Tools for charting and screening stocks

Charting and screening software helps you look at price history and filter a universe of stocks or ETFs by technical or fundamental conditions. Typical pieces include candlestick or line charts, indicators, heatmaps, and custom screens.

This job is lookup and filtering. A screen is not a buy list. An indicator is not a forecast. We do not rank charting platforms by who “beats the market.”

Use this job when you need to see a chart, compare symbols, or narrow a large universe before you do further work. Execution still happens at a broker. Options payoff diagrams and unusual-options tapes sit on neighboring jobs — not here.

How to use this list

Pick by fit: browser Supercharts versus automated technical-analysis SaaS versus charting that ships inside a brokerage platform, free / trial on-ramps, monthly dollars you can confirm on the vendor page. A listing is a job match, not a ranking. Prices below come from each tool’s verified offers on the FTT review (TrendSpider’s standing dollars stay confirm-on-site because promo cards change). Confirm on the vendor site before you pay. If we don’t have an affiliate link for a tool, the button on its review goes to the official site. Our TradingView links are affiliate links.

The grid at the bottom of this page is the catalog membership for this job. The numbered section is a curated set of live FTT reviews options traders usually compare for charts and screens — software seats first, then the Schwab brokerage platform. Other live tags and stubs stay under Also / Related so this page stays a job listicle, not a mega-directory dump.

Tools for this job

1. TradingView

Browser Supercharts / screener SaaS with a usable Basic $0 seat (no credit card on the Basic card we captured) plus paid Essential $12.95, Plus $29.95, Premium $59.95, and Ultimate $199.95 when billed annually on the verified offers. Official Canada markets pages document TSX-family surfaces where we found them. Fits people who want a software chart seat and screener without opening a broker first. Skip if you need TradingView to be the broker, a dedicated multi-leg payoff builder as the only job (visualize an options payoff), or a live unusual-options firehose as the primary product (scan unusual options flow).

2. Thinkorswim

Charles Schwab brokerage platform suite (desktop / web / mobile) with charting, Stock Hacker / screeners, thinkScript®, and order entry on the same relationship — not standalone charting SaaS. Platform suite is no charge for Schwab clients; trades use Schwab standard pricing (listed equities online $0; options $0.65/contract examples on schwab.com/pricing). Guest Pass is 30 days of paperMoney with $100,000 virtual buying power. Fits traders who want charts and screens inside a US Schwab / thinkorswim account. Skip if you need a no-broker SaaS chart seat forever, assumed Canadian resident eligibility (unverified on that review), or a cheapest-broker ranking from this directory.

3. TrendSpider

Automated technical-analysis charting / scanning SaaS with Standard / Premium / Enhanced / Advanced plans and a 14-day paid trial (trial fees on cards we captured: $19 / $29 / $39 / $49). Optional non-pro OPRA options data $9.50/mo and futures $7.50/mo on the public pricing page; US equities/ETF real-time free for non-professionals per FAQ. Standing plan dollars after promos are confirm-on-site (Labor Day intro figures on the 2026-09-01 capture are not treated as standing offers[]). Fits people who want capacity-based automated TA / scanners / bots on a paid software seat. Skip if you need a free forever full-platform seat, TrendSpider to be the broker, or verified Canadian-listed coverage (unverified on that review).

4. Finviz

Browser stock screener / maps / quote pages. Free (non-Elite) is $0 with delayed quotes; Elite Monthly $39.50; Elite Annual $299.50. Fits readers who want a fast heatmap / screener surface before deeper chart work elsewhere. Skip if you need Finviz to be the broker, interactive multi-leg payoff drawing, verified TSX / Canadian-listed coverage (FAQ: no plans to expand into new markets on that review), or a live options-flow tape as the primary job.

5. Trade Ideas

US equity scanning / charting software with AI-signal marketing on the product story. Verified offers: TI Standard $127/mo or $1,068/yr; TI Premium $254/mo or $2,136/yr. Fits traders who want a real-time scanner seat with charts and alerts on the same pricing surface. Skip if you need a free forever full real-time scanner, Trade Ideas to custody cash, verified Canadian-listed coverage, or invented fill quality from broker partnership labels on that review.

6. ChartMill

Browser technical + fundamental stock screener with charts, FA/TA reports, Trade Ideas, and watchlists / alerts. Free account on-ramp; Monthly $13.97 first month then $34.97/mo; Annual + Course $299.97/yr (includes Mastering Swing Trading course per subscription cards). Official market-data docs list Nasdaq / NYSE / Amex (15-min delay), TSX / TSX-V (EOD including intraday), and Europe. Subscription FAQ: data stays 15 minutes delayed even when paid. Fits readers who want combined TA+FA screening with documented Canadian listings. Skip if you need real-time quotes, ChartMill to be the broker, or a verified Canadian-broker integration (named brokers stay unverified on that review).

