Compare Stock Screeners

Compare the features and benefits of MOMO to traditional screeners.

Hello fellow stock trader!

Looking for a stock screener to analyze and find new breakouts and only aware of Finviz? If you are trying to compare MOMO Pro to Finviz, you came to the right place. We put this page together to help you see if MOMO Pro is the right fit for you. And... seeing how you may be a current Finviz user, we have listed their features side by side to help show how they compare.


Scroll down and you’ll find as many details as we can squeeze onto a single page to help you compare MOMO Pro versus Finviz. We not only give you a straight-up feature comparison, but also customer experiences, pricing and performance.

Finviz image Finviz
Pricing Priced from $17/mo. to $37/mo with annual discounts up to 25% off. Registered User: $0/mo. Finviz "Elite": $39.50/mo.
Works on any Device without exception ✅ Yes ❌ No, While you can visit Finviz.com on your mobile phone, it is unusable and not responsive to the screen size. Mobile Finviz screenshot
No Ads ✅ No ads of any kind, ever. ❌ No. Finviz has over 30% of the display filled with motion advertisements and has frequent overlay ads. Finviz Ads Screenshot
Realtime Performance ✅ Yes, Matches exchange tick performance on Stream and Alerts are shown in under 2 seconds. ❌ No, Data is updated every 3-5 minutes on Registered plan. States real-time on registered plan but unconfirmed.
Market Meters ✅ Yes ❌ No
Social Engagement ✅ Yes, iconic social media indicators and MOMO "Popular Stocks" section ❌ No
Integrated Realtime News ✅ Yes, released 1Q21, Fully integrated with contextual search and News indicators for Stream and Discovery. ✅ Yes, includes news but is not realtime or linked with a stocks movement.
No downloads required ✅ Yes, built as SaaS platform - updates added transparently every week. ✅ Yes, browser-based should not require any updates.
Voice Notifications ✅ Yes, 5 AI-based lifelike neural voices assignable to multiple zones. ❌ No
Modern design & technology ✅ Yes, Built using todays UI guidelines. Single common appearance. ❌ No, Web 1.0 interface with difficult to read font format.
Custom filter builder ✅ Yes, Filter and save from over 9 momentum based criteria plus 8 timeframes. ✅ Yes, numerous criteria which are mostly fundemantal based with some studies
Charts ❌ No, We believe we can't add additional value over the suberb charting found in Trading View and brokers. ✅ Yes, Basic but maintain they don't offer incremental value compared to modern charting.
Screener Export ✅ Yes, Simply click the Discovery link to download CSV of current view. ✅ Yes
Pre-market Data ✅ Yes, MOMO Pro supports full pre-market and extended hours. ❌ No for unpaid, Paid only offers 30 minutes prior to open.
Breakout Streams ✅ Yes MOMO includes realtime filtered Stream as well as option to stream dedicated list of up to 500 symbols ❌ No, Finviz does not provide streaming data.
Sector Heat Map ❌ No ✅ Yes, Some people find useful, MOMO Discovery View shows top gainers and losers but not using this visualization
Real time stock alerts ✅ Yes, 5 different types (VWAP % change, new HOD/LOD, %change, Halt, Unusual Volume) of alerts delivered to destkop and mobile devices ❌ No, the paid plan sends "email" alerts
Full extended hours ✅ Yes, Full extended support (4am EST to 7pm EST) ❌ No, only 30 minutes prior to market open. Reports of Finviz missing after hours breakouts are common.
Unusual Volume ✅ Yes, we built our unusual (aka relative) volume to support full regular & extended hours. ✅ Yes*, Referred to as "relative volume" and provides a hard to consume list of items consuming many pages.
Webhook API ✅ Yes, Easy to use integration for alerts. Connect with trading, messaging platforms (eg. SMS/email), or integration tools (Zapier/IFTTT). ❌ No
Multi-timeframe Money Flow ✅ Yes, Proprietary VWAP-derived Money Flow shows relative flows compared to other stocks and against prior timeframes. ❌ No Money Flow or equivalent.
Squeeze Scan ✅ Yes, Built proprietary, 3 phase multi-timeframe Squeeze scan which also works w/ our Uvol, float and other filters. ❌ No dedicated squeeze calculation. Suggest and promote low float filter combinations as workaround.

