VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Trackly vs Unusual Whales comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Trackly adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Webhooks coverage that Unusual Whales skips.

Unusual Whales includes Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, News, US Government Trades, Insider Data, 13F, Data APIs, Education, Calendar, and Dividends categories that Trackly omits.

Trackly highlights: Visual change summaries in email (diff highlights) with interactive compare UI., Noise filtering via “Ignore small changes” for counts, relative dates, paging, etc., and Track just part of a page using a CSS selector (partial‑section monitoring)..

Unusual Whales is known for: Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..

Unusual Whales offers mobile access, which Trackly skips.

Trackly

trackly.io

Website & PDF change‑detection for business users (legal, banking, competitive intel). Features include visual diffs in email, partial‑page CSS selection, noise filtering (“Ignore small changes”), hourly/daily/weekly schedules, bulk CSV/Excel import, team workflows, and enterprise‑grade unblocking. An authenticated REST API and change‑notification webhook are available on paid plans/enterprise. Not a finance‑data provider per se; commonly used to watch IR pages, regulators, central banks, fee/terms pages, and other sources relevant to investing workflows. Pricing shows 30‑day trial and a free plan (3 tracks). Enterprise starts “from $229/mo” (annual) with 10 seats; support articles mention up to ~2,000–5,000+ tracks depending on quote. No native broker/data integrations disclosed.

Platforms

Web

API

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

Visual change summaries in email (diff highlights) with interactive compare UI.
Noise filtering via “Ignore small changes” for counts, relative dates, paging, etc.
Track just part of a page using a CSS selector (partial‑section monitoring).
Schedules: hourly, daily, or weekly checks; multiple recipients per track.
Bulk import (CSV/Excel) and assisted onboarding for large lists.

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Unusual Whales

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Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Real-time options flow and dark-pool analytics built for active traders. Free plans view delayed data; paid tiers stream live flow, with annual plans unlocking data downloads. The public API is sold separately, and “Periscope” (market-wide SPX exposure) is available as an add-on.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

API

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy.
Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones.
Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals.
Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.
Paper trading for both stocks and options to test ideas without risk.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Alerts, and APIs & SDKs.

Where they differ

Trackly

Distinct strengths include:

Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Webhooks

Visual change summaries in email (diff highlights) with interactive compare UI.
Noise filtering via “Ignore small changes” for counts, relative dates, paging, etc.
Track just part of a page using a CSS selector (partial‑section monitoring).
Schedules: hourly, daily, or weekly checks; multiple recipients per track.

Unusual Whales

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners

Options & Derivatives

Portfolio

Paper Trading

Dark Pool & Off-Exchange

News

US Government Trades

Insider Data

Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy.
Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones.
Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals.
Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Trackly	Unusual Whales
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Alerts, APIs & SDKs Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Webhooks	Shared: Alerts, APIs & SDKs Unique: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, News, US Government Trades, Insider Data, 13F, Data APIs, Education, Calendar, Dividends
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Other	Stocks, ETFs, Options
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, Mobile, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Visual change summaries in email (diff highlights) with interactive compare UI. Noise filtering via “Ignore small changes” for counts, relative dates, paging, etc. Track just part of a page using a CSS selector (partial‑section monitoring). Schedules: hourly, daily, or weekly checks; multiple recipients per track. Bulk import (CSV/Excel) and assisted onboarding for large lists. Best‑in‑class PDF monitoring tuned for large, text‑heavy legal/financial docs.	Unique Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy. Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones. Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals. Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L. Paper trading for both stocks and options to test ideas without risk. Portfolio Manager with broker linking for IBKR, tastytrade, Fidelity, and Robinhood.
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 Trackly and Unusual Whales both support?

Both platforms cover Alerts, and APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Trackly and Unusual Whales require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

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

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Trackly differentiates itself with Visual change summaries in email (diff highlights) with interactive compare UI., Noise filtering via “Ignore small changes” for counts, relative dates, paging, etc., and Track just part of a page using a CSS selector (partial‑section monitoring)., whereas Unusual Whales stands out for Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..

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