A Moneycontrol screener alternative once the filters run out
Moneycontrol's screener is where a lot of Indian investors run their first scan. It is free, it sits one click from the quotes and news you were already reading, and it carries both fundamental filters and named technical screens like RSI oversold or MACD crossing its signal line. Its ceiling is the same as its convenience. Thresholds picked from menus, no conditions about time, no custom expressions, no confirmed delivery filter, and no way to learn whether 'MACD crossover' has ever been worth acting on. This tool starts where that stops, and it is also free.
| Capability | PatternsRadar | Moneycontrol |
|---|---|---|
| Free screening | Everything, no account | Yes, the screener is free; Pro buys content rather than screener depth |
| Technical screening | 42 indicators, patterns, event conditions, any parameters | Named screens and threshold filters: RSI zones, MACD crossovers, moving averages, breakouts |
| Query model | Sift, write any condition | Menu filters; no expressions |
| Event conditions (crossed above within, has been above for) | Yes | No |
| Scan backtesting | Every scan; window, horizons, entry, stop and target all configurable | No |
| Delivery % screening | Scannable and backtestable | Shown on quote pages; not confirmed as a screener filter |
| Fundamentals filters | P/E, market cap, growth, shareholding. Point-in-time, coverage still backfilling | Yes: P/E, book value, growth, dividend yield, market cap |
| Quotes, news, financials, shareholding beside the results | No | Yes, the portal's core |
| Data timing | End-of-day | Real-time quotes; screener refreshes on a schedule |
| Split-adjusted daily history | 30 years, any past session scannable | Current values only |
| Alerts | EOD email on watched scans; webhooks on Max | Price alerts on the portal; none on screens |
| REST API + MCP for agents | Every plan, including Free | No |
| Paid plans | ₹400–2,000/month | Pro from roughly ₹499–999/year (news, ad-free, portfolio tools) |
Moneycontrol's screener is free. Pro pricing as quoted by third-party reviews on 2026-08-28 varies with promotions (roughly ₹499–999/year, sometimes ₹99/month) and could not be verified on moneycontrol.com, which blocks automated checks. Verify on their site. This page is maintained by PatternsRadar. Competitor capabilities as generally available at the time of writing; verify current features on their site.
The differences that matter
Both free; different ceilings
Neither tool charges to screen, so the honest comparison is what each can express. Moneycontrol's filters answer which stocks are below RSI 30 today, and they do it instantly beside the news. They cannot answer which stocks crossed back above 30 within three sessions while holding the 200-day, on delivery above its norm. That is a sentence about sequence and context. Sift exists for sentences like it; Moneycontrol's screener was never meant for them.
A named screen is a belief until it is tested
'MACD CrossOver Signal Line' is a fine screen to have on a list. What no market-stats page can tell you is how often that crossover has been followed by a move, on which stocks, over what horizon. Here the same condition is a preset with a replay panel. Set the window anywhere up to every session since 1995, pick the horizons, add a stop and a target, measure it against an index, and read the limits beside the numbers.
Context there, expression here
Moneycontrol's real advantage is everything around the screener: the quote page, financials, shareholding tracker, news, SWOT, all one click away. This has none of that and does not pretend to. Keep reading there and run the scans here.
Which should you use?
When Moneycontrol is the right choice
Use Moneycontrol's screener for a quick, free first pass in the place you already read: fundamental and technical threshold filters, named technical screens, real-time quotes, and the portal's news, financials, shareholding and SWOT beside every result. For a quick sort before reading further, it is hard to beat.
When PatternsRadar is the right choice
Use PatternsRadar when the screen needs to say more than a threshold: a query language with event conditions, delivery percentage and F&O fields, a replay on every scan, thirty years of history, alerts on scans rather than on prices, an API. Free to screen, ₹400/month for evening alerts.
Common questions
Is PatternsRadar free like Moneycontrol's screener?
Yes. Screening costs nothing and needs no account, replay included at its full depth. Paid plans add evening email alerts, webhooks and API headroom. Moneycontrol's screener is also free; its Pro subscription buys news and portfolio tools rather than screener depth.
What can PatternsRadar do that Moneycontrol's screener can't?
Write conditions rather than pick thresholds, including conditions about time. Scan delivery percentage and futures open interest. Run a scan against any past session across thirty years. Replay every scan to see what its matches did over the next 1, 5 and 20 sessions. It cannot show you news, financials or shareholding beside the results, and Moneycontrol can.
Does Moneycontrol Pro improve the screener?
Not materially, from the reviews I could find. Pro is an editorial and portfolio subscription covering exclusive stories, ad-free reading, FT access and portfolio tracking, and reviewers note the screener stays basic on either tier. If screener depth is what you want, a subscription there is the wrong lever.