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Trade Ideas vs Barchart

A side-by-side look at published plans and listed features, checked 2026-10-17.

Trade Ideas
from $127/mo · $1,068/yr
VS
Barchart
Free · paid from $9.99/mo · $99/yr
FieldTrade IdeasBarchart
Starting pricefrom $127/mo · $1,068/yrFree · paid from $9.99/mo · $99/yr
Plans (monthly · yearly)
  • Standard (Core)
    $127/mo · $1,068/yr ($89/mo billed annually)
  • Premium (Apex)
    $254/mo · $2,136/yr ($178/mo billed annually)
  • Free
    Free
  • Plus
    $9.99/mo · $99/yr ($8.25/mo billed annually)
  • Premier
    $29.95/mo · $239.95/yr ($19.95/mo billed annually)
  • Two-year billing is also offered: Plus $179, Premier $419.95.
  • Plus and Premier start with a 30-day free trial and then bill monthly; the free membership has no end date.
Free planNo free plan
Free trialNot listedPlus and Premier start with a 30-day free trial and then bill monthly; the free membership has no end date.
PlatformsNot listed in our dataNot listed in our data
Real-time dataYesNot stated per plan (site note: stock quotes 15-min delayed, Cboe BZX real-time)
Key features
  • Real-time data
  • Customizable scans and screeners
  • 500+ alert/filter data points
  • Price alerts
  • Paper trading
  • Backtesting (Premium)
  • Stock, ETF and fund screeners; paid plans show every result (Free shows the first 20)
  • Options Flow, Unusual Options Activity and options time & sales (Premier)
  • Advanced options screeners and volatility tools (Premier)
  • Interactive charts, watchlists, portfolios and price alerts
  • Daily data downloads: 1 (Free), 10 (Plus), 250 (Premier)
Last checked2026-10-172026-10-17
Sourcehttps://www.trade-ideas.com/pricing/https://www.barchart.com/membership-comparison
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≈ = calculated by us, not published by the vendor. Prices in USD before tax. How we read prices →

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