★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
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Tool Comparison
Macrotrends vs The Fly Pro
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Macrotrends
Free • Paid plans available · Web
- You care about dividends and corporate actions & special situations, things The Fly Pro doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Pick The Fly Pro instead if
The Fly Pro
Free • From $18.60/mo · Web
- You care about watchlist, calendar, and transcripts, things Macrotrends 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
Macrotrends and The Fly Pro cover a lot of the same ground (5 shared categories, including screeners, stock comparison, and data visualizations), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. The real difference is focus: only Macrotrends gives you dividends and corporate actions & special situations, and only The Fly Pro gives you watchlist and calendar.
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Key differences at a glance
- Asset coverage
- MacrotrendsAdds bonds and commodities
- Free trial
- The Fly Pro7 days
- 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 • Paid plans available | Free • From $18.60/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | 7 days |
Plan limits | Premium Access: billing cadence: No monthly billing; pricing shown at checkout | 8 limits: Premium Annual: regular monthly equivalent usd: 62, Premium Annual: promotion: Quarter-end 70% off +6 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | No |
API access | No | No |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders and Long-term Investors | — |
Categories covered | 7 | 9 |
Regions | — | North America, Europe |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | — | Latency: End of Day and Granularity: EOD |
Capabilities | Universe builder | — |
| Try it | Visit Macrotrends | Visit The Fly Pro |
Where each one shines
What Macrotrends and The Fly Pro each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Macrotrends and The Fly Pro each do best.What Macrotrends does best
- Browse long-run historical charts across stocks, market indices, precious metals, oil and gas, commodities, exchange rates, interest rates, economy pages, global metrics, and real estate-style data.
- Use the stock screener to filter U.S. and international stocks by 50+ performance, fundamental, and technical criteria as described in the profile.
- Research and compare thousands of U.S. and foreign equities by price performance, region, investment focus, fundamentals, and chart context.
- Review 50+ years of historical stock price and dividend data where available.
- Use 10 years of quarterly stock fundamental data for quick company-history context.
What The Fly Pro does best
- Use visual dashboards and customizable charts to research public companies without building every financial view from scratch.
- Screen and compare stocks with simplified fundamental and performance charting.
- Research 1,100+ company-specific KPIs with historical context and updates around earnings releases where paid access includes the data.
- Review 10 years of financials on free access and deeper 30+ year history on the paid plan as recorded in the profile.
- Use company comparison tools to compare operating metrics, fundamentals, and charted data across peers.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Macrotrends and The Fly Pro, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Macrotrends and The Fly Pro, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksBondsCommoditiesCurrenciesReal EstateOther | Stocks |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersLong-term Investors | Not specified |
Regions | Not specified | North AmericaEurope |
Coverage details | Not specified | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Not specified | End of Day |
Data granularity | Not specified | EOD |
| Plans & trust | ||
Capability signals | Universe builder | Not specified |
Vendor & support | Macrotrends LLC. | Main Street Financial Data Inc.Support: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 3/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
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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 | Free | Free |
| Entry paid plan | Subscription“Premium Access”billing cadence: No monthly billing; pricing shown at checkout | $18.60/mo“Premium Annual”regular monthly equivalent usd: 62 · promotion: Quarter-end 70% off |
| Tier 2 | — | $22.20/mo“Premium Monthly”regular monthly price usd: 74 · promotion: Quarter-end 70% off |
| Tier 3 | — | $45/mo“Ultimate Annual”regular monthly equivalent usd: 150 · promotion: Quarter-end 70% off |
| Top plan | — | $54/mo“Ultimate Monthly”regular monthly price usd: 180 · promotion: Quarter-end 70% off |
| Custom / enterprise | — | Contact sales“Institutional” |
| Free trial | — | 7 days |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Macrotrends and The Fly Pro?
Macrotrends leans toward screeners, stock comparison, and data visualizations, while The Fly Pro puts more weight on screeners, data visualizations, and stock comparison. They overlap in 5 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Macrotrends and The Fly Pro cost?
Good news: both Macrotrends and The Fly Pro have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Should I choose Macrotrends or The Fly Pro?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Macrotrends if dividends and corporate actions & special situations matter to you; go with The Fly Pro if you'd rather have watchlist and calendar. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Macrotrends and The Fly Pro cover?
Both cover stocks. Macrotrends also handles bonds, commodities, and currencies.
Which has a better stock screener: Macrotrends or The Fly Pro?
Both Macrotrends and The Fly Pro include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
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