Comparisons
How we compared
Last checked: 29 September 2026
What we compared
BidDesk as any signed-in account sees it on 29 Sep 2026, beside two products Indian traders use. Cogencis: the WorkStation terminal, its CogMobile phone app, and the Informist news it carries; where a source is iINVEST, a separate free Cogencis website, the source list says so. Screener: screener.in, its Free and Premium plans, and its Android app. Features still in testing on BidDesk were left out.
How each cell was decided
Each cell describes what the product’s public information shows: its own web pages, help and training pages, app-store listings, public news stories and its public change log. We did not log in, use trials or contact the companies.
What “Not listed” means
We did not find the feature in the product’s public pages, app-store listings or help and training documents on the date shown. It may be available to subscribers. It is not a statement that the product lacks it.
Speed
There is no speed comparison on this site. A fair one needs a like-for-like, dated measurement of the same filings on each product, and we will publish one only once it exists.
Sources by row
The sources behind each product’s cell, row by row. Each id (C for Cogencis, S for Screener) is listed with its link and date under Sources.
1 · New filings read aloud
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C3, C4; searched cogencis.com, the Cogencis Academy and Informist: not found
Screener: S6, S7, S13: not found
2 · How the stock moved on its own past news of this kind
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C9 (a story giving one earlier event), C3: not found
Screener: S1, S13: not found
3 · NSE and BSE filings in one list, a filing on both shown once
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C1, C2
Screener: S1 (one exchange’s filings per company page), S3
4 · Each order figure with the sentence it came from
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026; note ⁶ beside the table gives the press-release test
Cogencis: C7
Screener: S8, S9
5 · OFS day: what a bid would get
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C6
Screener: S12, S13: OFS not found
6 · Block and bulk deals: a client back in the same stock
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C10 (iINVEST)
Screener: S3, S10, S11
7 · The price run-up before the filing
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C9
Screener: S13: not found
8 · Price and market cap on the filing’s row
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C2, C7 (price at the time of writing)
Screener: S1, S4, S5
9 · Results: EBITDA this quarter, last quarter and a year ago
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C8, C15, C17, C18
Screener: S1
10 · Alerts when the app is closed
BidDesk: BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C4, C5
Screener: S2, S6, S14
Where they go further
Cogencis: C3, C11, C12, C13, C15, C16, C18, C19
Screener: S1, S2, S6, S15
Column headings: who each is for, and price
BidDesk: this site’s FAQ, 29 Sep 2026
Cogencis: C14
Screener: S6
Also checked
Rows we checked and left off the table, with each product’s answer and its sources.
Banks and NBFCs: no EBITDA forced on lenders
BidDesk: Yes — lenders are marked, and EBITDA does not apply (BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026)
Cogencis: Yes, in Informist stories on the banks they cover (C20)
Screener: Yes — financing profit and financing margin in place of operating profit (S16)
Promoter trades, pledges and invocations
BidDesk: Yes — promoter buys, sells, pledges and invocations in one list (BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026)
Cogencis: Insider trades, SAST and pledged shares on iINVEST; invocations: not listed (C10)
Screener: Insider and SAST trade lists; invocations: not listed (S3, S17)
Summaries of filings
BidDesk: Partly — an AI brief of a company’s recent filings on its page; no summary under each filing (BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026)
Cogencis: Yes — Informist one-line headlines and stories (C16, C19)
Screener: Yes — one-line summaries of filings, and AI summaries (S1, S6, S15)
A pop-up for each new filing
BidDesk: No (BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026)
Cogencis: Alerts you can set on any field; a pop-up for each new filing: not listed (C3, C4)
Screener: Browser notifications for new announcements of companies you follow (S2)
A chime for each new filing
BidDesk: No; while it is open, it chimes for block deals and promoter purchases (BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026)
Cogencis: Not listed (C3)
Screener: Not listed (S13)
Screeners and years of company financials
BidDesk: No (BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026)
Cogencis: Yes — an equity screener and historical financials (C13, C18)
Screener: Yes — screens on 10 years of financial data (S6)
Streaming prices
BidDesk: No; prices on BidDesk are not tick-by-tick (BidDesk, as any account sees it, 29 Sep 2026)
Cogencis: Yes — streams market data (C1, C11)
Screener: Not listed (S6)
Sources
Every source was read on 29 Sep 2026 unless marked. The date shown is the page’s own date, where it has one.
