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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Tool Comparison

OpenBB vs Portfolio Visualizer comparison

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

OpenBB logo

OpenBB

openbb.co

PricingFree, Subscription
PlatformsWeb, API
Portfolio Visualizer logo

Portfolio Visualizer

portfoliovisualizer.com

PricingFree, Subscription
PlatformsWeb
Hands-on review

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 Data Visualizations, and Quant.
  • Coverage tilt: OpenBB has 25 categories you won't get in Portfolio Visualizer; Portfolio Visualizer has 5 unique categories.
  • Platforms: OpenBB runs on Web, API; Portfolio Visualizer runs on Web.

Category leaders

  • News: OpenBB is tagged for this workflow; Portfolio Visualizer has no category votes yet.
  • Data Visualizations: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.

Vote sentiment comparison

Cumulative positive vote share. Loading fresh totals...

OpenBBPortfolio Visualizer

Side-by-side metrics

AttributeOpenBBPortfolio Visualizer
Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

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

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Commodities

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Not yet

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do OpenBB and Portfolio Visualizer both support?

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

Do OpenBB and Portfolio Visualizer require subscriptions?

Both OpenBB and Portfolio Visualizer keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access OpenBB and Portfolio Visualizer?

Both OpenBB and Portfolio Visualizer 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?

OpenBB differentiates itself with REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., and Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows., whereas Portfolio Visualizer stands out for Portfolio backtesting for mutual funds, ETFs, and stocks with configurable rebalancing rules; separate modules for asset-class backtesting., Monte Carlo simulations for portfolio growth, survival probabilities, and goal-based financial planning., and Optimization tools including efficient frontier modeling, mean–variance optimization, and the Black–Litterman model..

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