TradeClever publishes this comparison and makes a competing stock research product. Every fact below was checked on the product’s own pages; plans and prices change, so confirm them before you decide.
Side by side
Only the points both products document are compared, each in the products’ own terms as checked on the date shown in the sources.
| Topic | Stock Rover | Trade Ideas |
|---|---|---|
| Markets covered | Equities on the major North American exchanges, including NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX and TSX Venture, plus two OTC boards; stocks, ETFs and mutual funds can be compared. | Scans NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ by default and can also scan OTC, Pink Sheets, BATS and The Small Exchange. |
| Screening | Premium: stock screening on 300+ metrics with 15 screeners and 250 table rows. Premium Plus adds ranked, equation-based and historical screening with 30 screeners. | Standard and Premium: customizable scans and screeners built from 500+ alert and filter data points, with real-time data, price alerts and real-time paper trading. |
| Custom rules or formulas | Premium Plus: equation-based screening and up to 30 custom metrics. Ultimate: unlimited custom metrics. | A Formula Editor combines data points with arithmetic into custom filters, such as volume relative to float. |
| Charts | Charts compare up to 12 lines over periods from 1 day to 20 years, with up to 8 technical and 6 fundamental metrics; limits differ by plan. | Standard and Premium: up to 10 charts on screen with customizable layouts. |
| Alerts | Real-time email alerts are listed for every paid plan. | Streaming alert windows report events as they trigger, and a scan can be turned into an audible price alert. |
| Data timing | Real-time quotes, where available, are listed for the Ultimate and Ultimate Pro plans. | Real-time data is included in Standard and Premium. |
| Access | Free plan for basic research on individual stocks. Any paid plan can be tried free for 14 days without a credit card; the account then returns to Free. No refunds. | Full features run in a Windows desktop app; a browser version for Mac and mobile users omits Market Explorer, Brokerage Plus and external linking and loads 5 charts at a time. |
| Pricing | Premium $34 a month or $348 a year; Premium Plus $70 or $588; Ultimate $99 or $948; Ultimate Pro $199 or $1,788. Two-year billing is also offered. | Standard: $127 a month, or $1,068 a year (about $89 a month). Premium: $254 a month, or $2,136 a year (about $178 a month). |
Company and portfolio research or event scanning?
Stock Rover is centered on financial metrics, historical company comparison and portfolio-oriented research. Trade Ideas is centered on real-time alerts, top lists and intraday event rules.
Try the same research question in each tool
For a quality or valuation shortlist, evaluate Stock Rover's period choices, custom metrics and tier limits. For a session-event hypothesis, evaluate Trade Ideas' event conditions, qualifying filters and alert record. Keep the business thesis and event trigger as separate decisions even when they concern the same stock.
- Write the universe, observation window and thresholds before opening either product.
- Use the same securities and distinguish completed bars from live observations.
- Review matched and rejected examples and record why their definitions differ.
- Time the complete scan-to-chart-to-research-note process on the intended subscription tier.
Which requirement changes the decision?
Stock Rover's historical screening compares conditions at selected dates. Trade Ideas Premium's OddsMaker tests event strategies with its own entry and exit framework. Record what each test actually measures before comparing historical outcomes or attaching a performance expectation.
Compare the selected tier and billing term
Read the documented access and pricing rows with the source date. Separate monthly billing, an annual equivalent, introductory offers, renewal totals, market-data add-ons and optional services. The cheapest first invoice may not be the lowest cost over your intended research period.
- Identify the tier that supplies the required filters, timeframe and saved-work limits.
- Check the amount charged at signup and the amount and date of renewal.
- Test export, alert and chart limits using an ordinary research session.
- Read cancellation and trial terms on the current vendor checkout before subscribing.
Keep a decision record
Choose based on the task you can complete consistently. Record the rule, product tier, operating environment, observation date and remaining question. A feature table helps identify differences; it does not establish expected returns or a universal winner.
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Sources
- Stock Rover: www.stockrover.com/help-resources/faqs/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Stock Rover: www.stockrover.com/plans/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Stock Rover: www.stockrover.com/plans/compare/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/guide/chapter/9_2_5/9.2.5Exchanges_Tab.html (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/pricing/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/features/formula-editor/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/features/ (checked October 1, 2026)
- Trade Ideas: www.trade-ideas.com/guide/chapter/30/30Web_Version.html (checked October 1, 2026)