Why should I consider MOMO Pro over Finviz?

Similar to Trade Ideas, If you’re looking for a platform that increasingly attempts to do everything and don’t mind cutting through the noise and complex experience to make it work for your trading needs, then Finviz might be suitable for you.

 

If performance, usability, and focus are important to you, keep reading. If you’re tired of wading through menus and navigating complex windows that you never use, we’ve got news for you — we are too.

 

Let’s be real here; Finviz was one of the first stock screeners in its day (founded in ~2004) and relied on an ad-based business model. If you’re trying to be serious about your trading and you care about performance, usability, and profits as much as we do, you can do better and for less.

So what does MOMO Pro do better?

Let’s start by talking about what Finviz does the same. Its likely claim to popularity is the daily top gainers and losers. We both do that. They provide a fixed list of 10 or so tickers for gainers and losers in a static way. Our MOMO Pro Discovery view provides the top gainers and losers in a much more scrollable manner that is more engaging and valuable. We also provide realtime snapshots every minute to account for all our filtered data — without the worry of advertisements popping up every few minutes.

 

The main difference is that MOMO is expressly focused on doing one thing really well: highlighting stocks with MOMENTUM - hence our name. We also have to fight back the urge to add every last feature for fear it will distract us from identifying stocks that are really moving.

 

With MOMO, everything revolves around showing stocks in play to help identify and make actionable decisions and get a flow for the market direction. Our Stream and MOMO Meters give that engaging pulse of market which a static site like Finviz just doesn't offer.

 

And don't forget about mobile use! About 40% of our users are now trading on both desktop and mobile devices. If you cannot run your trading tools on mobile and desktop you are missing out or at least putting yourself at a major disadvantage when on vacation or not near your desktop.

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"I've used many tools over the years and while I've been using TI, I knew I wanted something different. My focus has been on momentum and stumbled on MOMO. The first week I used it was a real joy and very fast, but it was not until the second week I started really profiting from the power of MOMO. It is exactly what I need and perfect for how I trade. Excited about where this will lead. Thank you Mometic. "

Michael Gascoigne, Professional Trader
Switched from Trade Ideas to MOMO Pro

MOMO Pro is a better value

We’ve built the best stock scanning service in the business, called MOMO Pro. It’s built the same way as Netflix - using latest software development practices in the cloud to deliver consistently fast streaming performance.

 

Regardless of our price savings - under $27/mo for MOMO Pro vs. $39.50/mo for Finviz you also get incredible infrastructure and fantastic support, regardless of the MOMO plan you chose.

 

With MOMO Pro, the subcription structure is simplified into a single monthly payment. While we think we certainly can justify charging $100's a month, we don't have to since we are using latest infrastructure to keep costs low.

"We're using MOMO Pro service to monitor the market for us. Works really well. It provides a clean and predictable experience and helps us act on breakouts that would otherwise require many screens. It is a powerful platform and because it supports the needs of so many situations it is an incredible value."

Lee Munroe, Murray Street Capital
Portfolio Advisor

The skinny

Cut to the chase? MOMO Pro is better for lean identification of breakouts on any device. Finviz is better for "knob turners" who feel just one more variable to filter from will help them find profits.

MOMO Pro is best if…

  1. You care about a well designed, intuitive interface
  2. Your trading strategy is based on breakouts and momentum
  3. Speed and performance are important to you
  4. You want to use desktop, tablet, and mobile
  5. Want fast breakout alerts

Consider Finviz when…

  1. More of a fundemental investor
  2. Find a heatmap valuable
  3. Trade futures or forex

"The company I worked with had Finviz and traded using it for many years. When I went independent, decided to look for something else and found MOMO. Complexity is the enemy of information and MOMO serves up exactly the information I need whether I'm scalping or swing trading."

Antiona Beshera, Professional Trader, NYC
Switched from Finviz to MOMO Pro

Hey there!

