For screening the live market, Trade Ideas. For a free visual screener, Finviz. For screening next to charts, TradingView. For deep fundamentals, Stock Rover. For analyst ratings, Morningstar Investor or Seeking Alpha. For a clean research dashboard, Koyfin. For visual company reports, Simply Wall St. For chart-based scans on a budget, TC2000. For a free screener you may already use, Yahoo Finance.
Written by Daniel Mirkin, CEO of Trade Ideas, which makes one of the tools compared here.
Best stock screener by how you invest
Best stock screener by style. Prices checked October 29, 2026 on each company's own site.
| You want | Our pick | Why | Cost |
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| To screen the whole market while it's open | Trade Ideas | Top Lists re-check every 15 seconds; 249 filters; AI Assistant builds screens from plain English | TI Standard $127/mo or $1,068/yr |
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| A free visual screener | Finviz | Fast filters and heat maps; free quotes delayed | $0; Elite $39.50/mo or $299.50/yr |
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| Long-term fundamentals | Stock Rover | 300+ metrics on Premium, 700+ on Premium Plus | Premium $34/mo or $29/mo billed annually |
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| Analyst ratings in the screen | Morningstar Investor | Screen by Morningstar ratings, including fair value | $34.95/mo or $249/yr |
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Two jobs
Stock screener vs stock scanner
- A screener sorts. It shows which stocks meet your rules. Most screeners here do this on a snapshot: daily data, or a refresh every few seconds to minutes.
- A scanner watches. It tells you the moment something happens. In Trade Ideas, Streaming Alerts are the scanner, and Top Lists are the screener.
At a glance
Stock screeners, side by side
Stock screeners compared. Facts and prices from each company's own site, October 29, 2026.
| Screener | Built for | Data and refresh | Ratings | Free screener | Full screener price |
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| Trade Ideas | Screening the live market | Real-time; Top Lists re-check every 15 s, data updates in real time | SCoRE (30–100), live | Web dashboards on delayed data | TI Standard $127/mo or $1,068/yr |
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| Finviz | Visual screens, evening research | Free: 1-min delay, 3-min refresh; Elite: real-time, 10 s | None | Basic filters, 20 rows a page | Elite $39.50/mo or $299.50/yr |
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| TradingView | Chart-first traders | Paid: auto-refresh 10 s or 1 min | None | 1 saved screen, 2 active filters | Essential $12.95/mo billed annually |
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| Stock Rover | Long-term fundamentals | Real-time quotes on Ultimate only | Scores and fair value | Basic research only | Premium $34/mo or $29/mo billed annually |
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| Morningstar Investor | Investors who want analyst ratings | Not stated | Morningstar ratings, fair value | None | $34.95/mo or $249/yr |
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| Seeking Alpha Premium | Quant and factor ratings | Ratings update daily | Quant Ratings, Factor Grades | Ratings screener is Premium | $299/yr |
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| Koyfin | Research dashboards | Not stated | None stated | 2 screens | Plus $39/mo |
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| Simply Wall St | Visual company reports | Not stated | Snowflake scores | Top 4 results per screen | Premium $120/yr |
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| TC2000 | Chart-based scans on a budget | Real-time (Nasdaq Basic); live auto-refresh on Premium+ | None | None | Premium $49.99/mo |
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| Yahoo Finance | Casual investors | Not stated for the screener | Analyst-ratings screener on Gold | Custom screeners | Gold $39.95/mo billed $479.40/yr |
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"Not stated" means we didn't find it on the company's own pages.
The list
The 10 best stock screeners in 2026
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1. Trade Ideas: best stock screener for the live market
Top Lists (Screeners) rank the whole US market by your rules. They re-check which stocks qualify every 15 seconds while the rankings, sort order and data update in real time.
Key point249 filters, no code. Each filter takes a min and a max: fundamentals like float and short interest, technicals like RSI, Bollinger Bands and moving averages, and options volume. Or describe the screen and the AI Assistant builds it.
A live quality rating. SCoRE rates stocks from 30 to 100, live, as a filter. And when you want the moment something happens, Streaming Alerts are the scanner beside it.
Price: TI Standard $127 a month or $1,068 a year; TI Premium $254 a month or $2,136 a year. A free account opens the web dashboards on delayed data.
Trader tipWorth knowing: Trade Ideas covers US-listed stocks. TI Pro runs on Windows (a Mac through Parallels); the Web Dashboard runs Top Lists in any browser.
Best for: traders and active investors who screen while the market is open.
2. Finviz: best free visual screener
Finviz is a fast web screener with famous heat maps.
- Free
- Basic filters, 20 rows a page, 50 saved presets; stocks delayed 1 minute, refresh every 3 minutes.
- Elite
- 20+ advanced filters, real-time data including pre- and after-hours, refresh every 10 seconds; $39.50 a month or $299.50 a year.
