VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON
Tool details checked August 23, 2026
Tool Comparison
Quiver Quantitative vs Roic AI
Pick Quiver Quantitative if
Quiver Quantitative
Free • From $25/mo · Web · Mobile · API
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $25/mo instead of $29/mo
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You want watchlist, backtesting, and US government trades.
Pick Roic AI if
Roic AI
Free • From $29/mo · Web · API
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You want financials, transcripts, and sheets / excel add-ins.
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI cover a lot of the same ground (5 shared categories, including screeners, news, and APIs & data feeds), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Quiver Quantitative simply does more: 16 categories to Roic AI's 10, including watchlist, backtesting, and US government trades, plus a mobile app. Roic AI counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- Quiver Quantitative$25/mo vs $29/mo
- Free trial
- Quiver Quantitative30 days
- Broader coverage
- Quiver Quantitative16 vs 10 categories
- Mobile app
- Quiver Quantitative
- Real-time data
- Roic AI
- Global coverage
- Roic AI
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How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $25/mo | Free • From $29/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | 30 days | — |
Plan limits | 11 limits: API: Hobbyist (Monthly): commercial use: No, API: Hobbyist (Monthly): datasets: Tier 1 datasets +9 more | 20 limits: Free: api requests per minute: 5, Free: historical data: 2 years +18 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | No | No |
Integrations | Quantbase and Quiver MCP Server | Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets +6 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | — |
Categories covered | 16 | 10 |
Regions | North America | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Corporate actions: Current | Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day and Granularity: Second, Minute, and EOD |
Capabilities | — | Universe builder |
| Try it | Visit Quiver Quantitative | Visit Roic AI |
Where each one shines
What Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI each do best.What Quiver Quantitative does best
- Tools for exploring alternative-data dashboards across Congress trading, insider activity, lobbying, government contracts, patents, app ratings, Google Trends, ETF holdings, institutional holdings, and more.
- The Congress Trading dashboard to parse disclosures, track post-trade performance, and compare cumulative returns by politician.
- Research coverage for institutional holdings through 13F dashboards and premium fund-positioning backtests.
- Premium for stock screeners, alerts, backtested strategies, strategy dashboards, Smart Score, Bull-Bear ratings, watchlists, exportable samples, and early access to selected content.
- Monitor politicians, insiders, and institutions through iOS and Android apps with push alerts for notable activity.
What Roic AI does best
- Research coverage for public companies through web pages that combine business summaries, financial statements, earnings call transcripts, news, identifiers, and stock split history.
- The stock screener to filter companies by exchange, industry, revenue, market cap, operating margin, geography, and related criteria.
- Access the REST API with an API key and receive JSON by default or spreadsheet-ready TSV where supported.
- Financial statement, transcript, news, stock split, company-logo, ticker-search, and spreadsheet batch endpoints from the API surface.
- Use the Excel or Google Sheets add-in, spreadsheet batch endpoints, and TSV output for financial models.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual Funds | StocksETFsClosed-End Funds |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Regions | North America | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica |
Coverage details | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker | Identifiers: Ticker, ISIN, and CUSIP |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Not specified | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day |
Data granularity | Not specified | SecondMinuteEOD |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | REST |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python | Auth: APIKey |
Integrations | QuantbaseQuiver MCP Server | Microsoft ExcelGoogle SheetsClaudeChatGPTCursorVS Code CopilotCodexMCP Server |
Export formats | Not specified | ExcelJSON |
| Plans & trust | ||
Capability signals | Not specified | Universe builder |
Vendor & support | Quiver Quantitative, Inc.Country: USSupport: Email | Roic AI, Inc.Support: Email |
Curation ratings | Methodology 3/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 | Not specified |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free“Visitor (Free)” | Freeapi requests per minute: 5 · historical data: 2 years · +3 more |
| Entry paid plan | $25/mo“Premium (Monthly)” | $29/mo“Individual”api requests per minute: 300 · historical data: 5 years · +3 more |
| Tier 2 | $300/yr≈ $25/mo“Premium (Yearly)” | $89/mo“Professional”api requests: Unlimited · historical data: All available years · +4 more |
| Tier 3 | $300/yr≈ $25/mo“API: Hobbyist (Annual)”commercial use: No · datasets: Tier 1 datasets | — |
| Tier 4 | $30/mo“API: Hobbyist (Monthly)”commercial use: No · datasets: Tier 1 datasets | — |
| Tier 5 | $750/yr≈ $62.50/mo“API: Trader (Annual)”commercial use: No · datasets: Tier 1 and Tier 2 datasets | — |
| Tier 6 | $75/mo“API: Trader (Monthly)”commercial use: No · datasets: Tier 1 and Tier 2 datasets | — |
| Tier 7 | $2189/yr≈ $182.42/mo“API: New Constructs (Annual)”commercial use: No | — |
| Top plan | $199/mo“API: New Constructs (Monthly)”commercial use: No | — |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“API: Commercial”commercial use: Yes | Contact sales“Enterprise”api requests: Unlimited · commercial use api: Yes · +2 more |
| Free trial | 30 days | — |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI?
Quiver Quantitative leans toward screeners, watchlist, and backtesting, while Roic AI puts more weight on financials, transcripts, and news. They overlap in 5 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI cost?
Good news: both Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Can I use Quiver Quantitative or Roic AI on my phone?
Quiver Quantitative lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. Roic AI doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Do Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose Quiver Quantitative or Roic AI?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Quiver Quantitative if watchlist and backtesting matter to you; go with Roic AI if you'd rather have financials and transcripts. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI cover?
Both cover stocks and ETFs. Quiver Quantitative also handles mutual funds. Roic AI adds closed-end funds on top.
Does Quiver Quantitative or Roic AI have real-time data?
Roic AI offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. Quiver Quantitative 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.
Which covers international markets: Quiver Quantitative or Roic AI?
Roic AI has documented international coverage (North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and more), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. Quiver Quantitative is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI?
Roic AI exports to Excel. Quiver Quantitative is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: Quiver Quantitative or Roic AI?
Both Quiver Quantitative and Roic AI include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
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