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ORTEX vs Strike.Market comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ORTEX adds Short Interest, Quant, Data Visualizations, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options & Derivatives, Options, Analyst Recommendations, Data APIs, and US Government Trades coverage that Strike.Market skips.

Strike.Market includes Watchlist, Institutional Data, 13F, Transcripts, App & Website Traffic, Job Postings, and Patents / USPTO categories that ORTEX omits.

ORTEX ships a mobile app. Strike.Market is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

ORTEX logo

ORTEX

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Hands-on review

Analytics platform focused on short interest and securities lending, with additional coverage of options flow, insider trades, analyst views, and index rebalances. Offers a free tier with limited features, plus paid plans (Basic $39/mo, Advanced $129/mo). Options data is sourced from OPRA and requires agreeing to OPRA terms. API access is available with key-based authentication, and an Excel Add-in (beta) supports short interest data.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers.
  • Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates.
  • Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms.
  • Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.
  • Configurable stock screener including short-interest columns; results can be exported.

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Strike.Market is an alternative-data-focused equity research site that combines traditional fundamentals with unique signals like web traffic, app rankings, job postings, and patents. It’s completely free to use, with optional sign-in for personalized feeds and alerts. The platform also provides embeddable earnings-calendar widgets for websites and blogs.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Free equity screener with both fundamental and alternative-data filters, including app rankings, social followers, job openings, and founder-led company flags.
  • Alternative-data dashboards track website traffic, app store ranks, share of search, social activity, Google Trends, and patents.
  • Earnings calendars available in weekly or index views, with embeddable widgets via iframe for external sites.
  • Tracks Wall Street analyst price targets and ranks analysts by their historical win rates.
  • Executive directory includes leadership bios and compensation details.

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Where they differ

ORTEX

Distinct strengths include:

Short InterestQuantData VisualizationsIndex RebalancingMoney FlowOptions & DerivativesOptionsAnalyst Recommendations
  • Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers.
  • Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates.
  • Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms.
  • Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.

Strike.Market

Distinct strengths include:

WatchlistInstitutional Data13FTranscriptsApp & Website TrafficJob PostingsPatents / USPTO
  • Free equity screener with both fundamental and alternative-data filters, including app rankings, social followers, job openings, and founder-led company flags.
  • Alternative-data dashboards track website traffic, app store ranks, share of search, social activity, Google Trends, and patents.
  • Earnings calendars available in weekly or index views, with embeddable widgets via iframe for external sites.
  • Tracks Wall Street analyst price targets and ranks analysts by their historical win rates.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeORTEXStrike.Market
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Insider Data, Analyst Price Targets, News, Calendar, Screeners, Blogs

Unique: Short Interest, Quant, Data Visualizations, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options & Derivatives, Options, Analyst Recommendations, Data APIs, US Government Trades

Shared: Insider Data, Analyst Price Targets, News, Calendar, Screeners, Blogs

Unique: Watchlist, Institutional Data, 13F, Transcripts, App & Website Traffic, Job Postings, Patents / USPTO

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, 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, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers.
  • Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates.
  • Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms.
  • Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.
  • Configurable stock screener including short-interest columns; results can be exported.
  • Live intraday charts with last price and bid/ask displayed.

Unique

  • Free equity screener with both fundamental and alternative-data filters, including app rankings, social followers, job openings, and founder-led company flags.
  • Alternative-data dashboards track website traffic, app store ranks, share of search, social activity, Google Trends, and patents.
  • Earnings calendars available in weekly or index views, with embeddable widgets via iframe for external sites.
  • Tracks Wall Street analyst price targets and ranks analysts by their historical win rates.
  • Executive directory includes leadership bios and compensation details.
  • Institutional ownership data with 13F filings and fund/manager transaction pages.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ORTEX and Strike.Market both support?

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

Do ORTEX and Strike.Market require subscriptions?

Both ORTEX and Strike.Market keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

ORTEX ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Strike.Market focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

ORTEX differentiates itself with Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., and Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms., whereas Strike.Market stands out for Free equity screener with both fundamental and alternative-data filters, including app rankings, social followers, job openings, and founder-led company flags., Alternative-data dashboards track website traffic, app store ranks, share of search, social activity, Google Trends, and patents., and Earnings calendars available in weekly or index views, with embeddable widgets via iframe for external sites..

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