Which platforms should you compare to Interactive Brokers first?

Charles Schwab, TradingView, YCharts align closest with Interactive Brokers across category coverage and pricing, making them the best comparisons to review first.

Does any matchup include a free-plan alternative?

Yes. TradingView, Robinhood, Unusual Whales, and others keep freemium access, so you can benchmark Interactive Brokers without a paid commitment.

Which comparisons highlight mobile access?

Interactive Brokers goes head-to-head with Charles Schwab, TradingView, Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) for mobile-ready workflows. Review those matchups if on-the-go research matters.

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Every head-to-head showdown featuring Interactive Brokers. Review coverage overlap, standout differentiators, and pricing context before you request demos.

Quick takeaways

Charles Schwab overlaps on Brokerage, Paper Trading, and Advanced Order Types and pushes into News and Alerts with Interactive Brokers and is the quickest matchup to review first.

TradingView, Robinhood, and Unusual Whales keep freemium tiers so you can benchmark Interactive Brokers without committing budget.

Interactive Brokers rivals most often add coverage in News, Screeners, and Alerts, so focus there when evaluating upgrades.

Matchups catalogued

Include free tiers

Offer mobile access

42%

Avg category overlap

Category heatmap

How Interactive Brokers stacks up

Spot the coverage themes most often compared against this tool and where rivals extend or lag.

Shared battlegrounds

Categories that appear in the majority of head-to-head matchups.

Portfolio21
Watchlist18
APIs & SDKs12
Data APIs12
Options & Derivatives9
Advanced Order Types7

Where rivals add depth

Common coverage areas that comparison partners introduce beyond Interactive Brokers.

News15
Screeners15
Alerts14
Financials11
Calendar10
Backtesting8

Where Interactive Brokers stands alone

Categories that remain exclusive to Interactive Brokers across these matchups.

Scenario & Stress Tests22
Performance Attribution21
Smart/Direct Routing21
Order Book / Level II19
Paper Trading19
Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)19

Matchups

Dive into the full comparison roster

Start with the closest overlaps, then branch into tools that push Interactive Brokers into new workflows.

Charles Schwab

62% overlap

Charles Schwab overlaps on Brokerage, Paper Trading, and Advanced Order Types, adds News, Alerts, and Calendar coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Brokerage Paper Trading Advanced Order Types Smart/Direct Routing Order Book / Level II Portfolio

Charles Schwab adds

News
Alerts
Calendar
Videos

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

APIs & SDKs
Data APIs
Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)
Scenario & Stress Tests

Shared platforms

WebMobileDesktop

Shared pricing

Other

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TradingView

54% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

TradingView overlaps on Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, and Order Book / Level II, adds Stock Ideas, Screeners, and ETF Screeners coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Paper Trading Advanced Order Types Order Book / Level II APIs & SDKs Portfolio Watchlist

TradingView adds

Stock Ideas
Screeners
ETF Screeners
Data Visualizations

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Smart/Direct Routing
Data APIs
Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)

Shared platforms

WebMobileDesktop

Open full comparison View TradingView profile

YCharts

54% overlap

Hands-on review

YCharts overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Portfolio, adds Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Comparison coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Portfolio Watchlist Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)Scenario & Stress Tests

YCharts adds

Screeners
Stock Comparison
ETF Comparison
Data Visualizations

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Open full comparison View YCharts profile

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)

78% overlap

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) overlaps on Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Smart/Direct Routing, adds News and Financials coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Brokerage Advanced Order Types Smart/Direct Routing Order Book / Level II Portfolio Watchlist

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) adds

News
Financials

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Paper Trading
APIs & SDKs
Data APIs
Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)

Shared platforms

WebMobileDesktop

Shared pricing

Other

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DEGIRO

100% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

DEGIRO overlaps on Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Smart/Direct Routing while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Brokerage Advanced Order Types Smart/Direct Routing Order Book / Level II Portfolio Watchlist

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Paper Trading
APIs & SDKs
Data APIs
Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)

Shared platforms

WebMobile

Shared pricing

Other

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TC2000

55% overlap

TC2000 overlaps on Brokerage, Paper Trading, and Advanced Order Types, adds Screeners, News, and Alerts coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Brokerage Paper Trading Advanced Order Types Portfolio Watchlist Options & Derivatives

TC2000 adds

Screeners
News
Alerts
Options P&L

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Smart/Direct Routing
Order Book / Level II
APIs & SDKs
Data APIs

Shared platforms

WebMobileDesktop

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Robinhood

75% overlap

Robinhood overlaps on Brokerage, Advanced Order Types, and Order Book / Level II, adds News and Downloadable Tax Reports coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Brokerage Advanced Order Types Order Book / Level II Portfolio Watchlist Options & Derivatives

Robinhood adds

News
Downloadable Tax Reports

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Paper Trading
Smart/Direct Routing
APIs & SDKs
Data APIs

Shared platforms

WebMobile

Shared pricing

Other

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Unusual Whales

38% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Unusual Whales overlaps on Paper Trading, APIs & SDKs, and Data APIs, adds Screeners, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, and Alerts coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Paper Trading APIs & SDKs Data APIs Portfolio Options & Derivatives

