Buyer's guide
Best Free Stock Screener in 2026
Tapeline is the only US scanner that names all six of its scoring factors andkeeps every losing day on a public scorecard. That scorecard currently trails SPY — and we leave it up unedited, because a record you can audit beats a marketing number you can't. Below is an honest, feature-only comparison of the genuinely free stock screeners worth your time in 2026 — what each free tier includes, whether it publishes its methodology, and whether it needs a card. No performance claims, because a screener that promised returns would be lying to you.
- Free forever tier — no card
- 14-day Premium trial — no card, nothing charged
- Pro from $8.25/mo · $99.00/yr
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Today’s actual top-scoring tickers · refreshed every 30 min
| Ticker | Sector | Score | Conf | Signal | 1D | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEB | Real Estate | 85.4 | 64% | HIGH CONVICTION | +0.07% | fundamentals exceptional — margin expansion, growth accelerating; leading the sector by a wide margin, lower-highs forming on the daily. |
| BLBD | Industrials | 84.3 | 78% | STRONG SETUP | +0.63% | regime backdrop constructive (breadth healthy, VIX contained) — above the 200DMA with positive slope. |
| MRK | Health Care | 84.2 | 66% | STRONG SETUP | +1.53% | smart-money factor in the lower band of its range, with relative-strength factor above the midpoint vs healthcare peers. |
| NWPX | Industrials | 84.0 | 68% | STRONG SETUP | +1.50% | growth and profitability both above sector median — relative strength tilting up vs industrial peers. |
| AGM | Financials | 83.6 | 74% | STRONG SETUP | +0.02% | lagging the financials sector on the 1M view. |
| CASS | Financials | 83.4 | 72% | STRONG SETUP | +0.00% | fundamentals factor on the upper side of its range — trend factor on the upper side of its range. |
A live preview of the Tapeline scanner. Every liquid US stock & ETF, scored on six public factors.
At a glance — free tiers compared
Features only. We compare free-tier depth, methodology transparency, and track record — never claimed returns.
| Screener | Free tier | Public methodology | Track record | No card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapeline (free tier) | Free forever — live scores on the top scanner rows plus a handful of ticker look-ups a day, no card | Yes | Public scorecard | Yes |
| Finviz (free) | Free web screener — 60+ raw filter fields across a broad US universe, delayed data, ads | No score | None | Yes |
| TradingView (free screener) | Free stock screener + best-in-class charting, with limits on saved screens and alerts | No score | None | Yes |
| StockAnalysis.io | Free screener + clean fundamental data tables, no login wall on the basics | No score | None | Yes |
Tapeline (free tier)
Free tier: Free forever — live scores on the top scanner rows plus a handful of ticker look-ups a day, no card
The only US scanner that names all six of its scoring factors AND keeps every losing day on a public scorecard. That scorecard currently trails SPY — we publish it anyway, unedited, because a record you can audit is worth more than a marketing number you can't. The free tier gives you the composite score and the plain-English Why on the top rows; no card, no trial clock.
Finviz (free)
Free tier: Free web screener — 60+ raw filter fields across a broad US universe, delayed data, ads
The free Finviz screener is deep on raw filter fields — you build your own thesis from the data. There's no composite score, no published methodology, and no track record; it's a filter box, not a scoring engine. The paid Elite tier removes ads and adds real-time data. If you like filtering the universe by hand, the free tier is genuinely useful.
TradingView (free screener)
Free tier: Free stock screener + best-in-class charting, with limits on saved screens and alerts
TradingView pairs a genuinely usable free screener with the best charting on the internet and a huge community ideas feed. The screener is filter-based rather than a scoring engine, and there's no first-party record of how its screens have done. Best if you live in charts and want a free screener alongside them.
StockAnalysis.io
Free tier: Free screener + clean fundamental data tables, no login wall on the basics
The most usable no-strings free screener — clean fundamentals, ETF and IPO coverage, and no paywall on the essentials. It's filter-based, with no composite score or scorecard. If all you need is a basic free screener and readable financial tables, you honestly don't need to pay anyone.
How we compared them
Four feature criteria, no performance criteria: is there a genuinely free tier (not a disguised trial); does the tool publish the methodology behind any score it shows; does it keep a public track record; and does it work with no credit card. We deliberately do not rank screeners by claimed returns — descriptive analytics only.
Tapeline is the only tool here that answers "yes" to both the public-methodology and public-scorecard columns. The scorecard trailing SPY is stated plainly on the public scorecard itself — it's the trust hook, not a footnote. The raw filter screeners (Finviz, TradingView, StockAnalysis.io) don't produce a composite score at all, so those columns simply don't apply to them — a fair difference in design, not a knock.
Frequently asked
What's the best free stock screener in 2026?
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It depends on the job. For a synthesised composite score per ticker with a published methodology, Tapeline's free tier — the only one that also keeps a public scorecard. For raw filter density across a broad universe, the free Finviz screener. For charting plus a free screener, TradingView. For clean fundamental tables with no login wall, StockAnalysis.io. Each is honest about what its free tier includes and what it doesn't.
Are free stock screeners actually any good, or just trials?
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Several are genuinely free, not disguised trials. StockAnalysis.io, the free Finviz screener, and TradingView's free tier all give you real, ongoing screening with no card required. Tapeline's free tier is free forever — live scores on the top rows plus a handful of look-ups a day. Paid tiers add depth (real-time data, more filters, unlimited look-ups), but the free versions do real work.
Which free screener publishes how it actually scores stocks?
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Tapeline is the only one here that names all six factors behind its score (Trend, Relative Strength, Fundamentals, Smart Money, Macro, Momentum — weighted most toward Trend and Relative Strength, least toward Momentum) and shows each factor's contribution on every ticker. The others are raw filter screeners — they don't produce a composite score at all, so there's no methodology to publish. That's a fair design choice, just a different one.
Does any free screener show a real track record?
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Only Tapeline, and it's important to be straight about what it shows: every top-10 daily pick is logged to a public scorecard at /scorecard and back-checked against SPY the next session, with no edits. Right now that record trails SPY. We publish it anyway — an honest, auditable record is the point, not a flattering one. The other free screeners publish no first-party track record.
How did you compare these free screeners?
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On features only, never on returns: does it have a genuinely free tier, does it publish the methodology behind any score, does it keep a public track record, and does it work with no credit card. We don't rank tools by claimed performance — that's not something an honest scanner should advertise. The right free screener for you depends on whether you want a synthesised score (Tapeline) or a raw filter box (Finviz, TradingView, StockAnalysis.io).
Keep exploring
- Browse every scored US ticker → — the full coverage directory.
- Best swing trade stocks right now → — today's top 30 by composite score.
- Tapeline vs Finviz → — the full free-screener head-to-head.
- The public scorecard → — every top-10 pick vs SPY, unedited (it trails SPY).
Try the free scanner that shows its receipts.
Free forever tier — no card. Pro from $8.25/mo ($99.00/yr), with a 30-day money-back guarantee.