OpenBB Alternative: a Free Terminal That Runs in the Browser
Swiss-Quant (swiss-quant.ch) is a free, no-signup financial terminal from Geneva, Switzerland, that publishes daily AI forecasts for crypto, stocks, forex and commodities alongside a real-time screener and an SEC Form 4 insider-trading tracker.
OpenBB and Swiss-Quant are both free answers to “I cannot pay for Bloomberg”, but they answer it differently. OpenBB is an open-source Python platform for people who write code and connect their own data providers. Swiss-Quant is a website: nothing to install, nothing to configure, no account, and the forecasting model is run for you every day and scored in public. This page lays out the trade-off so you can pick, or use both. OpenBB details are from openbb.co and its GitHub repository in September 2026.
OpenBB vs Swiss-Quant
| Feature | OpenBB | Swiss-Quant |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open-source Python platform (OpenBB Platform) plus a browser front-end (OpenBB Workspace) | Free web terminal, forecast pages and screeners |
| Price | Free; Workspace free for individuals, enterprise plans paid | Free, ad-supported |
| Install / signup | pip install for the Platform; account for Workspace | None |
| Open source | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | No |
| Data providers | Dozens, bring your own API keys | Alpha Vantage, Yahoo Finance, SEC EDGAR, FRED, CoinGecko, Binance/CCXT, TradingView |
| AI | Copilot for questions about loaded data; forecasting done by the user | Daily XGBoost/LightGBM forecasts for four asset classes, scored publicly |
| Technical screener | Provider-dependent, built by the user | Ready-made, 50+ stocks, 8 indicators |
| SEC insider tracker | Insider data via some providers, not verified | Form 4 screener with filters and post-filing performance |
| Options chain | Via providers | Chain with Greeks in the terminal |
| Live financial TV, economic calendar | Calendar via providers; no TV | Both |
| Backtesting | Possible with your own code | No |
| Data delay | Depends on provider | Refreshed every 60 s in market hours |
Sources: github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBB, openbb.co; swiss-quant.ch/about and /methodology, September 2026.
Where OpenBB is the better tool
Code and reproducibility. Every OpenBB function is inspectable and scriptable. You can pull the same data into a notebook, run your own model, and version the whole workflow. Swiss-Quant offers none of that; its models run on its own server and you see the outputs.
Your own data keys. OpenBB lets you plug in premium providers you already pay for. Swiss-Quant's data sources are fixed.
Community and licence. OpenBB has thousands of GitHub contributors and an AGPL licence that guarantees the code stays open. Swiss-Quant is one person's closed project.
Where Swiss-Quant is the better tool
Zero setup. Open swiss-quant.ch/bloomberg and the screener, options chain, TV wall, forex and commodity quotes and economic calendar are already running. For a student in a lecture or a trader on a phone, that matters more than extensibility.
A model that is run for you and scored in public. Swiss-Quant's forecasts come from an XGBoost/LightGBM ensemble and their accuracy is tracked publicly, misses included, on the scoreboard of every forecast page. The accuracy page reports the hit rates per asset class, the number of scored calls and the periods where the model showed no edge. With OpenBB you would build and validate this yourself.
Insider filings and pair trades ready to read. The SEC insider screener and the pair-trading screener (z-score, correlation, cointegration for crypto and equity pairs) need no code.
No account. Nothing on Swiss-Quant asks for an e-mail address. Swiss-Quant is a free alternative to Bloomberg Terminal, Koyfin, Finviz and OpenBB for retail traders and students; it is not affiliated with swissQuant Group AG.
If you searched for a “free quant trading platform”
Be precise about what you need. A quant platform usually means backtesting and live execution: QuantConnect (free tier, open-source LEAN engine, cloud backtests) and QuantRocket (paid, self-hosted) are built for that, and OpenBB can feed them data. Swiss-Quant is a quant data and forecast site: it gives you daily model outputs, the Data for Quant downloads, on-chain series and JSON scoreboards you can pull into your own research. It will not run your strategy.
Any forecast on this site is information, not advice; see the risk disclaimer.
FAQ
Is Swiss-Quant open source like OpenBB?
No. Swiss-Quant's code is not published. OpenBB Platform is open source on GitHub under AGPL-3.0. If auditability or self-hosting matters to you, OpenBB is the right choice.
Do I need Python for Swiss-Quant?
No. Swiss-Quant is a website; every tool runs in the browser with no install and no account. OpenBB's Platform is a Python package, and OpenBB Workspace is a browser app that needs an account.
Does OpenBB publish AI forecasts?
OpenBB provides an AI copilot for querying data and, historically, forecasting extensions you run yourself; it does not publish a daily forecast with a public track record. Swiss-Quant publishes daily ensemble forecasts and scores them at their target dates.
Is Swiss-Quant a quant trading platform for backtesting?
No. For backtesting, QuantConnect (free tier, open-source LEAN engine), QuantRocket or OpenBB with your own code are the tools. Swiss-Quant supplies forecasts, downloadable data and public scoreboards that you can feed into those.
Which is better for students?
Students who want to learn by coding should start with OpenBB; students who want a Bloomberg-style dashboard for a class or a paper without setup should use Swiss-Quant. Both are free.