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Monday, January 5, 2026

Tool Comparison

Morningstar Investor vs Simply Safe Dividends comparison

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

Morningstar Investor logo

Morningstar Investor

morningstar.com

PricingFree, Subscription
PlatformsWeb, Mobile
Hands-on review
Simply Safe Dividends logo

Simply Safe Dividends

simplysafedividends.com

PricingSubscription
PlatformsWeb

Comparison highlights

  • Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
  • Overlap: both cover Screeners, Portfolio, and Watchlist and 3 other categories.
  • Coverage tilt: Morningstar Investor has 8 categories you won't get in Simply Safe Dividends; Simply Safe Dividends has 5 unique categories.
  • Pricing: Morningstar Investor is Free, Subscription; Simply Safe Dividends is Subscription.

Category leaders

  • Screeners: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
  • Portfolio: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
  • Watchlist: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
  • News: Morningstar Investor is tagged for this workflow; Simply Safe Dividends has no category votes yet.
  • Data Visualizations: Simply Safe Dividends is tagged for this workflow; Morningstar Investor has no category votes yet.

Vote sentiment comparison

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Morningstar InvestorSimply Safe Dividends

Side-by-side metrics

AttributeMorningstar InvestorSimply Safe Dividends
Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds

Stocks, Closed-End Funds, ETFs, Bonds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Subscription

Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Not yet

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

Morningstar Investor strengths

Categories covered by Morningstar Investor but not Simply Safe Dividends.

Simply Safe Dividends strengths

Categories covered by Simply Safe Dividends but not Morningstar Investor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Morningstar Investor and Simply Safe Dividends both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Alerts, Financials, and Scores workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Morningstar Investor offers a free entry point, while Simply Safe Dividends requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

Which tool has mobile access?

Morningstar Investor ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Simply Safe Dividends focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Morningstar Investor differentiates itself with Powerful screeners for stocks, funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds with over 200 searchable data points and curated pre-filtered lists., Portfolio X-Ray tool showing allocations by asset class, sector, and region across combined holdings., and Analyst reports with Fair Value estimates, Moat ratings, and “Bulls Say / Bears Say” perspectives (subscriber feature)., whereas Simply Safe Dividends stands out for Dividend Safety Scores™ (0–100) with labeled buckets (Very Unsafe → Very Safe) and a maintained, real‑time track record of dividend cuts avoided., Portfolio tracker with broker syncing or manual/CSV import; near real‑time price updates; export of portfolio/table data., and Stock & closed‑end fund screeners with dozens of filters; idea lists and model portfolios..

Curation & Accuracy

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