A commission-free investing app with a social feed and a focus on transparency over PFOF.
10 Best Alternatives to Public.com
Public.com is great, but it's not the only option. Here are the 10 best Public.com alternatives, ranked by community votes — with honest pros and cons for each.
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Top 10 alternatives
Commission-free stock, ETF, options, and crypto trading from a mobile-first app.
Automated investing (robo-advisor) with tax-efficient portfolio management built in.
A long-established full-service brokerage with no account minimums and strong retirement tools.
A professional-grade brokerage with the broadest global market access and lowest margin rates.
A commission-free trading app with advanced charting, popular for active traders.
A major full-service brokerage with commission-free trading and strong customer service.
A social trading platform letting users automatically copy other investors' trades.
A commission-free European trading app with fractional shares and a high-yield cash account.
A commission-free trading app with professional-grade tools and notable deposit bonuses.
Free alternatives to Public.com
If budget is the main concern, these options have a free or open-source tier:
Commission-free stock, ETF, options, and crypto trading from a mobile-first app.
A long-established full-service brokerage with no account minimums and strong retirement tools.
A professional-grade brokerage with the broadest global market access and lowest margin rates.
A commission-free trading app with advanced charting, popular for active traders.
A major full-service brokerage with commission-free trading and strong customer service.
A social trading platform letting users automatically copy other investors' trades.
A commission-free European trading app with fractional shares and a high-yield cash account.
A commission-free trading app with professional-grade tools and notable deposit bonuses.
An Australian-founded app giving international users easy access to US stock markets.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the best alternative to Public.com?
- Robinhood is the top-ranked alternative to Public.com based on community upvotes, but the right pick depends on your specific needs — see the full ranked list above with pros and cons for each.
- Is there a free alternative to Public.com?
- Yes — Robinhood, Fidelity Investments, Interactive Brokers, Webull, Charles Schwab, eToro, Trading 212, Moomoo, Stake offer a free or open-source tier and can work as a free alternative to Public.com, depending on which features you need.
- How many alternatives to Public.com are there?
- We currently track 10 alternatives to Public.com on Kreemhunt, ranked by community upvotes. New alternatives are added as we review more tools in this category.