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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, losing days included, 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 path 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.
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Today’s actual top-scoring tickers · a saved snapshot that can be an hour old or more · prices delayed about 15 min
| Ticker | Sector | Score | Conf | Signal | 1D | Why |
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| NMM | Uncategorized | 86.0 | 100% | HIGH CONVICTION | +0.09% | trend among this ticker's highest-scoring factors; relative-strength factor near the top of its range vs the sector, smart-money factor on the upper side of its range. |
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| RDVT | Information Technology | 82.8 | 100% | STRONG SETUP | -1.10% | relative-strength among this ticker's highest-scoring factors vs the sector. trend among this ticker's highest-scoring factors and smart-money factor near the top of its range. |
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| ECPG | Financials | 82.5 | 100% | STRONG SETUP | +0.03% | relative-strength factor near the top of its range vs the financials sector — trend factor near the top of its range, while smart-money factor on the upper side of its range. |
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| IMPP | Energy | 80.9 | 100% | STRONG SETUP | -1.04% | trend among this ticker's highest-scoring factors — smart-money factor on the upper side of its range, while fundamentals among this ticker's highest-scoring factors. |
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| NUTX | Health Care | 80.7 | 100% | STRONG SETUP | -1.53% | relative-strength factor in the top band vs the sector. trend factor near the top of its range and fundamentals among this ticker's highest-scoring factors. |
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| NEOG | Health Care | 79.9 | 100% | STRONG SETUP | +0.66% | trend among this ticker's highest-scoring factors. relative-strength factor near the top of its range vs the sector and smart-money factor near the top of its range. |
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A preview of the Tapeline scanner (a cached snapshot, prices delayed about 15 minutes). Every liquid US stock & ETF, scored on six named factors.
At a glance — the free paths compared
Features only. We compare what each free path gives you, methodology transparency, and track record — never claimed returns.
| Screener | Free path | Public methodology | Track record | No card |
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| Tapeline (free plan) | A free account runs the scanner at the top ten scored rows of any scan (prices delayed about 15 minutes) — and the daily Top 10, full scorecard and raw CSV/JSON need no account at all | 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 plan)
Free path: A free account runs the scanner at the top ten scored rows of any scan (prices delayed about 15 minutes) — and the daily Top 10, full scorecard and raw CSV/JSON need no account at all
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, losing days and dated corrections included, because a record you can audit is worth more than a marketing number you can't. There are two free paths here, and they are worth separating. Reading asks for nothing at all: the composite score, the plain-English Why, the daily Top 10 and the whole downloadable record are open to anyone. Running the scanner asks for an email and a password and nothing else — the free plan shows you the top ten scored rows of whatever scan you build, with one saved screen and a five-symbol watchlist. A card is what turns on the rest of the matching rows, alerts, CSV export and SEC Form 4 insider filings, and adding one starts the 30-day Premium trial ($0 that day, first charge on day 30, one click to cancel).
Finviz (free)
Free path: 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 path: 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 path: 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 path (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. It is also the one entry here with two free paths rather than one: the record reads with no account, and the scanner runs on a free plan that asks for an email and a password and nothing else. That second path has a real ceiling and we'd rather you hear it here — ten scored rows a scan, where the other four hand you every row your filters match. 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. To READ a synthesised composite score per ticker with a published methodology, Tapeline's public record — the only one here that also keeps a public scorecard, and none of it needs an account. To RUN screens for free: Tapeline's free plan (an email and a password, the top ten scored rows of any scan you build, prices delayed about 15 minutes), the free Finviz screener for raw filter density, TradingView for charting plus a screener, StockAnalysis.io for clean fundamental tables with no login wall. Each is honest about what its free path 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 belongs in that list too since 30 August 2026 — an email and a password, nothing else, and the scanner runs — with the limit stated plainly: it shows the top ten scored rows of a scan rather than every match, and its published record stays readable with no account. Paid tiers add depth (more filters, every matching row, alerts, exports, and on some rivals faster data), 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: each day's top-10 picks are logged to a public scorecard at /scorecard and back-checked against SPY the next session. Losing days stay, corrections to recorded values are dated (prices on 25 August 2026, scores capped on 15 June 2026), and the four sessions with no top 10 are listed. 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: what you can reach with no credit card, whether it publishes the methodology behind any score, whether it keeps a public track record, and whether it works with no account. We don't rank tools by claimed performance — that's not something an honest scanner should advertise. Note the two free paths on Tapeline, because they answer different columns: reading the record needs no account at all, and running the scanner needs an account but not a card. The honest limit on the second one is breadth — ten scored rows a scan, where the other four show you every row that matches your filters.
Keep exploring
- Browse every scored US ticker → — the full coverage directory.
- Best swing trade stocks right now → — today's top 30 by composite score.
- The public scorecard → — each recorded top-10 pick vs SPY, losses kept and corrections dated (it trails SPY).
The scanner that shows its receipts.
The published record — daily Top 10, full scorecard, raw CSV/JSON — stays 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 and CSV export — it starts the 30-day Premium trial, $0 today, first charge on day 30, one click to cancel. Pro from $8.25/mo ($99.00/yr), with a 30-day money-back guarantee.