Looking for stock screeners to uncover new trade opportunities? If so, you’re probably trying to see which alternatives are available and how they compare, right? Well we put this page together to help you determine if MOMO Pro is the right fit for you. And... seeing how you may be a current Trade Ideas customer or evaluating it as an option, we have listed their features side by side to show how they compare.


Scroll down and you’ll find as many details as we can squeeze onto a single page to help you compare MOMO Pro vs Trade Ideas. We not only give you a straight-up feature comparison, but also customer experiences, pricing and performance.

Trade-ideas image Trade Ideas
Pricing Priced from $17/mo. to $37/mo with annual discounts up to 25% off. Trade Ideas Standard: $118.00/mo. Premium: $228.00/mo.
Works on any Device without exception ✅ Yes, including recently released, multi-screen support! ❌ No, Doesn't support mobile devices or Mac. Suggests installing VMware for Mac for an addtional $35/mo. See: How to use Trade Ideas on a Mac
Social Engagement ✅ Yes, iconic social media indicators and MOMO "Popular Stocks" section ❌ No
Market Meters ✅ Yes ❌ No
Integrated Realtime News ✅ Yes, released 1Q21, Fully integrated with contextual search and News indicators for Stream and Discovery. ❌ No, Maintains they are not a news service.
No updates required ✅ Yes, built as SaaS platform - updates added transparently every week. ❌ No, requires downloads and reconfiguration for Windows 10 only and requires Microsoft C++ runtime. Last update was 6+ months ago.
Fast ✅ Yes, Matches exchange tick performance on Stream and Alerts are shown in under 1 second. ❌ No, Users have reported that alerts can take as long as an hour to be delivered.
Integrated Trading Community ✅ Yes, Active and knowledgeable trading community, which actively scalps, swings, and shorts positions with no lag. ❌ No, While they have a chat service, its a 3rd party plug-in. .
Modern design & technology ✅ Yes, Built using todays UI guidelines. Single common appearance. ❌ No, Disjointed interface with over 5 different hard to read styles.
Modern design & technology ✅ Yes, Built using todays UI guidelines. Single common appearance. ❌ No, Disjointed interface with over 5 different hard to read styles.
Custom Filter Builder ✅ Yes ❌ No
Voice Notifications ✅ Yes, 5 AI-based lifelike neural voices assignable to multiple zones. ✅ Yes, Robotic voice only reports symbol on one scan.
Minute to Monthly Timeframes ✅ Yes, We have 8 different timeframes including; 1 min, 5 min, 15 min, 1 hour, 2 hour, 4 hour, 1 day, 1 week and 1 month. ✅ Yes
Charts ❌ No, We believe we can't add additional value over the suberb charting found in Trading view and brokers. ✅ Yes, Basic but maintain they don't offer incremental value compared to modern charting.
"AI" ❌ No, We don't have any AI or ML (machine learning) currently. ✅ Yes (❌ Reality) Trade Ideas claims to have AI. Their technology and platform are so dated we can assure you they have not invested in real AI. Further their returns do not beat the market despite what they claim with a buy and hold strategy. https://www.trade-ideas.com/features/ai-monthly-performance/
Webinars and fee-based 1 on 1 Training ❌ No, We don't currently have these options. While useful, we feel MOMO is easy to get started quickly. We do have several professional traders on team and chat to help freely. ✅ Yes, Trade ideas provides webinars and paid promoters to help market their service. As with any product, if a customer doesn't understand how to use they will likely discontinue service.
Breakout Streams ✅ Yes. We provide both a realtime filtered Stream as well as option to upload dedicated list of up to 500 symbols for breakout tracking. New! Near HOD/LOD update - allows configuring breakouts as they approach prior high/low within $.10 or 1%. ❌ No, Trade Ideas does not provide streaming.
Easy to use sorting and filtering ✅ Yes ❌ No, Requires programmed filters, but can be built to fit unique needs
Real time alerts ✅ Yes, 5 different types (VWAP % change, HOD/LOD, %change, Halt, Unusual Volume) of alerts delivered to destkop and mobile devices ❌ No, Reports of alerts arriving 1 hour after trigger
Full extended hours ✅ Yes, Full extended support (4am EST to 7pm EST) ❌ No, Reports of Trade Ideas only supporting limted extended hours (7am EST to 7pm EST)
Extended hours Unusual Volume ✅ Yes, we built our unusual (aka relative) volume to support full extended hours. ❌ No, former TI users have shared unusual volume is only available during regular market hours.
Webhook API ✅ Yes, Easy to use integration for alerts. Connect with trading, messaging platforms (eg. SMS/email), or integration tools (Zapier/IFTTT). ❌ No
Multi-timeframe Money Flow ✅ Yes, Proprietary VWAP-derived Money Flow shows relative flows compared to other stocks and against prior timeframes. ❌ No Money Flow or equivalent.
Squeeze Scan ✅ Yes, Built proprietary, 3 phase multi-timeframe Squeeze scan which also works w/ our Uvol, float and other filters. ❌ No dedicated squeeze calculation. Only have linear data pre-defined screener scans which are percentage based and related to daily movment.

