Finviz Review (2026)
Finviz is a fast stock screener and market heatmap for US stocks, free with a registered account and delayed quotes. It fits investors who filter Nasdaq, NYSE and AMEX stocks by numbers and want a one-screen view of the market. Elite costs $39.50 a month or $299.50 a year and adds real-time quotes, alerts, interactive charts and exports; Finviz ended its backtesting tool in March 2026.
By Wealthy Pot Editorial · Facts checked October 19, 2026
Facts checked October 19, 2026 against Finviz's own pricing, help and policy pages (5 sources, listed below). We re-check prices about once a month. We do not earn a commission from Finviz.
Finviz at a glance
| Elite price | $39.50 a month, or $299.50 a year ($24.96 a month) [2] |
|---|---|
| Free plan | $0 with a registered account; ads, delayed quotes, basic screener filters, no alerts, no export [1] |
| Free trial | 7 days of Elite, one per account; a credit card is required and it renews into the paid plan unless you cancel [3] |
| Refunds | Issued during the initial 30-day period on a written request to support [1] |
| Markets | US stocks on Nasdaq, NYSE and AMEX only, plus futures, forex and crypto pages [1] |
| Quotes | Elite: real-time, including pre-market (4:00 to 9:30 AM) and after-hours (4:00 to 8:00 PM); free: delayed [1] |
| Financial statements | 3 years free, 8 years on Elite; fundamentals recalculated every hour [1] |
| Screener (Finviz says) | Elite adds 20+ advanced filters on top of the basic ones [1] |
| Charts | Elite: interactive multi-layout charts (up to 12), drawings, indicators, pattern recognition [1] |
| Alerts | Elite: unlimited email and push alerts on price, news, ratings, insider trades and SEC filings [1] |
| Portfolios | 50 portfolios of 50 holdings free; 100 of 500 on Elite; entered by hand [1] |
| Export and API | Elite: export screens, prices and portfolios to Excel or CSV, plus API access [2] |
| Backtesting | Ended March 26, 2026; saved backtests not recoverable; no replacement planned [4] |
What Finviz costs
| Plan | Paying monthly, 1 year | Annual plan, 1 year | 3 years (cheapest way) | Annual plan saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeregistered account, delayed quotes | $0 | - | $0 | - |
| Elite | $474 | $299.50 | $898.50 | $174.50 (37%) |
Our arithmetic from the listed prices, before sales tax, assuming today's prices hold; subscriptions can renew at a different rate. Real-time stock quotes are included in Elite with no exchange fee; futures stay delayed even on Elite. The 7-day trial needs a card and converts to the plan you picked unless you cancel before it ends.
How Finviz works
Finviz is built around one table. You pick filters on fundamental and price data, and the screener lists every Nasdaq, NYSE or AMEX stock that matches. The same page can show the matches as small charts or snapshots, and the free market heatmap shows the day's moves at a glance. Elite adds 20+ advanced filters, 100 rows per page and a 10-second refresh instead of 3 minutes.
The free version uses delayed quotes. Finviz's FAQ says stock quotes are delayed 1 minute; futures are delayed too, by 20 minutes per the FAQ or 15 minutes per the site footer, which do not agree. Elite includes real-time stock quotes, including pre-market and after-hours, with no extra exchange fee. Finviz has said it has no plans to add markets beyond the US, and it shut down its backtesting tool on March 26, 2026.
A hypothetical choice between Elite plans: monthly billing for a year costs $39.50 x 12 = $474, against $299.50 for the yearly plan, a $174.50 difference. Divide $299.50 by $39.50 and the yearly plan breaks even at about 7.6 months, so if you expect to use Elite for 7 months or less, monthly costs less. Refunds are available only during the first 30 days and only if you ask in writing.
Pros
- Free screener and market heatmap with a registered account
- Real-time quotes, pre-market and after-hours included in Elite with no data add-on
- Elite costs $24.96 a month on yearly billing
- Export to Excel or CSV and API access on Elite
Cons
- US stocks only, with no plans to add other markets
- Backtesting was shut down on March 26, 2026
- The trial needs a credit card
- No broker sync; we found no native phone app on Finviz's pages
Who Finviz fits, and who should skip it
A good fit if
- You screen US stocks by valuation, dividends or price action and want results in seconds.
- You want a free, one-glance view of the market through the heatmap.
- You want real-time US quotes and alerts for under $300 a year.
Look elsewhere if
- You invest outside the US: Finviz covers only Nasdaq, NYSE and AMEX stocks; Koyfin covers 80,000+ companies worldwide, by its own count.
- You want to backtest strategies: Finviz ended that feature; TradingView has strategy backtesting.
- You want a portfolio that syncs with your broker: Finviz portfolios are typed in by hand; see our portfolio trackers.
