Robinhood vs Interactive Brokers
Robinhood comes out ahead of Interactive Brokers 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 Robinhood if…
- • You want Robinhood's edge on what an options contract costs and what customers say on trustpilot
Choose Interactive Brokers if…
- • You want Interactive Brokers's edge on what stockbrokers.com scored it
Round by round
- Round 1What an options contract costsRobinhood winsInteractive Brokers5/10
65 cents
per options contract
- 65 cents, against 0 cents
Source: stockbrokers.com ↗
Robinhood wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What StockBrokers.com scored itInteractive Brokers winsRobinhood5/10
Not 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 ↗
Interactive Brokers wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotRobinhood winsInteractive Brokers5/10
3.1 out of 5
TrustScore from 5,511 reviews on Trustpilot
- 3.1 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 winsInteractive Brokers5/10
5,511 reviews
reviews on Trustpilot, rated 3.1 out of 5
- 5,511 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
- IBKR Pro margin rate; tiered, so the same rate applies at 50,000 and 100,000 dollars
- per options contract
- 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
- 65 cents, against 0 cents
- 3.1 out of 5, against 3.9 out of 5
- 5,511 reviews, against 14,081 reviews