Trade Ideas alternatives

Platform by platform

Each one winsfor a different trader.

1. 01

   Senntric

   Context workspace

   Best for: Traders who want AI trade ideas that come with a plan and a reason, not just a list of tickers.

   Sena, Senntric’s AI trading agent, is the closest thing here to Holly. In Trade Desk, Sena scans the most traded stocks for setups and gives each one an entry, a stop, a target and the reasons behind it, such as a support retest, a breakout or a rejection at resistance. Track a setup and Sena watches it from Watch to Ready to its targets. Trade Desk never places orders. Around it, Smart Feed, Active Events and audio squawk catch the headline, Situation Awareness ties it to the move, and charts, alerts, earnings, economic data and gamma exposure sit on the same screen. You can also ask Sena about any stock; it checks live data before it answers. Strategy Lab backtesting is in early access. One plan, $99/month.

   Strengths

   • AI trade ideas with entry, stop, target and reasons
   • Sena tracks the setups you follow
   • News, squawk, charts and GEX on the same screen
   • One flat price, no Premium tier

   Trade-offs

   • No 500-filter custom scanner
   • No broker auto-trading
   • Strategy Lab backtesting still in early access

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2. 02

   Trade Ideas

   The one you’re leaving

   Best for: Traders who live in scans and want Holly’s AI entries and exits, and can pay Premium.

   TI Free gives you 15-minute delayed data and pre-built layouts. TI Standard ($127/mo, or $89/mo billed yearly) adds real-time data from 4am to 8pm ET, Channel Bar scans, Top Lists, 500+ alerts and filters, the Formula Editor, an AI Assistant, 60 days of historical scanning and paper trading. TI Premium ($254/mo, or $178/mo yearly) adds Holly AI buy and sell signals with risk levels, OddsMaker backtesting, auto-trading through Brokerage Plus and the Money Machine simulator.

   Strengths

   • Deep, customisable real-time scanner
   • Holly AI signals with stops
   • Live trading room and education

   Trade-offs

   • Holly, OddsMaker and auto-trading only on Premium
   • Windows desktop app
   • Reviewers cite a steep learning curve and a dated interface

   Sources: Trade Ideas pricing · Trade Ideas on Trustpilot (3.9/5, 51 reviews)

3. 03

   TrendSpider

   AI charting & bots

   Best for: Traders who want backtests and automated bots rather than a firehose of scan alerts.

   Every TrendSpider plan includes backtesting, AI-powered backtesting, forward testing and trading bots, plus real-time US stocks, ETFs, forex and crypto. List prices are $82 (Standard), $137 (Premium), $183 (Enhanced) and $321 (Advanced) a month, though the page does not say which billing term they assume; plans differ in bots (5 to 100), alerts (10 to 400) and how fast scans run. Real-time futures data is a $7.50/mo add-on. Its Black Friday page showed first-year prices from $32.94/mo.

   Strengths

   • Backtesting and bots on every plan
   • Automated trendlines and patterns
   • Web-based, works on Mac

   Trade-offs

   • Intraday scanning needs Enhanced ($183 list) or higher
   • Sidekick AI capped at 25 messages a month without an add-on
   • No news layer

   Sources: TrendSpider pricing

4. 04

   Benzinga Pro

   US-stock news

   Best for: Momentum traders whose scanner hits are usually news-driven.

   Basic ($37/mo) covers the newsfeed, movers and watchlist alerts. Streamlined ($147/mo) adds advanced news filters and audio squawk. Essential ($197/mo) adds the real-time scanner, Signals, insider trades, calendars and Benzinga AI. Billing yearly saves up to 17%, and there is a 14-day free trial.

   Strengths

   • Fast US-stock headlines
   • Squawk from Streamlined
   • Scanner and signals on Essential

   Trade-offs

   • No Holly-style AI entries or backtesting
   • Scanner only on the $197 tier

   Sources: Benzinga Pro pricing

5. 05

   FEFinviz Elite

   Budget screener

   Best for: Swing traders who screen once or twice a day and want the cheapest real-time option.

   Finviz Elite costs $39.50/mo or $299.50/yr (about $25/mo), with a Black Friday first year at $149 when we checked. It adds real-time quotes including pre- and post-market, unlimited intraday charts, and unlimited price, screener, portfolio and calendar alerts.

   Strengths

   • A fraction of Trade Ideas’ price
   • Excellent screener
   • Web-based

   Trade-offs

   • Not a streaming intraday scanner
   • No AI signals or auto-trading

   Sources: Finviz Elite

6. 06

   SScanz

   Streaming scanner

   Best for: Day traders who want a like-for-like real-time scanner with news, on a Mac.

   Starter ($89/mo) runs one scan at a time with one saved scan each for data, signals and news. Pro ($199/mo) unlocks unlimited simultaneous scans, alerts and custom columns. Every plan includes real-time data and news, with a 7-day trial on Starter and Pro. It runs as a Windows and Mac desktop app, on the web and on mobile.

   Strengths

   • Closest like-for-like scanner
   • News scans built in
   • Mac and web support

   Trade-offs

   • No AI signals or backtesting
   • Starter is very limited

   Sources: Scanz pricing

7. 07

   WTWarrior Trading Day Trade Dash

   Momentum scans

   Best for: Small-cap momentum day traders who want scans that work out of the box.

   Day Trade Dash is $197/mo ($147 for Warrior members), or $247/mo with the trading simulator ($197 for members). It ships 24 pre-built momentum scanners (gainers, relative volume, halts, small-cap momentum), TradingView-powered charts with 10-second bars, and news.

   Strengths

   • Pre-built momentum scans
   • 10-second charts
   • News included

   Trade-offs

   • Narrow small-cap focus
   • No AI or backtesting
   • Priced close to Trade Ideas Standard

   Sources: Day Trade Dash