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Arihant Capital vs Dhan vs Zerodha
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3.8/ 5 | 4.4/ 5 | 4.6/ 5 | |
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| Best for | Long-term delivery investors wanting free delivery plus research. | Active F&O and intraday traders who live in charts. | Cost-conscious DIY investors who mainly buy-and-hold stocks or trade F&O occasionally. |
| Account opening | Free demat accountsource | ₹0 (free)source | ₹0 (free)source |
| Annual maintenance (AMC) | Plan-conditional: CDSL tariff shows Nil opening, AMC by holding slab (Rs.362/yr reference; Nil below Rs.4L, Rs.100 Rs.4-10L); broker page says AMC exempt in some planssource | ₹0 lifetimesource | ₹0 first year, then ₹300/yearsource |
| Equity delivery | Zero brokeragesource | ₹0source | ₹0source |
| Intraday | ₹0 (free)source | ₹0 or 0.03% per ordersource | ₹20 or 0.03% per ordersource |
| Options | ₹20 per ordersource | ₹0 per ordersource | ₹20 per ordersource |
| Futures | 50,000% or ₹20 per ordersource | ₹0 per ordersource | ₹20 or 0.03% per ordersource |
| Mobile app | ✓ Arihant Plus (Android + iOS)confirming | ✓ Dhan + Options Trader appssource | ✓ Kite (Android + iOS)source |
| IPO investing | ✓ IPO + MF/SIP supportedconfirming | ✓ Supportedsource | — |
| Research & advisory | ✓ 30+ yr research + institutional deskconfirming | — | — |
| Customer support | ✓ 820+ offices + advisor/RMconfirming | — | ✓ Ticket + call-and-tradesource |
| Trading API | — | ✓ Data + order APIssource | — |
| Charting | — | ✓ Full TradingView integrationsource | ✓ ChartIQ + TradingViewsource |
| US stocks | — | ✓ From $1, fractional shares, 10,000+ stocks & ETFs (IFSCA route)source | ✓ Beta on Kite web: ~2,000 stocks, ~1,000 ETFs, fractional, 0.10% brokerage (max $10)source |
| Web platform | — | — | ✓ Kite Websource |
| US stocks | — | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported |
| Fees & pricing score | 4.1/5 | 4.5/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Trading platforms score | 3.8/5 | 4.7/5 | 4.7/5 |
| Customer support score | 4.0/5 | 3.8/5 | 3.9/5 |
| Research & education score | 4.1/5 | 3.0/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Ease of opening score | 3.8/5 | 4.4/5 | 4.2/5 |
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The best delivery deal among full-service names — get AMC and DP in writing first.
What we like
- Genuine zero delivery brokerage
- Three decades of research plus institutional desk
- Single demat for stocks, debt and MF
Watch out for
- AMC and DP tariffs missing from fetched pages
- Intraday and F&O at ₹20 cost more than ₹10 rivals
- Legacy extras need confirmation
Dhan is the most trader-polished newcomer. Long-term buy-and-hold investors lose nothing by staying with Zerodha/Groww.
What we like
- Excellent options-trading and charting UX
- Free account opening, zero AMC positioning
- Trader-first feature velocity
- Clean modern interface
Watch out for
- Young broker — shorter track record
- Advisory is light — platform-first, not full-service
- Mutual-fund experience is secondary
Zerodha remains the benchmark discount broker: unbeatable for delivery investors, transparent flat pricing for traders. Beginners wanting hand-holding may prefer a full-service app.
What we like
- ₹0 equity delivery brokerage
- Simple flat ₹20 intraday/F&O pricing
- Mature Kite web + mobile platform
- Strong Varsity investor-education library
- Free account opening
Watch out for
- ₹300/year AMC after free first year
- No research-advisory for beginners
- Support can be slow on volatile days