★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Orion Advisor Tech vs Stock Rover
Orion Advisor Tech
Best for advisor operations and scenario & stress tests
From $275/mo
Stock Rover
Best for stock ideas and screeners
Free • From $34/mo
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The verdict
The bottom line
Orion Advisor Tech and Stock Rover cover a lot of the same ground (6 shared categories, including risk metrics, monte carlo, and broker connectors), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Stock Rover simply does more: 32 categories to Orion Advisor Tech's 13, including stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners. Orion Advisor Tech counters by keeping things simpler.
Key differences at a glance
- Real-time data
- Stock Rover
- Free plan
- Stock Rover
- Cheaper paid plan
- Stock Rover$34/mo vs $275/mo
- Free trial
- Stock Rover14 days
- Broader coverage
- Stock Rover32 vs 13 categories
- API access
- Orion Advisor Tech
Choose
Orion Advisor Tech if…
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
- You care about advisor operations, scenario & stress tests, and tax lots / lot optimization, things Stock Rover doesn't offer
Choose
Stock Rover if…
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $34/mo instead of $275/mo
- You care about stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners, things Orion Advisor Tech doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | From $275/mo | Free • From $34/mo |
Free tier | No | Yes |
Free trial | — | 14 days |
Plan limits | Risk Intelligence Standalone: pricing model: Per user, per month | 54 limits: Free: stock scores: 3/month, Free: research reports: Dow 30 samples only unless Research Reports add-on or bundled paid pl... +52 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
API access | Yes | No |
Broker sync | Yes | Yes |
Integrations | Redtail CRM, Salesforce +6 more | Yodlee brokerage aggregation, Interactive Brokers +1 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Financial Advisors, RIAs / Wealth Firms +3 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +7 more |
Categories covered | 13 | 32 |
Regions | North America | North America |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 5 signals: Latency: End of Day, Granularity: EOD +3 more | 5 signals: Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: Minute and EOD +3 more |
Data partners | Morningstar and ICE Data Services | 6 partners: Morningstar, Zacks +4 more |
Capabilities | 23 signals: Stress tests: Rates, FX, EquityCrash, and Commodities, Monte Carlo +21 more | 10 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +8 more |
Security | 6 signals: SOC2, ISO27001 +4 more | Data residency: US and Encryption in transit |
| Try it | Visit Orion Advisor Tech | Visit Stock Rover |
Standout features
What Orion Advisor Tech does best
- Most-in-one advisor tech platform for RIAs that unifies portfolio accounting, trading, Redtail CRM, compliance, risk analytics, planning, client portal, and advisor portal under Orion Advisor Solutions.
- Denali AI brings data, workflows and insights across CRM, planning, portfolio management, reporting and risk into a unified intelligence layer for advisory firms.
- Portfolio accounting engine positioned as the #1 portfolio accounting solution by market share among advisors, with integrated billing, configurable client reporting, trading, professional services, cloud data warehousing, and data services.
- Trading (Eclipse) delivers tax-intelligent trading at scale with household-level rebalancing, asset location optimization, daily tax-loss harvesting, sleeves for separate trading/reporting/billing, advanced cash monitoring, block trading, and multi-custodian trade file/FIX connectivity.
- Orion Risk Intelligence provides next-generation risk analytics: 100+ regression-based macro stress test scenarios, portfolio and business risk dashboards, asset-drift tracking, proposal and IPS workflows, and firm-level KPI tracking, fueled by Morningstar data.
What Stock Rover does best
- Advanced web application for stock and ETF comparison, screening, portfolio analytics, charting, alerts, stock ratings, earnings calendars, and brokerage integration; the public help center lists the current product version as V12.0.
- North American coverage: plan comparison pages advertise 14,000+ North American stocks, 7,000 ETFs, and 40,000 mutual funds; the FAQ separately says Stock Rover supports 40,000+ tickers across major U.S. and Canadian exchanges plus OTCBB/OTCPK.
- Powerful screeners: custom stock and ETF screeners, ranked screening, guru-style metrics, screener snapshots, percentile screening on Ultimate tiers, historical/equation screening in Premium Plus and above, and 400+ to 800+ financial metrics depending on plan.
- Spreadsheet-like comparison table and tile views for comparing stocks, ETFs, funds, portfolios, indices, and custom datasets across financial, operational, pricing, valuation, dividend, analyst, ratings, momentum, and performance metrics.
