Tapeboard vs Finviz
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Tapeboard at $39/month is a US-equity terminal with a scanner integrated into options chains, SEC filings, and the Short Squeeze Score. Finviz Elite at $39.50/month or $299.50/year is the canonical fundamental screener with the strongest free heatmap on the retail web. Pricing verified 2026-05-03.
- Pick Tapeboard if your screens are options-aware (IV rank, gamma, unusual volume), you want 90-second SEC filing alerts on every scanner result, and you track short interest plus borrow fee plus the Short Squeeze Score in one workflow at $39/month.
- Pick the competitor if your workflow is long-history fundamental screening across roughly 8,500 US-listed equities with 10+ years of fundamentals, the canonical sector heatmap, or extended-hours data on the screener.
- Bottom line: Tapeboard wins on options-aware screening and squeeze tracking. Finviz wins on long-history fundamentals and the heatmap. Many retail traders keep both on the stack: Tapeboard for the live workflow, Finviz for the fundamental backbench.
Pricing comparison
Both products run single-tier pricing. Finviz Elite is $39.50/month or $299.50/year (a meaningful annual discount). Tapeboard Pro is $39/month, or $290/year (about $24/month) on annual billing.
| TIER | TAPEBOARD | FINVIZ |
|---|---|---|
| Free / public tier | 15-minute delayed US equity quotes, public ticker pages, public methodology | Free Finviz: delayed quotes, fundamental screener with limited filters, the public heatmap |
| Entry paid | $39/month (real-time quotes, full filings feed, squeeze score, options surface, scanner) | $39.50/month (Finviz Elite): real-time data, advanced screener filters, charting overlays, extended hours |
| Annual | $290/year (~$24/mo) | $299.50/year (Finviz Elite annual) |
| Top tier | $39/month (single-tier pricing) | $39.50/month (single-tier; no Pro upsell) |
As of 2026-05-03. Finviz pricing per Finviz Elite page, retrieved 2026-05-02.
Feature matrix
13 rows. Last verified column is the date a Tapeboard editor cross-checked the row against the vendor's own documentation. Refresh policy is 30 days.
| CAPABILITY | TAPEBOARD | FINVIZ | LAST VERIFIED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time US equity quotes | Yes (paid tier, Schwab feed) | Yes on Elite | 2026-05-03 |
| SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4, 13F) sub-90s alerts | Yes, sub-90s from EDGAR RSS | No native filings alerts | 2026-05-03 |
| AI filing summaries | Yes (Anthropic Claude family) | No | 2026-05-03 |
| Options chains and IV | Yes (vendor-licensed) | No native options surface | 2026-05-03 |
| Gamma exposure (GEX) | Yes (CBOE-derived) | No | 2026-05-03 |
| Short interest, borrow fee, utilization | Yes (FINRA + IBKR-sourced) | Short interest only | 2026-05-03 |
| Squeeze scoring (composite) | Yes (weights disclosed: 35/25/20/15/5) | No native composite | 2026-05-03 |
| Fundamental screener (long history) | ~500 actively-traded names with 2026-05-03-current fundamentals | Roughly 8,500 US-listed equities with 10+ years of fundamentals | 2026-05-03 |
| Sector heatmap | Limited (planned, not shipped) | Yes (canonical, the moat) | 2026-05-03 |
| Charting | Lightweight charts (TradingView-spec) | Native charting + advanced overlays on Elite | 2026-05-03 |
| Watchlists with alerts | Yes | Yes | 2026-05-03 |
| Extended-hours data on screener | Yes (paid tier) | Yes (Elite) | 2026-05-03 |
| Backtesting on screener | No | Limited (Elite) | 2026-05-03 |
Where Finviz wins
Per the disqualification matrix in our editorial system. Narrow, true, non-defensive.
Long-history fundamental screening
Finviz screens across roughly 8,500 US-listed equities with 10+ years of fundamental history (Finviz screener documentation, retrieved 2026-05-02). Tapeboard's screener focuses on the ~500 actively-traded names where options data, squeeze scoring, and live filings are meaningful. If your workflow is "find every small-cap with 10-year revenue CAGR > 15% and net margin > 10%", Finviz is the right tool.
The heatmap
Finviz's S&P 500 sector heatmap is the canonical retail visualization. It is the single feature most retail traders keep Finviz on the stack for, even after they switch to a paid terminal. Tapeboard does not match it today.
The free tier
Finviz's free tier is unusually generous for retail: delayed quotes, the heatmap, and a fundamental screener with meaningful filters all at $0. Tapeboard's free tier is narrower and is intentionally a top-of-funnel for the $39/month terminal.
