Comparison
Tapeline vs Finviz — why traders switch.
Finviz Elite is a 25-year-old screener with every filter you can name. Tapeline is a 2026-built scanner with one synthesised score per ticker, a sentence explaining it, and a public daily scorecard tracking every call we make. Pick the second one if you want a tool that does the synthesis for you — and shows its work.
Where Tapeline wins
| Feature | Tapeline | Finviz Elite |
|---|---|---|
| One composite score per ticker | ✓ Six factors, public weights | Not available — no synthesis at all |
| Plain-English Why on every row | ✓ Default sentence, every ticker | Not available — you write your own thesis |
| Public scorecard with receipts | ✓ Every top-10 back-checked vs SPY next day | Not available — no track record published |
| Squeeze setup detection | ✓ BB compression + volume + OBV scored | Not available — you build it from raw filters |
| Congressional trades feed | ✓ House + Senate disclosed trades, daily | Not available — Finviz Elite doesn't track Congressional disclosures |
| Recent insider buys (SEC Form 4) | ✓ Live SEC Form 4 insider activity across ~2,500 tickers | Insider screener present, but no curated activity feed |
| Smart watchlist alerts | ✓ Score-change alerts via email + Telegram + push | Email only, simple price alerts |
| Modern UI | ✓ Built 2026, mobile-responsive, dark mode | Late-90s table aesthetic |
| Try without a card | ✓ 14-day full Premium trial, no card | Direct paid signup, no trial |
Honest tradeoffs
Where Finviz Elite has an edge — explained so you can pick what matters for your workflow.
Universe size
Finviz indexes everything including OTC + sub-$1 stocks; you filter manually. Tapeline scores the top ~2,500 by daily dollar-volume — covers everything liquid down to small-caps. Below that, bid-ask spreads make a high score on a $0.20 stock with 80K shares/day non-actionable. The rest of the universe is tracked for watchlist + news + per-ticker pages, just not actively scored.
Number of raw filters
Tapeline gives you the synthesised answer. Finviz gives you the raw inputs to compute it yourself.
Cheapest paid tier
Effectively identical. Tapeline includes the score + sentence + scorecard at the same price.
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Tapeline vs Finviz — questions
Is Tapeline a Finviz alternative?
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Yes. Tapeline is a 2026-built quantitative scanner that gives you one composite score per US ticker, a plain-English sentence explaining it, and a public scorecard back-checking every call vs SPY — at the same effective price as Finviz Elite ($24.99/mo annual vs $24.96/mo). Finviz remains the better pick if you want raw filters across 60+ technical and fundamental fields and don't want a synthesised answer.
How does Tapeline pricing compare to Finviz Elite?
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Tapeline Pro is $24.99/mo billed annually ($299.99/yr) or $29.99/mo monthly. Premium is $39.99/mo billed annually ($479.99/yr) or $49.99/mo monthly. Finviz Elite is $24.96/mo billed annually or $39.50/mo monthly. Effectively identical at the entry tier, with Tapeline including the score, sentence, and scorecard at the same price.
Does Finviz publish its scoring formula?
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Finviz does not publish a single composite score per ticker. It provides ~60 raw screener fields (P/E, RSI, EMA distance, insider ownership, etc.) and lets you filter against them. Tapeline publishes its 6-factor weighted formula and the exact percentages on /how-it-works.
Does Tapeline cover penny stocks like Finviz?
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Tapeline actively scores the top ~2,500 US tickers by daily dollar-volume from the full liquid US universe — covering everything liquid down to small-caps. Finviz indexes everything including OTC and sub-$1 stocks and you filter manually. If your strategy depends on penny stocks below the liquidity cutoff, Finviz is the better fit.
Can I try Tapeline before paying?
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Yes — 14-day Premium trial, no credit card required, cancel in one click. Free tier (top 20 tickers, 24-hour delayed) stays available indefinitely.
Comparison data verified 2026-05-04. All prices in USD. Competitor pricing and feature claims sourced from their public pages. Spot a mistake? Tell us — we update within 48 hours.
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