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ORTEX vs TIKR comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ORTEX adds Short Interest, Insider Data, Quant, Data Visualizations, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options & Derivatives, Options, Calendar, Data APIs, US Government Trades, and Blogs coverage that TIKR skips.

TIKR includes Watchlist, Investor Holdings, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Transcripts, Dividends, and Valuation Models categories that ORTEX omits.

ORTEX ships a mobile app. TIKR is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

ORTEX logo

ORTEX

public.ortex.com

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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TIKR

tikr.com

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A global equities research terminal and screener covering more than 100,000 stocks. Free plans are limited to US coverage, while Plus expands to global markets with 10 years of history, and Pro extends to 20 years, five years of analyst estimates, full transcript history with search, Excel exports, and deep fund ownership search. The platform is web-only, with no public API or dedicated mobile app.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Global equity screener spanning ~100,000 stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges.
  • Tiered plans: Free (US-only, five years of data), Plus (global markets, 10 years), Pro (global, 20 years, five years of estimates).
  • Analyst estimates available by tier: two years (Free), three years (Plus), five years (Pro). Data is standardized by S&P Capital IQ.
  • Transcript access by tier: 90 days (Free), three years (Plus), or full searchable history (Pro).
  • Ownership data includes Top 40 “guru” funds on Free, with Pro unlocking 10,000+ fund filings and international disclosures.

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Where they differ

ORTEX

Distinct strengths include:

Short InterestInsider DataQuantData VisualizationsIndex RebalancingMoney FlowOptions & DerivativesOptions
  • 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.

TIKR

Distinct strengths include:

WatchlistInvestor HoldingsFinancialsAnalyst ForecastsTranscriptsDividendsValuation Models
  • Global equity screener spanning ~100,000 stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges.
  • Tiered plans: Free (US-only, five years of data), Plus (global markets, 10 years), Pro (global, 20 years, five years of estimates).
  • Analyst estimates available by tier: two years (Free), three years (Plus), five years (Pro). Data is standardized by S&P Capital IQ.
  • Transcript access by tier: 90 days (Free), three years (Plus), or full searchable history (Pro).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeORTEXTIKR
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, News, Screeners

Unique: Short Interest, Insider Data, Quant, Data Visualizations, Index Rebalancing, Money Flow, Options & Derivatives, Options, Calendar, Data APIs, US Government Trades, Blogs

Shared: Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, News, Screeners

Unique: Watchlist, Investor Holdings, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, Transcripts, Dividends, Valuation Models

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options

Stocks

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, Subscription

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

  • Global equity screener spanning ~100,000 stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges.
  • Tiered plans: Free (US-only, five years of data), Plus (global markets, 10 years), Pro (global, 20 years, five years of estimates).
  • Analyst estimates available by tier: two years (Free), three years (Plus), five years (Pro). Data is standardized by S&P Capital IQ.
  • Transcript access by tier: 90 days (Free), three years (Plus), or full searchable history (Pro).
  • Ownership data includes Top 40 “guru” funds on Free, with Pro unlocking 10,000+ fund filings and international disclosures.
  • Custom market newsfeeds with Reuters-sourced real-time coverage.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ORTEX and TIKR both support?

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

Do ORTEX and TIKR require subscriptions?

Both ORTEX and TIKR 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 TIKR 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 TIKR stands out for Global equity screener spanning ~100,000 stocks across 92 countries and 136 exchanges., Tiered plans: Free (US-only, five years of data), Plus (global markets, 10 years), Pro (global, 20 years, five years of estimates)., and Analyst estimates available by tier: two years (Free), three years (Plus), five years (Pro). Data is standardized by S&P Capital IQ..

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