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Option Samurai’s center of gravity is US-listed options strategy scanning (with unusual-volume, IV tools, P/L, and a trade log as extras) — not a live flow tape and not a diagram-first builder. This page only lists true overlaps or clearly labeled near-neighbors. Keep / Gain / Lose — not a ranking, not a “#1,” not paid placement, and not financial advice. Prices only repeat live-review captures.

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Keep Option Samurai when the job is scanning US-listed options strategies in a browser — 14-day free trial with no credit card, then Beginner at $35/mo when paid annually (end-of-day) or Advanced at $50/mo when paid annually (intraday, scan watching, spreadsheet toolbox, premium reports) on the Yearly cards we captured (2026-08-31, Labor Day banner). Exact monthly-billing dollars are unverified. Live review; empty affiliate by design (CTA goes to the official site).

Skip Option Samurai if you need a free forever full seat after the trial, a diagram-first builder as the primary job, a dedicated live unusual-options tape, verified Canadian-listed options, or Option Samurai to be the broker.

Alternatives (live reviews only)

OptionStrat is the closest diagram-first neighbor. Options Matrix Pro and Options Profit Calculator overlap on payoff / P/L visualization. Market Chameleon is analytics / IV / multi-leg screens. OptionsPlay is ideas / education. Unusual Whales overlaps only on unusual volume / prints and is flow-first — labeled below. We do not force MenthorQ levels or unrelated mega-brokers onto this page.

OptionStratClosest diagram-first neighbor — payoff builder, not scan-first

  • Gain: Interactive payoff-diagram builder with free delayed on-ramp, then Live Tools for live prices / builder extras and Live Flow when you want the unusual-flow feed on the same product family.
  • Lose or watch out: Center of gravity is the diagram / optimizer, not Option Samurai’s strategy-scanner + unusual-volume tracker seat. Annual dollars unverified. Canadian-listed coverage unverified.
  • Verified price cue: Free (15-min delay); Live Tools $39.99/mo; Live Flow $99.99/mo. (Free · $39.99/mo · $99.99/mo)

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Options Matrix ProLive visualizer + Matrix / scanners on higher seats — not scan-first

  • Gain: Live options strategy visualizer (payoff, expected move, probability, Greeks) from $10/mo Visualizer, with Pro / All Access adding Matrix, journals, AI, and scanners after a card-required 7-day All Access trial.
  • Lose or watch out: Free Viewer is shared-trades only — not Option Samurai’s 14-day no-card trial into a scanner. Strategy scanning is All Access, not the center of the Visualizer seat. Canadian-listed coverage unverified.
  • Verified price cue: Visualizer $10/mo; Pro $30/mo; All Access $50/mo (annual $100 / $300 / $500). (Visualizer $10/mo · Pro $30/mo · All Access $50/mo)

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Options Profit CalculatorFree browser P/L graph — calculator-first, not scanner-first

  • Gain: Free browser P/L graph for a named options structure — open a diagram without a paid seat. Starter removes ads; Pro / Growth add membership / OPCalc+ tiers. Official blog documents a Montréal Exchange `.to` path.
  • Lose or watch out: Less of Option Samurai’s strategy scanner / unusual-volume / trade-log packaging. Real-time data was “Coming soon” on membership bullets we captured. Not a broker.
  • Verified price cue: Free $0; Starter $9.95/mo; Pro $14.95/mo; Growth $49.95/mo. (Free · $9.95/mo · $14.95/mo · $49.95/mo)

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Market ChameleonOptions analytics / IV / earnings / multi-leg screens — related, not scan-first

  • Gain: Browser options-analytics seat for unusual volume, IV rankings, earnings calendars/screeners, and named multi-leg screens — with Starter free nav and Premium / Total Access at $99/mo plus a 7-day trial.
  • Lose or watch out: Not Option Samurai’s strategy-scan-first packaging with Beginner / Advanced annual seats. Not a live unusual-options tape either. Annual plan dollars we could not find stay unverified. Canadian-listed coverage unverified.
  • Verified price cue: Starter (Free) $0; Premium / Total Access $99/mo + 7-day trial. (7-day trial · $99/mo · Starter free)

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OptionsPlayIdeas / education / strategy software — not a scanner clone

  • Gain: Options idea, education, and strategy software (trade ideas, signals, scans, coaching) with a 14-day full-featured trial and no credit card.
  • Lose or watch out: Primary job is ideas / education, not Option Samurai’s US strategy scanner + P/L / trade-log seat. Membership is $100/mo or $750/yr. Canadian-listed / Canadian-broker integrations unverified.
  • Verified price cue: Monthly $100; Annual $750. (Monthly $100/mo · Annual $750/yr)

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Unusual WhalesFlow-first tape — unusual volume overlap only; different primary job

  • Gain: Free options flow 2 trading days late, then paid Retail seats for the live full tape, alerts / dashboards, dark-pool downloads, and GEX views when the overlap is unusual prints rather than strategy scanning.
  • Lose or watch out: Primary job on this directory is unusual options flow, not Option Samurai’s strategy scanner + P/L + trade log. Skip if you only want strategy scans without a flow tape. Canadian-listed coverage unverified.
  • Verified price cue: Free (options flow 2 trading days late); Retail Basic $50/mo; Retail Pro $75/mo; Retail Max $120/mo; annual $504 / $756 / $1,224. (Free · $50/mo · $75/mo · $120/mo)

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Canada note

Option Samurai and most neighbors above leave Canadian-listed options (TSX equities, Montréal Exchange options, CDRs, and similar) unverified on our live reviews — official Option Samurai pages emphasize US stocks and options. Options Profit Calculator has stronger MX documentation via a .to suffix on an official blog post; named Canadian-broker integrations still stay unverified there. Confirm coverage and prices on each official site before you pay.

FAQ

Is this a ranked list of Option Samurai alternatives?

No. There is no “#1,” no star rating, and no paid placement order. Keep / Gain / Lose is a job-fit map against our live reviews. Strategy scanning sits between payoff diagrams and flow tapes — we only list true overlaps or labeled near-neighbors.

Why include Unusual Whales?

Option Samurai ships an unusual-volume tracker. People searching alternatives often land on flow-first products. That row is labeled as a different primary job so you do not treat a live tape as a strategy-scanner swap.

Is this financial advice?

No. This site is a directory of software. Strategy scans, P/L charts, and unusual-volume views are research inputs, not signals to copy.

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