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SquawkFlow vs FlowAlgo, 2026 Comparison

Feature comparison of SquawkFlow and FlowAlgo for options flow, voice alerts, dealer gamma, and public tools. Every SquawkFlow claim links to the public page that demonstrates it, competitor claims are quoted from their own pages, and uncertain features are marked Unknown.

  • FlowAlgo runs a dedicated smart-money tape with real-time options order flow and equity block and dark-pool data.
  • SquawkFlow adds public gamma, a gamma heatmap, sector rotation, max pain and VIX structure pages that open with no account.
  • FlowAlgo lists voice alerts, historical data, a trader chatroom and institutional zones. SquawkFlow has none of those.
  • SquawkFlow is free today with no account to create, because signup is paused.
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Feature-by-feature comparison

Rows where SquawkFlow does not have the feature are listed alongside the rows where it does. SquawkFlow cells link to the page that backs them.

FeatureSquawkFlowFlowAlgo
Public market tools open on the web✓ IncludedUnknown
Full terminal free with no account✓ IncludedUnknown
Real-time full-tape options flow✕ Not available✓ Included
Unusual options activity scanner✓ Included✓ Included
Dealer gamma levels (GEX)✓ IncludedUnknown
Gamma update cadenceDaily CBOE settlement open interest, page refreshed through the sessionUnknown
Market maker positioning sourceInferred from open interestUnknown
Gamma heatmap by strike and expirationSPX, SPY and QQQUnknown
0DTE-specific analytics✕ Not availableUnknown
Dark-pool feedModeled tape, DIX real✓ Included
Sector-rotation dashboard✓ IncludedUnknown
SPX max-pain tool✓ IncludedUnknown
VIX term-structure tool✓ IncludedUnknown
AI market narration✓ Included✓ Included
Trade / no-trade decision panel✓ IncludedUnknown
Native mobile app✕ Not availableUnknown
Custom alerts and saved watchlists✕ Not available✓ Included
Historical options data◐ Limited✓ Included
Trading community, Discord or live rooms✕ Not available✓ Included
Congressional-trading dataMCP tool only, no web pagesUnknown
Insider Form 4 filings✕ Not availableUnknown
13F institutional holdings✓ IncludedUnknown
Public API access◐ LimitedUnknown
MCP server for AI clients✓ IncludedUnknown
Embeddable public widgets✓ IncludedUnknown

What each product covers

FlowAlgo covers a fast dedicated tape, smart highlighting, voice alerts, historical order data, institutional zones and a chatroom. SquawkFlow covers dealer gamma, a gamma heatmap, sector rotation, max pain, VIX term structure and AI context around a delayed, non-full-tape flow scanner. FlowAlgo documents real dark-pool orders; SquawkFlow shows a modeled tape and says so.

SquawkFlow’s live gamma view

SquawkFlow SPX gamma exposure share card

Live server-rendered share card. Open the free gamma dashboard for current levels and the method note.

SquawkFlow and FlowAlgo in detail

FlowAlgo is purpose-built to surface institutional-looking activity. Its official product page lists real-time option order flow, equity blocks and dark-pool orders, unusual-flow highlighting, smart filters, voice alerts, historical data, open-interest changes, institutional zones, daily recaps, AI signals, and a trader chatroom.

That narrow focus covers ground SquawkFlow does not. SquawkFlow has no voice alerts, no chatroom, no institutional-zone tooling, and no real dark-pool prints: its block-print tape is modeled, and only the daily DIX reading is a measured input. Independent reviews of FlowAlgo also emphasize that flow is not a buy or sell signal, which is true of every product in this category.

SquawkFlow puts flow into a broader market-state view. Its public pages cover SPX gamma exposure, a strike-by-expiration gamma heatmap for SPX, SPY and QQQ, sector rotation, max pain, an unusual options activity scanner and VIX term structure, all without an account. The terminal adds market narration, a conviction read, news, and a trade / no-trade decision panel.

FlowAlgo publicly documents historical data, voice alerts, institutional zones, and its chat community more clearly than SquawkFlow does. FlowAlgo does not prominently document several broader dashboards in this table; those entries read Unknown rather than being assumed missing.

Frequently asked questions

What does SquawkFlow cost?

Nothing. Every current SquawkFlow feature is free, there is no paid tier, and there is no account to create because signup is paused. Anonymous use of the public API is capped at 60 requests per hour per IP.

What does FlowAlgo cover that SquawkFlow does not?

FlowAlgo covers a fast dedicated tape, smart highlighting, voice alerts, historical order data, institutional zones and a chatroom. SquawkFlow covers dealer gamma, a gamma heatmap, sector rotation, max pain, VIX term structure and AI context around a delayed, non-full-tape flow scanner. FlowAlgo documents real dark-pool orders; SquawkFlow shows a modeled tape and says so.

Does SquawkFlow have real-time options flow?

No. SquawkFlow runs an unusual options activity scanner over delayed option chains, refreshed each session. It is not a full-market real-time tape, and the comparison table says so.

Where does SquawkFlow dealer gamma come from?

Daily CBOE settlement open interest crossed with live implied volatility. Dealer positioning is inferred from open interest under the standard convention, not observed: open interest shows that a contract exists, never which side a dealer holds. Every published gamma figure, ours and everyone else’s, carries that assumption.

Can I use SquawkFlow without creating an account?

Yes, and there is no account to create. Signup is paused, so the terminal and the gamma, gamma heatmap, sector rotation, SPX max-pain, options-flow, and VIX term-structure public pages are open to everyone.

How was this comparison verified?

Feature claims about FlowAlgo come from its own public pages, quoted with the URL and the date they were read. Claims in the SquawkFlow column each link to the public SquawkFlow URL that demonstrates them. When a competitor page did not confirm a feature, the table says Unknown rather than treating it as unavailable.

Sources and methodology

Competitor pages were last read 2026-09-04. Competitor features and cadences come from the linked public pages and are not paraphrased from third-party summaries. “Unknown” means not confirmed on those pages. It does not mean unavailable. SquawkFlow is not affiliated with FlowAlgo and uses its name only to identify the product.

FlowAlgo list pricing, captured 2026-09-02: 7 day free trial, then $149/Mo (strikethrough $199/Mo on page). Source: https://flowalgo.com/select-a-plan/.

Third-party rating reference, shown as plain text and not emitted as structured data on this page: 4.4/5 from 11 ratings on Techjockey. Ratings change over time.

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Every SquawkFlow page in the table above is open on the web right now, with no account and no payment.

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