VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Sunday, October 5, 2025

View Oilprice.comView Perplexity FinanceBack to Home

Head-to-head

Oilprice.com vs Perplexity Finance comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Oilprice.com adds Newsletters coverage that Perplexity Finance skips.

Perplexity Finance includes Financials, Screeners, Transcripts, ETF Overview, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, and Analyst Price Targets categories that Oilprice.com omits.

Oilprice.com highlights: Price charts for more than 150 crude blends and indexes, with comparison tools and analytics., Clear data-delay labels on price tables (e.g., WTI and Brent delayed ~10 minutes; OPEC Basket delayed ~1 day)., and Rig Count dashboard covering U.S. and Canadian rigs, frac spreads, and production trends..

Perplexity Finance is known for: Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., and AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources..

Oilprice.com logo

Oilprice.com

oilprice.com

Energy-focused news and data hub featuring global oil prices, rig counts, and analysis. A free community plan includes watchlists and limited premium content, while the paid Global Energy Alert newsletter delivers weekly insights and stock picks with a 30-day trial.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Price charts for more than 150 crude blends and indexes, with comparison tools and analytics.
  • Clear data-delay labels on price tables (e.g., WTI and Brent delayed ~10 minutes; OPEC Basket delayed ~1 day).
  • Rig Count dashboard covering U.S. and Canadian rigs, frac spreads, and production trends.
  • Premium Global Energy Alert newsletter featuring expert analysis, special reports, and monthly stock picks (advertised at $279/year with a 30-day trial).
  • Free Community membership includes a customizable oil-price watchlist, three premium articles per month, and weekly market updates by email.

Community votes (overall)

0% upvotes 0% downvotes
You haven't voted yet
View full profileVisit site
Perplexity Finance logo

Perplexity Finance

perplexity.ai

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

AI-assisted finance hub with quote and overview pages for stocks, ETFs, funds, and crypto. Free to use with search limits; Pro lifts caps and unlocks Pro/Deep Research. Enterprise Pro connects to data subscriptions like FactSet and Crunchbase and adds SSO/SCIM. Data providers are disclosed on each page. Not designed for trading execution.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
Desktop

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).
  • Crypto section with Historical Data downloads and Coinbase COIN50 index charts on the Finance homepage.

Community votes (overall)

0% upvotes 0% downvotes
You haven't voted yet
View full profileVisit site
Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include News, Data Visualizations, and Watchlist.

Where they differ

Oilprice.com

Distinct strengths include:

Newsletters
  • Price charts for more than 150 crude blends and indexes, with comparison tools and analytics.
  • Clear data-delay labels on price tables (e.g., WTI and Brent delayed ~10 minutes; OPEC Basket delayed ~1 day).
  • Rig Count dashboard covering U.S. and Canadian rigs, frac spreads, and production trends.
  • Premium Global Energy Alert newsletter featuring expert analysis, special reports, and monthly stock picks (advertised at $279/year with a 30-day trial).

Perplexity Finance

Distinct strengths include:

Financials
Screeners
Transcripts
ETF Overview
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Recommendations
Analyst Price Targets
  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeOilprice.comPerplexity Finance
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: News, Data Visualizations, Watchlist

Unique: Newsletters

Shared: News, Data Visualizations, Watchlist

Unique: Financials, Screeners, Transcripts, ETF Overview, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Commodities, Futures

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Cryptos

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, Desktop

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Price charts for more than 150 crude blends and indexes, with comparison tools and analytics.
  • Clear data-delay labels on price tables (e.g., WTI and Brent delayed ~10 minutes; OPEC Basket delayed ~1 day).
  • Rig Count dashboard covering U.S. and Canadian rigs, frac spreads, and production trends.
  • Premium Global Energy Alert newsletter featuring expert analysis, special reports, and monthly stock picks (advertised at $279/year with a 30-day trial).
  • Free Community membership includes a customizable oil-price watchlist, three premium articles per month, and weekly market updates by email.
  • Mobile apps for iOS and Android provide real-time access to prices and news.

Unique

  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).
  • Crypto section with Historical Data downloads and Coinbase COIN50 index charts on the Finance homepage.
  • Global market coverage spanning US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Thailand.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Not yet

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Oilprice.com and Perplexity Finance both support?

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

Do Oilprice.com and Perplexity Finance require subscriptions?

Both Oilprice.com and Perplexity Finance keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Oilprice.com and Perplexity Finance?

Both Oilprice.com and Perplexity Finance 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?

Oilprice.com differentiates itself with Price charts for more than 150 crude blends and indexes, with comparison tools and analytics., Clear data-delay labels on price tables (e.g., WTI and Brent delayed ~10 minutes; OPEC Basket delayed ~1 day)., and Rig Count dashboard covering U.S. and Canadian rigs, frac spreads, and production trends., whereas Perplexity Finance stands out for Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., and AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources..

Keep exploring

Stay on top of related tools

Browse the categories and profiles that overlap most with this comparison to round out your shortlist.

Recommended tools

These profiles share overlapping coverage with both sides of this matchup.

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

Details change. Pricing, features, and availability may be incomplete or out of date. Treat listings as a starting point and verify on the provider’s site before making decisions. If you spot an error or a gap, send a quick note and I’ll adjust.