Finviz
Free US stock screener with signature market heatmaps; Elite adds real-time data, alerts and export.
Finviz is the web screener most US traders start with, running since 2007. The free tier is unusually complete: every fundamental and technical filter works without even an account, on 1-minute-delayed quotes with ads, alongside the signature S&P 500 heatmaps, sector groups and insider-trading tracker. Finviz Elite ($39.50/month or $299.50/year) adds real-time and premarket quotes, unlimited email and push alerts, full CSV export with an automation API, and ETF holdings data. Coverage is strictly US — NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX — and the vendor states no international markets are planned. There is no mobile app and no language other than English, and the Elite backtesting tool that older reviews still describe was removed around 2023.
Features at a glance
| Feature | Finviz |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium |
| Tracking & data | |
| Multi-asset | Partial |
| Screening | |
| Fundamental filters | Yes |
| Technical filters | Yes |
| Custom metrics & formulas | Not supported |
| Preset & guru screens | Yes |
| Composite stock scores | Not supported |
| Valuation models | Partial |
| Watchlists & alerts | Yes |
| Global market coverage | Not supported |
| Data export | Yes |
| Analysis & insights | |
| AI portfolio analysis | Not supported |
| AI asset & market analysis | Not supported |
| Backtesting & scenarios | Not supported |
| Access & pricing | |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Open source | Not supported |
| Self-hostable | Not supported |
| Public API | Partial |
| Platform & reach | |
| Mobile app | Not supported |
| Multi-language | Not supported |
Best for
US-market stock pickers and traders who want the fastest free scan-and-shortlist workflow on the web — and are fine typing a ticker universe that ends at the US border.
Strengths
- Arguably the widest genuinely free stock screener — all fundamental and technical filters usable without an account
- Signature market visualizations: S&P 500 heatmaps, sector/industry/country groups, insider-trading tracker
- Elite is cheap for what it bundles: real-time quotes, unlimited alerts, full export with API, ETF holdings data
- Vendor-curated signal screens plus up to 200 saved presets make daily scanning fast
Trade-offs
- US equities only (NASDAQ/NYSE/AMEX) — the vendor's own FAQ says no international expansion is planned
- Free tier is ad-heavy, and export is entirely Elite-gated — the free plan cannot export a single row
- No mobile app at all, and no language besides English
- The Elite backtester was removed (~2023) — third-party reviews that still praise it are stale
Finviz vs PortfolioGlance
These two do different jobs: Finviz finds US stocks worth a look; PortfolioGlance tracks what you actually own after you buy. PortfolioGlance deliberately has no screener — no ticker discovery, no buy ideas — so if you need to scan the US market by RSI or P/E, Finviz is the right tool and we are not. What Finviz does not do is everything after the trade: it has watchlist-style portfolios but no cost basis analytics, no multi-currency accounting, no dividend tracking, no health score and no goal projection. A common setup is Finviz for the hunt, then a tracker like PortfolioGlance for the position — especially if your holdings reach beyond US exchanges, where Finviz ends.
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This overview is editorial and for information only — not financial advice or an endorsement. Features and pricing may have changed since publication; check the official site for the latest details.