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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Trendlyne vs Unusual Whales comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Trendlyne adds Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Financials, Scores, Transcripts, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Broker Connectors coverage that Unusual Whales skips.

Unusual Whales includes Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, US Government Trades, 13F, APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, and Education categories that Trendlyne omits.

Trendlyne highlights: Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..

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..

Trendlyne

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Hands-on review

Equity research and portfolio platform with coverage of both India and US markets. Screener alerts, backtests, and data downloads are tiered by plan—for example, screener alerts refresh as often as every 15 minutes on Pro/Pro Plus, backtest limits range from 200 to 1200 per year, and data exports expand from 2,000 rows to unlimited. Excel and Google Sheets integration is available on higher plans, with global access on Pro Plus. Broker sync works with major Indian brokers, and transcripts include AI summaries for faster digestion.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.
Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers.

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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

8 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio plus 5 more areas.

Where they differ

Trendlyne

Distinct strengths include:

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Price Targets

Analyst Recommendations

Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.

Unusual Whales

Distinct strengths include:

Paper Trading

Dark Pool & Off-Exchange

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	Trendlyne	Unusual Whales
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Alerts, Calendar, News, Dividends, Insider Data Unique: Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Financials, Scores, Transcripts, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors	Shared: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Alerts, Calendar, News, Dividends, Insider Data Unique: Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, US Government Trades, 13F, APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, Education
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures	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, Mobile	Web, Mobile, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers). Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests). Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more. DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS. Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers. Excel Connect and Google Sheets add-ins to pull live data directly into spreadsheets—available by plan, with full India+US coverage on Pro Plus.	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	Yes	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Trendlyne and Unusual Whales both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Alerts, Calendar, News, Dividends, and Insider Data workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Trendlyne and Unusual Whales require subscriptions?

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

How can you access Trendlyne and Unusual Whales?

Both Trendlyne and Unusual Whales 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?

Trendlyne differentiates itself with Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more., 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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