Pricing
Pricing & plans for the stock scanner
Start free: 7 days of Pro, no card. Then Free $0 · Pro $39/mo · Terminal $79/mo · cancel anytime, prorated.
Tapeboard Pro is $39/mo (or $31/mo billed annually at $374/yr). Free is $0 forever: 12 of 83 indicators on charts, 1 of 44 scanner presets, watchlist, the paper-trading simulator, trade journal, and the heatmap (SEC filings are Pro+). Every new account starts with 7 days of Pro, no card.
Free
For the pre-market scan and the weekend review. No card.
- Real-time quotes + live momentum scanner (logged in)
- 12 of 83 indicators on charts
- 1 of 44 scanner presets in the scanner
- Heatmap preview · journal basics
- 3 price/volume alerts
- Watchlist (10 tickers) · journal basics
No card · free forever
Pro
or $31/mo billed annually ($374/yr · save 20%)
The complete real-time terminal. 7-day free trial.
- Full streaming real-time data
- Up to 6 scanner panels + 44 presets
- All 83 indicators
- Drawing toolkit: 23 tools incl. Fib / Gann
- Multi-chart grid layout (desktop, up to 4)
- Level-2 order book + time & sales
- Live options chain with IV + Greeks
- Trade journal AI coach + full history view
New accounts: 7 days free, no card · renews $39/mo · cancel anytime in 2 clicks
Terminal
or $63/mo billed annually ($756/yr · save 20%)
For desk-grade workflows. 7-day free trial.
- Everything in Pro
- Bulk CSV/JSON export
- Custom Pine-lite formula alerts
- AI scanner (plain English) + AI Q&A
- CSV / JSON bulk export
- Full-text SEC filing search
- TIPS + breakeven inflation data
Card required · auto-renews at $79/mo · cancel anytime in 2 clicks
An institutional terminal runs about $32,500/yr. Tapeboard Pro is $39/mo, no contract, permanent free tier.
Every feature, side by side
Side-by-side capability comparison across the three tiers.
Key differences
| Capability | Free | Pro | Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time scanner panels | 1 panel, live (others preview) | Up to 8 | Unlimited |
| Charts + technical indicators | 12 indicators | All 83 indicators | All 83 indicators |
| Level-2 book + time & sales | No | YES | YES |
| AI scanner (plain English) | No | YES | YES |
| Price alerts | 3 alerts | Unlimited custom | Unlimited custom |
| Custom formula alerts (Pine-lite) | No | No | YES |
| Bulk CSV / JSON export | No | No | YES |
| Strategy backtesting | No | YES | YES |
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| Capability | Free | Pro · $39/mo | Terminal · $79/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time scanner panels | 1 panel, live (others preview) | Up to 8 | Unlimited |
| Scanner presets | 1 curated (momentum-now) | All 44 presets | All 44 presets |
| Charts + technical indicators | 12 indicators | All 83 indicators | All 83 indicators |
| Drawing tools | 23 tools | 23 tools incl. Fib/Gann | 23 tools incl. Fib/Gann |
| Multi-chart grid (desktop) | Pro+ | Up to 4 charts | Up to 4 charts |
| Tape Score grade | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Squeeze leaderboard access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| News feed | 10 / day | Unlimited + AI digest | Unlimited + AI digest |
| SEC filings | Pro+ | Search | Full-text search |
| AI daily digest | Pro+ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI scanner (plain English) | Pro+ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Q&A (command palette) | Pro+ | ✓ | Unlimited |
| Paper-trading simulator | Full sim + auto-journal | Bracket orders (stop + target) + L2-walked sim fills | Bulk CSV/JSON export |
| Trade journal AI coach | Pro+ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Journal CSV | Import | Import | Import + export |
| Level-2 book + time & sales | Pro+ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sub-minute charts (10s/15s/30s) | Pro+ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Options chain + IV / Greeks | Pro+ | Live chain + IV | Live chain + IV |
| Macro economic data | 8 indicators | All series + AI explain | All + TIPS / breakeven |
| Insider trades | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Crypto / Forex | 10 / 7 pairs | All + order book | All + order book |
| Watchlist tickers | 10 tickers | 50 tickers | Unlimited |
| Price alerts | 3 alerts | Unlimited custom | Unlimited custom |
| Financial history | 4 quarters | 20 quarters (5y) | Full history |
| Priority support | Pro+ | ✓ | ✓ |
How Tapeboard Pro stacks up
Tapeboard Pro is $39/mo. Common alternatives, at list price:
| Product | List price | vs Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional terminal | ~$2,000/mo | 51× more |
| Scanner-only subscription | $147–197/mo | 3.8–5.1× more |
| Pro scanner suite | $118/mo | 3.0× more |
| Indie scanner tool | $74.99/mo | 1.9× more |
| Premium charting tool | $59.95/mo | 1.5× more |
| Elite stock screener | $39.50/mo | about the same |
| Tapeboard Pro | $39/mo | baseline |
Prices reflect public list as of 2026-Q2 (Warrior + ChartsWatcher re-verified 2026-09); providers run their own promos and bundles. The institutional-terminal benchmark uses the industry-standard $24K/year list.
Billing terms
- 7-day free trial on all paid plans · no charge during trial
- Monthly: Pro $39/mo · Terminal $79/mo
- Annual: Pro $374/yr ($31/mo, save 20%) · Terminal $756/yr ($63/mo, save 20%)
- Cancel before the trial ends to avoid any charge · cancel anytime from Settings → Billing · prorated to the end of the period · no clawback
- Annual renewal reminder 15 days out · receipt after every charge · 30 days of notice on any price increase
- CA / OR / NY: additional auto-renewal rights apply. See terms
Questions, answered
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What happens to my data if I downgrade?
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