Charles Schwab vs Robinhood
Robinhood comes out ahead of Charles Schwab on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Robinhood takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Robinhood takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Charles Schwab if…
- • You want Charles Schwab's edge on what stockbrokers.com scored it
Choose Robinhood if…
- • You want Robinhood's edge on what an options contract costs and what customers say on trustpilot
Round by round
- Round 1What an options contract costsRobinhood wins
Robinhood wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What StockBrokers.com scored itCharles Schwab winsCharles Schwab8/10
Not stated
schwab.com does not state a StockBrokers.com '5 out of 5 stars' rating. Checked homepage, awards page, compare-us, trading, thinkorswim, and why-schwab pages — all cite StockBrokers.com 2026 Annual Aw
- StockBrokers.com rating
Source: stockbrokers.com ↗
Robinhood5/10Not stated
No StockBrokers.com rating, star rating, or award for Robinhood exists on official robinhood.com pages. Searched support-site queries (StockBrokers, StockBrokers.com, awards, rating, star rating — all
- 3.5 out of 5 stars, against 5 out of 5 stars
Source: stockbrokers.com ↗
Charles Schwab wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotRobinhood winsCharles Schwab5/10
1.5 out of 5
TrustScore from 782 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.5 out of 5, against 3.9 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Robinhood wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4What a stock trade costsTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5What it takes to open an accountTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6How many Trustpilot reviewsRobinhood winsCharles Schwab5/10
782 reviews
reviews on Trustpilot, rated 1.5 out of 5
- 782 reviews, against 14,081 reviews
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Robinhood wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
Side by side
- margin rate on a 50,000 dollar balance
- StockBrokers.com rating
- 65 cents, against 0 cents
- 1.5 out of 5, against 3.9 out of 5
- 782 reviews, against 14,081 reviews
- 11.825%, against 5.20%
- 3.5 out of 5 stars, against 5 out of 5 stars
- 3.5 out of 5 stars, against 4.5 out of 5 stars