QMA vs Finviz: An Honest Comparison

If you've ever screened stocks for free, you've probably used Finviz. It's fast, clean and genuinely useful. So why look at Quantum Market Analyzer (QMA)? Short answer: it solves a different-sized problem. Here's a fair comparison so you can decide.

In short

• Finviz = an excellent fast, free fundamentals sieve. You connect the dots.
• QMA = more data layers fused into one score, where you can see why.
• Many people use both: Finviz to scan, QMA for one connected read before deciding.

🔰 In plain words (for beginners)

Think of two kitchen tools. Finviz is a sharp knife — fast, simple, free, great for basic work. QMA is a food processor — it does several steps at once and combines them.

To chop an onion, a knife is enough. When you want the whole dough mixed and combined, you reach for the processor. With stocks it's the same: for a quick look, Finviz; for the whole connected picture, QMA.

What Finviz does well

Finviz is a strong, lightweight sieve. It quickly filters fundamentals (P/E, company size, sector), shows insider trades (Form 4), and the free tier covers a lot. For a fast first pass, it's hard to beat.

Where it stops: it hands you fragments. You get a list and a few tabs of data, but the connecting is on you. It doesn't include congress trades, big-fund 13F positions or seasonality — and there's no single score weighing it all.

How QMA differs

QMA is built around confluence — cross-confirming many layers instead of reading one at a time. It fuses 13 layers (insiders, funds, congress, fundamentals, momentum, seasonality and more) into one composite score you can expand down to data and dates. And it's more beginner-friendly: a tooltip on every term, an academy and ready-made strategies.

Layer by layer

	Finviz	QMA
Core use	Fast fundamentals sieve	Multi-layer analysis + composite score
Data layers	Fundamentals, Form 4 insider	13 (congress, 13F, seasonality, momentum…)
Single composite score	No	Yes
Smart money	Insiders only	Insiders + funds + congress
Seasonality	No	150,000+ patterns
Beginner support	Minimal	Tooltips + academy + AI coach
Free preview	Free screener	Full analysis of 1 stock free

🎯 For pros

Finviz stays great for a quick scan and a Form 4 glance. QMA's edge is the fused smart-money + seasonality layer and the expandable reasoning (insider weight %, 90-day hit rate, buys-vs-sells) — closer to a terminal workflow at retail cost.

💡 What this means for you

You don't have to pick one. For a quick free rummage, Finviz is great. When you want one clear, already-weighed view — and to understand the why — reach for QMA. And you can test it on one stock without paying.

Mini-glossary

• Screener — a sieve that picks stocks by criteria.
• Form 4 — the public filing of an insider's trade.
• 13F — a quarterly report of big funds' positions.
• Confluence — agreement across several independent data layers.

Try it in QMA

You'll feel the difference best on one stock. Open a free complete analysis of AAPL (no signup) and look at all 13 layers in one score. Then compare it to the same ticker on a single-metric screener.

FAQ

Is QMA a Finviz alternative?

They overlap on screening, but QMA goes further — adding congress, 13F and seasonality, fused into one score. Finviz is lighter and free.

Which is better for beginners?

QMA is built for beginners too (tooltips, academy, AI coach). Finviz assumes you know the terms.

Can I try QMA without paying?

Yes — a complete analysis of one stock (AAPL) is free, no signup.

Past performance ≠ future results. QMA is not a registered investment advisor.