Where Tapeboard wins
Options-aware screening
Tapeboard exposes IV rank, gamma exposure, and unusual options volume as first-class screener filters. Finviz does not have a native options surface. If your screens look like "high IV-rank, near gamma flip, unusual call volume" Tapeboard is the focused tool.
Short Squeeze Score
The Tapeboard Short Squeeze Score is a 0-100 composite from FINRA short interest, IBKR borrow fee, IBKR float utilization, days-to-cover, and 5-day momentum. Weights are disclosed. Finviz surfaces short interest as a single filter but does not publish a composite. See short-squeeze-score methodology for the full derivation.
Sub-90-second SEC filing alerts on every scanner result
When a scanner result on Tapeboard files a Form 4 or 8-K, the alert lands in under 90 seconds from EDGAR RSS. Finviz surfaces filings on the ticker page but does not run a scanner-integrated alert pipeline.
Single-price terminal at $39/month
Real-time quotes, full filings feed, options surface, squeeze score, and scanner are all on the same $39/month price. No tier upsell.
What the live scanner looks like
Tapeboard's scanner gainers tab, the surface that maps to Finviz's strongest feature.
Where to go next
Trust and methodology
- Tapeboard methodology: data sources, AI summarization, squeeze score formula, fact-check process.
- About Marcus Reilly: editor accountability for every methodology and comparison page.
- Per-vendor data source disclosure: every data type, every vendor, every license posture.
Live ticker pages
- TSLA stock: live filings, options, squeeze score.
- NVDA stock: live filings, options, squeeze score.
- SPY ETF: live filings, options, squeeze score.
- AAPL stock: live filings, options, squeeze score.
- GME stock: live filings, options, squeeze score.
Glossary
- gamma exposure (GEX): definition, formula, worked example.
- short interest: definition, formula, worked example.
- options flow: definition, formula, worked example.
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Finviz alternative FAQ
Each question below is mined verbatim from the Tapeboard AEO baseline (40 prompts, 4 engines, captured 2026-05-03).
Is there a Finviz alternative?
Tapeboard at $39/month is a Finviz alternative for traders who want a scanner integrated with sub-90-second SEC filing alerts, options chains, and the Short Squeeze Score. Finviz Elite is $39.50/month or $299.50/year (Finviz Elite page, retrieved 2026-05-02). Finviz wins on long-history fundamental screening and the canonical heatmap; Tapeboard wins on options-aware screening and squeeze tracking.
Tapeboard vs Finviz: which is better for screening?
For options-aware screening (IV rank, gamma, unusual volume, short interest, borrow fee, days-to-cover) Tapeboard is the focused tool. For long-history fundamental screening across roughly 8,500 US-listed equities with 10+ years of fundamentals, Finviz Elite is the established choice. The two answer different questions: options-and-squeeze-aware vs long-history-fundamentals.
Best free real-time stock scanner?
For free, the closest options are Finviz free (delayed, fundamental-screen-heavy), TradingView free (delayed, charting-heavy), and Yahoo Finance (delayed). Tapeboard's public tier offers delayed quotes and public ticker pages free; the real-time scanner with SEC filing alerts and squeeze scoring is on the $39/month tier. There is no fully-free real-time scanner with the depth Finviz Elite or Tapeboard provides at the paid tier.
Best stock heatmap free?
Finviz heatmap is the canonical free stock heatmap and the strongest reason a retail trader keeps Finviz on the stack even after switching to a paid terminal. TradingView has a heatmap widget; MarketWatch and Google Finance also have heatmaps. Tapeboard does not currently ship a sector heatmap as polished as Finviz; it is a known gap.
Is Finviz Elite worth it?
Finviz Elite is worth it if your workflow is fundamental screening across long history (10+ years), real-time data on the screener, advanced charting overlays, and the heatmap with extended hours. At $39.50/month it is reasonably priced for what it does. If your screens are options-aware (IV, gamma, unusual volume) or you need 90-second SEC filing alerts and squeeze scoring, Tapeboard at $39/month is the more focused tool for that workflow.
Best penny stock screener?
For penny-stock screening Finviz free covers the basic filters (price, volume, change). Trade Ideas is the heavier paid scanner. Tapeboard at $39/month adds short-interest, borrow-fee, and squeeze-score filtering on top of basic screening, useful for penny-stock day traders running a five-cent scalp strategy who care about borrow availability.
How this page is kept honest
Last reviewed 2026-05-03 by Marcus Reilly. Pricing verified 2026-05-03. Every numeric claim on this page has a row in the citation registry. The page reverifies on the Jan 15 / Apr 15 / Jul 15 / Oct 15 cron and any time Finviz updates its pricing. See methodology for the full fact-check process.
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By Marcus Reilly, Editor, Tapeboard. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-03. Pricing verified 2026-05-03. Back to all Bloomberg alternatives.