7. TC2000

Worden charting / EasyScan® scanning / options desk with Basic $24.99/mo, Premium $49.99/mo, and Premium+ $99.99/mo (annual effective monthly $20.82 / $41.65 / $83.32; biennial $18.74 / $37.49 / $74.99). Free paper-trading simulator with no credit card. Optional data feeds (e.g. Realtime U.S. Options $9.99/mo). Optional TC2000 Brokerage is a separate firm and US-residents-only. Fits traders who want EasyScan® / PCF / options charting on a paid Worden seat. Skip if you need a free forever full plan, TC2000 Brokerage from Canada, or verified CAD / TSX marketing tables (unverified on that review).

8. Scanz

Real-time US equity scanning / news / filings / Level 2 / charts desk. Free $0/mo with 30-minute delayed data (Nasdaq-only on Free per FAQ); Starter $89/mo; Pro $199/mo; Ultra $999/mo. Paid cards include real-time data and news; 7-day free trial on Starter / Pro (card required; auto-converts). Month-to-month. Official FAQ: US equities only — no TSX / international scanning; broker trading integrations coming soon. Fits day / swing traders who want a scanner-first US desk with news scanners. Skip if you need Canadian-listed scanning, options / crypto scanners, or Scanz to be the broker today.

Compare pages (not rankings)

Two-way comparison (not a ranking): Thinkorswim vs TradingView: free Schwab platform charting vs standalone Supercharts from $12.95 a month billed yearly.

Three-way job comparison (not a ranking): TradingView vs Thinkorswim vs TrendSpider — who each is for, software seat vs Schwab brokerage platform, and free / trial on-ramps. A chart is a lookup tool, not a signal.

Charting Keep / Gain / Lose (not rankings): TradingView alternatives, Thinkorswim alternatives, TrendSpider alternatives, Finviz alternatives, Trade Ideas alternatives, ChartMill alternatives, TC2000 alternatives, Scanz alternatives: job-fit maps for neighbors, not cheapest-chart shootouts.

Also in this job (newer / not fully reviewed yet)

FTT has not published a full directory review for these products yet. Official links only. Canadian listings, plan dollars, and options surfaces remain unverified on these stubs. No invented prices or last-verified claims.

• StocksToTrade: Public site positions trading software with charts / scanners. See the StocksToTrade listing when a full review ships.
• MetaStock: Public site positions charting software. See the MetaStock listing when a full review ships.
• MetaTrader 5: Public site positions a multi-asset trading platform. See the MetaTrader 5 listing when a full review ships.

Related jobs / adjacent (not the same job)

These help next to a chart or screen. They are not substitutes for a charting / screening product unless the review says they also run that surface. Other live tools tagged for this job that center a neighboring story stay here so the numbered list stays curated.

• Barchart: Charts / screeners with Premier options screens; also on screen debit spreads. Free $0; Plus from $9.99 a month; Premier from $29.95 a month.
• Koyfin — Research / charting / screener seat with Free $0 and Plus from $39/mo annual; Advisor cards list US & Canadian mutual fund data on that review.
• Bookmap — Order-book / heatmap charting; Digital Free $0; paid from $19/mo. Canadian-listed coverage unverified.
• Visualize an options payoff — Multi-leg P/L diagrams (for example OptionStrat), not Supercharts.
• Scan unusual options flow — Live / unusual options tape, not a stock screener ranking.
• Research companies: Fundamental / research collections overlapping some research seats.
• Use a broker: Custody and live tickets. A broker listing is not a charting SaaS ranking.

Canadian readers: many screeners default to US listings. TradingView’s full review cites official Canada/TSX pages where we found them. ChartMill’s live review documents TSX / TSX-V on the vendor market-data page (EOD including intraday). TC2000’s live review: software usable attempt from Canada, but TC2000 Brokerage is US-residents-only and Canadian-listed / CAD marketing tables stay unverified. Scanz’s live review: Canadian traders can use Scanz for US markets, but official FAQ says no TSX / international scanning. TrendSpider, Finviz, Trade Ideas, and Thinkorswim’s Canadian resident / Canadian-listed UI coverage stay unverified except where each review says otherwise. CAD billing and TFSA / RRSP constraints are outside this directory.

Also covered: Pick a charting platform

Charting-platform software is a dedicated chart SaaS seat: Supercharts or equivalent workspaces, indicators, multi-timeframe layouts, drawing tools, and often a stock screener on the same product. Brokers with charts, pure unusual-options tapes, and multi-leg payoff builders sit on neighboring jobs, not here.

This job is platform selection for looking at price. A chart is not a buy list. An indicator is not a forecast. We do not rank charting platforms by who “beats the market,” and we do not publish a “#1 charting tool.”