- Insight Panel combines financial statements, sales/earnings/cash-flow/dividend analysis, analyst ratings, insider activity, company news, earnings transcripts, intrinsic-value/fair-value formulas, value/growth/quality/sentiment scores, investor warnings, and V12 options-chain research on Ultimate tiers.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsBondsOptionsFundsOther | StocksETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsOptionsFundsOther |
Experience | IntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Financial AdvisorsRIAs / Wealth FirmsFamily OfficesAsset ManagersInstitutional Investors | Retail TradersPro RetailLong-term InvestorsValue InvestorsGrowth InvestorsQuality InvestorsDividend InvestorsAnalysts+1 more |
Regions | North America | North America |
Coverage details | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker | Countries: US and CA11 exchangesIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | End of Day | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day |
Data granularity | EOD | MinuteEOD |
Pricing sources | Vendor | ExchangeVendorModel |
Data partners | MorningstarICE Data Services | MorningstarZacksIntrinioQuandlYodleeIEX |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | Not specified |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeyWebhooksDocs | Not specified |
Import methods | CSVCustodianManual | CSVBrokerOAuthManual |
Integrations | Redtail CRMSalesforceMoneyGuideProeMoneyNitrogenFidelitySchwabPershing | Yodlee brokerage aggregationInteractive Brokers1000+ supported brokerages |
Export formats | ExcelPDF | CSVImagePDF |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2ISO27001Data residency: USStatus pageEncryption at restEncryption in transit | Data residency: USEncryption in transit |
Capability signals | Stress tests: Rates, FX, EquityCrash, and CommoditiesMonte CarloBroker syncTax lotsRebalancingHouseholdingAlternatives supportDrift monitoring+15 more | Custom formulasUniverse builderFactors: Value, Quality, Momentum, Growth, and SizePerformance attributionMonte CarloBroker syncPortfolio attributionRebalancing+2 more |
Vendor & support | Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc.Country: USFounded 1999 | Stock Rover LLCCountry: United StatesFounded 2008Support: Email and Phone |
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Pricing breakdown
$275/mo
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- pricing model: Per user, per month
$34/mo
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
- stock scores: 3/month
- research reports: Dow 30 samples only unless Research Reports add-on or bundled paid pl...
- +1 more
- annual billing: $348/year ($29/month equivalent)
- two year billing: $576 every 2 years ($24/month equivalent)
- +11 more
- annual billing: $588/year ($49/month equivalent)
- two year billing: $1,008 every 2 years ($42/month equivalent)
- +12 more
- annual billing: $948/year ($79/month equivalent)
- two year billing: $1,656 every 2 years ($69/month equivalent)
- +10 more
- annual billing: $1,788/year ($149/month equivalent)
- two year billing: $3,096 every 2 years ($129/month equivalent)
- +10 more
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
6Where the two tools cover the same ground.
Orion Advisor Tech strengths
7What you only get with Orion Advisor Tech.
Stock Rover strengths
26What you only get with Stock Rover.
Community category leaders
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Orion Advisor Tech and Stock Rover?
Orion Advisor Tech leans toward advisor operations, risk metrics, and scenario & stress tests, while Stock Rover puts more weight on stock ideas, screeners, and ETF screeners. They overlap in 6 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover free to use?
Stock Rover has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. Orion Advisor Tech is paid-only. If budget matters, start with Stock Rover and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Which is better for beginners: Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover?
Stock Rover is the friendlier place to start; its interface takes less getting used to. Both work fine once you're past the basics.
Does Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover have an API?
Orion Advisor Tech has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. Stock Rover doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Orion Advisor Tech if advisor operations and scenario & stress tests matter to you; go with Stock Rover if you'd rather have stock ideas and screeners. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Orion Advisor Tech and Stock Rover cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and closed-end funds. Orion Advisor Tech also handles bonds.
Does Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover have real-time data?
Stock Rover offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. Orion Advisor Tech runs on delayed or end-of-day data, which is perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Can I export data from Orion Advisor Tech and Stock Rover?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (Orion Advisor Tech: Excel; Stock Rover: CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Can Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover connect to my broker?
Yes, both connect to brokers, so your portfolio syncs automatically instead of you keying in every trade.
Which has a better stock screener: Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover?
Stock Rover has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Orion Advisor Tech doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with Orion Advisor Tech or Stock Rover?
Stock Rover handles portfolio tracking. Orion Advisor Tech is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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