Simply Wall St adds Stock Ideas, Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Scores, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Alerts, News, Dividend, and Broker Connectors coverage that Trefis skips.
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Simply Wall St vs Trefis comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
Trefis includes Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Blogs, and Custom Dashboards categories that Simply Wall St omits.
Simply Wall St highlights: Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity., Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends., and Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits..
Trefis is known for: Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios., Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates., and Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files..
Simply Wall St ships a mobile app. Trefis is web/desktop only.
Simply Wall St
simplywall.st
Equity research and portfolio tracker built around visual stock reports and a proprietary “Snowflake” score. Uses S&P Global Market Intelligence data, with end-of-day pricing and intraday fundamentals/ownership refresh. Premium and Unlimited plans add broker linking (Plaid/SnapTrade), daily sync, more reports, and portfolio/screener limits. Unlimited members also get full Excel/CSV/PDF exports.
Categories
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Pricing
Quick highlights
- Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity.
- Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends.
- Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits.
- Broker linking via Plaid and SnapTrade (Premium/Unlimited) with daily auto-sync of holdings.
- Powerful stock screener with advanced filters; save screens and get weekly alerts on matching companies.
Community votes (overall)
Trefis
trefis.com
Interactive valuation platform where you can build, adjust, and share stock models. It supports a full Excel round-trip (download your scenarios into Excel; upload spreadsheets back into Trefis to auto-generate dashboards). Models can be exported to PDF, Excel, or image. Market data and consensus EPS come from QuoteMedia, with a disclosed 15–20 minute exchange delay. Both free and paid plans are available.
Platforms
Pricing
Quick highlights
- Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios.
- Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates.
- Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files.
- Valuations use a blend of sum-of-the-parts and discounted cash flow, with the platform publishing a proprietary “Trefis Price” per share.
- Peer and ratio comparison tools make it easy to benchmark companies against competitors.
Community votes (overall)
Shared focus areas
2 overlapsMutual strengths include Financials, and Valuation Models.
Where they differ
Simply Wall St
Distinct strengths include:
- Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity.
- Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends.
- Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits.
- Broker linking via Plaid and SnapTrade (Premium/Unlimited) with daily auto-sync of holdings.
Trefis
Distinct strengths include:
- Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios.
- Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates.
- Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files.
- Valuations use a blend of sum-of-the-parts and discounted cash flow, with the platform publishing a proprietary “Trefis Price” per share.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
Attribute | Simply Wall St | Trefis |
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Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Financials, Valuation Models Unique: Stock Ideas, Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, Scores, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Alerts, News, Dividend, Broker Connectors | Shared: Financials, Valuation Models Unique: Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Blogs, Custom Dashboards |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks | Stocks |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web, Mobile | Web |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free, Subscription | Free, Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
|
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat | Yes | Not yet |
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists | Highlighted | Standard listing |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do Simply Wall St and Trefis both support?
Both platforms cover Financials, and Valuation Models workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Do Simply Wall St and Trefis require subscriptions?
Both Simply Wall St and Trefis keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.
Which tool has mobile access?
Simply Wall St ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Trefis focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
Simply Wall St differentiates itself with Clear, visual company reports covering valuation (DCF), analyst growth forecasts, financial health, dividend safety, management, and insider activity., Snowflake score summarises five pillars: valuation, growth outlook, past performance, financial health, and dividends., and Portfolio tracker calculates total returns including realised/unrealised gains, dividends, FX, and annualised IRR, with automatic adjustments for stock splits., whereas Trefis stands out for Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios., Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates., and Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files..
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