Why should I consider MOMO Pro over Trade Ideas?

If you’re looking for a platform that increasingly attempts to do everything and don’t mind cutting through the noise and complex experience to make it work for your trading needs, then Trade Ideas might be suitable for you.

 

But if performance, usability, and focus are important to you, keep reading. If you’re tired of wading through menus and navigating complex windows that you never use, we’ve got news for you: we are too!

 

Let’s be real here: Trade Ideas was a popular tool in its day (founded in ~2003), used and promoted by many people to help their trading. But if you’re a serious trader and you care about performance, usability, and profits as much as we do, you can probably do better - for less!

So what does MOMO Pro do better?

Let’s start by talking about what Trade Ideas does the same. One of the most loved features is that it’s provides pre-market scans. We both do them — with one big difference, we do the full pre-market (starting at 4am EST) when the runners often reveal themselves.

 

The main difference is that MOMO is expressly focused on doing one thing really well: highlighting stocks with MOMENTUM - hence our name. We also have to fight back the urge to add every last feature for fear it will distract us from identifying stocks that are really moving.

 

With MOMO, everything revolves around showing stocks in play to help identify and make actionable decisions.

Sign Up Now -
Whatever your device.

"I've used many tools over the years and while I've been using TI, I knew I wanted something different. My focus has been on momentum and stumbled on MOMO. The first week I used it was a real joy and very fast, but it was not until the second week I started really profiting from the power of MOMO. It is exactly what I need and perfect for how I trade. Excited about where this will lead. Thank you Mometic. "

Michael Gascoigne, Professional Trader
Switched from Trade Ideas to MOMO Pro

MOMO Pro is a better value

We’ve built the best stock scanning service in the business, called MOMO Pro. It’s built the same way as Netflix - using latest software development practices in the cloud to deliver consistently fast streaming performance.

 

Regardless of our price savings - under $27/mo for MOMO Pro vs. $228/mo for Trade Ideas you also get incredible infrastructure and fantastic support, regardless of the MOMO plan you chose.

 

With MOMO Pro, the subcription structure is simplified into a single monthly payment. While we think we certainly can justify charging $100's a month, we don't have to since we are using latest infrastructure to keep costs low. Again think of Netflix pricing vs. DirecTV's or your cable provider's. Plus we are the new kid and just working on getting the word out.

"We're using MOMO Pro service to monitor the market for us. Works really well. It provides a clean and predictable experience and helps us act on breakouts that would otherwise require many screens. It is a powerful platform and because it supports the needs of so many situations it is an incredible value."

Lee Munroe, Murray Street Capital
Portfolio Advisor

The skinny

Cut to the chase? MOMO Pro is better for lean identification of breakouts on any device. Trade Ideas is better for "knob turners" who feel they can uncover the next 10 bagger with lots of data.

