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One on One comparison of SAMCO vs Upstox is given below:

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"SAMCO delivers you the better trade experience with low cost, advanced technology (friendly in usage) and a benefit of membership across all leading stock market and >>> more

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Type of Broker

SAMCO :

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Promo/offers

SAMCO :

Special Offer: Get Free Trading and Demat Account Opening + 100% Brokerage Cash Back for 1st Month for trades using Mobile App. Open Instant Account online with SAMCO and start trading today.

Upstox :

Special Offer: Pay flat Rs 20 per trade for delivery, Intra-day and F&O. Open Instant Account and start trading today.

Advantage

SAMCO :

✔ What SAMCO Does Well

✓	SEBI-registered Research Analyst — structured research recommendations across all timeframes
✓	SAMCO Prime free for ₹1 lakh networth holders — unlimited research-backed recommendations
✓	StockBasket — expert-curated mini portfolios with 5-year fee refund guarantee
✓	KyaTrade — real-time trade ideas with built-in stop loss and target levels
✓	RankMF — comprehensive MF ranking across 3,000+ funds with SmartSIP
✓	₹0 account opening; 100% brokerage cashback first month (mobile app)
✓	MTF (StockPlus) available — leveraged delivery trading
✓	Nest Trader desktop software — professional-grade execution terminal
✓	TradingView charting integrated
✓	Simple, unified ₹20 flat fee — easy to understand and plan around

Upstox :

✔ What Upstox Does Well

✓	Flat ₹20 per order — simple, transparent pricing
✓	First year demat AMC completely free
✓	Pro Web — fast TradingView charting with Chart360
✓	Backed by Ratan Tata & Kalaari Capital — credible
✓	Account opens in 15 minutes — among fastest in India
✓	Well-documented API for algorithmic traders
✓	150+ technical indicators on Pro platform
✓	IPO applications free via UPI/ASBA
✓	SEBI-registered, CDSL custody — securities safe
✓	Call & Trade at ₹20/order — cheaper than Zerodha's ₹50

Disadvantage

SAMCO :

✘ Where Samco Falls Short

✗	₹20 delivery brokerage — Zerodha, Groww, ProStocks, Shoonya all offer free delivery
✗	₹400/yr AMC from year 2 — highest among major discount brokers
✗	NRI accounts NOT available
✗	Call & Trade ₹20 per order (vs ₹0 at Shoonya, ProStocks)
✗	Auto square-off ₹20 per order
✗	Small active client base (70,158) vs Zerodha's 75+ lakh
✗	No branches — 100% online only
✗	Customer support response times reported as slow by users
✗	Back office (SAMCO Star) not integrated with trading platform
✗	Mobile app reported slower than web by some users

Upstox :

✘ Where Upstox Falls Short

✗	₹20 charged on delivery trades — unlike Zerodha's ₹0
✗	NRI trading accounts NOT available
✗	Mutual funds: regular plans only (not direct plans)
✗	No education resource like Zerodha Varsity
✗	No public platform outage disclosure page
✗	DP charge ₹20/scrip — applies on every delivery sell
✗	No phone support — chat and email only
✗	No research or stock recommendations
✗	No 3-in-1 integrated banking account
✗	Platform slows on high-volatility expiry days

Why This

SAMCO :

SAMCO offers Trade at Rs.20 per Order across all segments and irrespective of Order Size. Trade Stocks, Futures, Options, Commodities at Flat 20 per order only
Get Delivery Trades Funded: up to 4X Leverage
Samco Provides highest Leverage in the Industry: Get 80x Leverage to trade the NIFTY.
The first 20 Call-N-Trade orders are free
Free tools like Brokerage Calculator, SPAN Calculator, SAMCO Data Bank, Pledge Monitor and trading platform on web, desktop and mobile.
Special feature like Samco Rank MF, SAMCO Cash Plus, Samco Stock Plus , Samco Intra Plus , SAMCO Data bank, SAMCO Ratings Monitor

Upstox :

Upstox offers zero brokerage on equity mutual fund Investment and a mere ₹20 per transaction on Equity Delivery,intraday and F&O trades.
After Market Order (AMO), Cover Order and BO are available on both web and mobile
Trailing-Stop/Stop-Loss (SL) is available in both web and mobile.
Zero Demat AMC, Free demat account for life.
Offers NRI trading.
Offers Mutual Fund Investment, SIP Investement.
Upstox is backed by top investors with the likes of Ratan Tata, Kalaari Capital & GVK Davix
Upstox offers the best of technology to traders. The Upstox Platform on mobile and web is one of the best platforms for the Indian stock market.

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SAMCO vs Upstox Account Opening & AMC Charges

SAMCO Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) and Upstox Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) . SAMCO Demat Account AMC is Rs 400 and Upstox Demat Account AMC is Rs 150 .

	SAMCO	Upstox
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 400	Demat Account AMC : Rs 150
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)
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SAMCO vs Upstox Brokerage Charges

SAMCO Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 20 per trade or 0.50% (whichever is lower) and Equity Intraday is Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower) and Equity Options is Rs 20 per trade . Upstox Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 20 per executed order or 2.5% whichever is low and Equity Intraday is Rs 20 per executed order or 0.05% whichever is lower and Equity Options is Rs 20 per executed order .

