VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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FINVIZ vs Perplexity Finance comparison

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

Quick takeaways

FINVIZ adds Portfolio, Backtesting, Alerts, Data APIs, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, 13F, Short Interest, and Options coverage that Perplexity Finance skips.

Perplexity Finance includes Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, and Analyst Price Targets categories that FINVIZ omits.

FINVIZ highlights: Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions., Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200., and Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users..

Perplexity Finance is known for: Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., and AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources..

Perplexity Finance offers mobile access, which FINVIZ skips.

FINVIZ logo

FINVIZ

finviz.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

A popular stock screener and charting platform best known for its heat maps, visualization tools, and simple interface. The Free tier is ad-supported with delayed U.S. market data, while FINVIZ Elite unlocks real-time quotes (including pre- and after-hours), intraday chart layouts, backtesting, ETF full-holdings, exports and APIs, alerts, and larger portfolio/watchlist limits. Coverage is U.S. equities only. Elite includes a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions.
  • Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200.
  • Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users.
  • Portfolio and watchlist management with email and push alerts for price changes, news, ratings, insider activity, and SEC filings. Elite increases limits to 100 portfolios and 500 tickers per portfolio.
  • ETF research with full holdings breakdown, plus structural and performance metrics (Elite only).

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Perplexity Finance

perplexity.ai

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

AI-assisted finance hub with quote and overview pages for stocks, ETFs, funds, and crypto. Free to use with search limits; Pro lifts caps and unlocks Pro/Deep Research. Enterprise Pro connects to data subscriptions like FactSet and Crunchbase and adds SSO/SCIM. Data providers are disclosed on each page. Not designed for trading execution.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
Desktop

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).
  • Crypto section with Historical Data downloads and Coinbase COIN50 index charts on the Finance homepage.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

6 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Watchlist plus 3 more areas.

Where they differ

FINVIZ

Distinct strengths include:

Portfolio
Backtesting
Alerts
Data APIs
ETF Holdings
Insider Data
13F
Short Interest
  • Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions.
  • Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200.
  • Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users.
  • Portfolio and watchlist management with email and push alerts for price changes, news, ratings, insider activity, and SEC filings. Elite increases limits to 100 portfolios and 500 tickers per portfolio.

Perplexity Finance

Distinct strengths include:

Transcripts
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Recommendations
Analyst Price Targets
  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeFINVIZPerplexity Finance
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, News, Financials, ETF Overview

Unique: Portfolio, Backtesting, Alerts, Data APIs, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, 13F, Short Interest, Options

Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, News, Financials, ETF Overview

Unique: Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Currencies, Cryptos

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Cryptos

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, Mobile, Desktop

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions.
  • Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200.
  • Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users.
  • Portfolio and watchlist management with email and push alerts for price changes, news, ratings, insider activity, and SEC filings. Elite increases limits to 100 portfolios and 500 tickers per portfolio.
  • ETF research with full holdings breakdown, plus structural and performance metrics (Elite only).
  • Exports and APIs for Screener, Portfolios, Groups, Options Chains, and News; sample code available for Google Sheets, Python, and JavaScript (Elite).

Unique

  • Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets.
  • Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub.
  • AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources.
  • Data providers include Financial Modeling Prep (fundamentals), Unusual Whales (options), Quartr (transcripts), and FinChat/Fiscal.ai (earnings).
  • Crypto section with Historical Data downloads and Coinbase COIN50 index charts on the Finance homepage.
  • Global market coverage spanning US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Thailand.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do FINVIZ and Perplexity Finance both support?

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

Do FINVIZ and Perplexity Finance require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

Perplexity Finance ships a dedicated mobile experience, while FINVIZ focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

FINVIZ differentiates itself with Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions., Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200., and Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users., whereas Perplexity Finance stands out for Ticker pages with detailed Overview, Financials, Historical Data, and Earnings tabs, including analyst ratings and 12-month price targets., Watchlist feature and a Screener tab available directly in the Finance hub., and AI-curated news feeds on instrument pages with linked sources..

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