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Google Finance vs Screener.in comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Google Finance adds Portfolio, Stock Comparison, ETF Overview, and ETF Holdings coverage that Screener.in skips.

Screener.in includes Screeners, Alerts, Institutional Data, AI, and AI Chat categories that Google Finance omits.

Screener.in offers mobile access, which Google Finance skips.

In depth comparison

Google Finance

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Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Free web portal for quotes, charts, news, watchlists, and simple portfolio tracking. Portfolios can include stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and crypto, with returns shown using time-weighted calculations. Data freshness varies by source: some exchanges stream in real time, while others are delayed (e.g., 15 minutes for many equities, 10 minutes for CME futures, end-of-day for mutual funds). Currency and crypto quotes update every few minutes. Google Sheets supports the GOOGLEFINANCE() function for live data pulls, though no public REST API is offered.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Custom watchlists to follow securities and markets, with tailored news feeds for tracked symbols.
Simple portfolio tools: add holdings with quantity, cost basis, and date; convert watchlists to portfolios; experiment with simulated “playground” portfolios; switch portfolio currency.
Performance tracking with one-day and total returns, plus portfolio value charts. Comparisons are based on time-weighted rate of return (TWR).
Interactive charts, quotes, and aggregated financial news across global markets.
Coverage across multiple asset classes with varied latency: U.S. equities often real-time, international equities typically 15-minute delay, futures about 10 minutes, crypto and currencies ~3 minutes, and mutual funds end-of-day.

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Screener.in

screener.in

Hands-on review

India’s go-to platform for stock screening and fundamental analysis. Offers a free Hobby Investor plan and a Premium “Active Investor” plan (₹4,999/year). Premium unlocks extras like CSV downloads, industry filters, multiple watchlists, and higher alert limits (up to 800 stock alerts, 75 screen alerts, 50 phrase alerts). Premium users also get priority email delivery and ₹500 in AI credits. Refund window of 48 hours. The Android app extends full functionality to mobile.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals.
Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI.
Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates.
Stock price alerts available for levels, moving averages, or PE ratios, emailed daily around mid-afternoon IST.
Company Announcements section lets you search, filter, and set alerts for new corporate disclosures.

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Where they differ

Google Finance

Distinct strengths include:

Portfolio Stock Comparison ETF Overview ETF Holdings

Custom watchlists to follow securities and markets, with tailored news feeds for tracked symbols.
Simple portfolio tools: add holdings with quantity, cost basis, and date; convert watchlists to portfolios; experiment with simulated “playground” portfolios; switch portfolio currency.
Performance tracking with one-day and total returns, plus portfolio value charts. Comparisons are based on time-weighted rate of return (TWR).
Interactive charts, quotes, and aggregated financial news across global markets.

Screener.in

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners Alerts Institutional Data AI AI Chat

Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals.
Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI.
Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates.
Stock price alerts available for levels, moving averages, or PE ratios, emailed daily around mid-afternoon IST.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Google Finance	Screener.in
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Watchlist, News, Data Visualizations, Financials Unique: Portfolio, Stock Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings	Shared: Watchlist, News, Data Visualizations, Financials Unique: Screeners, Alerts, Institutional Data, AI, AI Chat
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Currencies, Cryptos, Futures, Bonds	Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, Mobile
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Custom watchlists to follow securities and markets, with tailored news feeds for tracked symbols. Simple portfolio tools: add holdings with quantity, cost basis, and date; convert watchlists to portfolios; experiment with simulated “playground” portfolios; switch portfolio currency. Performance tracking with one-day and total returns, plus portfolio value charts. Comparisons are based on time-weighted rate of return (TWR). Interactive charts, quotes, and aggregated financial news across global markets. Coverage across multiple asset classes with varied latency: U.S. equities often real-time, international equities typically 15-minute delay, futures about 10 minutes, crypto and currencies ~3 minutes, and mutual funds end-of-day. Google Sheets integration via =GOOGLEFINANCE() for fetching current and historical data (with limits on coverage, frequency, and history depth).	Unique Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals. Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI. Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates. Stock price alerts available for levels, moving averages, or PE ratios, emailed daily around mid-afternoon IST. Company Announcements section lets you search, filter, and set alerts for new corporate disclosures. Detailed shareholding data, including reverse search of investors holding more than 1% across companies, and the ability to follow favourite investors.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Highlighted	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Google Finance and Screener.in both support?

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

Do Google Finance and Screener.in require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

Screener.in ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Google Finance focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Google Finance differentiates itself with Custom watchlists to follow securities and markets, with tailored news feeds for tracked symbols., Simple portfolio tools: add holdings with quantity, cost basis, and date; convert watchlists to portfolios; experiment with simulated “playground” portfolios; switch portfolio currency., and Performance tracking with one-day and total returns, plus portfolio value charts. Comparisons are based on time-weighted rate of return (TWR)., whereas Screener.in stands out for Powerful custom query language and custom ratios; run screens on a decade of financial fundamentals., Automatic email alerts when new quarterly results match your screens; easy to set directly in the UI., and Premium users can export entire screen results to CSV and generate per-company Excel files with custom templates..

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