Finance terminal alternatives
Bloomberg Terminal alternatives, free and paid
Price, source code and data for each, side by side. Gloomberb is the free, open-source one.
11 alternatives by price and data
Prices checked September 26, 2026
| Product | From /mo | Free tier | Source | Runs on | Real-time US | Transcripts | Options | Commands | API / plugins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloomberb | $0 | Yes | MIT | Mac, Win, web, TUI | Pro $70 | Yes | Yes | 100+ | Plugins, CLI, MCP |
| OpenBB | $200 | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | Web, Python | Your own data | Via API key | Yes | CLI | Python, REST, MCP |
| Fincept Terminal | $10 | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | Win, Mac, Linux | Your own keys | Not listed | Via broker | Yes | Python, MCP |
| Koyfin | $49 | Yes | Proprietary | Web, mobile | Partly delayed | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| TradingView | $14.95 | Yes | Proprietary | Web, desktop, mobile | Paid add-on | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Pine Script |
| Godel Terminal | $118 | 14-day trial | Proprietary | Web | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Coming soon |
| TIKR | $24.95 | Yes | Proprietary | Web | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Fiscal.ai | $49 | 7-day trial | Proprietary | Web | 15-min delay | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Paid add-on |
| Finviz | $39.50 | Yes | Proprietary | Web | Elite plan | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Export (Elite) |
| LSEG Workspace | ~$1,833 est. | 30-day trial | Proprietary | Win, Mac, web | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Python |
| FactSet | ~$1,000 est. | Via sales | Proprietary | Windows, web | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Bloomberg Terminalreference | ~$2,665 est. | No | Proprietary | Windows, web | Yes | Yes | Yes | Thousands | BLPAPI |
Pick by job
| Free, open source | Gloomberb | Desktop, browser, TUI |
|---|---|---|
| Python pipelines | OpenBB | Open data platform |
| Browser dashboards | Koyfin | Polished, free tier |
| Charting, trading | TradingView | Charts, brokers, scripts |
| Global fundamentals | TIKR | Estimates, transcripts |
| Institutional seat | LSEG Workspace | Reuters, cross-asset |
Gloomberb vs Bloomberg
| Topic | Gloomberb | Bloomberg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0, open source. Pro $70/mo for real-time data. | Sales quote, about $32k a year per seat. |
| Runs on | Mac, Windows, browser, terminal. | Windows, plus web and mobile. |
| Market data | Delayed free, real-time with Pro. | Licensed real-time, every asset class. |
| Research | Filings, transcripts, options, holders, news. | Bloomberg News, research, analytics. |
| Commands | 100+ functions: DES, FA, OMON, WEI. | Thousands of function codes. |
| Messaging | Cloud chat. | Instant Bloomberg network. |
| Execution | Selected brokers. | Multi-asset EMSX and OMS. |
| Extend it | Source, plugins, CLI, MCP. | Commercial APIs and feeds. |
Published by Gloomberb, so Gloomberb is listed first. No affiliate links. Prices are the cheapest paid plan billed monthly, read from each vendor on September 26, 2026; "est." marks a published estimate for products sold only through sales, and "Not listed" means the vendor does not say. Every price links to its source. Gloomberb source