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Tool Comparison
Interactive Brokers vs PortfoliosLab comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Interactive Brokers
interactivebrokers.co.uk
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 APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Portfolio and 2 other categories.
- Coverage tilt: Interactive Brokers has 8 categories you won't get in PortfoliosLab; PortfoliosLab has 9 unique categories.
- Pricing: Interactive Brokers is Other; PortfoliosLab is Free, Subscription.
Category leaders
- Screeners: PortfoliosLab is tagged for this workflow; Interactive Brokers has no category votes yet.
- Portfolio: Interactive Brokers leads (+2 vs 0 net votes for PortfoliosLab).
- Watchlist: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
- Data Visualizations: PortfoliosLab is tagged for this workflow; Interactive Brokers has no category votes yet.
Vote sentiment comparison
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Side-by-side metrics
| Attribute | Interactive Brokers | PortfoliosLab |
|---|---|---|
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Currencies, Commodities, Cryptos | Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Funds, Cryptos, Currencies |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web, Mobile, Desktop, API | Web, API |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Other | Free, Subscription |
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat | Yes | Not yet |
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists | Highlighted | Standard listing |
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.
Interactive Brokers strengths
Categories covered by Interactive Brokers but not PortfoliosLab.
PortfoliosLab strengths
Categories covered by PortfoliosLab but not Interactive Brokers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do Interactive Brokers and PortfoliosLab both support?
Both platforms cover APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, Portfolio, Watchlist, and Risk Metrics workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Which tool offers a free plan?
PortfoliosLab offers a free entry point, while Interactive Brokers requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.
Which tool has mobile access?
Interactive Brokers ships a dedicated mobile experience, while PortfoliosLab focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
Interactive Brokers differentiates itself with Single universal account providing access to around 160 markets across 36 countries and 28 currencies., More than 100 order types and algos, including Bracket, OCO, and OCA, with either SMART routing or direct exchange routing., and Market depth (Level II) and full order book views via Trader Workstation (TWS)., whereas PortfoliosLab stands out for Portfolio and instrument analytics suite with 20+ tools for performance, risk and optimization (portfolio analysis, portfolio performance, stock comparison, Sharpe, Sortino, Omega, Martin, VaR, CVaR, volatility models)., Portfolio tracking for both static and transactional portfolios, including lazy model portfolios and public user portfolios, with benchmarking against indices and other portfolios., and Backtesting of portfolios and single instruments with configurable rebalancing and long lookback windows (Free limited to ~10 years, paid plans use 40+ years of data)..
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Curation & Accuracy
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