VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON
Tool details checked August 23, 2026
Tool Comparison
Tegus vs Value Sense
Pick Tegus if
Tegus
Free • From $69/mo · Web · Mobile
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You want improved filings, research templates, and AI research.
Pick Value Sense if
Value Sense
Free • From $15/mo · Web
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $15/mo instead of $69/mo
- You want stock ideas, screeners, and backtesting.
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
Tegus and Value Sense cover a lot of the same ground (4 shared categories, including transcripts, financials, and data visualizations), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Value Sense simply does more: 17 categories to Tegus's 8, including stock ideas, screeners, and backtesting. Tegus counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- Value Sense$15/mo vs $69/mo
- Broader coverage
- Value Sense17 vs 8 categories
- Mobile app
- Tegus
- 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 $69/mo | Free • From $15/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | — | 16 limits: Starter: annual billing usd: 129, Starter: stock views per week: 25 +14 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | No | No |
Broker sync | No | — |
Integrations | Excel Add-in | — |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | Retail Traders, Value Investors +1 more |
Categories covered | 8 | 17 |
Regions | — | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: End of Day and Granularity: EOD | — |
Capabilities | AI summaries: Transcripts | Ranking backtests and AI summaries: Transcripts |
Security | Status page | — |
| Try it | Visit Tegus | Visit Value Sense |
Where each one shines
What Tegus and Value Sense each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Tegus and Value Sense each do best.What Tegus does best
- Search more than 280,000 investor-led insights covering over 29,000 companies.
- Commission custom calls with pre-qualified experts.
- Use AlphaSense Generative Search, Deep Research, workflow agents, summaries, and topic tags across transcripts, filings, financial data, broker research, and market intelligence.
- Search across company filings and transcripts with watchlists, email alerts, downloadable tables, historical table comparisons, and filing workflow tools.
- Use more than 4,000 pre-built Canalyst models, Excel models, DCF, LBO, and M&A templates through the Tegus Excel Add-in.
What Value Sense does best
- The stock screener supports presets, saved filters, and historical testing on Pro and higher plans.
- Valuation pages include DCF, relative value, reverse DCF, Peter Lynch fair value, and earnings-power approaches.
- Fundamental charts compare companies and metrics across annual, quarterly, and trailing periods.
- Company pages include financial statements, ratios, KPIs, segments, estimates, dividends, and earnings surprises.
- Earnings tools include call summaries, sentiment scores, focus areas, transcripts, and investor presentations.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Tegus and Value Sense, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Tegus and Value Sense, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | Stocks | Stocks |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Not specified | Retail TradersValue InvestorsAnalysts |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | End of Day | Not specified |
Data granularity | EOD | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
Integrations | Excel Add-in | Not specified |
Export formats | Excel | ExcelImagePDF |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Status page | Not specified |
Capability signals | AI summaries: Transcripts | Ranking backtestsAI summaries: Transcripts |
Vendor & support | AlphaSense, Inc. / TegusCountry: United StatesSupport: Email | VALUESENSE INCCountry: USASupport: Email |
Curation ratings | Methodology 4/5Reliability 5/5UX 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“BamSEC Free” | Free |
| Entry paid plan | $69/mo“BamSEC Pro” | $15/mo“Starter”annual billing usd: 129 · stock views per week: 25 · +5 more |
| Top plan | Subscription | $29/mo“Pro”annual billing usd: 189 · stock views: Unlimited · +6 more |
| Custom / enterprise | — | Contact sales“ValueQuant Strategy”pricing model: Book demo / free trial |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Tegus and Value Sense?
Tegus leans toward transcripts, improved filings, and financials, while Value Sense puts more weight on stock ideas, screeners, and backtesting. They overlap in 4 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Tegus and Value Sense cost?
Good news: both Tegus and Value Sense have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Can I use Tegus or Value Sense on my phone?
Tegus lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. Value Sense doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web.
Should I choose Tegus or Value Sense?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Tegus if improved filings and research templates matter to you; go with Value Sense if you'd rather have stock ideas and screeners. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
Can I export data from Tegus and Value Sense?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (Excel), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Which has a better stock screener: Tegus or Value Sense?
Value Sense has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Tegus doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
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