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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

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MarketWatch vs Stockopedia comparison

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

Quick takeaways

MarketWatch adds Paper Trading, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, Short Interest, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and IPO coverage that Stockopedia skips.

Stockopedia includes Stock Ideas, Scores, Checklist, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Portfolio, Education, and Blogs categories that MarketWatch omits.

MarketWatch has a free tier, while Stockopedia requires a paid plan.

In depth comparison

MarketWatch logo

MarketWatch

marketwatch.com

Hands-on review

A global financial-news portal from Dow Jones that combines market data, news, analysis, and investor tools. Real-time Nasdaq last-sale quotes are included, while most other intraday prices run on a standard 15-minute delay. Premium newsletters and in-depth articles are gated behind a subscription. Mobile apps extend the experience with push alerts and watchlist syncing.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools.
  • Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts.
  • Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates.
  • BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.
  • Options coverage with full chains per symbol and an expiration calendar.

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Stockopedia

stockopedia.com

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Stockopedia is a stock research and screening platform best known for its StockRanks™ ratings and broad coverage across the UK, US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. All plans include the same features; pricing is based on regional market access. Data comes primarily from Refinitiv, with fundamentals refreshed multiple times a day and recomputed after the close. Users get unlimited alerts, a 14-day free trial, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Equity screener with more than 350 ratios and over 65 prebuilt “GuruScreens.”
  • StockRanks™ system rates every stock on Quality, Value, and Momentum, with additional risk ratings and style classifications.
  • Portfolios (“Folios”) track performance with time-weighted returns and integrate company announcements and reporting calendars.
  • Unlimited custom alerts on price moves or any screenable fundamental/technical rule, with delivery by email or in-app notification.
  • Charts include overlays and indicators such as Bollinger Bands, MACD, RSI, and Ichimoku, plus multi-symbol comparisons.

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Where they differ

MarketWatch

Distinct strengths include:

Paper TradingOptionsETF OverviewETF HoldingsInsider DataShort InterestInterest RatesYield Curves
  • Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools.
  • Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts.
  • Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates.
  • BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.

Stockopedia

Distinct strengths include:

Stock IdeasScoresChecklistAnalyst ForecastsAnalyst RecommendationsPortfolioEducationBlogs
  • Equity screener with more than 350 ratios and over 65 prebuilt “GuruScreens.”
  • StockRanks™ system rates every stock on Quality, Value, and Momentum, with additional risk ratings and style classifications.
  • Portfolios (“Folios”) track performance with time-weighted returns and integrate company announcements and reporting calendars.
  • Unlimited custom alerts on price moves or any screenable fundamental/technical rule, with delivery by email or in-app notification.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeMarketWatchStockopedia
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: News, Alerts, Calendar, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Financials, Analyst Price Targets, Newsletters

Unique: Paper Trading, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, Short Interest, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, IPO

Shared: News, Alerts, Calendar, Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Financials, Analyst Price Targets, Newsletters

Unique: Stock Ideas, Scores, Checklist, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Portfolio, Education, Blogs

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Bonds

Stocks, ETFs, Closed-End Funds

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

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools.
  • Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts.
  • Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates.
  • BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.
  • Options coverage with full chains per symbol and an expiration calendar.
  • ETF and mutual fund research, including top holdings for flagship funds like SPY and a comparison tool for side-by-side analysis.

Unique

  • Equity screener with more than 350 ratios and over 65 prebuilt “GuruScreens.”
  • StockRanks™ system rates every stock on Quality, Value, and Momentum, with additional risk ratings and style classifications.
  • Portfolios (“Folios”) track performance with time-weighted returns and integrate company announcements and reporting calendars.
  • Unlimited custom alerts on price moves or any screenable fundamental/technical rule, with delivery by email or in-app notification.
  • Charts include overlays and indicators such as Bollinger Bands, MACD, RSI, and Ichimoku, plus multi-symbol comparisons.
  • Export data from Screens and Folios to Excel or CSV for deeper analysis.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do MarketWatch and Stockopedia both support?

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

Which tool offers a free plan?

MarketWatch offers a free entry point, while Stockopedia requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access MarketWatch and Stockopedia?

Both MarketWatch and Stockopedia 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?

MarketWatch differentiates itself with Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates., whereas Stockopedia stands out for Equity screener with more than 350 ratios and over 65 prebuilt “GuruScreens.”, StockRanks™ system rates every stock on Quality, Value, and Momentum, with additional risk ratings and style classifications., and Portfolios (“Folios”) track performance with time-weighted returns and integrate company announcements and reporting calendars..

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