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Tool Comparison
Roic AI vs Seeking Alpha
Pick Roic AI if
Roic AI
Free • From $29/mo · Web · API
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
- You care about APIs & data feeds, sheets / excel add-ins, and splits, things Seeking Alpha doesn't offer
Pick Seeking Alpha if
Seeking Alpha
Free • From $299/yr · Web · Mobile
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $24.92/mo instead of $29/mo
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You care about news sentiment, alerts, and calendar, things Roic AI doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
Roic AI and Seeking Alpha cover a lot of the same ground (6 shared categories, including financials, transcripts, and news), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Seeking Alpha simply does more: 24 categories to Roic AI's 10, including news sentiment, alerts, and calendar, plus a mobile app. Roic AI counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- Seeking Alpha$24.92/mo vs $29/mo
- Broader coverage
- Seeking Alpha24 vs 10 categories
- Mobile app
- Seeking Alpha
- API access
- Roic AI
- Broker sync
- Seeking Alpha
- Free plan
- Both
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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 $29/mo | Free • From $299/yr |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | 17 limits: Free: api requests per minute: 5, Free: historical data: 2 years +15 more | Basic: premium articles per month: 1 |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | Yes |
API access | Yes | No |
Broker sync | No | Yes |
Integrations | Google Sheets, ChatGPT +1 more | Plaid and SnapTrade |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | Retail Traders and Pro Retail |
Categories covered | 10 | 24 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: Real-time and End of Day and Granularity: EOD | Latency: Real-time and 15-min Delayed |
Data partners | — | 8 partners: Quodd (formerly Xignite), Cboe BZX Exchange +6 more |
Capabilities | Universe builder | 5 signals: Universe builder, Factors: Value, Growth, and Momentum +3 more |
Security | — | Status page |
| Try it | Visit Roic AI | Visit Seeking Alpha |
Where each one shines
What Roic AI and Seeking Alpha each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Roic AI and Seeking Alpha each do best.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 to a REST API with API-key authentication and JSON responses by default, with CSV available where supported.
- Financial statement, transcript, news, stock split, company-logo, ticker-search, and spreadsheet batch endpoints from the API surface.
- Export support for data to JSON, CSV, Excel, or TSV depending on endpoint and workflow.
What Seeking Alpha does best
- Reading access to market-moving news, contributor research, ratings changes, earnings coverage, and stock analysis across stocks, ETFs, funds, commodities, and crypto.
- Comparison tools for Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings, SA Author ratings, Wall Street analyst ratings, and factor grades for value, growth, profitability, momentum, and EPS revisions.
- Stock and ETF screeners, top-rated lists, saved screens, and factor-grade filters to find ideas by rating profile, fundamentals, dividend traits, and market behavior.
- Move from a ticker page into financials, valuation context, dividends, ownership, peer comparison, articles, news, transcripts, and analyst expectations.
- Work through earnings with portfolio earnings calendars, estimates, revisions, surprises, earnings-call transcripts, AI Earnings Call Insights, and AI Summary Reports.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Roic AI and Seeking Alpha, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Roic AI and Seeking Alpha, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsClosed-End Funds | StocksETFsMutual FundsCommoditiesCryptos |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Not specified | Retail TradersPro Retail |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | Not specified |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker, ISIN, and CUSIP | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-timeEnd of Day | Real-time15-min Delayed |
Data granularity | EOD | Not specified |
Data partners | Not specified | Quodd (formerly Xignite)Cboe BZX ExchangeNasdaq UTP delayed feedS&P Global Market IntelligenceGICS®ClariFIPlaidSnapTrade |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | Not specified |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKey | Not specified |
Import methods | Not specified | ManualBrokerOAuthCSV |
Integrations | Google SheetsChatGPTMCP Server | PlaidSnapTrade |
Export formats | CSVExcelJSON | ExcelPDF |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Not specified | Status page |
Capability signals | Universe builder | Universe builderFactors: Value, Growth, and MomentumBroker syncTax lotsAI summaries: Filings, Transcripts, and News |
Vendor & support | Roic AI, Inc.Support: Email | Seeking Alpha Ltd.Support: Email |
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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 | Freeapi requests per minute: 5 · historical data: 2 years · +2 more | Free“Basic”premium articles per month: 1 |
| Entry paid plan | $29/mo“Individual”api requests per minute: 300 · historical data: 5 years · +2 more | $299/yr≈ $24.92/mo“Premium (Annual)” |
| Tier 2 | $89/mo“Professional”api requests: Unlimited · historical data: All available years · +3 more | $499/yr≈ $41.58/mo“Alpha Picks” |
| Tier 3 | — | $49/mo“Premium (Monthly)” |
| Tier 4 | — | $718/yr≈ $59.83/mo“Premium + Alpha Picks Bundle” |
| Top plan | — | Subscription“PRO” |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Enterprise”api requests: Unlimited · commercial use api: Yes · +2 more | — |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Roic AI and Seeking Alpha?
Roic AI leans toward financials, transcripts, and news, while Seeking Alpha puts more weight on news, news sentiment, and alerts. They overlap in 6 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Roic AI and Seeking Alpha cost?
Good news: both Roic AI and Seeking Alpha have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Can I use Roic AI or Seeking Alpha on my phone?
Seeking Alpha 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.
Does Roic AI or Seeking Alpha have an API?
Roic AI has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. Seeking Alpha doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose Roic AI or Seeking Alpha?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Roic AI if APIs & data feeds and sheets / excel add-ins matter to you; go with Seeking Alpha if you'd rather have news sentiment and alerts. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Roic AI and Seeking Alpha cover?
Both cover stocks and ETFs. Roic AI also handles closed-end funds. Seeking Alpha adds mutual funds, commodities, and cryptos on top.
Do Roic AI and Seeking Alpha offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Can I export data from Roic AI and Seeking Alpha?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (Excel), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Can Roic AI or Seeking Alpha connect to my broker?
Seeking Alpha syncs with brokers automatically. With Roic AI, you're entering holdings by hand or importing files.
Which has a better stock screener: Roic AI or Seeking Alpha?
Both Roic AI and Seeking Alpha include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
Can I track my portfolio with Roic AI or Seeking Alpha?
Seeking Alpha handles portfolio tracking. Roic AI is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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