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Side by side
Only the points both products document are compared, each in the products’ own terms as checked on the date shown in the sources.
| Topic | ChartMill | Finviz |
|---|---|---|
| Markets covered | US stocks (Nasdaq, NYSE, Amex), Canadian stocks (TSX, TSX-V) and European markets including Euronext, Xetra and Cboe Europe. | US stocks listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX. |
| Screening | Technical and fundamental filters in one screener, ready-made screens based on CANSLIM, Minervini and Weinstein approaches, and results shown as tables, charts or custom column views. | Menu filters in Descriptive, Fundamental, Technical, News and ETF tabs, signal lists that include chart patterns, and table, chart and snapshot views; custom filter values are Elite only. |
| Fundamental data | Fundamental reports on profitability, growth, financial health, valuation and dividends, plus financial statements, earnings estimates, analyst ratings and ownership data. | Free: 3 years of financial statements and limited ETF data. Elite: 8 years of statements and full ETF data. Fundamentals are recalculated every hour. |
| Charts | Stock charts with technical indicators, automated support and resistance levels, annotations and position-sizing tools. | Free accounts get charts without the interactive charting suite; Elite adds interactive intraday charts and multi-chart layouts of up to 12 charts. |
| Alerts | Alerts on a stock or a watchlist, including price, trading setup, earnings, news, insider, new fundamentals, analyst rating and saved-screen alerts, sent by email and shown in the user feed. | Elite only: unlimited stock, price, screener, portfolio and calendar alerts, delivered by email and push notification. |
| Data timing | US market data is 15 minutes delayed. Most screener values update once a day, about an hour after the US close; open, high, low, close and volume update during US sessions. | Free: stock quotes delayed by 1 minute. Elite: real-time quotes, including premarket and after-hours sessions. |
| Access | Two paid plans, monthly and annual, each with full access to ChartMill tools and no advertisements. Both renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime. | Free tier for registered users. Elite has a free trial that needs a credit card and renews as a paid plan unless cancelled; refunds on written request in the first 30 days. |
| Pricing | Monthly: $13.97 for the first month, then $34.97 a month. Annual + Course: $299.97 a year, shown as $25.00 a month, with the Mastering Swing Trading course. | Free: $0. Elite: $39.50 a month or $299.50 a year, shown as $24.96 a month when billed annually. |
Cross-market shortlist or US market overview?
ChartMill's documented markets include the US, Canada and Europe; Finviz concentrates its stock screener on US listings. Start by deciding whether a single research universe is adequate before comparing the number of filters.
Try the same research question in each tool
For an after-close growth shortlist, ChartMill brings technical and fundamental ratings together with reports and saved screens. Finviz groups menu filters with market maps and compact result views. Test how readily each result explains why a stock passed instead of treating a proprietary rating as interchangeable with your own rule.
- Write the universe, observation window and thresholds before opening either product.
- Use the same securities and distinguish completed bars from live observations.
- Review matched and rejected examples and record why their definitions differ.
- Time the complete scan-to-chart-to-research-note process on the intended subscription tier.
Which requirement changes the decision?
For an intraday task, compare ChartMill's delayed US quotes and daily derived screener values with the selected Finviz tier's timing. Record the observation time before comparing lists; a smaller list can reflect different update timing rather than a better definition.
Compare the selected tier and billing term
Read the documented access and pricing rows with the source date. Separate monthly billing, an annual equivalent, introductory offers, renewal totals, market-data add-ons and optional services. The cheapest first invoice may not be the lowest cost over your intended research period.
- Identify the tier that supplies the required filters, timeframe and saved-work limits.
- Check the amount charged at signup and the amount and date of renewal.
- Test export, alert and chart limits using an ordinary research session.
- Read cancellation and trial terms on the current vendor checkout before subscribing.
Keep a decision record
Choose based on the task you can complete consistently. Record the rule, product tier, operating environment, observation date and remaining question. A feature table helps identify differences; it does not establish expected returns or a universal winner.
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Sources
- ChartMill: www.chartmill.com/documentation/stock-screener-market-data (checked October 1, 2026)
- ChartMill: www.chartmill.com/getting-started/chartmill-overview (checked October 1, 2026)
- ChartMill: www.chartmill.com/documentation/howto/tools/165-Creating-Stock-Alerts (checked October 1, 2026)
- ChartMill: www.chartmill.com/subscription (checked October 1, 2026)
- Finviz: finviz.com/elite (checked October 1, 2026)
- Finviz: finviz.com/screener (checked October 1, 2026)