Limitations to know
- Coverage is limited to US stocks on Nasdaq, NYSE and AMEX. [1]
- Free accounts get 3 years of financial statements, no alerts and no exports. [1]
- Futures data stays delayed even on Elite. [1]
- Saved backtests from before March 26, 2026 cannot be recovered. [4]
Finviz compared with alternatives
| Tool | Price | Free tier | Type | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finviz | Free (delayed data); Elite $39.50/mo or $299.50/yr | Free: delayed quotes, basic filters | Screener | Web |
| TradingView | Free (ads); billed yearly: Essential $12.95/mo, Plus $29.95/mo, Premium $59.95/mo, Ultimate $199.95/mo; billed monthly: $14.95, $34.95, $69.95, $239.95 | Free: ads, 1 chart, 2 indicators | Charting | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop |
| Stock Analysis | Free tier; Pro $9.99/mo or $79/yr; Unlimited $29/mo or $16.58/mo billed yearly | Free account; 60-day refund on Pro | Research | Web, iOS, Android |
| Koyfin | Free; billed yearly: Plus $39/mo ($468/yr), Premium $79/mo ($948/yr); billed monthly: $49 and $110 | Free: 2 years of financials, 2 screens | Data terminal | Web, iOS, Android |
| Stock Rover | Free (limited); billed yearly: Premium $29/mo ($348/yr), Premium Plus $49/mo ($588/yr), Ultimate $79/mo, Ultimate Pro $149/mo; billed monthly: $34, $70, $99, $199 | Free: basic research; 14-day trial | All-in-one | Web |
- Pick TradingView if you want deeper charts, strategy backtesting and markets beyond the US.
- Pick Stock Analysis if you want longer financial history and a screener for $79 a year.
- Pick Koyfin if you want global fundamentals, estimates and macro dashboards.
- Pick Stock Rover if you screen for long-term investing and want portfolio analytics.
Security and privacy
- The free site is ad-supported. Finviz's privacy policy says it shares your email in hashed form and IP address with identity partners, including LiveRamp, for targeted advertising. The policy does not say Finviz does not sell personal information. [5]
- Payments are processed by Stripe or PayPal, not on Finviz's own servers. [5]
- Finviz portfolios are entered by hand and its pages describe no broker connection, so there is no broker login to hand over. [1]
- We did not confirm Finviz's two-factor login options on a vendor page for this review.
Recent changes
| Date | What changed |
|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | Backtesting shut down; saved backtests are not recoverable and no replacement is planned. [4] |
Finviz FAQ
Is Finviz free?
Yes. A registered free account gets the screener with basic filters, the market heatmap, 3 years of financial statements and delayed quotes, with ads. Alerts, exports, interactive charts and real-time quotes need Elite.
How much does Finviz Elite cost?
$39.50 a month, or $299.50 a year, which works out to $24.96 a month. A 7-day trial is available with a credit card, and refunds are issued during the first 30 days on a written request.
Does Finviz have real-time data?
On Elite, yes: real-time stock quotes including pre-market and after-hours, with no extra fee. The free version is delayed; Finviz's FAQ says by 1 minute for stocks. Futures are delayed on both.
Is Finviz Elite worth it?
If you screen US stocks every week and want alerts or real-time quotes, $299.50 a year covers both; the <a href="/stock-analysis-tools/">stock analysis tools</a> comparison sets it against the other paid plans. If you check the market now and then, the free version covers screening and the heatmap. Elite no longer includes backtesting.
Finviz vs TradingView?
Finviz is mainly a US stock screener with a heatmap. <a href="/stock-analysis-tools/tradingview/">TradingView</a> is a charting platform with global markets, Pine Script strategies and backtesting, and free real-time US charts from Cboe.
How we researched this review
We did not get paid or receive a free account for this page. We read Finviz's own pricing page, help center, security and privacy pages and app-store listing on October 19, 2026, quoted each fact from those pages, and link every one below. We did not run a long-term hands-on test, so we do not score the app; where a point rests on what the company says rather than something we can check, we attribute it to Finviz. Cost figures are our own arithmetic. We re-check prices and plans about once a month and log changes in the table above.
Sources
- Finviz, Elite (plans, comparison and FAQ), checked October 19, 2026.
- Finviz Help, FAQ, checked October 19, 2026.
- Finviz Elite, Start trial, checked October 19, 2026.
- Finviz, Backtests (discontinued notice), checked October 19, 2026.
- Finviz, Privacy policy, checked October 19, 2026.
Head-to-head comparisons
This review is for general information, not investment advice. Ratings, scores and screens from any tool are not a recommendation to buy or sell a security. Prices change; check the vendor's site before you subscribe.