★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Koyfin vs TradingView
Pick Koyfin if
Koyfin
Free • From $39/mo · Web · Mobile
- You care about custom dashboards, financials, and analyst forecasts, things TradingView doesn't offer
Pick TradingView if
TradingView
Free • From $12.95/mo · Web · Mobile · Desktop
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $12.95/mo instead of $39/mo
- You care about quant, stock ideas, and stock comparison, things Koyfin doesn't offer
- You trade often and need tooling built for speed
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
Koyfin and TradingView cover a lot of the same ground (10 shared categories, including screeners, ETF screeners, and data visualizations), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. TradingView simply does more: 27 categories to Koyfin's 20, including quant, stock ideas, and stock comparison. Koyfin counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- Cheaper paid plan
- TradingView$12.95/mo vs $39/mo
- Free trial
- TradingView30 days
- Broader coverage
- TradingView27 vs 20 categories
- Desktop app
- TradingView
- Broker sync
- Koyfin
- Free plan
- Both
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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 $39/mo | Free • From $12.95/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | 30 days |
Plan limits | 24 limits: Free: watchlists: 2, Free: screens: 2 +22 more | 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 | Yes | Yes |
API access | No | No |
Broker sync | Yes | No |
Integrations | Schwab, Altruist +6 more | 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 | 20 | 27 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day and Adjustments: TotalReturn | 3 signals: Latency: Streaming, Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: Tick, Second, Minute, and EOD +1 more |
Data partners | 6 partners: S&P Global Market Intelligence, Morningstar +4 more | 3 partners: ICE Data Services, FactSet +1 more |
Capabilities | 7 signals: Universe builder, Broker sync +5 more | 8 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +6 more |
Security | 4 signals: SOC2, Data residency: US +2 more | Status page |
| Try it | Visit Koyfin | Visit TradingView |
Where each one shines
What Koyfin and TradingView each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Koyfin and TradingView each do best.What Koyfin does best
- Tools for building customizable dashboards, watchlists, charts, and market monitors across global equities, ETFs, funds, fixed income, FX, commodities, crypto, indices, and economics.
- Screening for more than 100,000 global securities with thousands of criteria, with stock and ETF screening on paid plans and mutual-fund screening in Advisor tiers.
- Advanced charts with technical indicators, fundamentals, valuation measures, analyst estimates, price targets, templates, sharing, and downloads where vendor licenses allow.
- Research coverage for companies with financial analysis pages, customizable financial templates, news, filings, transcripts, analyst data, short interest, and AI transcript summaries on paid plans.
- Tracking portfolios with grouping, notes, summary rows, alerts, custom data series, uploaded CSV price history, and mobile portfolio monitoring.
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 Koyfin and TradingView, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Koyfin and TradingView, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsBondsCurrenciesCommoditiesFutures+1 more | StocksETFsCryptosBondsCommoditiesCurrenciesFuturesOptions |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsAsset ManagersFinancial AdvisorsRIAs / Wealth FirmsStudents/Researchers | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersAlgo TradersQuants/Developers |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | Not specified |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day | StreamingReal-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day |
Data granularity | Not specified | TickSecondMinuteEOD |
Data partners | S&P Global Market IntelligenceMorningstarFREDTrading EconomicsTrueFXPolygon.io | ICE Data ServicesFactSetQuartr |
| Access & integrations | ||
Import methods | ManualCSVCustodian | Not specified |
Integrations | SchwabAltruistTradePMRInteractive BrokersBlack DiamondOrionFidelityAddepar | Trading panel brokers (100+ partners)Pine ScriptWebhook alerts |
Export formats | CSVImagePDF | CSVImage |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2Data residency: USEncryption at restEncryption in transit | Status page |
Capability signals | Universe builderBroker syncYield curvesAI summaries: TranscriptsHouseholdingModel portfoliosClient reporting | Custom formulasUniverse builderMulti-leg optionsGreeksIV surfacePortfolio attributionCorrelationYield curves |
Vendor & support | Koyfin, Inc.Country: United StatesFounded 2016Support: Email | 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 | Freewatchlists: 2 · screens: 2 · +5 more | Free“Basic”charts per tab: 1 · indicators per chart: 2 · +7 more |
| Entry paid plan | $39/mo“Plus”financials years: 10 · estimates years: 10 · +5 more | $12.95/mo“Essential”charts per tab: 2 · indicators per chart: 5 · +8 more |
| Tier 2 | $79/mo“Premium”alerts: 500 · custom securities: Unlimited | $29.95/mo“Plus”charts per tab: 4 · indicators per chart: 10 · +8 more |
| Tier 3 | $209/mo“Advisor Core”alerts: 500 · reports per month: 10 · +2 more | $59.95/mo“Premium”charts per tab: 8 · indicators per chart: 25 · +9 more |
| Top plan | $299/mo“Advisor Pro”alerts: 500 · reports per month: 200 · +2 more | $199.95/mo“Ultimate”charts per tab: 16 · indicators per chart: 50 · +10 more |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Teams” | Contact sales“Enterprise plans” |
| Free trial | — | 30 days |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Koyfin and TradingView?
Koyfin leans toward screeners, ETF screeners, and data visualizations, while TradingView puts more weight on data visualizations, quant, and screeners. They overlap in 10 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Koyfin and TradingView cost?
Good news: both Koyfin and TradingView have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Should I choose Koyfin or TradingView?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Koyfin if custom dashboards and financials matter to you; go with TradingView if you'd rather have quant and stock ideas. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Koyfin and TradingView cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, bonds, and currencies. Koyfin also handles mutual funds and closed-end funds. TradingView adds options on top.
Do Koyfin and TradingView offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Can I export data from Koyfin and TradingView?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Can Koyfin or TradingView connect to my broker?
Koyfin syncs with brokers automatically. With TradingView, you're entering holdings by hand or importing files.
Is Koyfin or TradingView better for day trading?
TradingView is the one positioned more for active traders. Koyfin is the better fit if you care less about fast trading workflows and more about a calmer research process.
Which has a better stock screener: Koyfin or TradingView?
Both Koyfin 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 Koyfin or TradingView?
Yes, both do portfolio tracking: holdings, performance, and allocation in one place.
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