★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
ChartMill vs TradingView
Pick ChartMill if
ChartMill
Free • Paid plans available · Web
- You care about scores, valuation models, and market sentiment, things TradingView doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Pick TradingView if
TradingView
Free • From $12.95/mo · Web · Mobile · Desktop
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You care about quant, ETF screeners, and ETF comparison, things ChartMill doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
ChartMill and TradingView cover a lot of the same ground (14 shared categories, including screeners, stock ideas, and stock comparison), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. TradingView simply does more: 27 categories to ChartMill's 24, including quant, ETF screeners, and ETF comparison, plus a mobile app. ChartMill counters by being completely free.
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Key differences at a glance
- Real-time data
- TradingView
- Free trial
- TradingView30 days
- Broader coverage
- TradingView27 vs 24 categories
- Mobile app
- TradingView
- Desktop app
- TradingView
- Asset coverage
- TradingViewAdds cryptos and bonds
See for yourself
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • Paid plans available | Free • From $12.95/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | 30 days |
Plan limits | Free: financials history: 4 years/quarters (free users, example pages). | 52 limits: Basic: charts per tab: 1, Basic: indicators per chart: 2 +50 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Desktop app | No | Yes |
Mobile app | No | Yes |
API access | No | No |
Broker sync | — | No |
Integrations | — | Trading panel brokers (100+ partners), Pine Script +1 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +6 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +4 more |
Categories covered | 24 | 27 |
Regions | North America, Europe | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 3 signals: Latency: 15-min Delayed and End of Day, Granularity: EOD and Minute +1 more | 3 signals: Latency: Streaming, Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: Tick, Second, Minute, and EOD +1 more |
Data partners | — | 3 partners: ICE Data Services, FactSet +1 more |
Capabilities | Custom formulas and Universe builder | 8 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +6 more |
Security | — | Status page |
| Try it | Visit ChartMill | Visit TradingView |
Where each one shines
What ChartMill and TradingView each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What ChartMill and TradingView each do best.What ChartMill does best
- Screening for stocks and ETFs with technical, fundamental, dividend, valuation, growth, profitability, health, and custom-expression filters.
- Starting point: a large Trading Ideas library covering breakout, pullback, CANSLIM, Minervini, GARP, dividend, value, growth, and other screen templates.
- ChartMill ratings, technical setup views, analyzer pages, and fundamental reports to compare candidates.
- Tools for building watchlists, save screens, export screener results, and trigger alerts from price, setup, earnings, news, insider, fundamental, analyst, and saved-screen conditions.
- Multi-chart layouts, saved chart configurations, drawings, indicators, event markers, and watchlist-based charting.
What TradingView does best
- Tools for building multi-asset charts for stocks, ETFs, crypto, FX, futures, bonds, commodities, options, and indices from one charting workspace.
- Supercharts with multi-chart layouts, custom intervals, drawing tools, chart templates, Volume Profile, auto chart patterns, and other technical-analysis overlays.
- Screening for markets with stock, ETF, bond, crypto, CEX/DEX, and Pine screeners using hundreds of technical and fundamental fields.
- Tools for creating and test indicators, alerts, and strategies with Pine Script, TradingView’s cloud IDE, strategy tester, Deep Backtesting, Bar Magnifier, and exportable strategy data.
- Support for setting cloud alerts on prices, drawings, indicators, and Pine scripts, with delivery through browser, email, mobile apps, and webhooks on eligible plans.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for ChartMill and TradingView, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for ChartMill and TradingView, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFs | StocksETFsCryptosBondsCommoditiesCurrenciesFuturesOptions |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersLong-term InvestorsGrowth InvestorsValue InvestorsDividend Investors | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersAlgo TradersQuants/Developers |
Regions | North AmericaEurope | Not specified |
Coverage details | 17 countries9 exchangesIdentifiers: Ticker and ISIN | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | 15-min DelayedEnd of Day | StreamingReal-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day |
Data granularity | EODMinute | TickSecondMinuteEOD |
Data partners | Not specified | ICE Data ServicesFactSetQuartr |
| Access & integrations | ||
Integrations | Not specified | Trading panel brokers (100+ partners)Pine ScriptWebhook alerts |
Export formats | CSV | CSVImage |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Not specified | Status page |
Capability signals | Custom formulasUniverse builder | Custom formulasUniverse builderMulti-leg optionsGreeksIV surfacePortfolio attributionCorrelationYield curves |
Vendor & support | ChartMill | TradingView, Inc. |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Freefinancials history: 4 years/quarters (free users, example pages). | Free“Basic”charts per tab: 1 · indicators per chart: 2 · +7 more |
| Entry paid plan | $34.97/mo“Monthly Subscription” | $12.95/mo“Essential”charts per tab: 2 · indicators per chart: 5 · +8 more |
| Tier 2 | $299.97/yr“Annual Subscription + Free Course” | $29.95/mo“Plus”charts per tab: 4 · indicators per chart: 10 · +8 more |
| Tier 3 | — | $59.95/mo“Premium”charts per tab: 8 · indicators per chart: 25 · +9 more |
| Top plan | — | $199.95/mo“Ultimate”charts per tab: 16 · indicators per chart: 50 · +10 more |
| Custom / enterprise | — | Contact sales“Enterprise plans” |
| Free trial | — | 30 days |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between ChartMill and TradingView?
ChartMill leans toward screeners, stock ideas, and stock comparison, while TradingView puts more weight on data visualizations, quant, and screeners. They overlap in 14 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do ChartMill and TradingView cost?
Good news: both ChartMill and TradingView have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Can I use ChartMill or TradingView on my phone?
TradingView lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. ChartMill doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web.
Should I choose ChartMill or TradingView?
It depends on what you're after. Pick ChartMill if scores and valuation models matter to you; go with TradingView if you'd rather have quant and ETF screeners. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do ChartMill and TradingView cover?
Both cover stocks and ETFs. TradingView adds cryptos, bonds, and commodities on top.
Does ChartMill or TradingView have real-time data?
TradingView 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.
Can I export data from ChartMill and TradingView?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Which has a better stock screener: ChartMill or TradingView?
Both ChartMill and TradingView 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 TradingView?
TradingView handles portfolio tracking. ChartMill is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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