What are the best AlphaSense alternatives in 2026?
AlphaSense does not publish prices. SpendHound reports an average of $44,754 a year for small and midsize buyers and $125,124 for enterprises, from 160 customer contracts (SpendHound, February 2026). Cheaper alternatives each replace one part of it: filings and fundamentals, private company research or competitor monitoring. None replaces its expert-call library.
Why do teams look for an AlphaSense alternative?
Cost and learning curve are the complaints that recur. AlphaSense holds about 4.6 out of 5 on G2, and G2's own summary notes that the interface can feel overwhelming for newcomers, and reviewers often raise price (G2, 2026). Contract sizes vary widely by sample. Vendr reports a median of $18,375 a year across 34 purchases, with a range of $12,000 to $51,000 (Vendr, 2026), well below SpendHound's averages. Our AlphaSense cost guide sets out why the figures differ.
What happened to Tegus and Sentieo?
They are no longer independent alternatives. AlphaSense completed its acquisition of Tegus, the expert-transcript platform, for about $930 million in July 2024 (ZoomInfo, 2026), and Sentieo is also part of AlphaSense. If you are leaving AlphaSense to escape its pricing, those 2 names now sit on the same contract.
How did we choose these alternatives?
We grouped AlphaSense's work into 4 jobs: searching public filings and transcripts, reading broker and expert research, researching private companies, and monitoring competitors. For each tool we checked a price reported in 2026 by a named source, which of those jobs it covers, and what it leaves out. We ranked tools by how much of a typical AlphaSense seat they replace for a team of 1 to 5 people.
Which AlphaSense alternatives are worth a look?
1. Bloomberg Terminal
The Terminal combines market data, news, filings, transcripts and analytics in one workstation.
- Reported price: about $31,980 a year for a single seat (Multiples, August 2026), usually on a 2-year contract (PageCrawl, 2026).
- Best for: teams that need live public-market data and news as well as document search.
- Main gap: costs more than most AlphaSense contracts, and its expert-call content is not AlphaSense's.
2. FactSet
FactSet is a financial data workstation with estimates, transcripts, screening and Excel integration.
- Reported price: about $12,000 to $40,000 per user a year (Multiples, August 2026).
- Best for: analysts who live in models and need transcripts next to estimates.
- Main gap: one 2026 comparison says it lacks AlphaSense's semantic search and expert transcript library (CostBench, 2026).
3. S&P Capital IQ Pro
Capital IQ covers public and private company financials, transactions and credit data.
- Reported price: about $13,000 to $30,000 per user a year (Multiples, August 2026).
- Best for: comps, M&A screening and company financials.
- Main gap: document search is not its core, and there is no expert-call library.
4. Tamarly Intelligence
Tamarly Intelligence is Tamarly's research platform on companies, funds, countries and markets, built from official filings and open data.
- Published price: Free plan at $0; Level 2 at $145 a month; Level 3 at $399 a month; 7 days of Level 3 free, no card.
- Best for: plain-language questions about private companies, funds and sectors, answered by Ask the Brain with a numbered source on every sentence, graded A (official filing or register) to D (secondary source).
- Main gap: no expert-call transcripts, no broker research, no market prices and no Excel data feed.
5. Koyfin
Koyfin is a lower-cost platform for public company fundamentals, charts and screening.
- Reported price: a free tier, with paid plans from $39 a month (Multiples, August 2026).
- Best for: individual analysts and very small teams covering listed companies.
- Main gap: no expert calls, broker research or private company coverage.
6. Competitive intelligence tools
Gartner's reviewers list Contify, Klue, Crayon, Kompyte and Feedly Market Intelligence among AlphaSense's top alternatives (Gartner, 2026).
- Reported price: not published in the sources we found; quote-based.
- Best for: product and strategy teams monitoring competitors across news and the web.
- Main gap: little financial depth; these tools do not search filings or transcripts the way AlphaSense does.
How do the AlphaSense alternatives compare?
| Tool | Reported or published price | Best for | Main gap | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlphaSense | Average $44,754 a year (SMB), quote-based | Search across filings, transcripts, broker and expert research | Price; learning curve | SpendHound |
| Bloomberg Terminal | About $31,980 a seat a year | Market data, news and documents | Price; 2-year contract | Multiples |
| FactSet | $12,000 to $40,000 per user a year | Estimates, transcripts, models | No expert library | Multiples |
| S&P Capital IQ Pro | $13,000 to $30,000 per user a year | Comps and M&A | Document search | Multiples |
| Tamarly Intelligence | $0 to $399 a month, published | Sourced answers on private companies and funds | No expert calls or broker research | Tamarly |
| Koyfin | Free; paid from $39 a month | Listed company fundamentals | No private or expert content | Multiples |
| Contify, Klue, Crayon | Quote-based | Competitor monitoring | Little financial depth | Gartner |
Prices above are reported by third parties, several of which sell competing tools. Check current terms with each vendor.
When should you keep AlphaSense?
Keep AlphaSense if your research depends on expert-call transcripts, broker research and filings in one search, and if several people use it daily. That combination is what reviewers praise, and since the Tegus deal no single cheaper tool reproduces it. A split setup makes more sense if you mainly read public filings and earnings calls, or if your work is on private companies, where registries and private placement filings carry more of the evidence than transcripts do. Our AlphaSense vs PitchBook comparison covers the private-markets side in more detail.
Where does Tamarly Intelligence fit?
Tamarly Intelligence answers a different question from AlphaSense: what do the public records say about this private company, fund or sector? It covers 19,910 company pages, 2,888 funds, 15,359 fund managers from SEC filings, 22 sectors and 200 Tamarly Research reports, built from free and open sources such as SEC EDGAR, European ESEF filings, UK Companies House and the official sanctions lists. Every figure links to the filing or record it came from, and Ask the Brain says plainly when a subject is not covered. It suits analysts who research private companies a few times a week; our guide on how to research a private company shows the method. It does not replace AlphaSense for expert calls or broker research.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a cheaper alternative to AlphaSense?
Yes, if you only need part of what it does. Koyfin starts at $39 a month for listed company research (Multiples, August 2026), and Tamarly Intelligence starts at $0 for private company research. Neither offers expert-call transcripts or broker research.
Is Tegus still an alternative to AlphaSense?
No. AlphaSense completed its roughly $930 million acquisition of Tegus in July 2024 (ZoomInfo, 2026). Tegus transcripts are now sold as part of the AlphaSense platform.
How much does AlphaSense cost a year?
AlphaSense does not publish prices. SpendHound reports averages of $44,754 for small and midsize buyers and $125,124 for enterprises (SpendHound, February 2026), while Vendr reports a median of $18,375 across 34 purchases (Vendr, 2026).
About the author. Melvine Manchau is the founder of Tamarly and author of the Tamarly Newsletter. He previously worked at PwC, Salesforce, BlackRock/eFront and Lazard.
About Tamarly Research. Tamarly Research is part of Tamarly Media, which holds no investment positions. Tamarly is a New York research house that studies how AI is changing regulated institutions.