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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Tool Comparison

Charles Schwab vs Quartr comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Charles Schwab adds Brokerage, Portfolio, Options & Derivatives, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, News, Order Book / Level II, Videos, and Screeners coverage that Quartr skips.

Quartr includes Financials, Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, AI, AI Chat, AI Earnings Summary, Notes & Highlights, Shared Workspaces, Citations & Source Pinning, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, and Education categories that Charles Schwab omits.

Quartr keeps a free entry point that Charles Schwab lacks.

In depth comparison

Charles Schwab

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One of the largest US brokerages, combining commission-free stock and ETF trading with deep functionality through the thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, and mobile). Options are priced at $0.65 per contract, with 24/5 trading on over a thousand stocks and ETFs. Investors can trade futures and forex (approval required), use paperMoney® for risk-free practice, and even buy fractional shares of S&P 500 companies starting at $5 through Stock Slices®. Schwab also provides flexible alerts, advanced order types, tax integrations, and access to research and screeners-all backed by decades of brand trust.

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Pricing

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Quick highlights

Zero-commission online trades for stocks and ETFs; options at $0.65 per contract.
thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, mobile) plus Schwab Mobile, with extended 24/5 trading access to 1,100+ stocks and ETFs.
paperMoney® virtual accounts that let you practice trading with live market data.
Tradable universe spans stocks, ETFs, options, futures, and forex-though futures and forex require separate approval and are offered by Schwab Futures & Forex LLC.
Fractional share investing via Stock Slices®: S&P 500 companies, starting from $5.

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Quartr

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Qualitative public‑market research platform focused on investor relations material: live earnings calls, real‑time transcripts, filings, slide decks, analyst estimates, and AI chat across 13k+ public companies. Mobile app is free; Quartr Pro (desktop) and Quartr API are commercial products with dataset access, exports, and API/webhook usage gated by subscription contracts and plan‑level permissions.

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Pricing

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Quick highlights

Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable.
Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features.
Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars.
Quartr Pro is a desktop/web research platform used by hedge funds, asset managers, equity research and IR teams to search across all transcripts, filings, reports and slides at once, track narrative shifts, and conduct qualitative public-market research with significantly reduced manual document work.
AI chat built on first‑party IR material lets users ask anything across public companies globally and get instant answers and event summaries, with every quote, metric and slide fully traceable back to the original document or audio source.

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Where they differ

Charles Schwab

Distinct strengths include:

Brokerage Portfolio Options & Derivatives Paper Trading Advanced Order Types Smart/Direct Routing News Order Book / Level II

Zero-commission online trades for stocks and ETFs; options at $0.65 per contract.
thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, mobile) plus Schwab Mobile, with extended 24/5 trading access to 1,100+ stocks and ETFs.
paperMoney® virtual accounts that let you practice trading with live market data.
Tradable universe spans stocks, ETFs, options, futures, and forex-though futures and forex require separate approval and are offered by Schwab Futures & Forex LLC.

Quartr

Distinct strengths include:

Financials Transcripts Analyst Forecasts AI AI Chat AI Earnings Summary Notes & Highlights Shared Workspaces

Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable.
Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features.
Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars.
Quartr Pro is a desktop/web research platform used by hedge funds, asset managers, equity research and IR teams to search across all transcripts, filings, reports and slides at once, track narrative shifts, and conduct qualitative public-market research with significantly reduced manual document work.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Charles Schwab	Quartr
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Blogs, Newsletters Unique: Brokerage, Portfolio, Options & Derivatives, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, News, Order Book / Level II, Videos, Screeners	Shared: Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Blogs, Newsletters Unique: Financials, Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, AI, AI Chat, AI Earnings Summary, Notes & Highlights, Shared Workspaces, Citations & Source Pinning, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Webhooks, Education
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Currencies	Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile, Desktop	Web, Mobile, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Other	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Zero-commission online trades for stocks and ETFs; options at $0.65 per contract. thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, mobile) plus Schwab Mobile, with extended 24/5 trading access to 1,100+ stocks and ETFs. paperMoney® virtual accounts that let you practice trading with live market data. Tradable universe spans stocks, ETFs, options, futures, and forex-though futures and forex require separate approval and are offered by Schwab Futures & Forex LLC. Fractional share investing via Stock Slices®: S&P 500 companies, starting from $5. Advanced order types supported, including OCO brackets and conditional orders.	Unique Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable. Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features. Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars. Quartr Pro is a desktop/web research platform used by hedge funds, asset managers, equity research and IR teams to search across all transcripts, filings, reports and slides at once, track narrative shifts, and conduct qualitative public-market research with significantly reduced manual document work. AI chat built on first‑party IR material lets users ask anything across public companies globally and get instant answers and event summaries, with every quote, metric and slide fully traceable back to the original document or audio source. Workspaces in Quartr Pro let users drag and drop transcript snippets, report pages, and slides into projects, add notes and comments, keep research private or share with colleagues, and maintain an organized library of qualitative research in one place.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Charles Schwab and Quartr both support?

Both platforms cover Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Blogs, and Newsletters workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Quartr offers a free entry point, while Charles Schwab requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Charles Schwab and Quartr?

Both Charles Schwab and Quartr support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Charles Schwab differentiates itself with Zero-commission online trades for stocks and ETFs; options at $0.65 per contract., thinkorswim® platform suite (desktop, web, mobile) plus Schwab Mobile, with extended 24/5 trading access to 1,100+ stocks and ETFs., and paperMoney® virtual accounts that let you practice trading with live market data., whereas Quartr stands out for Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable., Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features., and Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars..

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