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Tool Comparison

Firefly III vs TradingView comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Firefly III adds Other coverage that TradingView skips.

TradingView includes Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Money Flow, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, News, Alerts, Calendar, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, Order Book / Level II, Financials, Valuation Models, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Broker Connectors, Education, Videos, Blogs, and Forums categories that Firefly III omits.

TradingView offers mobile access, which Firefly III skips.

In depth comparison

Firefly III

firefly-iii.org

An open-source, self-hosted personal finance manager licensed under AGPLv3. Offers full double-entry bookkeeping, REST APIs, and optional event webhooks. Exchange-rate conversion is available from v6.2 onward as an opt-in feature. Bank connections are handled separately through the Firefly Data Importer app.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Self-hosted open-source personal finance manager (AGPLv3 license).
Supports double-entry bookkeeping with budgets, categories, tags, and detailed reporting.
Comprehensive REST API (JSON) with OAuth2 and Personal Access Tokens, plus a full OpenAPI specification.
Event webhooks for transaction create/update/delete, enabled through environment configuration.
Separate Data Importer tool supports CSV and CAMT.053, with optional bank integrations via Salt Edge, GoCardless, and SimpleFIN.

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TradingView

tradingview.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Multi-asset charting, screening, alerts, automation, and portfolio tracking platform with a built-in social network for traders and investors. Covers global stocks, ETFs, futures, FX, crypto, bonds, and macro data across 100+ exchanges and millions of instruments, with optional real-time data subscriptions. Supports Pine Script for custom indicators and strategies, a full-featured strategy tester, options analytics, and flexible alerts including webhook integrations for external bots and automation. Not a broker itself, but connects to dozens of partner brokers and exchanges so users can trade directly from charts or the depth-of-market panel, alongside a dedicated paper trading account.

Platforms

WebMobileDesktop

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts.
Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis.
Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns.
Rich fundamentals: full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios (P/E, debt-to-equity, etc.), fundamental graphs, ETF screeners, and ETF pages with AUM, flows, NAV returns, and risk stats.
Derivatives and microstructure tools: options chains with Greeks and multi-leg strategies, futures markets across asset classes, depth-of-market (Level II) where available, spreads, and yield-curve products.

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Where they differ

Firefly III

Distinct strengths include:

Other

Self-hosted open-source personal finance manager (AGPLv3 license).
Supports double-entry bookkeeping with budgets, categories, tags, and detailed reporting.
Comprehensive REST API (JSON) with OAuth2 and Personal Access Tokens, plus a full OpenAPI specification.
Event webhooks for transaction create/update/delete, enabled through environment configuration.

TradingView

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Ideas Screeners ETF Screeners Data Visualizations Options & Derivatives Quant Money Flow Watchlist

Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts.
Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis.
Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns.
Rich fundamentals: full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios (P/E, debt-to-equity, etc.), fundamental graphs, ETF screeners, and ETF pages with AUM, flows, NAV returns, and risk stats.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Firefly III	TradingView
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Portfolio, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks Unique: Other	Shared: Portfolio, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks Unique: Stock Ideas, Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Quant, Money Flow, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Copy/Social Trading, News, Alerts, Calendar, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Yield Curves, Order Book / Level II, Financials, Valuation Models, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Broker Connectors, Education, Videos, Blogs, Forums
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Other	Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Funds
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	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Self-hosted open-source personal finance manager (AGPLv3 license). Supports double-entry bookkeeping with budgets, categories, tags, and detailed reporting. Comprehensive REST API (JSON) with OAuth2 and Personal Access Tokens, plus a full OpenAPI specification. Event webhooks for transaction create/update/delete, enabled through environment configuration. Separate Data Importer tool supports CSV and CAMT.053, with optional bank integrations via Salt Edge, GoCardless, and SimpleFIN. CSV export available for accounts, budgets, categories, tags, recurring transactions, subscriptions, piggy banks, rules, and more.	Unique Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts. Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis. Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns. Rich fundamentals: full financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), ratios (P/E, debt-to-equity, etc.), fundamental graphs, ETF screeners, and ETF pages with AUM, flows, NAV returns, and risk stats. Derivatives and microstructure tools: options chains with Greeks and multi-leg strategies, futures markets across asset classes, depth-of-market (Level II) where available, spreads, and yield-curve products. Portfolio module to track holdings, cash flows, dividends, and performance versus a benchmark, with CSV-based transaction import/export and broker history import workflows.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Firefly III and TradingView both support?

Both platforms cover Portfolio, APIs & SDKs, and Webhooks workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Firefly III and TradingView require subscriptions?

Both Firefly III and TradingView keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

TradingView ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Firefly III focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Firefly III differentiates itself with Self-hosted open-source personal finance manager (AGPLv3 license)., Supports double-entry bookkeeping with budgets, categories, tags, and detailed reporting., and Comprehensive REST API (JSON) with OAuth2 and Personal Access Tokens, plus a full OpenAPI specification., whereas TradingView stands out for Advanced multi-asset charting (“Supercharts”) with second-based intervals, custom timeframes, multiple layouts (up to 16 charts per tab on top tiers), and 100+ built-in indicators plus 100k+ community scripts., Pine Script® language for creating custom indicators, strategies, screeners, and alerts, backed by an integrated strategy tester for historical performance and walk-forward style analysis., and Cross-asset screeners for stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto (including CEX/DEX pairs) with 400+ technical and fundamental filters, presets, multi-timeframe conditions, and Pine-powered custom columns..

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