Best for: evening research and quick screens.
Trade Ideas vs Finviz →
3. TradingView: best screener next to your charts
TradingView screens stocks, ETFs, bonds and crypto across 500+ fields.
- Free
- 1 saved screen, 2 active filters, preset AI requests.
- Paid
- Auto-refresh every 10 seconds or 1 minute; Essential $12.95 a month billed annually. Real-time exchange data is sold separately.
Best for: chart-first traders.
Trade Ideas vs TradingView →
4. Stock Rover: best for long-term fundamentals
Stock Rover is a research platform built for fundamental screening.
- Screener
- 300+ metrics on Premium, 700+ plus equation and historical screens on Premium Plus, 800+ on Ultimate.
- Price
- Premium $34 a month, or $29 a month billed annually; 14-day trial, no card.
Best for: long-term investors.
Trade Ideas vs Stock Rover →
5. Morningstar Investor: best screener with analyst ratings
Morningstar Investor screens stocks, ETFs and funds by Morningstar's ratings, including fair value.
- Free
- None; the screener needs a subscription.
- Price
- $34.95 a month or $249 a year; 7-day trial.
Best for: investors who lean on analyst research.
6. Seeking Alpha Premium: best for quant ratings
Seeking Alpha's screener filters by its Quant Ratings and five factor grades.
- Screener
- About 100 criteria; ratings update daily.
- Price
- $299 a year list; 7-day trial.
Best for: investors who use factor and quant ratings.
7. Koyfin: best research dashboard screener
Koyfin pairs a stock and ETF screener with research dashboards.
- Free
- 2 screens.
- Price
- Plus $39 a month; up to 30% off on annual billing.
Best for: investors who build research dashboards.
8. Simply Wall St: best visual company reports
Simply Wall St scores companies with its Snowflake on value, growth, past performance, health and dividends.
- Free
- A basic screener showing the top 4 results per screen.
- Price
- Premium $120 a year (annual only), per its own comparison page; 7-day trial.
Best for: visual learners researching companies.
9. TC2000: best chart-based scans on a budget
TC2000 scans from indicators, formulas and chart conditions with EasyScan.
- Data
- Real-time US stocks from Nasdaq Basic on all plans; live auto-refresh and up to 5 streaming scans on Premium+.
- Price
- Premium $49.99 a month. No free plan listed.
Best for: chart traders who know their conditions.
Trade Ideas vs TC2000 →
10. Yahoo Finance: best free screener you may already use
Yahoo Finance has free custom screeners; its Gold plan adds premium screeners.
- Free
- Custom screeners.
- Gold
- Adds Smart Money, Top Holdings, Analyst Ratings and Technical Events screeners plus downloads; $39.95 a month billed $479.40 a year; 7-day trial.
Best for: casual investors.
Also checked: Zacks
Zacks screens by its Zacks Rank, with predefined screens on Zacks Premium. Its pages blocked our checks on October 29, 2026, so we don't list a price.
Free vs paid
Are free stock screeners good enough?
Method
How we checked
- Vendor sources only, read October 29, 2026.
- "Not stated" is literal. We didn't find it on those pages.
- Order. Trade Ideas is first for screening the live market; the rest follow by how investors use them, from visual to fundamental to ratings-driven.
Sources: trade-ideas.com/pricing; finviz.com/elite; tradingview.com/pricing; stockrover.com/plans; morningstar.com/mm/investor/etf-fund-stock-screener; help.seekingalpha.com; koyfin.com/pricing; simplywall.st/vs/simply-wall-street-vs-morningstar; tc2000.com/pricing; finance.yahoo.com/plus. Prices change; check each site before you subscribe.
FAQ
Stock screeners: FAQ
What is the best stock screener?
It depends on when you look at the market. For screening the live market, our pick is Trade Ideas. For long-term fundamentals, Stock Rover or Morningstar Investor; for a free visual screener, Finviz. We make Trade Ideas, so try them yourself.
What is the best free stock screener?
Finviz's free version, TradingView Basic and Yahoo Finance are good free starts, with delayed data and limits. A free Trade Ideas account opens its web dashboards on delayed data.
Which stock screener has real-time data?
Trade Ideas Top Lists re-check every 15 seconds with data updating in real time. Finviz Elite refreshes every 10 seconds, TradingView's paid screeners every 10 seconds or 1 minute, and TC2000 offers live auto-refresh on Premium+.
What is the difference between a stock screener and a stock scanner?
A screener shows which stocks meet your rules; a scanner tells you the moment something happens. In Trade Ideas, Top Lists are the screener and Streaming Alerts are the scanner.
Can AI build a stock screen for me?
Yes. The Trade Ideas AI Assistant builds a live Top List from what you type or dictate. See the best AI stock screeners.
