The tool people call the poor man's Bloomberg, and then mostly forget to tell anyone about.
Koyfin scores 85 out of 100 across five pillars, 20 points each.
"Bloomberg alternative" is the easiest claim in fintech to make and the hardest to back up. So here is the arithmetic, plus the honest list of what you actually give up when you pay under 2% of the price.
Bloomberg does not publish pricing; roughly $30,000 per seat per year, typically on a 2-year contract, is the widely cited estimate used here. Koyfin Plus is about $468/yr on annual billing, month-to-month costs more. Verify current plans on Koyfin's own pricing page before subscribing.
Koyfin review verdict: The free tier genuinely beats several paid research subscriptions on macro dashboard depth, screener reach, and global coverage, for fundamentals-first…
Read the full Koyfin teardownKoyfin scores 85 on genuine capability. Dashboards, fundamentals, macro charts and portfolio analytics sit in one clean interface, the free tier is unusually generous, and price-to-value scores 19. The pillar holding it back is community verdict at 13, and that is not a criticism of the product. It has three lifetime Trustpilot reviews. The people who use it rate it near the top of the category; there are simply not many of them talking.
Thin public discussion cuts both ways. It means less hype, but it also means fewer independent accounts to check before you commit, and a smaller pool of tutorials when you get stuck. There is no free trial on paid plans either, only a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Hover, tap, or focus a card to see who we'd point at this tool — and who should walk away.
The traders who get the most out of Koyfin.
Where Koyfin is the wrong spend.
A real complaint from the trading forums, and what this tool actually does about it.
“100% this is a disguised ad for Sentimentick.”
Source: r/swingtrading
Koyfin is the unusual case where the absence of marketing is the credibility signal. It barely advertises, runs no significant affiliate push, and the people recommending it have nothing to gain. That is also why so few people have heard of it.
Sentiment pulled from two independent sources, kept separate so you can weigh each one yourself.
r/DaytradingReddit“Been using Koyfin for like 4-5 years and it gets better every year because they are relentless at shipping new features and improvements.”Read the original on Reddit →
r/DaytradingReddit“Koyfin is an amazing alternative to a poor man's Bloomberg”Read the original on Reddit →
r/dividendsReddit“Koyfin is the closest you'll get. A little lacking on the news side, but exceptionally robust on the financial data side. Well worth the subscription, but even the free version outpaces most similar services.”Read the original on Reddit →
r/investingReddit“Its kind of like a (much) simplified Bloomberg terminal, but completely free. Lots of good information, and you can quite a lot of cross-analysis.”Read the original on Reddit →
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$0 / month
2 years of financials, advanced charting, macro dashboards, 2 watchlists and 2 screens.
$39 / month billed annually
10 years of financials and estimates, ETF holdings, screeners, unlimited watchlists and dashboards.
$79 / month billed annually
Adds portfolio analytics, unlimited custom data and formulas, custom financial templates.
$209 / month billed annually
Model portfolios, client proposals and reports, custodian integration.
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Koyfin scores 85 on genuine capability.
