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Trendlyne alternatives, including Trendlyne MCP (October 2026)
Trendlyne alternatives for Indian investors and Trendlyne MCP users: prices, free plans, trials and who each one suits, checked on vendor pricing pages.
The best Trendlyne alternatives are Screener.in for free fundamental screening, Tickertape for a simpler app, StockEdge for mobile scans, and Tapetide for AI research and a free MCP server. Tapetide's MCP server is also an alternative to Trendlyne MCP, with a free tier and a 7-day trial; Trendlyne MCP has neither.
Why people look for a Trendlyne alternative
- No trial, no refunds. You commit before you try.
- Coupon-dependent pricing. GuruQ lists at ₹2,990 a year and drops to ₹1,890 only with a code.
- Entry plan limits. GuruQ gets daily-only technicals, 2,000-row downloads and 7 MarketMind AI credits a month.
- MCP is a separate bill with no free tier. Trendlyne MCP starts at ₹299 a month and is not included in any research plan.
Research platform alternatives
| Alternative | Best for | Free plan | Paid from (per year) | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screener.in | Free fundamental screens | Yes | ₹4,999 | No (48-hour refund) |
| Tickertape | Simpler app, forecasts | Yes | ₹2,999 | No |
| StockEdge | Mobile scans (Stock AI on Club only) | Yes | ₹1,625 (SHUBH coupon) | No |
| Tijori Finance | Business segment data | Yes | ₹3,500 | No |
| Tapetide | AI answers, open-method stock score | Yes | ₹3,588 | 7 days at ₹0 |
Trendlyne MCP vs Tapetide MCP
| Trendlyne MCP | Tapetide MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | None | 50 tool calls a day, no monthly cap |
| Entry plan | Pro ₹299/month or ₹2,990/year: 400/day, 2,000/month | Starter ₹499/month or ₹3,588/year (₹299/mo): 400/day, 5,000/month |
| Next plan | Max ₹499/month or ₹4,990/year: 1,000/day, 10,000/month | Pro ₹999/month or ₹7,188/year (₹599/mo): 1,200/day, 20,000/month |
| Trial / refund | No trial; non-refundable | 7-day trial at ₹0; non-refundable after |
| Clients | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Mistral "or any MCP-compatible AI agent" | Any remote-MCP client; setup guides for 16 |
| Tools | 10 (no screener, alert or backtest tools) | 48 primary tools, incl. screener and FII/DII flows |
| Price data | End-of-day on Pro and Max | Daily and weekly history; not a live trading feed |
| Also has | Watchlist tools on Max; no US data or Forecaster | REST API on the same token, documented at developers.tapetide.com |
Checked on 24 October 2026 against trendlyne.com/subscription/mcp/plans and Tapetide pricing.
Is a Trendlyne subscription worth it?
A Trendlyne subscription is worth it if you use its analyst estimates, backtests or alerts every week. For basic screening, its free plan's 1,000+ parameters may be enough.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (list) | Yearly with coupon |
|---|---|---|---|
| GuruQ (India) | ₹390 | ₹2,990 | ₹1,890 (code SMARTINV) |
| StratQ (India) | None | ₹9,900 | ₹5,900 (code BESTPLAN) |
| PRO (India + USA) | ₹1,500 | ₹8,900 | No code needed |
| PRO PLUS (+ SmartOptions) | ₹2,000 | ₹11,900 | No code needed |
| MCP Pro (separate) | ₹299 | ₹2,990 | None |
| MCP Max (separate) | ₹499 | ₹4,990 | None |
Prices from trendlyne.com/subscription/plans and trendlyne.com/subscription/mcp/plans, checked 24 October 2026. GST treatment is not stated for the research plans.
- GuruQ unlocks: 1,758 parameters, Forecaster estimates for over 1,000 companies, 200 backtests a year and 75 screener alerts.
- StratQ adds: 3,512 parameters, intraday technicals, 1,200 backtests and unlimited downloads.
- The catch: "We do not provide free trials", and the subscription is non-refundable.
- Pay if: you use Forecaster or backtests weekly. GuruQ with its coupon is cheaper than Tickertape Pro's ₹2,999.
- Skip if: you only read statements and shareholding. Screener.in and Tapetide are free for that.
Tapetide in one paragraph
Tapetide is an AI-first stock research platform for about 8,000 NSE and BSE stocks. TapeAi answers research questions in plain English, and the MCP server gives Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor 48 tools for quotes, financials, shareholding, FII/DII flows, screens and option chains. Limitations: no mobile app, no US stocks, and the MCP is not a live trading feed. For the MCP side in more depth, see Indian stock market MCP servers compared.
Switching
- Connect the new MCP server in your client (one URL:
https://mcp.tapetide.com/mcp) before removing the old one. - Re-run your three most-used prompts on both and compare the answers.
- Recreate saved screens by hand; we found no import between them.
Tapetide is our product. Figures were checked on 24 October 2026; email support@tapetide.com if any are out of date.
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