A chart engine, not a horoscope magazine.
The short answer
Where Astrology.com falls short
In fairness, what Astrology.com does well
Astrology.com is one of the largest Western horoscope portals: free daily, weekly and monthly sun-sign content, plus paid reports and readings, supported heavily by advertising.
The four pillars
AstroPal
AstroPal computes every chart with the Swiss Ephemeris in the sidereal zodiac. Lahiri is the default ayanamsa, with Raman, KP and Krishnamurti selectable. Twelve divisional charts from D1 to D30, planetary strength and the full Vimshottari mahadasha and antardasha tree are calculated for every birth, not just the D1.
Astrology.com
A sun-sign horoscope is not inaccurate so much as impersonal: it is written once for everyone born inside a month-long window, with no reference to your ascendant, your house lords or the period you are running. AstroPal computes your actual chart with the Swiss Ephemeris, sidereal, across 12 divisional charts, and reads the specific Vimshottari dasha you are in right now.
AstroPal
One flat monthly price, and then nothing further. No per-minute meter, no per-report checkout, no charge for a follow-up question. The Kundali, Kundali Milan, Varshphal and baby name reports are free for everyone, PDF export included, and the entire Academy is open without an account.
Astrology.com
Free content funded by advertising, with paid reports at checkout. AstroPal gives four complete personalised reports away free with PDF export, and covers the rest under one flat plan.
AstroPal
Eleven full-length Vedic reports covering career, wealth, health, marriage, relationships, muhurat, numerology and Varshphal. Four are free forever. Every one is saved to your account, reopenable months later, and exports to PDF straight from the browser, with unlimited follow-up questions included.
Astrology.com
Portal reports are one-off PDF purchases, frozen at generation. AstroPal ships 11 reports, four free forever, saved to your account, reopenable and exportable, with unlimited follow-up questions included.
AstroPal
Eight structured courses with ordered modules, lessons and quizzes, free and open without an account. They run from reading a first birth chart through yogas, Saade Sati, the Vimshottari dasha tree, nakshatras and planetary strength, so you can check the reasoning behind any answer rather than trusting it.
Astrology.com
Article archives answer questions you already knew to ask. AstroPal publishes 8 structured courses with lessons and quizzes, free and without an account, that take you from nothing to reading your own chart.
The reports
Every one is computed from your own chart, saved to your account, and downloadable as a PDF. Four are free forever; the rest are included with a paid plan.
FreeKundaliYour full Vedic birth chartRead more
FreeKundali Milan / Compatibility ReportTwo charts. One classical reading.Read more
PaidCareer ReportYour professional destiny decodedRead more
FreeVarshphalYour next 12 months, month by monthRead more
PaidHealth ReportUnderstand your body through your chartRead more
FreeBaby Name ReportThe most auspicious name for your childRead more
PaidMuhurat ReportThe right moment changes everythingRead more
PaidRelationship ReportYour love life, read straight from your chartRead more
PaidWealth ReportYour financial destiny decodedRead more
PaidLife Numerology ReportYour life read through the numbersRead more
PaidLife After Marriage ReportWhat does married life look like for the two of you?Read moreScroll for all 11. Kundali, Kundali Milan, Varshphal and the baby name report are free for everyone.
Side by side
Where Astrology.com does not publish something, the row says so rather than guessing on their behalf.
| Feature | AstroPal | Astrology.com |
|---|---|---|
| Astrology system | Vedic (sidereal), and nothing else | Western (tropical zodiac) |
| Calculation engine | Swiss Ephemeris, the same library professional astrologers audit against | Not published in detail |
| Ayanamsa | Lahiri by default, with Raman, KP and Krishnamurti selectable | Not applicable to tropical astrology |
| Divisional charts | 12 vargas, D1 through D30, computed for every chart | Not offered |
| Dasha analysis | Vimshottari mahadasha and antardasha, with dated timing charts | Not offered |
| Who answers you | One engine reading your full chart, identical every session | Editorial sun-sign content, or a paid report |
| Follow-up questions | Unlimited. Asking again never costs more | Not applicable |
| Written reports | 11 reports, 4 of them free forever, every one exportable to PDF | Sold individually as one-off purchases |
| Learning material | A free 8-course Academy, open without an account | A large article archive |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly, ₹501 / month for Pro, with a free tier. Asking again never costs extra | Free content with advertising, plus paid reports |
Astrology system
AstroPal
Vedic (sidereal), and nothing else
Astrology.com
Western (tropical zodiac)
Calculation engine
AstroPal
Swiss Ephemeris, the same library professional astrologers audit against
Astrology.com
Not published in detail
Ayanamsa
AstroPal
Lahiri by default, with Raman, KP and Krishnamurti selectable
Astrology.com
Not applicable to tropical astrology
Divisional charts
AstroPal
12 vargas, D1 through D30, computed for every chart
Astrology.com
Not offered
Dasha analysis
AstroPal
Vimshottari mahadasha and antardasha, with dated timing charts
Astrology.com
Not offered
Who answers you
AstroPal
One engine reading your full chart, identical every session
Astrology.com
Editorial sun-sign content, or a paid report
Follow-up questions
AstroPal
Unlimited. Asking again never costs more
Astrology.com
Not applicable
Written reports
AstroPal
11 reports, 4 of them free forever, every one exportable to PDF
Astrology.com
Sold individually as one-off purchases
Learning material
AstroPal
A free 8-course Academy, open without an account
Astrology.com
A large article archive
Pricing model
AstroPal
Flat monthly, ₹501 / month for Pro, with a free tier. Asking again never costs extra
Astrology.com
Free content with advertising, plus paid reports
Choose AstroPal if
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The verdict
AstroPal computes something from your own birth data instead of publishing to twelve signs: sidereal positions, 12 divisional charts, your running dasha, and 11 reports with 4 free plus an Academy that costs nothing. Astrology.com is a well-stocked horoscope magazine with a checkout, and no sun-sign column can reach your ascendant.
Because it ignores everything that makes a chart yours: the ascendant, the house lords, the divisional charts and the dasha period currently running. AstroPal computes all of those from your birth date, exact time and place.
They are static documents that cannot answer a follow-up. AstroPal includes 11 reports, four free forever, saved to your account and exportable to PDF, with unlimited questions about any of them.
No, it is Western tropical. AstroPal is sidereal Jyotisha with a selectable ayanamsa, 12 divisional charts and full Vimshottari dasha timing.
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Everything included
Free Kundali, free Kundali Milan, 4 full reports at no cost, and 8 Academy courses open without an account. No card required.
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