Angel One vs Zerodha Kite

Updated November 2026 · AppBreakup editorial

Angel One

Indian full-service broker app for stocks, F&O, mutual funds, IPOs and commodities.

Free plan + paid

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Zerodha Kite

Zerodha's web and mobile trading platform for Indian stocks, F&O, commodities and currencies.

Free plan + paid

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The short answer

Angel One suits Indian investors who want research reports, stock recommendations and a free first month of trading. Zerodha Kite suits self-directed investors and active traders who want free equity delivery, flat fees and detailed charts without tips. The biggest difference: Angel One is a full-service broker with advice, while Zerodha gives no recommendations and charges nothing on delivery trades.

Angel One or Zerodha Kite: our take

Both apps cover equities, futures and options, currencies and commodities on Android, iOS and the web, and both open individual accounts for free. The difference is philosophy. Angel One calls itself a full-service house: alongside the app it offers research, stock recommendations, in-app learning and a network of authorised persons around the country. Zerodha, which popularised flat-fee discount broking in India from 2010, runs no research desk and gives no stock tips; it publishes the free Varsity course and expects users to make their own decisions.

Fees reflect that. Zerodha charges ₹0 on equity delivery trades, and intraday and F&O orders cost ₹20 or 0.03% per order, whichever is lower, with options at a flat ₹20 per executed order. Angel One charges the lower of ₹20 or 0.1% per executed equity order and ₹20 per executed F&O order, but new customers pay ₹0 brokerage up to ₹500 for the first 30 days. Angel One also has no annual maintenance charge in the first year; Zerodha charges ₹300 a year + GST for non-BSDA demat accounts after the first year. For mutual funds, Angel One charges ₹0 commission inside its own app, while Zerodha offers direct funds without brokerage through the separate Coin app.

Kite is the more trader-focused tool: detailed charts with hundreds of indicators, 20-level market depth, GTT orders, baskets for multi-leg options trades, and the paid Kite Connect API. Angel One's strength is guidance for newer investors, though its recommendations and promotions can feel pushy to people who don't want them.

Pick Zerodha Kite if you buy and hold shares (delivery is free), trade actively and want a clean app without advice. Pick Angel One if you are newer to investing and want research and recommendations in the same app, or want to make use of the introductory free month.

Choose Angel One if…

Indian investors who want research and recommendations along with a low-cost trading app
Free account opening and no maintenance charge in year one
Research reports and stock recommendations included

Choose Zerodha Kite if…

Self-directed Indian investors and active traders who want low, flat fees and a clean charting app
No brokerage on equity delivery trades or direct mutual funds
Flat ₹20 cap per intraday or F&O order

What is Angel One?

Angel One (formerly Angel Broking) is one of India's largest retail brokers, with more than three decades in the business and over 3.8 crore registered users by its own count. Unlike pure discount brokers, it calls itself a full-service house: alongside the trading app it offers research, stock recommendations, a network of authorised persons around the country and in-app learning. The app and web platform cover equities, futures and options, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, IPOs and margin trading. Account opening is free, new customers get no brokerage in their first 30 days (up to a cap) and no maintenance charge in the first year, and mutual fund and IPO investments carry no commission. After the introductory period, trades are charged per order. Angel One moved to a digital-first model in 2019 and now targets newer investors in smaller cities as well as active traders. It runs on Android, iOS and the web.

What is Zerodha Kite?

Kite is the trading app from Zerodha, the Bengaluru broker that started in 2010 and popularised flat-fee discount broking in India. It runs in the browser and on Android and iOS, and covers NSE, BSE and MCX: equities, futures and options, currencies and commodities. Traders get detailed charts with hundreds of indicators, 20-level market depth, GTT orders that sit until a price is hit, baskets for multi-leg options trades, and cloud alerts. Long-term investors mostly care that equity delivery trades and direct mutual funds (through the separate Coin app) carry no brokerage, while intraday and F&O orders cost a flat fee per order. Opening an individual account is free; a yearly demat maintenance charge applies after the first year depending on holdings. Zerodha also publishes Varsity, a large free course on markets, and Kite Connect, a paid API for building your own trading tools. It doesn't give stock tips or run a research desk, so it suits people who make their own decisions.

Side by side

Attribute	Angel One	Zerodha Kite
Pricing	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Open source	No	No
Self-hostable	No	No
Platforms	Web, Android, iOS	Web, Android, iOS
Best for	Indian investors who want research and recommendations along with a low-cost trading app	Self-directed Indian investors and active traders who want low, flat fees and a clean charting app
Status	Active	Active

Verified facts, compared

Facts both apps publish, checked on each vendor's own site.

Fact	Angel One	Zerodha Kite
Account opening	₹0	Free for individual accounts