily prices, dividends, and full annual/quarterly financial statements, with fundamentals sourced from Zacks.
  • Macro indicator pages cite primary data sources such as BEA (GDP), University of Michigan (consumer sentiment), and Optimal Blue (mortgage rates).

okama

Distinct strengths include:

Quant
Portfolio
Correlation
Backtesting
Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)
Monte Carlo
Data APIs
ETF Performance
  • Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization.
  • Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations.
  • Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis.
  • Python library supports mean–variance optimization, rebalancing scenarios, backtesting, and advanced risk metrics such as VaR, CVaR, semideviation, and drawdowns.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeMacrotrendsokama
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, Inflation Rates, Interest Rates

Unique: Screeners, Financials, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Housing & Construction, Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment

Shared: Data Visualizations, Inflation Rates, Interest Rates

Unique: Quant, Portfolio, Correlation, Backtesting, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), Monte Carlo, Data APIs, ETF Performance

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos

Stocks, ETFs, Commodities, Currencies, Mutual Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Other

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Interactive charts for stocks, commodities, indices, currencies, crypto, and macroeconomic data, often with history spanning back 50–100 years.
  • Free stock screener with 50+ filters covering fundamentals, technicals, and performance; includes U.S. and international equities.
  • Company profile pages combine daily prices, dividends, and full annual/quarterly financial statements, with fundamentals sourced from Zacks.
  • Macro indicator pages cite primary data sources such as BEA (GDP), University of Michigan (consumer sentiment), and Optimal Blue (mortgage rates).
  • CSV downloads available for many “Global Metrics” datasets via a dedicated download link.
  • Certain index charts update intramonth, with hourly refreshes for the current month.

Unique

  • Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization.
  • Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations.
  • Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis.
  • Python library supports mean–variance optimization, rebalancing scenarios, backtesting, and advanced risk metrics such as VaR, CVaR, semideviation, and drawdowns.
  • Monte Carlo simulations and wealth-index forecasts with percentile bands.
  • Free end-of-day market and macroeconomic data via API, including equities, ETFs, mutual funds, commodities, currencies, indexes, inflation, policy rates, and CAPE10 ratios.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Macrotrends and okama both support?

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

Do Macrotrends and okama require subscriptions?

Both Macrotrends and okama keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Macrotrends and okama?

Both Macrotrends and okama prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Macrotrends differentiates itself with Interactive charts for stocks, commodities, indices, currencies, crypto, and macroeconomic data, often with history spanning back 50–100 years., Free stock screener with 50+ filters covering fundamentals, technicals, and performance; includes U.S. and international equities., and Company profile pages combine daily prices, dividends, and full annual/quarterly financial statements, with fundamentals sourced from Zacks., whereas okama stands out for Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization., Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations., and Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis..

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