Stockcircle vs Unusual Whales comparison

Both platforms cover Insider Data, US Government Trades, Screeners, and Alerts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Both Stockcircle and Unusual Whales keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Unusual Whales ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Stockcircle focuses on web or desktop access.

Stockcircle differentiates itself with Tracks "investment guru" holdings and transactions using SEC-reported data (Form 13F + insider Forms 3/4) and provides holdings lists + transaction history., Shows estimated purchase prices for guru transactions (based on average stock price in the reporting period)., and Email notifications: the Join page advertises email notifications for new reported transactions; Pro marketing positions "instant notifications" and says non-Pro users receive a monthly recap email., whereas Unusual Whales stands out for Options flow tool: tracks options trades (docs: “every options trade placed across the entire US stock exchange”) and displays trade details across options exchanges; includes filters, configurable columns, sorting, and saved trades., Multi-leg tagging in the flow feed; multileg icon can open a pop-up that preloads the Options Profit Calculator with a P/L profile for the trade., and Mobile apps (iOS/Android) provide abridged access to Alerts, Flow (incl. Events feed for trading halts/unhalts + IPOs), Stocks (volume deviation alerts), News, and Dark Pools..