# Finviz vs GuruFocus

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A side-by-side feature comparison.

| Feature | Finviz | GuruFocus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |

### Tracking & data

| Feature | Finviz | GuruFocus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multi-asset | Partial | Yes |

### Screening

| Feature | Finviz | GuruFocus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fundamental filters | Yes | Yes |
| Technical filters | Yes | Yes |
| Custom metrics & formulas | Not supported | Yes |
| Preset & guru screens | Yes | Yes |
| Composite stock scores | Not supported | Yes |
| Valuation models | Partial | Yes |
| Watchlists & alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Global market coverage | Not supported | Yes |
| Data export | Yes | Yes |

### Analysis & insights

| Feature | Finviz | GuruFocus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AI portfolio analysis | Not supported | Not supported |
| AI asset & market analysis | Not supported | Yes |
| Backtesting & scenarios | Not supported | Yes |

### Access & pricing

| Feature | Finviz | GuruFocus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Partial |
| Open source | Not supported | Not supported |
| Self-hostable | Not supported | Not supported |
| Public API | Partial | Yes |

### Platform & reach

| Feature | Finviz | GuruFocus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile app | Not supported | Yes |
| Multi-language | Not supported | Not supported |

## Finviz

**Free US stock screener with signature market heatmaps; Elite adds real-time data, alerts and export.**

**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

Verified 2026-07-25
Sources:
- Finviz Elite — features + pricing ($39.50/mo, $299.50/yr); US-markets statement — https://finviz.com/elite.ashx
- Finviz help — screener filters, coverage NASDAQ/NYSE/AMEX, presets, CSV export — https://finviz.com/help/screener
- Finviz FAQ — US-only ("no international markets planned"), free vs Elite — https://finviz.com/help/faq
- Backtests tool removed — help article 404; finviz.com/backtests + elite.finviz.com/backtests.ashx return HTTP 410 Gone — https://finviz.com/backtests
- iTunes Search API — no official Finviz app (43 results, none by Finviz) — https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=finviz&entity=software&country=us

- Official site: https://finviz.com
- Markdown profile: https://www.portfolioglance.com/investing-apps/finviz.md

## GuruFocus

**Value-investing research platform with a deep screener, guru 13F tracking and 30 years of financials; priced per market region.**

**Best for:** Value investors who research deeply, want guru tracking and long financial history, and mostly work one market region.

Strengths:
- Thirty years of financial history standard (forty marketed), with delisted stocks on the top tier
- Screener combines fundamental, technical and custom-expression filters with real backtesting to 2006
- Guru and insider tracking at scale: 13F portfolios of 8,000+ institutions, funds and politician trades
- Documented valuation stack: GF Value, GF Score, two DCF variants and the Graham Number

Trade-offs:
- Every market region is a separate subscription ($369–549 per year each) — multi-market investors pay multiples
- The free account is a research teaser: screener results are masked beyond the first rows
- Rigid billing (non-refundable, cancellation via support ticket) and weak charting — a review quoted on their own pricing page recommends charting elsewhere

Verified 2026-07-27
Sources:
- GuruFocus pricing — per-region tiers ($549/$1,398/$2,448 + regions $369–499), refund policy, founded 2004 — https://www.gurufocus.com/pricing
- All-In-One Screener — filter taxonomy, 9 regions with counts, backtesting UI, download caps — https://www.gurufocus.com/screener
- GF Value / GF Score methodology (term pages) — https://www.gurufocus.com/term/gf-score/AAPL
- GuruAI — documented in-product chatbot, free-account access — https://www.gurufocus.com/guru-ai
- Data API — self-serve tiers (free 100 req/mo, Builder $200/mo, Commercial $2,000/mo) — https://www.gurufocus.com/data-api/pricing
- Customized Filters tutorial — in-screener expression builder — https://www.gurufocus.com/tutorial/article/121/modifying-filters-and-customized-filters

- Official site: https://www.gurufocus.com
- Markdown profile: https://www.portfolioglance.com/investing-apps/gurufocus.md

*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.*