VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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TradingView vs Trefis comparison

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

Quick takeaways

TradingView adds Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, News, Alerts, Calendar, Order Book / Level II, Dividends, Splits, ETF Overview, Forums, and Education coverage that Trefis skips.

Trefis includes Valuation Models, Stock Comparison, Blogs, and Custom Dashboards categories that TradingView omits.

TradingView highlights: Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe., Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools., and Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations..

Trefis is known for: Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios., Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates., and Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files..

TradingView ships a mobile app. Trefis is web/desktop only.

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TradingView

tradingview.com

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A global, multi-asset charting and trading platform with advanced analytics, strategy backtesting, and broker connectivity. Features include Pine Script® v6 for custom indicators, server-side alerts, options chains with strategy builder, and multi-asset screeners. Real-time data feeds are sold as add-ons, with availability and pricing varying by exchange and region.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
Desktop

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe.
  • Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools.
  • Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations.
  • Equity, ETF, forex, and crypto screeners with auto-refresh and export options.
  • Pine Script® v6 for creating custom indicators and strategies.

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Trefis

trefis.com

Interactive valuation platform where you can build, adjust, and share stock models. It supports a full Excel round-trip (download your scenarios into Excel; upload spreadsheets back into Trefis to auto-generate dashboards). Models can be exported to PDF, Excel, or image. Market data and consensus EPS come from QuoteMedia, with a disclosed 15–20 minute exchange delay. Both free and paid plans are available.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios.
  • Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates.
  • Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files.
  • Valuations use a blend of sum-of-the-parts and discounted cash flow, with the platform publishing a proprietary “Trefis Price” per share.
  • Peer and ratio comparison tools make it easy to benchmark companies against competitors.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data Visualizations, and Financials.

Where they differ

TradingView

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
ETF Screeners
Stock Ideas
Options & Derivatives
Portfolio
Watchlist
Backtesting
Paper Trading
  • Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe.
  • Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools.
  • Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations.
  • Equity, ETF, forex, and crypto screeners with auto-refresh and export options.

Trefis

Distinct strengths include:

Valuation Models
Stock Comparison
Blogs
Custom Dashboards
  • Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios.
  • Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates.
  • Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files.
  • Valuations use a blend of sum-of-the-parts and discounted cash flow, with the platform publishing a proprietary “Trefis Price” per share.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeTradingViewTrefis
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, Financials

Unique: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, News, Alerts, Calendar, Order Book / Level II, Dividends, Splits, ETF Overview, Forums, Education

Shared: Data Visualizations, Financials

Unique: Valuation Models, Stock Comparison, Blogs, Custom Dashboards

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Bonds, Currencies, Commodities, Cryptos

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, Desktop

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe.
  • Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools.
  • Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations.
  • Equity, ETF, forex, and crypto screeners with auto-refresh and export options.
  • Pine Script® v6 for creating custom indicators and strategies.
  • Strategy Tester with robust backtesting and Bar Replay for historical simulation.

Unique

  • Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios.
  • Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates.
  • Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files.
  • Valuations use a blend of sum-of-the-parts and discounted cash flow, with the platform publishing a proprietary “Trefis Price” per share.
  • Peer and ratio comparison tools make it easy to benchmark companies against competitors.
  • Embeddable charts and forecast widgets available for both free and paid users.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do TradingView and Trefis both support?

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

Do TradingView and Trefis require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

TradingView ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Trefis focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

TradingView differentiates itself with Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe., Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools., and Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations., whereas Trefis stands out for Interactive “what-if” stock models — adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios., Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates., and Export reports, charts, and scenarios as PDF, Excel, or image files..

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