Unusual Whales adds

Screeners
Dark Pool & Off-Exchange
Alerts
News

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing
Order Book / Level II

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

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Sharesight

45% overlap

Sharesight overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Portfolio, and Watchlist, adds Downloadable Tax Reports, Capital Gains Estimator, and Dividend Tax / ADR Withholding coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Portfolio Watchlist Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)Performance Attribution

Sharesight adds

Downloadable Tax Reports
Capital Gains Estimator
Dividend Tax / ADR Withholding
Broker Connectors

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

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eToro

38% overlap

eToro overlaps on Brokerage, Paper Trading, and Advanced Order Types, adds Copy/Social Trading, News, and Alerts coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Brokerage Paper Trading Advanced Order Types Portfolio Watchlist

eToro adds

Copy/Social Trading
News
Alerts
Calendar

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Smart/Direct Routing
Order Book / Level II
APIs & SDKs
Data APIs

Shared platforms

WebMobile

Open full comparison View eToro profile

Reflexivity

38% overlap

Reflexivity overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Portfolio, adds Screeners, Quant, and Backtesting coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Portfolio Scenario & Stress Tests Performance Attribution

Reflexivity adds

Screeners
Quant
Backtesting
Alerts

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Open full comparison View Reflexivity profile

Fiscal.ai

31% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Fiscal.ai overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Portfolio, adds Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Portfolio Watchlist

Fiscal.ai adds

Screeners
Stock Comparison
Data Visualizations
Investor Holdings

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

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MarketXLS

31% overlap

MarketXLS overlaps on Portfolio, Watchlist, and Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), adds Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors, and Screeners coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Portfolio Watchlist Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)Options & Derivatives

MarketXLS adds

Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Broker Connectors
Screeners
Options

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebDesktop

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PortfoliosLab

31% overlap

PortfoliosLab overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Portfolio, and Watchlist, adds Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Backtesting coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Portfolio Watchlist Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)

PortfoliosLab adds

Screeners
ETF Screeners
Backtesting
Correlation

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

Web

Open full comparison View PortfoliosLab profile

GuruFocus

23% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

GuruFocus overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Portfolio, adds Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Portfolio

GuruFocus adds

Screeners
Stock Ideas
Stock Comparison
Backtesting

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

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Portfolio123

30% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Portfolio123 overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Portfolio, adds Screeners, Quant, and Backtesting coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Portfolio

Portfolio123 adds

Screeners
Quant
Backtesting
Correlation

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebDesktopAPI

Open full comparison View Portfolio123 profile

Quartr

30% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Quartr overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Watchlist, adds Transcripts, Improved Filings, and AI coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Watchlist

Quartr adds

Transcripts
Improved Filings
AI
AI Chat

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebMobileAPI

Open full comparison View Quartr profile

FINVIZ

23% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

FINVIZ overlaps on Data APIs, Portfolio, and Watchlist, adds Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Backtesting coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Data APIs Portfolio Watchlist

FINVIZ adds

Screeners
Data Visualizations
Backtesting
News

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Open full comparison View FINVIZ profile

Revolut (Invest)

33% overlap

Editor’s pick

Hands-on review

Revolut (Invest) overlaps on Brokerage, Portfolio, and Watchlist, adds Alerts, News, and ETF Overview coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Brokerage Portfolio Watchlist

Revolut (Invest) adds

Alerts
News
ETF Overview
Wealth Management

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing
Order Book / Level II

Shared platforms

WebMobile

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Alpha Vantage

23% overlap

Hands-on review

Alpha Vantage overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Options & Derivatives, adds News, News Sentiment, and Calendar coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Options & Derivatives

Alpha Vantage adds

News
News Sentiment
Calendar
Dividends

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Open full comparison View Alpha Vantage profile

Danelfin

38% overlap

Hands-on review

Danelfin overlaps on Data APIs, Portfolio, and Watchlist, adds Stock Ideas, Screeners, and Alerts coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Data APIs Portfolio Watchlist

Danelfin adds

Stock Ideas
Screeners
Alerts
Scores

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Open full comparison View Danelfin profile

Fintool

33% overlap

Hands-on review

Fintool overlaps on APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Watchlist, adds Transcripts, Financials, and Screeners coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

APIs & SDKs Data APIs Watchlist

Fintool adds

Transcripts
Financials
Screeners
AI Chat

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Open full comparison View Fintool profile

okama

27% overlap

Hands-on review

okama overlaps on Data APIs, Portfolio, and Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), adds Quant, Data Visualizations, and Correlation coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Data APIs Portfolio Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)

okama adds

Quant
Data Visualizations
Correlation
Backtesting

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebAPI

Open full comparison View okama profile

Trendlyne

23% overlap

Hands-on review

Trendlyne overlaps on Portfolio, Watchlist, and Options & Derivatives, adds Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, and Analyst Price Targets coverage while matching Interactive Brokers.

Shared categories

Portfolio Watchlist Options & Derivatives

Trendlyne adds

Screeners
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Price Targets
Analyst Recommendations

Interactive Brokers keeps to itself

Brokerage
Paper Trading
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing

Shared platforms

WebMobile

Open full comparison View Trendlyne profile

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