★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
ChartMill vs Simply Safe Dividends
Pick ChartMill if
ChartMill
Best for stock ideas and stock comparison
Free • Paid plans available · Web
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You care about stock ideas, stock comparison, and valuation models, things Simply Safe Dividends doesn't offer
- You trade often and need tooling built for speed
Pick Simply Safe Dividends if
Simply Safe Dividends
Best for portfolio and newsletters
From $39/mo · Web · 67% positive (3 votes)
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You care about portfolio, newsletters, and other, things ChartMill doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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The verdict
The bottom line
ChartMill and Simply Safe Dividends cover a lot of the same ground (8 shared categories, including screeners, data visualizations, and scores), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. ChartMill simply does more: 24 categories to Simply Safe Dividends's 11, including stock ideas, stock comparison, and valuation models. Simply Safe Dividends counters by keeping things simpler.
Key differences at a glance
- Real-time data
- Simply Safe Dividends
- Free plan
- ChartMill
- Free trial
- Simply Safe Dividends14 days
- Broader coverage
- ChartMill24 vs 11 categories
- Global coverage
- ChartMill
- Asset coverage
- Simply Safe DividendsAdds closed-end funds and bonds
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • Paid plans available | From $39/mo |
Free tier | Yes | No |
Free trial | — | 14 days |
Plan limits | Free: financials history: 4 years/quarters (free users, example pages). | — |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | No |
API access | No | No |
Broker sync | — | Yes |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +6 more | — |
Categories covered | 24 | 11 |
Regions | North America, Europe | North America |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 3 signals: Latency: 15-min Delayed and End of Day, Granularity: EOD and Minute +1 more | Latency: Real-time and End of Day and Granularity: EOD |
Capabilities | Custom formulas and Universe builder | Universe builder and Broker sync |
| Try it | Visit ChartMill | Visit Simply Safe Dividends |
Standout features
What ChartMill does best
- Screen stocks and ETFs with technical, fundamental, dividend, valuation, growth, profitability, health, and custom-expression filters.
- Start from a large Trading Ideas library covering breakout, pullback, CANSLIM, Minervini, GARP, dividend, value, growth, and other screen templates.
- Use ChartMill ratings, technical setup views, analyzer pages, and fundamental reports to compare candidates.
- Build watchlists, save screens, export screener results, and trigger alerts from price, setup, earnings, news, insider, fundamental, analyst, and saved-screen conditions.
- Use multi-chart layouts, saved chart configurations, drawings, indicators, event markers, and watchlist-based charting.
What Simply Safe Dividends does best
- Use Dividend Safety Scores to evaluate payout risk with labeled buckets from Very Unsafe to Very Safe.
- Monitor a dividend portfolio with broker sync, manual entry, or CSV import, plus near real-time prices and portfolio/table exports.
- Screen stocks and closed-end funds with dividend, valuation, quality, income, and safety-oriented filters.
- Track income calendars, forward dividend forecasts, special dividends, dividend changes, and monthly recap emails.
- Use alerts for dividend changes, safety-score changes, portfolio events, and other income-focused monitoring needs.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFs | StocksClosed-End FundsETFsBonds |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersLong-term InvestorsGrowth InvestorsValue InvestorsDividend Investors | Not specified |
Regions | North AmericaEurope | North America |
Coverage details | 17 countries9 exchangesIdentifiers: Ticker and ISIN | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | 15-min DelayedEnd of Day | Real-timeEnd of Day |
Data granularity | EODMinute | EOD |
| Access & integrations | ||
Import methods | Not specified | CSVBrokerOAuthManual |
Export formats | CSV | CSV |
| Plans & trust | ||
Capability signals | Custom formulasUniverse builder | Universe builderBroker sync |
Vendor & support | ChartMill | Simply Safe DividendsCountry: USFounded 2015Support: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 5/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
Green tags are exclusive to that tool in this comparison.
Pricing breakdown
Free
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
- financials history: 4 years/quarters (free users, example pages).
$39/mo
Starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
8Where the two tools cover the same ground.
ChartMill strengths
16Simply Safe Dividends strengths
3What you only get with Simply Safe Dividends.
Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between ChartMill and Simply Safe Dividends?
ChartMill leans toward screeners, stock ideas, and stock comparison, while Simply Safe Dividends puts more weight on portfolio, watchlist, and alerts. They overlap in 8 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is ChartMill or Simply Safe Dividends free to use?
ChartMill has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. Simply Safe Dividends is paid-only. If budget matters, start with ChartMill and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Should I choose ChartMill or Simply Safe Dividends?
It depends on what you're after. Pick ChartMill if stock ideas and stock comparison matter to you; go with Simply Safe Dividends if you'd rather have portfolio and newsletters. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do ChartMill and Simply Safe Dividends cover?
Both cover stocks and ETFs. Simply Safe Dividends adds closed-end funds and bonds on top.
Does ChartMill or Simply Safe Dividends have real-time data?
Simply Safe Dividends offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. ChartMill runs on delayed or end-of-day data, which is perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Which covers international markets: ChartMill or Simply Safe Dividends?
ChartMill has documented international coverage (North America and Europe), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. Simply Safe Dividends is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from ChartMill and Simply Safe Dividends?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Is ChartMill or Simply Safe Dividends better for day trading?
ChartMill is the one positioned more for active traders. Simply Safe Dividends is the better fit if you care less about fast trading workflows and more about a calmer research process.
Which has a better stock screener: ChartMill or Simply Safe Dividends?
Both ChartMill and Simply Safe Dividends include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
Can I track my portfolio with ChartMill or Simply Safe Dividends?
Simply Safe Dividends handles portfolio tracking. ChartMill is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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