Cogencis (C)
C1 WorkStation takes data from Indian and global exchanges · undated · cogencis.com/cogencis_workstation
C2 Filing and corporate-event data; quote monitor beside news monitor · undated · cogencis.com/c_suite
C3 Desktop alerts can be set on any field · undated · cogencis.com/analytics
C4 Phone app: news, price and trend-line alerts; push and e-mail · updated 26 May 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cogencis&hl=en_IN
C5 Alerts can be forwarded to several devices, including e-mail · v1.3.11, 29 May 2026 · apps.apple.com/in/app/cogmobile/id1083944054
C6 Tracks IPOs, OFS, FPOs and rights issues in one place · session 8 Sep 2026 · cogencis.com/workshop/453
C7 Order-win story: order value and order book, citing the exchange filing · 21 Aug 2026 · informistmedia.com/EquityWire/58158
C8 Earnings review with quarter comparisons in prose, in INR million/billion · 1 Aug 2026 · informistmedia.com/EquityWire/56523
C9 Pre-results story giving the share move since the previous results · 14 Aug 2026 · informistmedia.com/EquityWire/57738
C10 Separate Cogencis site: bulk and block deal tabs · viewed 29 Sep 2026 · iinvest.cogencis.com
C11 Streams market data and news · undated · cogencis.com/corporate_treasury
C12 Futures and options analytics, DCF and relative valuation · session 18 Aug 2026 · cogencis.com/workshop/445
C13 Newly launched Equity Screener · Aug 2026 · cogencis.com/workshop/441
C14 WorkStation is a premium service for financial market professionals; demo request · undated · cogencis.com/connect
C15 Fundamental data, company filings, earnings and estimates · undated · cogencis.com/equity_trading_research
C16 Informist news in WorkStation: corporate earnings and fundraising coverage · undated · cogencis.com/news
C17 Analyse company financials, peer performance and earnings estimates · session 22 Sep 2026 · cogencis.com/workshop/450
C18 Entire set of financials, historical and current year · undated · cogencis.com/data
C19 Around 450 one-line headlines a day, exclusive to WorkStation · undated · informistmedia.com/nse
C20 Bank earnings review: net interest margin against the quarter before · 28 Jul 2026 · informistmedia.com/EquityWire/56034
Screener (S)
S1 Company page: announcements, one-line summaries, 13 quarters in Rs crore, price header · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/company/RELIANCE/consolidated
S2 Push notifications for new announcements and results of followed companies · 6 Jan 2021; still active 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/docs/changelog/push-notifications
S3 Company Announcements: search, filter and set alerts (Premium menu) · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/filings
S4 Price, market cap and P/E beside annual reports · 24 Sep 2026 · screener.in/docs/changelog/annual-report-discovery-update
S5 Price added to the latest-results list · 26 Nov 2020 · screener.in/docs/changelog/eps-delta-latest-results
S6 Plans: Free ₹0, Premium ₹4,999 a year incl. GST; AI summaries; e-mail alerts; 10 years · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/premium
S7 Android app: company data and screens; no audio features listed · updated Aug 2026 · play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.screener.mobile
S8 One-line filing summary carrying an order value · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/company/BEL/consolidated
S9 Order book and order inflow series, extracted by Screener AI · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/company/LT/consolidated
S10 A page to browse the latest bulk and block deals · 8 Aug 2022 · screener.in/docs/changelog/Bulk-Blockdeals-Screener
S11 E-mail alert on new deals by investors you follow · 30 Aug 2022 · screener.in/docs/changelog/Follow-Investors-screener
S12 IPO pages with subscription by category · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/ipo
S13 Change log, 16 pages (2019-2026), searched · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/docs
S14 Daily e-mail summaries of announcements · 20 May 2022 · screener.in/docs/changelog/Track-Announcements-screener
S15 AI that reads annual reports and company documents · 8 Jul 2025 · screener.in/docs/changelog/Screener-AI
S16 Bank company page: financing profit and financing margin in place of operating profit · 29 Sep 2026 · screener.in/company/HDFCBANK/consolidated
S17 Insider trades on company pages · 13 Jul 2021 · screener.in/docs/changelog/insider-trades
Re-checks
Every cell is re-checked at least every 90 days and the day before the comparison changes.
Trademarks
NSE Cogencis, Cogencis, WorkStation, CogMobile, iINVEST, Informist and Screener are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify their products. BidDesk is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by them.