Buyer's guide
10 Best Stock Scanners in 2026
A hand-tested ranking of the 10 stock scanners actually worth your subscription dollars in 2026 — ranked by transparency and honest value at the entry price. Our pick, Market Census, is a stock scanner that shows its work: one score per stock and a plain-English reason. Read the full ranking below — we're upfront about which competitor wins for which workflow.
Free account: email and password, no card; scans show the top 10 rows.
At a glance
| # | Tool | Best for | Scoring | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Census | Multi-factor composite scoring with named factors | Named factors | Free |
| 2 | Finviz Elite | Raw screener fields + universe breadth | No composite | $24.96/mo (annual) |
| 3 | TradingView | Charting + community ideas | No composite | Free |
| 4 | Zacks Premium | Earnings-revision-driven daily ranks | Proprietary score | ~$21/mo (annual, $249/yr) |
| 5 | Stock Rover | Long-term fundamental investors | Proprietary score | $7.99-$27.99/mo (annual) |
| 6 | Trade Ideas | Intraday day-trading + AI auto-execution | Proprietary score | $120/mo Standard |
| 7 | Koyfin | Bloomberg-style data terminal at retail pricing | No composite | Free |
| 8 | WallStreetZen | Multi-factor scoring with broader factor count | Proprietary score | ~$24.50/mo (annual) |
| 9 | Simply Wall St | Visual long-term investing analysis | Proprietary score | Free |
| 10 | Stockanalysis.com | Free fundamental data + free screener | No composite | Free |
#1Market Census
Free · $8.25/mo Pro · $16.58/mo Premium (annual) · 30-day Premium trialBest for: Multi-factor composite scoring with named factors
The only scanner with a plain-English reason on every row.
#2Finviz Elite
$24.96/mo (annual)Best for: Raw screener fields + universe breadth
60+ raw screener filters across 9,000+ stocks including OTC. The right tool if you want to build your own thesis from data.
#3TradingView
Free · ~$15-60/mo paid (annual)Best for: Charting + community ideas
Best charting on the internet, 60M+ user community, integrated screener. Pair with a scoring layer like Market Census.
#5Stock Rover
$7.99-$27.99/mo (annual)Best for: Long-term fundamental investors
650+ fundamental metrics, strong portfolio analytics, equity research reports on Premium tiers.
#6Trade Ideas
$120/mo Standard · $240/mo PremiumBest for: Intraday day-trading + AI auto-execution
Sub-second intraday signals from Holly AI, integrated auto-execution. Built for active multi-monitor day traders.
#7Koyfin
Free · ~$39/mo Plus (annual)Best for: Bloomberg-style data terminal at retail pricing
Institutional-quality fundamentals, macro modules, charting. Not a scanner — pair with one.
#8WallStreetZen
~$24.50/mo (annual)Best for: Multi-factor scoring with broader factor count
115-factor Zen Ratings model with proprietary weights. Strong investor-education layer.
#9Simply Wall St
Free · ~$10-20/mo (annual)Best for: Visual long-term investing analysis
Distinctive Snowflake visual showing 5 axes. DCF-led valuation orientation. 90+ exchanges globally.
#10Stockanalysis.com
Free · $24.50/mo Pro (annual)Best for: Free fundamental data + free screener
Genuinely useful free tier. Clean fundamental data and ETF coverage. If you only need a basic screener, you don't need to pay anyone.
How we ranked them
Four weighted criteria: transparency (does the tool name what goes into its score and show why a stock scored what it did?); data freshness; workflow completeness (screening through to alerts); and value at the entry price.
The transparency row in the at-a-glance table — Scoring — is the criterion most prosumer reviews skip and the one we weight most heavily. "Named factors" is rare. Right now it's just us; we'd be happy to be #2 in a year.
Try the #1 pick — the scanner.
The ticker pages stay free with no account. An account is an email and a password: the scanner opens on the free plan at ten scored rows a scan. A card is what shows every matching row and turns on alerts — it starts the 30-day Premium trial, $0 today, first charge on day 30, cancel online any time. Pro from $8.25/mo ($99/yr billed annually). 30-day money back on monthly plans; annual plans get a prorated refund in the same window.