VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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Stock Unlock vs Visible Alpha comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Stock Unlock adds Screeners, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Portfolio, Watchlist, Dividends, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Scores, Valuation Models, Alerts, AI, AI Report, Education, and Newsletters coverage that Visible Alpha skips.

Visible Alpha includes Financials, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that Stock Unlock omits.

Stock Unlock highlights: Coverage of more than 130,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., and Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts..

Visible Alpha is known for: Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

Stock Unlock has a free tier, while Visible Alpha requires a paid plan.

Stock Unlock

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Hands-on review

Global stock and ETF research platform with screeners, valuation tools, customizable charts, and portfolio tracking. The free plan comes with meaningful but tight limits—such as two manual portfolios, one 10-ticker watchlist, and capped screener results—while paid tiers unlock the full feature set. Billing is monthly or yearly, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

Coverage of more than 130,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges.
Portfolio tracking through manual entry or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration).
Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts.
Proprietary “Insights Score” summarizing a company’s fundamentals at a glance.
Stock Screener with dozens of filters, plus the ability to compare results by Insights Score.

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Visible Alpha

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Granular, line‑item consensus from full sell‑side models (7,000+ companies; 250+ contributing brokers) with VA Actuals historicals, Excel add‑in, and enterprise delivery via API/Data Feed/Snowflake. Now part of S&P Global Market Intelligence and available as an add‑on within S&P Capital IQ Pro. Includes modules like Target Price & Ratings and a Line Item Monitor for alerts and revision analysis.

Platforms

Web

Desktop

API

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.
Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

6 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, and Analyst Forecasts plus 3 more areas.

Where they differ

Stock Unlock

Distinct strengths include:

Coverage of more than 130,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges.
Portfolio tracking through manual entry or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration).
Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts.
Proprietary “Insights Score” summarizing a company’s fundamentals at a glance.

Visible Alpha

Distinct strengths include:

Financials

Data APIs

APIs & SDKs

Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Playbooks & Case Studies

Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Stock Unlock	Visible Alpha
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Blogs Unique: Screeners, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Portfolio, Watchlist, Dividends, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Scores, Valuation Models, Alerts, AI, AI Report, Education, Newsletters	Shared: Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Blogs Unique: Financials, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Playbooks & Case Studies
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs	Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, Desktop, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Coverage of more than 130,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges. Portfolio tracking through manual entry or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration). Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts. Proprietary “Insights Score” summarizing a company’s fundamentals at a glance. Stock Screener with dozens of filters, plus the ability to compare results by Insights Score. Built-in DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) calculator for valuation work.	Unique Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered. VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series. Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app. Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework. Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level. Enterprise data delivery: REST API for ad‑hoc queries, file‑based data feeds (S3/SFTP), and Snowflake data shares; feeds/cloud updated throughout the day.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Stock Unlock and Visible Alpha both support?

Both platforms cover Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, and Blogs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Stock Unlock offers a free entry point, while Visible Alpha requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Stock Unlock and Visible Alpha?

Both Stock Unlock and Visible Alpha prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Stock Unlock differentiates itself with Coverage of more than 130,000 stocks and ETFs across 65 global exchanges., Portfolio tracking through manual entry or broker connections (via SnapTrade integration)., and Custom watchlists with event notifications and alerts., whereas Visible Alpha stands out for Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

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