VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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Trendlyne vs Visible Alpha comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Trendlyne adds Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Alerts, Calendar, News, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, Institutional Data, and Broker Connectors coverage that Visible Alpha skips.

Visible Alpha includes Stock Comparison, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Blogs, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that Trendlyne omits.

Trendlyne highlights: Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..

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..

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

Trendlyne ships a mobile app. Visible Alpha is web/desktop only.

Trendlyne

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Hands-on review

Equity research and portfolio platform with coverage of both India and US markets. Screener alerts, backtests, and data downloads are tiered by plan—for example, screener alerts refresh as often as every 15 minutes on Pro/Pro Plus, backtest limits range from 200 to 1200 per year, and data exports expand from 2,000 rows to unlimited. Excel and Google Sheets integration is available on higher plans, with global access on Pro Plus. Broker sync works with major Indian brokers, and transcripts include AI summaries for faster digestion.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.
Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers.

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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 Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, and Analyst Recommendations plus 3 more areas.

Where they differ

Trendlyne

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners

Options & Derivatives

Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.

Visible Alpha

Distinct strengths include:

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	Trendlyne	Visible Alpha
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Financials, Sheets / Excel Add-ins Unique: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Alerts, Calendar, News, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Broker Connectors	Shared: Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Financials, Sheets / Excel Add-ins Unique: Stock Comparison, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Blogs, Playbooks & Case Studies
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures	Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile	Web, Desktop, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers). Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests). Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more. DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS. Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers. Excel Connect and Google Sheets add-ins to pull live data directly into spreadsheets—available by plan, with full India+US coverage on Pro Plus.	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 Trendlyne and Visible Alpha both support?

Both platforms cover Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Financials, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

Trendlyne ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Visible Alpha focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Trendlyne differentiates itself with Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more., 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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