MOMO Pro is best if…

  1. You care about a well designed, intuitive interface
  2. Your trading strategy is based on breakouts and momentum
  3. Speed and performance are important to you
  4. You want to use any device

Consider Trade Ideas when…

  1. Price is not of concern
  2. Available training and workshops are useful
  3. You only use Windows desktop

"I've been a trader for over 8 years. Switching from Trade Ideas was at first something I didn't think I could do given all the time invested to learn it. But once I had enough and moved to MOMO I didn't look back. MOMO is truly a high-level stock screening tool and the minimalism and focus is incredibly refreshing."

Thomas Atwood, Private Trader
Switched from Trade Ideas to MOMO Pro

Hey there!

Looking for stock screeners to uncover new trade opportunities? If so, you’re probably trying to see what options are available and how they compare, right? Well we put this page together to help you determine if MOMO Pro is the right fit for you. And... seeing how you may be a current Benzinga Pro customer or perhaps researching as an option, we have done the heavy lifting for you and build a side by side comparison.


Scroll down and you’ll find as many details as we can squeeze onto a single page to help you compare MOMO Pro vs Benzinga Pro. We not only give you a straight-up feature comparison, but also customer experiences, pricing and performance.

Update Sept 12, 2022: While all businesses have their ups and downs, we have heard from and seen that Benzinga has some questionable business practices worth mentioning. Here are a few recent examples found on Trust Pilot review-1, review-2, review-3, review-4. This not only hurts Benzinga, but all fintech businesses trying to deliver quality services with integrity. While not our practice to report other business practices, in this case we are making an exception. We will revisit again soon and hopefully be able to justify removing this update.



Benzinga Pro image Benzinga Pro
Pricing Priced from $17/mo. to $37/mo with annual discounts up to 25% off. Benzinga Pro Standard: $177.00/mo. Other options: $347.00/mo.
Competitive Discounts? ✅ Yes, contact us for code ❌ No
Works on any Device without exception ✅ Yes ✅ Yes, We haven't tried it screenshots look reasonable.
Social Engagement ✅ Yes, iconic social media indicators and MOMO "Popular Stocks" section ❌ No
Market Meters ✅ Yes ❌ No
Integrated Realtime News ✅ Yes, Fully integrated with contextual search and News indicators for Stream and Discovery. ✅ Yes, Started out delivering news before scanning. Now include news, but no integration with action
No updates required ✅ Yes, built as SaaS platform - updates added transparently every week. ✅ Yes
Fast ✅ Yes, Matches exchange tick performance on Stream and Alerts are shown in 400ms. ✅ Yes, we think design doesn't allow for instantly identifying breakouts.
Modern design & technology ✅ Yes, Built using todays UI guidelines. Single common appearance. ✅ Yes, Traditional appearance, but not outdated like Trade Ideas.
Custom filter builder ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Minute to Monthly Timeframes ✅ Yes, We have 8 different timeframes including; 1 min, 5 min, 15 min, 1 hour, 2 hour, 4 hour, 1 day, 1 week and 1 month. ✅ Yes
Voice Notifications ✅ Yes, 5 AI-based lifelike neural voices assignable to multiple zones. ❌ No
Charts ❌ No, Coming Soon and 90% complete ✅ Yes, Decent.
Breakout Streams ✅ Yes We provide both a realtime filtered Stream as well as option to stream dedicated list of up to 500 symbols ❌ No, does not provide streaming data.
Easy to use sorting and filtering ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Realtime stock alerts ✅ Yes, 6 different types (VWAP % change, HOD/LOD, %change, Halt, Unusual Volume, and Conditional) of alerts delivered to destkop and mobile devices ❌ No, News-based alerts which are sent via email
Full extended hours ✅ Yes, Full extended support (4am EST to 7pm EST) ✅ Yes, Believe it is full extended hours, but unclear
Webhook API ✅ Yes, Easy to use integration for alerts. Connect with trading, messaging platforms (eg. SMS/email), or integration tools (Zapier/IFTTT). ❌ No
Multi-timeframe Money Flow ✅ Yes, Proprietary VWAP-derived Money Flow shows relative flows compared to other stocks and against prior timeframes. ❌ No Money Flow or equivalent.
Squeeze Scan ✅ Yes, Built proprietary, 3 phase multi-timeframe Squeeze scan which also works w/ our Uvol, float and other filters. ❌ No dedicated squeeze calculation. Only have linear data pre-defined screener scans which are percentage based and related to daily movment.

