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OpenInsider alternative: the same Form 4 data, now with Europe, Congress, and a visual map

OpenInsider has been the go-to free Form 4 tracker since 2011. It's fast and it's free, but it's also US-only, table-only, and has no account. Tracefour pulls the same filings from the same EDGAR source and goes wider: UK, Swedish and German insider data, US Congress trades, a visual map, and a free account. Here's the straight, feature-by-feature version.

The short version

Short version: yes, Tracefour is a free OpenInsider alternative, and it reads the same Form 4 filings from the same EDGAR source. Stick with OpenInsider for the fastest bare US table and the screener URLs you've already bookmarked. Come to Tracefour when you want European filings, Congress trades, scored clusters, or a free account to follow specific names.

Tracefour vs OpenInsider, feature by feature

FeatureTracefourOpenInsider
PriceFreeFree
US SEC Form 4YesYes
UK, Sweden, Germany filingsYesNo
US Congress (STOCK Act) tradesYesNo
Visual map (Insider Map)YesNo
Cluster-buy detectionYes, scoredSaved screen
Consecutive-week streaksYesNo
Free account / watchlistYes, 4 eachNo
Shareable PNG cardsYesNo
Dark modeYesNo
Shares-owned & % change columnsNoYes
Bookmarked screener URLsNoSince 2011
Data refreshHourlyWithin hours

OpenInsider feature claims verified against its live site; Tracefour claims verified against the product. Found a stale row? The contact form on /about is the fastest way to flag it.

Where OpenInsider still wins

Speed and habit. There's no account and no chrome. You open the page and the latest US Form 4 filings are right there in a sortable table. Its table runs wider than ours in places (it shows shares owned and the percent change in each insider's holdings inline), and after a decade online, plenty of people have its screener URLs bookmarked and won't switch on a whim.

Where Tracefour goes further

Everything OpenInsider leaves out, and still free: UK, Swedish and German insider filings, US Congress trades, the Insider Map, conviction-scored clusters, consecutive-week streaks, and an account that remembers the names you follow.

For OpenInsider users: where your screens live on Tracefour

If you live in OpenInsider's saved screener URLs, here's the Tracefour route that does the same job.

OpenInsider screenOn Tracefour
Latest Cluster BuysConviction-scored clusters (60-day window)
Latest Insider PurchasesToday, filtered to buys
Officer and CEO/CFO buysToday, filtered by role
A single company's filingsThat ticker's insider page

OpenInsider FAQ

Is OpenInsider free?
Yes. It's been a free US Form 4 tracker since 2011, with no account or signup, updated within hours of each EDGAR filing. Tracefour is free too, and shows the same Form 4 data alongside European markets, Congress trades and a visual map.
Does OpenInsider cover Congress or European trades?
No. OpenInsider is US corporate-insider (Form 4) data only. Tracefour adds US Congress trades and UK, Swedish and German filings.
What's the best free alternative to OpenInsider?
Tracefour, if you want more than a US-only table. Same EDGAR data, with Europe, Congress, the Insider Map and conviction-scored clusters on top. The full six-tracker comparison covers the paid options too.

Open the Insider Map to see today's Form 4 activity, or read the full comparison of all six trackers.