★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Oilprice.com vs TradingView
Pick Oilprice.com instead if
Oilprice.com
Best for newsletters
Free • From $23.25/mo · Web · Mobile
- You care about newsletters, something TradingView doesn't offer
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TradingView
Best for quant and screeners
Free • From $12.95/mo · Web · Mobile · Desktop · 70% positive (23 votes)
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $12.95/mo instead of $23.25/mo
- You care about quant, screeners, and ETF screeners, things Oilprice.com doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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The verdict
The bottom line
Oilprice.com and TradingView cover a lot of the same ground (3 shared categories, news, data visualizations, and watchlist), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. TradingView simply does more: 27 categories to Oilprice.com's 4, including quant, screeners, and ETF screeners. Oilprice.com counters by keeping things simpler.
Key differences at a glance
- Real-time data
- TradingView
- Cheaper paid plan
- TradingView$12.95/mo vs $23.25/mo
- Broader coverage
- TradingView27 vs 4 categories
- Desktop app
- TradingView
- Asset coverage
- TradingViewAdds stocks and ETFs
- Free plan
- Both
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $23.25/mo | Free • From $12.95/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | 30 days | 30 days |
Plan limits | — | 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 | No | No |
Integrations | — | 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 +4 more |
Categories covered | 4 | 27 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, Middle East, Africa, LatAm | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 3 signals: Latency: 15-min Delayed and End of Day, Granularity: EOD +1 more | 3 signals: Latency: Streaming, Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: Tick, Second, Minute, and EOD +1 more |
Data partners | — | 3 partners: ICE Data Services, FactSet +1 more |
Capabilities | — | 8 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +6 more |
Security | — | Status page |
| Try it | Visit Oilprice.com | Visit TradingView |
Standout features
What Oilprice.com does best
- Check oil price pages and charts for major benchmarks, crude blends, indexes, and related commodity markets.
- Compare more than 150 crude blends and indexes with charting and analytics designed for energy-market monitoring.
- Use clear delay labels on price tables, including examples such as WTI and Brent delayed around 10 minutes and OPEC Basket around one day.
- Follow energy news and analysis across oil, natural gas, commodities, geopolitics, production, supply chains, and energy equities.
- Review the Rig Count dashboard for U.S. and Canadian rig activity, frac spreads, and production-trend context.
What TradingView does best
- Build multi-asset charts for stocks, ETFs, crypto, FX, futures, bonds, commodities, options, and indices from one charting workspace.
- Use Supercharts with multi-chart layouts, custom intervals, drawing tools, chart templates, Volume Profile, auto chart patterns, and other technical-analysis overlays.
- Screen markets with stock, ETF, bond, crypto, CEX/DEX, and Pine screeners using hundreds of technical and fundamental fields.
- Create and test indicators, alerts, and strategies with Pine Script, TradingView’s cloud IDE, strategy tester, Deep Backtesting, Bar Magnifier, and exportable strategy data.
- Set cloud alerts on prices, drawings, indicators, and Pine scripts, with delivery through browser, email, mobile apps, and webhooks on eligible plans.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | CommoditiesFutures | StocksETFsCryptosBondsCommoditiesCurrenciesFuturesOptions |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Not specified | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersAlgo TradersQuants/Developers |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACMiddle EastAfricaLatAm | Not specified |
Coverage details | Not specified | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | 15-min DelayedEnd of Day | StreamingReal-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day |
Data granularity | EOD | TickSecondMinuteEOD |
Data partners | Not specified | ICE Data ServicesFactSetQuartr |
| Access & integrations | ||
Integrations | Not specified | Trading panel brokers (100+ partners)Pine ScriptWebhook alerts |
Export formats | Not specified | CSVImage |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Not specified | Status page |
Capability signals | Not specified | Custom formulasUniverse builderMulti-leg optionsGreeksIV surfacePortfolio attributionCorrelationYield curves |
Vendor & support | Advanced Media Solutions (trading as Oilprice.com)Country: British Virgin IslandsFounded 2009Support: Email | TradingView, Inc. |
Curation ratings | Methodology 3/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 | Not specified |
Green tags are exclusive to that tool in this comparison.
Pricing breakdown
$23.25/mo
Starting price
Plans & pricing
$12.95/mo
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
- charts per tab: 1
- indicators per chart: 2
- +7 more
- charts per tab: 2
- indicators per chart: 5
- +8 more
- charts per tab: 4
- indicators per chart: 10
- +8 more
- charts per tab: 8
- indicators per chart: 25
- +9 more
- charts per tab: 16
- indicators per chart: 50
- +10 more
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
3Where the two tools cover the same ground.
Oilprice.com strengths
1What you only get with Oilprice.com.
TradingView strengths
24Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Oilprice.com and TradingView?
Oilprice.com leans toward news, data visualizations, and watchlist, while TradingView puts more weight on data visualizations, quant, and screeners. They overlap in 3 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Oilprice.com and TradingView cost?
Good news: both Oilprice.com and TradingView have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Should I choose Oilprice.com or TradingView?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Oilprice.com if newsletters matter to you; go with TradingView if you'd rather have quant and screeners. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Oilprice.com and TradingView cover?
Both cover commodities and futures. TradingView adds stocks, ETFs, and cryptos on top.
Does Oilprice.com or TradingView have real-time data?
TradingView offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. Oilprice.com runs on delayed or end-of-day data, which is perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Can I export data from Oilprice.com and TradingView?
TradingView exports to CSV. Oilprice.com is stingier about getting data out.
Is Oilprice.com or TradingView better for day trading?
TradingView is the one positioned more for active traders. Oilprice.com 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: Oilprice.com or TradingView?
TradingView has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Oilprice.com doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with Oilprice.com or TradingView?
TradingView handles portfolio tracking. Oilprice.com is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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