Actual Morningstar Pricing 2026

See what 160 teams actually pay for Morningstar, from real contracts tracked in SpendHound

May 5, 2026
Published on:
May 5, 2026
Last updated on:
May 5, 2026

How much does Morningstar cost in 2026?

Based on spend data from actual Morningstar customers, average SMB pricing for Morningstar is $40107 per year, while average enterprise pricing for Morningstar is $224340 per year.

SpendHound collects de-identified spend data from 1,000+ companies across thousands of software vendors. This is from 160 Morningstar customers reflecting actual pricing, not published rates or estimates.

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SMB Pricing

(50-1,000 employees)

$40107

per year

Enterprise Pricing

(1,000+ employees)

$224340

per year

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How much is Morningstar pricing changing in 2026?

Among contributing SpendHound companies, SMB Morningstar pricing increased by -10.5% year-over-year, while enterprise Morningstar pricing increased by 10.07% year-over-year.

The category overall continues to grow as companies invest in operational efficiency tools. However, finance teams are pushing back on Morningstar license costs, scrutinizing whether the per-user cost justifies the value across the organization.

-10.5%

Year-over-year based
on 38 SMB customers

10.07%

Year-over-year based
on 139 Enterprise customers

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Is Morningstar cheaper compared to alternatives?

Evaluating Morningstar alternatives? Whether you’re comparing Morningstar vs. Plaid, Morningstar vs. Thomson Reuters, or considering another Morningstar competitor, actual customer spend data shows clear differences in how these tools are priced in practice.

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Plaid vs. Morningstar pricing

SMB pricing for Plaid averages $42752 per year, while enterprise pricing for Plaid averages $364008 per year.

Plaid
Morningstar
Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$42752 per year

$40107 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$364008 per year

$224340 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

Plaid

$42752 per year

Morningstar

$40107 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

Plaid

$364008 per year

Morningstar

$224340 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

Thomson Reuters vs. Morningstar pricing

SMB pricing for Thomson Reuters averages $39705 per year, while enterprise pricing for Thomson Reuters averages $436464 per year.

Thomson Reuters
Morningstar
Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$39705 per year

$40107 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$436464 per year

$224340 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

Thomson Reuters

$39705 per year

Morningstar

$40107 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

Thomson Reuters

$436464 per year

Morningstar

$224340 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

MSCI vs. Morningstar pricing

SMB pricing for MSCI averages $120748 per year, while enterprise pricing for MSCI averages $733212 per year.

MSCI
Morningstar
Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$120748 per year

$40107 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$733212 per year

$224340 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

MSCI

$120748 per year

Morningstar

$40107 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

MSCI

$733212 per year

Morningstar

$224340 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

FiscalNote vs. Morningstar pricing

SMB pricing for FiscalNote averages $7335 per year, while enterprise pricing for FiscalNote averages $67404 per year.

FiscalNote
Morningstar
Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$7335 per year

$40107 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$67404 per year

$224340 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

FiscalNote

$7335 per year

Morningstar

$40107 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

FiscalNote

$67404 per year

Morningstar

$224340 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

vs. Morningstar pricing

SMB pricing for averages $ per year, while enterprise pricing for averages $ per year.

Morningstar
Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$ per year

$40107 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$ per year

$224340 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$ per year

Morningstar

$40107 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$ per year

Morningstar

$224340 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

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Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is a leading global provider of business information services, delivering trusted data, technology, and expertise to professionals across legal, tax, accounting, risk, compliance, and the news and media sectors. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company combines deep domain knowledge with data and software solutions to help clients make informed decisions, manage complexity, and drive efficiency. Thomson Reuters serves legal and accounting/tax professionals, corporations, and governments worldwide, but around 75% of revenue is generated in the US. The company is known for flagship products such as Westlaw, UltraTax CS, and Reuters News.

MSCI

MSCI provides institutional investors indices, ESG ratings, risk & factor analytics, private/real-asset datasets and data/licensing for portfolio management, benchmarks and compliance.

FiscalNote

Provider of AI-driven software, data, and analytics that help organizations monitor, manage, and influence government, policy, and regulatory affairs.

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