ScreenerHero vs Finviz

Finviz is the best US screener
in the world. It only covers US.
ScreenerHero adds Canada
and all of Europe for less.

Finviz Elite set the standard for dense, fast stock screening. At $39.50/month it covers US equities with unmatched depth — but nothing outside the US. ScreenerHero uses the same data-dense, filter-first philosophy and extends it to Canada and every European exchange, including microcaps, at €29/month. This page compares both tools honestly.

Updated May 2026 · Honest comparison, including where Finviz is genuinely better

The core difference

Finviz: the definitive US screener

Finviz built the benchmark for data-dense stock screening in 2007 and has refined it ever since. The filter speed, the heatmap, the insider filing integration, the US fundamental database — all of it is best-in-class for US equities. If you screen US stocks exclusively, Finviz Elite is hard to beat. The limitation is geography: Finviz covers the US. Canada and Europe are effectively absent.

ScreenerHero: same density, global coverage

ScreenerHero is built on the same philosophy — dense tables, fast filters, decision-first interface — and applies it to US, Canadian, and European markets in a single tool. It does not try to replicate Finviz's US-specific features (insider filings, news feed, pre-market data). It is built for investors who screen across geographies and need reliable fundamental data for European stocks, including microcaps, that Finviz simply does not provide.

Where Finviz is genuinely better

US fundamental depthFinviz has been collecting and cleaning US equity data for 15+ years. The breadth of filters, the reliability of the data, and the speed of updates for US stocks is the industry reference. ScreenerHero prioritises European coverage and matches Finviz for common US fundamentals, but does not replicate every US-specific data point.

Insider and institutional dataFinviz Elite includes SEC insider trading filings, 13F institutional ownership, and activist investor tracking — all specific to US public companies. ScreenerHero has none of this.

News and event integrationThe Finviz news feed, earnings calendar, and IPO calendar are tightly integrated with the screener workflow. Useful for US traders who move on events. ScreenerHero does not offer integrated news.

Pre- and post-market price dataFinviz shows pre-market and after-hours price action for US stocks — important for gap traders and earnings-day positioning. ScreenerHero is EOD only.

S&P 500 heatmap qualityThe Finviz market map is the most widely referenced heatmap in US investing. Sector-level granularity, S&P 500 weighting, real-time colour updates. ScreenerHero has heatmaps, but Finviz's US market map remains the standard.

Annual pricing (if you pay annually)Finviz Elite at $299.50/year ($24.96/mo) undercuts ScreenerHero Pro monthly price. If you commit annually, Finviz is cheaper — though with US-only coverage.

Where ScreenerHero is genuinely better

Canadian stock coverageTSX and TSXV are fully integrated in ScreenerHero — filter by P/E, ROE, EV/EBITDA, and dividend yield alongside US stocks. Finviz does not cover Canadian exchanges.

European exchange coverageXETRA, Euronext Paris, Euronext Amsterdam, BME (Madrid), Borsa Italiana, Euronext Brussels, Euronext Lisbon, Warsaw, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo — all covered. Finviz covers none of them.

European microcap coverageAlternative market listings — Euronext Growth Paris, Nasdaq First North (Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki), EGM Milan, GPW NewConnect — are first-class citizens in ScreenerHero. These are the markets where independent investors often find genuine inefficiency. Finviz has no presence here.

Monthly price€29/month vs $39.50/month — ScreenerHero is over $10 cheaper per month on the monthly plan, with broader geographic coverage.

No account requiredScreenerHero's full screener works without creating an account. Finviz free requires no account but the paid tier does — and the free tier is ad-supported with delayed data.

Single tool for multi-geography portfoliosIf your portfolio or watchlist spans US, Canada, and Europe, ScreenerHero lets you screen all three in one interface with consistent filter logic. Finviz requires you to pair it with something else for non-US markets.

Side-by-side comparison

	ScreenerHero	Finviz Elite
US stock coverage	Full NYSE, NASDAQ, NYSE American, OTC	Full — the original and still the best for US equity data density
Canadian stock coverage	TSX and TSXV — filter alongside US stocks in the same screener	Not covered — US-only focus
European stock coverage	All major European exchanges — XETRA, Euronext, BME, Borsa Italiana, and more	Minimal — a small number of European ADRs, no real EU coverage
European microcap coverage	First-class — including Euronext Growth, First North, EGM, NewConnect	Not covered
Screener filter depth (US)	P/E, P/B, ROE, EV/EBITDA, margins, beta, dividend yield, momentum	Excellent — the deepest US fundamental screener in the market
UI density and speed	Desktop-first, data-dense — same philosophy as Finviz	The benchmark — fastest filter updates, densest table layout in the industry
Heatmap	European and US market heatmaps	Iconic S&P 500 and sector heatmap — the standard reference
Insider and institutional data	Not available	Insider trading, 13F filings, institutional ownership — Elite only
News integration	Not integrated	Real-time news feed with ticker tagging — useful for US event-driven traders
Pre/post-market data	EOD data — no pre/post-market	Pre- and post-market price data included — useful for US gap traders
Free tier	Full screener free — no account required, no time limit	Free screener with ads — delayed data, no Elite features
Price (paid plan)	€29/mo Pro · annual plans available	$39.50/mo Elite · $299.50/yr ($24.96/mo)
No account required	Yes — full screener works without login	Free tier accessible without account — Elite requires login

✓ = strong advantage · − = partial or qualified · ✗ = absent or weak

Which to use — by workflow

You screen US stocks exclusively and want the best density and speedFinviz Elite — it has been purpose-built for US equities for 15+ years. Nothing matches it for US-only workflows.

You screen US stocks and want to add European or Canadian coverage without switching toolsScreenerHero — same dense interface, US + Canada + all of Europe in one screener, at a lower monthly price.

You are a European investor looking for a screener with Finviz-level density for EU stocksScreenerHero — Finviz does not cover European exchanges meaningfully. ScreenerHero is the closest equivalent for EU markets.

You trade US events — earnings gaps, insider buying, pre-market moversFinviz Elite — insider data, institutional filings, news feed, and pre-market price data are Finviz strengths ScreenerHero lacks.

You want the S&P 500 heatmap as a daily market overviewFinviz — the Finviz map is the industry standard. ScreenerHero has heatmaps but Finviz's is more detailed for US sectors.

You want to screen European microcaps on alternative markets — Euronext Growth, First North, EGMScreenerHero — Finviz has no coverage of these markets at all.

You want to start screening without creating an accountBoth work — ScreenerHero requires no account at all. Finviz free tier is accessible without login but limited.

Can you use both?

Yes — and some investors do. A common setup: use Finviz for US-specific workflows (insider tracking, news, pre-market data), and ScreenerHero for European and Canadian screening. That said, ScreenerHero also covers US stocks with the core fundamentals most screeners need. If your US workflow does not depend on insider filings or news integration, ScreenerHero handles all three geographies in one tool — and costs less than Finviz Elite alone.

The Finviz experience — extended to Canada and all of Europe.

Dense tables. Fast filters. Heatmap. US, Canadian, and European stocks — including microcaps — in one screener. Free, no account needed. Pro at €29/month — less than Finviz Elite, with broader coverage.

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Finviz is the best US screenerin the world. It only covers US.ScreenerHero adds Canadaand all of Europe for less.