MarketWatch vs TradingView comparison

MarketWatch focuses on News, Alerts, and Calendar while TradingView specializes in Data Visualizations, Quant, and Screeners. They overlap in 8 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both MarketWatch and TradingView offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

Choose MarketWatch if you need Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., and Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts.. Go with TradingView if Markets covered include stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, bonds, FX, futures, and indices., and Supercharts with multi-chart layouts, custom intervals (incl. seconds and range bars), and more charts-per-tab on higher tiers (up to 16 on Ultimate). better fits how you invest.

Both cover Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Currencies, Cryptos, and Bonds. MarketWatch also includes Mutual Funds, Options, and Commodities.

MarketWatch offers real-time data feeds, which is essential for active traders. TradingView uses delayed or end-of-day data, which works fine for longer-term investors who don't need up-to-the-second quotes.

Both platforms let you export data to spreadsheets (CSV). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.

TradingView connects with brokers for portfolio syncing. MarketWatch requires manual portfolio entry or data import.

TradingView is built with active traders in mind, offering features like real-time data and technical analysis. MarketWatch is better suited for buy-and-hold investors focused on fundamentals.

Both MarketWatch and TradingView include stock screeners. Try each to see which filtering options and interface you prefer.

TradingView offers portfolio tracking features. MarketWatch is more focused on research and analysis.