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Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) vs Interactive Brokers (IBKR) comparison

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

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)

fidelity.com

PricingOther

PlatformsWeb, Mobile, Desktop

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Interactive Brokers (IBKR)

interactivebrokers.co.uk

PricingOther, Subscription

PlatformsWeb, Mobile, Desktop, API

Editor's pickHands-on review

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Comparison highlights

Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
Overlap: both cover Brokerage, Portfolio, and Watchlist and 5 other categories.
Coverage tilt: Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) has 1 categories you won't get in Interactive Brokers (IBKR); Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has 6 unique categories.
Pricing: Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) is Other; Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is Other, Subscription.

Category leaders

Screeners: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is tagged for this workflow; Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) has no category votes yet.
Portfolio: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
Watchlist: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
News: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.

Vote sentiment comparison

Cumulative positive vote share. Loading fresh totals...

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)Interactive Brokers (IBKR)

Side-by-side metrics

Attribute	Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)	Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Options, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Cryptos	Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Currencies, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Commodities, Other
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, Desktop, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Other	Other, Subscription
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

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

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) strengths

Categories covered by Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) but not Interactive Brokers (IBKR).

Financials

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) strengths

Categories covered by Interactive Brokers (IBKR) but not Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC).

Paper Trading Screeners Risk Metrics Performance Attribution APIs & SDKs Data APIs

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) and Interactive Brokers (IBKR) both support?

Both platforms cover Brokerage, Portfolio, Watchlist, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, Order Book / Level II, News, and Options & Derivatives workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) and Interactive Brokers (IBKR) require subscriptions?

Neither platform maintains a free tier. Budget for a subscription to unlock the research coverage highlighted in this comparison.

How can you access Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) and Interactive Brokers (IBKR)?

Both Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) and Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 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?

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) differentiates itself with Commission-free online trades for U.S. stocks and ETFs; options contracts at $0.65 each (a small number of ETFs still carry a $100 service fee)., Execution quality reports highlight strong fill statistics, with most trades price-improved and executed in fractions of a second. Fidelity discloses savings per order and does not accept payment for order flow on stock and ETF trades., and Active Trader Pro® desktop platform provides streaming market data, Level II quotes with time & sales, and real-time analytics with trading signals., whereas Interactive Brokers (IBKR) stands out for Platforms: Client Portal (web), Trader Workstation (TWS) and IBKR Desktop (desktop), IBKR Mobile / GlobalTrader (mobile), plus IBKR APIs; feature availability differs by platform/product., Supported instruments include stocks/ETFs, options (incl. combos), mutual funds, futures (incl. futures options), spot FX, bonds, physical metals, structured products and CFDs., and Execution features include IB SmartRouting plus a large library of order types/algos and conditional/bracket-style order workflows across platforms..

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