Why should I consider MOMO Pro over Benzinga Pro?

If you’re looking for a platform that increasingly attempts to do everything and don’t mind cutting through the complex experience to make it work for your trading needs, then Benzinga Pro might be suitable for you.

 

But if performance, usability, and focus are important to you, keep reading. If you’re tired of wading through menus and navigating complex windows that you never use, we’ve got news for you: we are too!

 

We admit Benzinga Pro is a solid tool; promoted by many. But if you’re a trader and care about performance, usability, and profits as much as we do, you can probably do better - for less!

So what does MOMO Pro do better?

Let’s start by talking about what Benzinga Pro does the same. One of the most loved features is that has real-time screens. We have them too -- with one big difference - we actually stream the breakouts. On paper, this doesn't seem like much, but in use the difference is dramatic.

 

The difference is that MOMO is focused on doing one thing really well: highlighting stocks with MOMENTUM - hence our name. We also have to fight back the urge to add every last feature for fear it will distract us from identifying stocks that are really moving. Benzinga gives a respectable experience, but lacks purpose.

 

With MOMO, everything revolves around showing stocks in play to help identify and make actionable decisions. We've been trading for over 20yrs and MOMO Pro boils this experience down to be simpler and leaner. We certainly expect you to try both platforms to see what works best for you, but this comparison should give you a decent start of what to expect.

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"Benzinga Pro is comprehensive and does its job pretty well, but I'm a lean trader and Benzinga has more than what I would use it for. I found you guys on Twitter and gave it a shot and glad I found you. You give me the heads up insight into market movers that I've been missing. I mainly use MOMO Pro in pre-market to scan unusual activity and then make my trade plan and track breakouts on the Stream. I think position/swing traders may use it the opposite way to see momentum, but this works for my scalps where I'm in and out of a trade in minutes or less.

Lanny V., Full-time trader (Style - Scalper)

Switched from Benzinga Pro to MOMO Pro+

MOMO Pro is a better value

We’ve built the best stock scanning service in the business, called MOMO Pro. It’s built the same way as Netflix - using latest software development practices in the cloud to deliver consistently fast streaming performance.

 

Regardless of our savings - under $37/mo for MOMO Pro vs. $177/mo for Benzinga Pro you also get incredible infrastructure and fantastic support, regardless of whether you chose our $17/mo plan or $37/mo plan.

 

With MOMO Pro, the subcription structure is simplified into a single monthly payment. While we think we certainly can justify charging a $100 a month, we don't have to since we are using latest infrastructure to keep costs low. Again think of Netflix pricing vs. a cable providers. Plus we are the new kid and just working on getting the word out.

 

Is Benzinga Pro "worth it"? It's not a bad option, but the value equation and flexibility and unique features make it a tough question. The support and negative business practices, are against our scruples as well. If MOMO Pro was not available, Benzinga Pro would be a top 5 option.

"We're using MOMO Pro service to monitor the market for us. Works really well. It provides a clean and predictable experience and helps us act on breakouts that would otherwise require many screens. It is a powerful platform and because it supports the needs of so many situations it is an incredible value."

Lee Munroe, Murray Street Capital
Portfolio Advisor

The skinny

Cut to the chase? MOMO Pro is better for lean identification of breakouts on any device. Benzinga Pro is better if you want to filter stocks using fundemenatals and are a news-biased trader.

MOMO Pro is best if…

  1. You care about a well-designed, intuitive interface
  2. Your trading strategy is based on breakouts and momentum
  3. A breakout Stream for finding real-time movers valuable.
  4. Conditional alerts for criteria-driven suggestions are of interest
  5. You want our unique indicators such as MOMO Trend, MoneyFlow, and MOMO Squeeze

Consider Benzinga Pro when…

  1. Want a more news oriented platform for trade decisions vs. analytics oriented.
  2. Prefer a more traditional experience
  3. Ability to refine scans with fundemenatal indicators
  4. Price is not a concern

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