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AlphaSense vs Composer
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose AlphaSense if…
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: hedge funds and asset managers, private equity and investment banks
C
Choose Composer if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: self-directed retail investors, algorithmic trading hobbyists
Side by side
Feature AlphaSense Composer
Pricing modelContact for pricingFreemium
Starting price—$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CategoryAI Investing & Stock ResearchAI Investing & Stock Research
CompanyAlphaSenseComposer
Based in——
Founded—2020
Part of——
Key features
A AlphaSense
- Search across 500M+ financial and business documents
- SuperAnalyst agent for topic monitoring with cited outputs
- Deep Research for synthesized answers to complex questions
- Tegus expert call transcripts and Wall Street broker research
- PowerPoint and Excel add-ins for decks and models
- Connectors that link other apps to the platform
- AI search over internal company content (Enterprise plan)
- Sentiment indices and financial data
C Composer
- AI strategy creation from natural-language prompts
- Visual no-code strategy editor with conditional logic
- Backtesting against benchmarks, including fees and slippage
- Automated trade execution and rebalancing
- Pre-built strategy library
- Community publishing and remixing of strategies
- Traditional and Roth IRA support
- API for data, backtests and trading (Pro)
Plans and prices
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AlphaSense
Market IntelligenceCustom
Enterprise IntelligenceCustom
Composer
Starter$0
Advanced$10/mo
Pro$32/mo billed yearly ($384/year)
BusinessCustom
Strengths and limitations
AlphaSense
- Library of 500M+ premium documents, including expert call transcripts and broker research
- Agent outputs come with citations
- iOS and Android apps plus Office add-ins
- Enterprise plan adds search over internal content and extra hosting options
- No public prices; you have to contact sales
- Sold as annual subscriptions
- Expert calls and Canalyst financial models are paid add-ons
Composer
- Free Starter plan includes unlimited building and backtesting
- No commissions or management fees advertised
- Pro plan includes API access
- IRA accounts supported
- Free plan automates only one strategy
- API access requires the Pro or Business plan
- Regulatory fees from FINRA and the SEC still apply
- Business pricing requires a sales call
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