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Thursday, October 16, 2025

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Smartfin vs Trendlyne comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Smartfin adds Stock Ideas, Checklist, and AI Business Summary coverage that Trendlyne skips.

Trendlyne includes Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, News, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Broker Connectors categories that Smartfin omits.

Smartfin highlights: AI overview cards: plain‑English company summaries with positives/negatives and peer positioning on hover., Sector‑adjusted scorecards across value, profit, growth, and financial health with peer rankings., and Visual Stock Explorer: 30+ years of fundamentals, 200+ metrics, annual/quarterly toggles, downloadable charts..

Trendlyne is known for: Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..

Trendlyne offers mobile access, which Smartfin skips.

Smartfin

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Beginner‑friendly stock research platform focused on fundamentals: visual financials, sector‑adjusted scoring (value/profit/growth/health), AI company snapshots, curated stock lists, and real‑time alerts for insider trades & analyst price‑target changes. US‑stocks centric; no brokerage sync or advanced risk/quant features.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

AI overview cards: plain‑English company summaries with positives/negatives and peer positioning on hover.
Sector‑adjusted scorecards across value, profit, growth, and financial health with peer rankings.
Visual Stock Explorer: 30+ years of fundamentals, 200+ metrics, annual/quarterly toggles, downloadable charts.
Real‑time alerts for insider trades and analyst price‑target changes; customizable watchlists.
Event hub for tracked tickers (earnings, SEC filings, transcripts) and a lightweight research checklist.

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Trendlyne

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Equity research and portfolio platform with coverage of both India and US markets. Screener alerts, backtests, and data downloads are tiered by plan—for example, screener alerts refresh as often as every 15 minutes on Pro/Pro Plus, backtest limits range from 200 to 1200 per year, and data exports expand from 2,000 rows to unlimited. Excel and Google Sheets integration is available on higher plans, with global access on Pro Plus. Broker sync works with major Indian brokers, and transcripts include AI summaries for faster digestion.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.
Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

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Mutual strengths include Financials, Scores, and Data Visualizations plus 6 more areas.

Where they differ

Smartfin

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Ideas

Checklist

AI Business Summary

AI overview cards: plain‑English company summaries with positives/negatives and peer positioning on hover.
Sector‑adjusted scorecards across value, profit, growth, and financial health with peer rankings.
Visual Stock Explorer: 30+ years of fundamentals, 200+ metrics, annual/quarterly toggles, downloadable charts.
Real‑time alerts for insider trades and analyst price‑target changes; customizable watchlists.

Trendlyne

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Recommendations

Options & Derivatives

Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Smartfin	Trendlyne
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Financials, Scores, Data Visualizations, Transcripts, Insider Data, Analyst Price Targets, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar Unique: Stock Ideas, Checklist, AI Business Summary	Shared: Financials, Scores, Data Visualizations, Transcripts, Insider Data, Analyst Price Targets, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar Unique: Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, News, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks	Stocks, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, Mobile
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique AI overview cards: plain‑English company summaries with positives/negatives and peer positioning on hover. Sector‑adjusted scorecards across value, profit, growth, and financial health with peer rankings. Visual Stock Explorer: 30+ years of fundamentals, 200+ metrics, annual/quarterly toggles, downloadable charts. Real‑time alerts for insider trades and analyst price‑target changes; customizable watchlists. Event hub for tracked tickers (earnings, SEC filings, transcripts) and a lightweight research checklist. Curated ‘Stock Lists’ (e.g., top dividend, top AI, top market cap) focused on U.S. markets.	Unique Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers). Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests). Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more. DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS. Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers. Excel Connect and Google Sheets add-ins to pull live data directly into spreadsheets—available by plan, with full India+US coverage on Pro Plus.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Smartfin and Trendlyne both support?

Both platforms cover Financials, Scores, Data Visualizations, Transcripts, Insider Data, Analyst Price Targets, Watchlist, Alerts, and Calendar workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Smartfin and Trendlyne require subscriptions?

Both Smartfin and Trendlyne keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Trendlyne ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Smartfin focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Smartfin differentiates itself with AI overview cards: plain‑English company summaries with positives/negatives and peer positioning on hover., Sector‑adjusted scorecards across value, profit, growth, and financial health with peer rankings., and Visual Stock Explorer: 30+ years of fundamentals, 200+ metrics, annual/quarterly toggles, downloadable charts., whereas Trendlyne stands out for Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..

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