★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
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Tool Comparison
FINVIZ vs SentiSense
Pick FINVIZ if
FINVIZ
Free • From $299.50/yr · Web
- You care about ETF screeners, stock comparison, and portfolio, things SentiSense doesn't offer
- You're newer to investing and want something approachable
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Pick SentiSense if
SentiSense
Free • From $15/mo · Web · API
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $15/mo instead of $24.96/mo
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
- You care about stock ideas, quant, and watchlist, things FINVIZ 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
FINVIZ and SentiSense cover a lot of the same ground (10 shared categories, including screeners, data visualizations, and news), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. SentiSense simply does more: 22 categories to FINVIZ's 17, including stock ideas, quant, and watchlist. FINVIZ counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- SentiSense$15/mo vs $24.96/mo
- Free trial
- FINVIZ7 days
- Broader coverage
- SentiSense22 vs 17 categories
- API access
- SentiSense
- Asset coverage
- SentiSenseAdds bonds
- Beginner friendly
- FINVIZ
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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 • From $299.50/yr | Free • From $15/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | 7 days | — |
Plan limits | 18 limits: Free: screener presets: 50, Free: items per page: 20 (table) / 36 (charts) / 10 (snapshots) +16 more | 16 limits: Free: api requests per month: 1,000, Free: rate limit per min: 30 +14 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | No |
API access | No | Yes |
Broker sync | No | No |
Integrations | — | SentiSense REST API, SentiSense Python SDK +9 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +3 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +7 more |
Categories covered | 17 | 22 |
Regions | North America | North America |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: 15-min Delayed and Real-time | Latency: Real-time and 15-min Delayed and Pricing: Vendor |
Data partners | — | 6 partners: TradingView, Polygon.io +4 more |
Capabilities | Universe builder and Correlation | Universe builder and AI summaries: News |
Security | — | 3 signals: Data residency: US, Encryption at rest +1 more |
| Try it | Visit FINVIZ | Visit SentiSense |
Where each one shines
What FINVIZ and SentiSense each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What FINVIZ and SentiSense each do best.What FINVIZ does best
- Screening for U.S. stocks and ETFs with a mix of valuation, growth, profitability, technical, ownership, dividend, and performance filters.
- Heat maps, sector/group views, and snapshot pages to spot where market strength, weakness, and unusual moves are clustering.
- Support for saving screener setups with presets and switch between table, chart, and snapshot-style result views depending on how you research.
- Move from a screen to ticker-level research with quote pages that link financials, charts, news, insider trades, filings, options, short interest, and peer comparison.
- Views for reviewing fundamental context with financial statements, EPS and sales charts, ownership pages, insider transactions, and 13F manager holdings.
What SentiSense does best
- The web app and REST API to combine market data, social sentiment, news clustering, institutional flow, insider trading, congressional trading, and AI analysis.
- Tracking SentiSense Score, a per-ticker sentiment signal blending news, Reddit, and X/Twitter context for stock discovery and crowd-conviction monitoring.
- Documents & News APIs for sentiment metrics across news articles, social posts, and AI-curated stories, subject to source-content restrictions.
- Views for reviewing AI-curated story clusters with generated titles, sentiment, ticker badges, source aggregation, and impact scores.
- Market Mood as a 0-100 fear/greed-style index built from internal signals with historical views.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for FINVIZ and SentiSense, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for FINVIZ and SentiSense, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsOptions | StocksETFsBondsOptions |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | IntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersLong-term Investors | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersAlgo TradersAnalystsQuants/DevelopersHedge Funds+1 more |
Regions | North America | North America |
Coverage details | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker | Countries: USIdentifiers: Ticker and CIK |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | 15-min DelayedReal-time | Real-time15-min Delayed |
Pricing sources | Not specified | Vendor |
Data partners | Not specified | TradingViewPolygon.ioSEC EDGARFINRACongressional STOCK Act disclosuresNews, Reddit, X/Twitter, Substack, Discord, and public social sources |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | Not specified | REST |
API auth & delivery | Not specified | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python and TSDocs |
Import methods | Not specified | Manual |
Integrations | Not specified | SentiSense REST APISentiSense Python SDKSentiSense JavaScript/TypeScript SDKSentiSense GitHub SDK repositoriesAI Agent SkillClaude CodeCodexOpenClaw+3 more |
Export formats | Excel | JSON |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Not specified | Data residency: USEncryption at restEncryption in transit |
Capability signals | Universe builderCorrelation | Universe builderAI summaries: News |
Vendor & support | Support: Email | Compass AI Data Services, LLCSupport: Email |
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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 | Freescreener presets: 50 · items per page: 20 (table) / 36 (charts) / 10 (snapshots) · +5 more | Freeapi requests per month: 1,000 · rate limit per min: 30 · +6 more |
| Entry paid plan | $299.50/yr≈ $24.96/mo“Elite (Annual)”screener presets: 200 · portfolios: 100 · +2 more | $15/mo“PRO”api requests per month: 100,000 · rate limit per min: 200 · +6 more |
| Top plan | $39.50/mo“Elite (Monthly)”screener presets: 200 · items per page: Up to 100 (table) / 120 (charts) / 50 (snapshots) · +5 more | — |
| Free trial | 7 days | — |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between FINVIZ and SentiSense?
FINVIZ leans toward screeners, ETF screeners, and stock comparison, while SentiSense puts more weight on stock ideas, screeners, and data visualizations. They overlap in 10 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do FINVIZ and SentiSense cost?
Good news: both FINVIZ and SentiSense have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Which is better for beginners: FINVIZ or SentiSense?
FINVIZ is the friendlier place to start; its interface takes less getting used to. Both work fine once you're past the basics.
Does FINVIZ or SentiSense have an API?
SentiSense has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. FINVIZ doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose FINVIZ or SentiSense?
It depends on what you're after. Pick FINVIZ if ETF screeners and stock comparison matter to you; go with SentiSense if you'd rather have stock ideas and quant. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do FINVIZ and SentiSense cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, and options. SentiSense adds bonds on top.
Do FINVIZ and SentiSense offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Can I export data from FINVIZ and SentiSense?
FINVIZ exports to Excel. SentiSense is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: FINVIZ or SentiSense?
Both FINVIZ and SentiSense 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 FINVIZ or SentiSense?
FINVIZ handles portfolio tracking. SentiSense is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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