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ChartMill vs FINVIZ comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

ChartMill adds Stock Ideas, Scores, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, and Position Sizing coverage that FINVIZ skips.

FINVIZ includes Backtesting, Correlation, Portfolio, Institutional Data, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, and Options categories that ChartMill omits.

In depth comparison

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ChartMill

chartmill.com

Hands-on review

A web-based research suite combining stock/ETF screeners, charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas. ChartMill supports server-side email alerts, custom screeners with advanced filters, and both technical and fundamental data. Analyst estimates and some premium data require a paid subscription. U.S. pre-market and after-hours coverage includes NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas.
  • Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX).
  • Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic.
  • Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.
  • Server-side email alerts for price moves, setups, earnings, news, insider activity, fundamentals, analyst ratings, and saved screens (alerts are delayed, not real-time).

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FINVIZ

finviz.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

FINVIZ is a web-based market research portal with a free account and the paid FINVIZ*Elite subscription. Free accounts have delayed quotes and do not include intraday charts, alerts, or export/API access. Elite adds real-time stock data (including premarket/after-hours), intraday + multi-layout charts, alerts (email + push), export to Excel + advertised API access, correlated stocks, and backtests. Free vs Elite limits include: screener presets 50 vs 200; portfolios 50 vs 100; tickers per portfolio 50 vs 500; statements 3 years vs 8 years. Elite offers a 7-day free trial (no credit card), then $39.50/mo or $299.50/yr.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Stock screener with extensive fundamental/technical/news/ETF filters; Elite unlocks additional customizable filters and views.
  • Elite: real-time stock quotes & charts (free is delayed); includes premarket (4:00–9:30 AM) and after-hours (4:00–8:00 PM).
  • Multi-layout charting with drawing tools, indicators, and automatic pattern recognition; technical studies are saved automatically.
  • ETF analytics with full holdings breakdown (beyond top-10) plus performance & structural metrics, including a treemap composition view.
  • Elite alerts: unlimited email alerts and push notifications for price moves, insider trading, ratings, news, SEC filings; plus portfolio/screener notifications when new stocks match filters.

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Where they differ

ChartMill

Distinct strengths include:

Stock IdeasScoresAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst Price TargetsAnalyst ForecastsPosition Sizing
  • Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas.
  • Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX).
  • Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic.
  • Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.

FINVIZ

Distinct strengths include:

BacktestingCorrelationPortfolioInstitutional DataETF HoldingsETF PerformanceOptions
  • Stock screener with extensive fundamental/technical/news/ETF filters; Elite unlocks additional customizable filters and views.
  • Elite: real-time stock quotes & charts (free is delayed); includes premarket (4:00–9:30 AM) and after-hours (4:00–8:00 PM).
  • Multi-layout charting with drawing tools, indicators, and automatic pattern recognition; technical studies are saved automatically.
  • ETF analytics with full holdings breakdown (beyond top-10) plus performance & structural metrics, including a treemap composition view.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeChartMillFINVIZ
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Screeners, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, Data Visualizations, Financials, Insider Data

Unique: Stock Ideas, Scores, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Position Sizing

Shared: Screeners, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, Data Visualizations, Financials, Insider Data

Unique: Backtesting, Correlation, Portfolio, Institutional Data, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, Options

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs

Stocks, ETFs, Closed-End Funds, Options, Futures, Currencies, Cryptos

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas.
  • Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX).
  • Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic.
  • Historical screener mode allows users to run any screen as of a past date.
  • Server-side email alerts for price moves, setups, earnings, news, insider activity, fundamentals, analyst ratings, and saved screens (alerts are delayed, not real-time).
  • Interactive stock charts with multiple indicators (RSI, MACD, etc.), saved chart configurations, and multi-symbol view.

Unique

  • Stock screener with extensive fundamental/technical/news/ETF filters; Elite unlocks additional customizable filters and views.
  • Elite: real-time stock quotes & charts (free is delayed); includes premarket (4:00–9:30 AM) and after-hours (4:00–8:00 PM).
  • Multi-layout charting with drawing tools, indicators, and automatic pattern recognition; technical studies are saved automatically.
  • ETF analytics with full holdings breakdown (beyond top-10) plus performance & structural metrics, including a treemap composition view.
  • Elite alerts: unlimited email alerts and push notifications for price moves, insider trading, ratings, news, SEC filings; plus portfolio/screener notifications when new stocks match filters.
  • Elite export/API: export screener, portfolios, groups, options chain, and news to Excel; vendor advertises “Finviz APIs” and sample code for Google Sheets/Python/JavaScript (API mechanics not publicly specified on the feature page).
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ChartMill and FINVIZ both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, Data Visualizations, Financials, and Insider Data workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do ChartMill and FINVIZ require subscriptions?

Both ChartMill and FINVIZ keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access ChartMill and FINVIZ?

Both ChartMill and FINVIZ prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

ChartMill differentiates itself with Technical and fundamental screener for stocks and ETFs, with interactive charts, ratings, watchlists, and trading ideas., Pre-market and after-hours movers screener for U.S. markets (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)., and Ability to create custom expressions and filters in the screener for advanced screening logic., whereas FINVIZ stands out for Stock screener with extensive fundamental/technical/news/ETF filters; Elite unlocks additional customizable filters and views., Elite: real-time stock quotes & charts (free is delayed); includes premarket (4:00–9:30 AM) and after-hours (4:00–8:00 PM)., and Multi-layout charting with drawing tools, indicators, and automatic pattern recognition; technical studies are saved automatically..

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