Comparison
Tapeline vs Koyfin — scanner vs terminal.
Koyfin is the Bloomberg-style data terminal at retail pricing — deep fundamentals, macro modules, multi-line charting. Tapeline is a stock-picking scanner with a composite score per ticker and a public scorecard. Different shapes of tool — pick Tapeline if you want one number per ticker; pick Koyfin if you want the data plumbing to make your own call. Many use both.
Where Tapeline wins
| Feature | Tapeline | Koyfin |
|---|---|---|
| One composite score per ticker | ✓ Six factors, public weights, sub-60s | — (you build conviction from raw data) |
| Plain-English Why on every row | ✓ Default sentence, every ticker | — (your interpretation of the dashboards) |
| Public scorecard with receipts | ✓ Every top-10 back-checked vs SPY, immutable | — (no published track record on KoyFin picks) |
| Plain-language signal labels | ✓ HIGH CONVICTION → WEAK · score-tied | — (no signal labelling, just data) |
| Congressional trades feed | ✓ House + Senate disclosed trades, daily | — |
| Elite 13F holdings tracker | ✓ Buffett, Burry, Tepper, Ackman + 4 more pre-curated | ✓ 13F data available; you build the curated list yourself |
| Smart watchlist alerts on score change | ✓ Email + Telegram + push when the composite moves | Email alerts on data thresholds; no composite to alert on |
| Try without a card | ✓ 14-day full Premium trial, no card | Free tier exists; Plus tier requires card |
Honest tradeoffs
Where Koyfin has an edge — explained so you can pick what matters for your workflow.
Fundamentals depth and dashboards
Koyfin is the institutional-quality data terminal; if you want to dive into 10-year ratio history, segment-level revenue mix, or build a custom DCF dashboard, Koyfin is unmatched at the price. Tapeline gives you the synthesised composite — different layer of the workflow.
Macro and economic data
Koyfin's macro coverage rivals paid Bloomberg modules. Tapeline integrates the macro factor into the per-ticker score; we don't try to be a standalone macro terminal.
Charting and visualisation
Koyfin charting is its own feature — comparable to a paid Bloomberg license at a fraction of the cost. Tapeline visualises the score and its components, not a full charting platform.
Cheapest paid tier
Tapeline is meaningfully cheaper at the entry tier and includes the score + scorecard layer Koyfin doesn't have. The two tools live in different parts of the workflow.
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Tapeline vs Koyfin — questions
Is Tapeline a Koyfin alternative?
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Partially. Koyfin is a Bloomberg-style financial data terminal — its strength is breadth and depth of fundamentals, macro, and charting dashboards. Tapeline is a stock-picking scanner with a composite score and public scorecard. Many serious traders use both: Koyfin to dive deep on a name, Tapeline to surface which names are worth diving deep on.
How do prices compare?
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Tapeline Pro is $24.99/mo billed annually ($299/yr); Premium is $39.99/mo annual ($479/yr). Koyfin Plus is approximately $39/mo annual; Pro tier with watchlist alerts is higher. Tapeline is cheaper at the entry tier with the additional composite-score and public-scorecard layer.
Does Koyfin publish a scoring formula?
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Koyfin doesn't issue a composite score per ticker — it's a data and dashboards platform, not a scoring tool. You build conviction from the raw data Koyfin surfaces. Tapeline publishes the exact 6-factor formula and the synthesised score per ticker.
Does Koyfin have a track record on its picks?
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Koyfin doesn't make picks; it provides data and analytics for you to make your own. Tapeline auto-publishes every top-10 daily pick at /scorecard with the realized 1-day return vs SPY — accountability for the synthesis layer Koyfin doesn't try to provide.
Should I use both?
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Yes, that's the natural pairing. Koyfin for institutional-quality fundamentals/macro/charting; Tapeline for the multi-factor composite score and public scorecard. Tapeline's 14-day no-credit-card trial makes side-by-side comparison easy.
Comparison data verified 2026-05-10. Competitor pricing and feature claims sourced from their public pages. Spot a mistake? Tell us — we update within 48 hours.