Dividend and portfolio analytics
StockPlus vs Snowball Analytics
A portfolio tracker built around dividend income — dividend calendars and ratings, benchmarking, rebalancing and long-run backtests.
Choose StockPlus if
What happens outside your portfolio. Snowball analyses what you already own; StockPlus watches the market around it — congressional and insider filings, a daily AI briefing and a Pulse Score per ticker, none of which Snowball carries.
Choose Snowball Analytics if
Dividend depth and portfolio analytics. Dividend calendars and ratings, full benchmarking, a rebalance tool, ten years of company fundamentals and 30+ years of backtests, with brokerage linking. If you invest for income and want the analysis to go with it, they are built for exactly that and StockPlus is not.
Feature by feature
| Feature | StockPlus | Snowball Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Daily AI market briefing | Yes — one two-minute AI briefing every morning | Weekly summary emails rather than a daily AI briefing |
| Real-time watchlist | Yes | Yes — 1 watchlist free, 2 on Starter, 10 on Investor and above |
| Price alerts | Yes — price and percent-change alerts | Push notifications for key dividend events, plus email from the Investor tier |
| Congressional trade feed | Yes | No |
| Insider trade feed | Yes | No |
| Earnings calendar | Yes — with reminders | A dividend calendar rather than an earnings calendar |
| Single score per stock | Pulse Score, 0–100 per ticker | A dividend rating rather than a score for the stock overall |
| Mobile app | Yes — iOS and Android | Primarily a web app |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes — free forever, with 1 portfolio, 10 holdings and 1 watchlist |
| Paid price | Pro, $2.99/mo | Starter $79.99/yr, Investor $149.99/yr, Expert $249.99/yr — $7.99, $14.99 and $24.99 billed monthly — with a 14-day trial and no card required, as of August 2026 |
The verdict
If dividends are why you invest, Snowball is the better tool and it is not close — the calendar, the ratings and the backtests are all pointed at income, which StockPlus barely touches. The split is the usual one: they analyse the portfolio you have, we watch the market it sits in.
Snowball Analytics details last verified August 14, 2026 from their own site. Pricing and features change — check with them before deciding.
Questions people ask
How much does Snowball Analytics cost?
As of 14 August 2026 its pricing page lists a free plan, Starter at $79.99/yr, Investor at $149.99/yr and Expert at $249.99/yr, or $7.99, $14.99 and $24.99 billed monthly, with a 14-day trial that does not ask for a card. StockPlus Pro is $2.99/mo.
Does Snowball Analytics send push notifications?
Yes — push notifications for key dividend events from the Starter tier, and email as well from Investor. This is one comparison where delivery is not the difference; the difference is what is being delivered.
Does Snowball track congressional or insider trades?
Neither is named on its pricing page as of August 2026. StockPlus carries both feeds and keeps them in the free tier.
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Try it before you decide.
Free to start, no card required. One AI briefing each morning, a live watchlist, and alerts that actually matter.