The short answer: Stock Rover is a fundamentals-first research screener for long-term investors, from $29 a month billed annually. Trade Ideas is a real-time scanner for the trading day: Streaming Alerts report events as they print and Top Lists refresh every 15 seconds. Pick by how you invest; some people use both.
Written by Daniel Mirkin, CEO of Trade Ideas, which makes one of the tools compared here.
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Named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies six years in a row (2017–2022).
Investopedia: Best Short Term Stock Screener, 2024
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The short answer
Fundamentals first vs real time
Stock Rover is built for investors who start with the numbers behind a business: hundreds of fundamental metrics, up to 10 years of history on Premium Plus, fair value estimates and portfolio reporting.
Trade Ideas is built for the trading day: Streaming Alerts (Scanner) report a new high or a volume spike as it prints, and Top Lists (Screeners), the Trade Ideas stock screener, refresh every 15 seconds.
Key point
They answer different questions. Stock Rover asks which companies are worth owning. Trade Ideas asks which stocks are moving right now, and why it might matter today.
Side by side
Trade Ideas vs Stock Rover, feature by feature
Feature
Stock Rover (from stockrover.com)
Trade Ideas
What it is
Research, screening and portfolio software for long-term investors.
A real-time scanner (Streaming Alerts) and stock screener (Top Lists) for U.S. stocks during the trading day.
249 filters and 308 alerts. Top Lists refresh every 15 seconds; Streaming Alerts report events as they print.
Alerts
Real-time email alerting; text alerts on higher plans.
Streaming Alerts in TI Pro, plus price alerts.
Ratings and research
Stock scores, fair value, ratings and research reports on higher plans.
SCoRE, a 30 to 100 Composite Rating you can use as a filter.
AI
Not listed on the plans page.
AI Assistant in every TI Pro plan. Holly AI Signals with entry and a suggested stop on TI Premium.
Backtesting
Historical screening on Premium Plus and up.
OddsMaker, no-code backtesting on Trade Ideas history (TI Premium).
Portfolios
Portfolio management with brokerage integration and performance reports.
Brokerage Plus for trading from TI Pro; not a portfolio reporting tool.
Runs on
Web browser.
TI Pro on Windows, and on a Mac through Parallels. The Web Dashboard runs in any browser.
Price (checked October 2026)
Premium $29/mo billed annually ($348/yr) or $34 monthly. Premium Plus $49 ($588/yr) or $70. Ultimate $79 ($948/yr) or $99. Ultimate Pro $149 ($1,788/yr) or $199. 14-day intro period on every plan.
$127 a month or $1,068 a year for TI Standard; $254 a month or $2,136 a year for TI Premium.
Competitor prices and features checked October 12, 2026.
Stock Rover details from its plans page on October 9, 2026. "Not listed" means we did not find it there.
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What is better, Trade Ideas or Stock Rover?
If the job is spotting stocks while they move, Trade Ideas is built for it; Stock Rover is built for deep fundamental research. A lot of traders keep both, one to find the trade and one for the rest.
Why consider Trade Ideas over Stock Rover?
Key point
Before you settle Stock Rover or Trade Ideas, look this over.
Key point
Stock Rover is a strong research tool for investors who screen on fundamentals. If you also trade during the day, Trade Ideas fills the gap it leaves. Streaming Alerts (Scanner) watch every US exchange, plus off-exchange trades and the NBBO, and fire while the market is open, not after a refresh. Top Lists (Screeners) can mix fundamentals with live price and volume. The Channel Bar has scans ready to go, and the AI Assistant is in both plans. Holly AI and OddsMaker come with TI Premium. A free account needs just an email.
Free account with just an email.
Same company since 2002.
Honest take
Who Stock Rover is better for
Long-term investors who screen on valuation, growth and dividends.
Investors who want portfolio tracking and performance reports with brokerage sync.
Anyone who reviews stocks on the weekend and doesn't need intraday data.
Key point
Stock Rover also costs less. Premium is $29 a month billed annually.
Honest take
Who Trade Ideas is better for
Desktop TI Pro: more windows, more room to work.
Traders who act during the session and need to know what is moving now.
Traders who want to test a scan before they trade it, with OddsMaker (TI Premium).
Traders who want AI trade signals: Holly AI Signals (TI Premium) arrive with an entry and a suggested stop.
Use both
A two-tool routine
Key point
Some investors use both: Stock Rover on the weekend to build a list of companies they would be happy to own, and Trade Ideas during the week to time entries on that list with Streaming Alerts and Top Lists (Screeners).
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Pricing
What each one costs
Stock Rover: Premium $29/mo billed annually ($348/yr) or $34 monthly. Premium Plus $49 ($588/yr) or $70. Ultimate $79 ($948/yr) or $99. Ultimate Pro $149 ($1,788/yr) or $199. 2-year billing costs less again. Every plan lists a 14-day intro period.
Key point
Trade Ideas: TI Standard is $89 a month billed annually ($1,068 a year) or $127 monthly. TI Premium is $178 a month billed annually ($2,136 a year) or $254 monthly. To try it, open a free account.
Stock Rover lists real-time email alerting and auto-refresh on its plans page. It is built around fundamental research rather than intraday scanning. Trade Ideas is built for intraday scanning, with Streaming Alerts and Top Lists (Screeners) that refresh every 15 seconds.
Is Stock Rover good for day trading?
It is designed for long-term investors. For day trading, a real-time scanner such as Trade Ideas fits the job better.
How much does Stock Rover cost?
On October 9, 2026, Stock Rover listed Premium at $29 a month billed annually ($348 a year) or $34 monthly, with plans up to Ultimate Pro at $149 a month billed annually or $199 monthly. Every plan lists a 14-day intro period.
Can I use Stock Rover and Trade Ideas together?
Yes. Build a list of companies in Stock Rover, then time entries on those stocks in Trade Ideas with Streaming Alerts and Top Lists.
How much is Trade Ideas compared with Stock Rover?
Trade Ideas costs more than Stock Rover. TI Standard is $1,068 a year, which is $89 a month, or $127 if you pay monthly. TI Premium is $2,136 a year, which is $178 a month, or $254 paid monthly, and adds Holly AI Signals, OddsMaker, Money Machine, Smart Risk Levels and RBI/GBI windows. You can open a free account to try it. Prices checked October 2026 on trade-ideas.com/pricing.
