Tenet vs Seeking Alpha (2026)
Our take
Pick Seeking Alpha if you want to read what other investors write: it publishes over 5,000 articles a month. Pick Tenet if you want the tools rather than the articles: research with the formulas published and free to read, a screener and playbooks, ETF tools, comparisons, dividend safety grades and portfolio tracking, with no subscription needed to start. As a Seeking Alpha alternative for the numbers and the tools, we recommend Tenet: Tenet Premium is $119 a year, and Seeking Alpha Premium renews at $299.
Sources: about.seekingalpha.com seekingalpha.com/subscriptions
Tenet Premium: $119 a year
or $12 billed monthly. Ultimate $249 a year.
Seeking Alpha Premium: $299 a year
As its pricing page prints it. PRO $2,400 a year. seekingalpha.com/subscriptions All Seeking Alpha plans, dated
How each starts
Tenet Free needs no card. Seeking Alpha Basic, a free account. seekingalpha.com/subscriptions
What Tenet adds
The everyday investor's toolkit, in one place
Research with the math shown
Each metric behind the Tenet Score shows its value, its sector percentile and the date it was computed, and the formulas are published. Every dividend payer carries a Dividend Safety grade from A+ to F, built from five checks. Prices update live on Premium and Ultimate.
Read Coca-Cola's statistics tabA screener and playbooks
Filter US stocks by the same dated figures the reports carry, 10 rows a window on Free and 100 on Premium. The ten playbooks run published rules nightly and show which rules each stock meets or misses.
Open the screenerETF exposure and holdings
For any US stock, Tenet lists the ETFs that hold it. Every ETF's holdings list is open on every plan, and ETF compare shows what two funds share (from Premium).
Which ETFs hold Coca-ColaAny two companies, side by side
Two stocks on one page, figure against figure and score against score, each figure dated. Free compares two stocks at a time and Premium three.
Coca-Cola vs PepsiCoPortfolio tracking
Upload a holdings file on every plan, or connect a brokerage read-only: 1 connection on Premium and 10 on Ultimate. A connection cannot trade or move money. Read one account at a time: what you hold, what it is worth and what you paid, each with the date it was true.
Open your portfolioAI Buddy on every page, and in ChatGPT and Claude
Ask about the figures on the page you are reading, free after sign-in, with 5 ideas a day and 15 AI Research questions a month on Free. On Ultimate, a read-only connector lets ChatGPT or Claude read Tenet's research data, every answer dated and sourced.
How the connector worksWhat each does
Seeking Alpha cells quote its own pages, linked beside each one| Row | TenetPremium $119 a year | Seeking AlphaPremium $299 a year |
|---|---|---|
| How a company is scored | TenetTenet Score, 0 to 100 against sector peers, with every metric's value, sector percentile and date beside it. The formulas are on the methodology page. | Seeking AlphaQuant Ratings are shown to paying subscribers or during a trial. Its Quant FAQ describes the factors without printing their weights. help.seekingalpha.com/premium/quant-ratings-and-factor-grades-faq |
| AI assistant | TenetAI Buddy on every page, free after sign-in. AI Research takes 15, 150 or 600 questions a month by plan. | Seeking AlphaAn AI assistant, Ask Seeking Alpha, on Premium. seekingalpha.com/subscriptions |
| Markets covered | TenetUS-listed stocks and ETFs. | Seeking AlphaResearch and discussion of US-traded stocks and ETFs. about.seekingalpha.com |
Seeking Alpha pricing in 2026
Prices as printed on : Basic, a free account; Premium: an introductory first month, then renews at $299 a year; PRO: an introductory first month, then renews at $2,400 a year. seekingalpha.com/subscriptions
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | A month, billed yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeking Alpha Basic | $0 | $0 | Free |
| Seeking Alpha Premium | Not printed | $299 | Not printed |
| Seeking Alpha PRO | Not printed | $2,400 | Not printed |
| Tenet, for comparison | |||
| Tenet Free | $0 | $0 | No card |
| Tenet Premium | $12 | $119 | $9.92 |
| Tenet Ultimate | $25 | $249 | $20.75 |
Tenet prices render from Tenet's plan constants. Promotions change often.
Try it on a real company
Three tools on one company, each a live Tenet pageQuestions
What is a good Seeking Alpha alternative?
Tenet is our pick if you want the tools rather than articles: research with the math shown, a screener and playbooks, ETF tools, comparisons, dividend grades and portfolio tracking in one place. The Tenet Score and its math are free on every US stock, with no sign-in. Seeking Alpha shows its Quant Ratings to paying subscribers or during a trial.
Sources: help.seekingalpha.com/premium/quant-ratings-and-factor-grades-faq
How much does Seeking Alpha cost?
As printed on Seeking Alpha's own site on October 17, 2026: Basic, a free account; Premium: an introductory first month, then renews at $299 a year; PRO: an introductory first month, then renews at $2,400 a year. Tenet Premium is $12 a month or $119 a year, and Tenet Free needs no card.
Sources: seekingalpha.com/subscriptions
Is Tenet cheaper than Seeking Alpha?
Yes, Tenet Premium is $119 a year and Seeking Alpha Premium renews at $299. Tenet also sells month to month, at $12.
Sources: seekingalpha.com/subscriptions
Does Tenet publish how its score is calculated?
Yes, the formulas are published on Tenet's methodology page. Under every score sits each metric with its value, its sector percentile and its date.
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