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Options flow tools and scanners

Options flow tools show a feed of options trades and flag unusual activity. These are the tools in our data whose listed features include an options flow feed, side by side.

Tool	Starting price (monthly · yearly)	Key features (as listed by vendor)
OptionStrat	Free · paid from $39.99/mo · $419.99/yr	Live options flow with saved filters, alerts and historical search (Live Flow; limited on other plans) Options strategy builder and optimizer; live prices on paid plans, delayed on Free Chance of profit, net Greeks, volume overlay and IV tools (paid plans) Live newsfeed plus congress and insider trades (Live Flow) Private Discord chat (paid plans)
Unusual Whales	Free · paid from $50/mo · $504/yr	Real-time options flow feed with unusual-activity indicators Dark pool data, GEX heatmap and Greeks dashboards Stock and options screener; custom alerts (25 on Basic, unlimited on Pro/Max) Congressional (politician) trade data Web, mobile app and Discord community
Quant Data	$74.99/mo · $749.99/yr	Real-time and historical options order flow across U.S. exchanges Dark pool levels, prints and notable flow Dealer positioning (GEX, DEX, VEX, CHEX), volatility suite, open interest and max pain Real-time news, sentiment and market events; custom alerts and filters Web dashboard plus iOS and Android apps
Cheddar Flow	from $85/mo · ≈$1,020/yr	Real-time options order flow and unusual volume Advanced filters and on-demand historical data Dark pool orders and levels, gamma exposure (Professional) AI power alerts (Professional); Cheddar AI Discord bots offered

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Notes on each tool

OptionStrat

Real-time data: Yes on paid plans; free plan is delayed.
Free plan: Delayed data and limited access to each feature.
Entry paid plan: Live Tools, $39.99/mo · $419.99/yr.
Trial: 7-day trial on Live Tools and Live Flow.
Options strategy builder and options flow tool.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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Unusual Whales

Real-time data: Yes on paid plans; free plan is delayed.
Free plan: Delayed data: options flow 2 trading days, news 15 min, alerts 30 min.
Entry paid plan: Retail Basic, $50/mo · $504/yr.
Options flow and dark pool platform.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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Quant Data

Real-time data: Yes (real-time options order flow).
Entry paid plan: Standard, $74.99/mo · $749.99/yr.
Trial: 7-day free trial.
Options order-flow and dealer-positioning platform.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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Cheddar Flow

Real-time data: Yes (real-time order flow).
Entry paid plan: Standard, $85/mo · ≈$1,020/yr.
Trial: Free trial on Standard only.
Options order-flow scanner.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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