	SAMCO	Upstox
Plan Name	Plan Name : Fix Brokerage Plan	Plan Name : Basic Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : Rs 20 per trade or 0.50% (whichever is lower)	Equity Delivery : Rs 20 per executed order or 2.5% whichever is low
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)	Equity Intraday : Rs 20 per executed order or 0.05% whichever is lower
Equity Future	Equity Future : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)	Equity Future : Rs 20 per executed order or 0.05% whichever is lower
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 20 per trade	Equity Options : Rs 20 per executed order
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)	Currency Futures : Rs 20 per executed order or 0.05% whichever is lower
Currency Options	Currency Options : Rs 20 per trade	Currency Options : Rs 20 per executed order
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : NA	Monthly Fee : NA
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : Rs 20 per trade or 0.05% (whichever is lower)	Commodity Futures : Rs 20 per executed order or 0.05% whichever is lower
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : Rs 20 per executed order
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SAMCO vs Upstox Exchange Transaction Charges

SAMCO Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) | BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5300 per Cr (0.053%) | BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium) . Upstox Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) | BSE Rs 0 and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) | BSE Rs 3750 per Cr (0.0375%) (on premium) .

	SAMCO	Upstox
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) \| BSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) (each side)	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) \| BSE Rs 345 per Cr (0.00345%) (sell side)	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE Rs 200 per Cr (0.002%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%)	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 0
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5300 per Cr (0.053%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) \| BSE Rs 3750 per Cr (0.0375%) (on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%) \| BSE Rs 22 per Cr (0.00022%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE Rs 3500 per Cr (0.035%) (on premium)	Currency Options : NSE Rs 3500 per Cr (0.035%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)
Commodity	Commodity : Non-Agri Rs 260 (0.0026%) \| Agri Rs 175 per Crore	Commodity : Group A - Rs 290 per Cr (0.0029%)
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SAMCO vs Upstox Other Charges

SAMCO Minimum Brokerage is 0.5% per executed order for Equity Delivery and 0.05% per executed order for other segments and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per executed order . Upstox Minimum Brokerage is 0.05% and Call & Trade is Rs 20 per trade .

	SAMCO	Upstox
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : 0.5% per executed order for Equity Delivery and 0.05% per executed order for other segments	Minimum Brokerage : 0.05%
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per executed order	Call & Trade : Rs 20 per trade
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : -
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹10 + CDSL Charges	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹13 plus ₹5.50 (CDSL charges) per scrip.
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : -	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Auto Square-off Charges: Rs 50
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SAMCO vs Upstox Features

SAMCO and Upstox both offer a host of features, trading tools & platforms to their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	SAMCO	Upstox
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : Samco Mobile App, Nest Trader, Samco Trade API, Kya Trade, RankMF, StockBasket, Samco Star	Trading Platform : Upstox Pro Web, Dartstock, NEST Trader, Fox Trader, iOS and Android Algola
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : Yes	Placing orders through charts : -
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : Yes	Trading Alerts : Yes
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : No	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : No
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : No	Detailed Education Initiatives : No
Unique features & Offers	Unique features & Offers : -	Unique features & Offers : -
Referral Program	Referral Program : 1	Referral Program : 1
Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash) : No
Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes
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SAMCO vs Upstox Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between SAMCO and Upstox is below:

	SAMCO	Upstox
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Only Franking Charges	Account Opening Fee : Rs 249
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : Nil
AMC	AMC : â‚¹400 for Individual. â‚¹800 for Corporate.	AMC : Rs 150
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : â‚¹10 per Certificate plus Courier Charges â‚¹50 per request	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 2.00 per certificate plus courier charges of Rs 35 per demat request
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : Actual CDSL charges plus Courier charges â‚¹50 per request.	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 25 per certificate or 0.05% of the value whichever is higher.
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : â‚¹10 per transaction in same DP & 0.02% per transaction or â‚¹25 whichever is higher for other DP	Transaction Charges (debit) : Rs 13 + Rs 5.50 (CDSL charges) per scrip.
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : â‚¹60 per ISIN	Pledge Creation Charges : 0.02% of the transaction charges subject to a minimum of Rs 50 plus NSDL / CDSL charges at actual.
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Nil	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : 0.02% of the transaction charges subject to a minimum of Rs 50 plus NSDL / CDSL charges at actual.
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : â‚¹60 per ISIN	Pledge Invocation Charges : 0.05% of the transaction charges subject to a minimum of Rs 50
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : Rs 50 per transaction
Other Charges	Other Charges : -	Other Charges : Demat Rejection Charges: Rs 35 per rejection for every 500 gms. Adhoc / Non periodic statement requests: Rs 25 (Rs 500 for foreign address) per request upto 10 pages. Every additional 5 pages or a portion thereof will be charged at Rs 10 plus courier / postage charges. Cheque Bounce charges: Charges will be applied based on charges as determined by our bankers.
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SAMCO vs Upstox Basic Details

SAMCO and Total Number of Clients is 90174 and . Upstox Year of Incorporation is 2012 and Total Number of Clients is 2036413 and Total Number of Branches is 4 .

	SAMCO	Upstox
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : -	Year of Incorporation : 2012
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX	Active Exchange Memberships : BSE, NSE, MCX
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : No
Website	Website : www.samco.in	Website : www.upstox.com
Contact Details	Contact Details : +91 22 2222 7777	Contact Details : +91-22-6130-9999
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 90,174	Total Number of Clients : 2,036,413
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : -	Total Number of Branches : 4
Products *	Products : CashPlus,Option Fair Value Calculator,Risk Advisor,Data Bank,Stock Ratings	Products : Upstox Pro Web,Upstox Pro Mobile, Nest Desktop.
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SAMCO vs Upstox Orders

Orders

	SAMCO	Upstox
Cover Orders (CO)	Cover Orders (CO) : Yes	Cover Orders (CO) : Yes
Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO)	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : Yes	Bracket orders / One Cancels Other (BO / OCO) : No
After Market Orders (AMO)	After Market Orders (AMO) : Yes	After Market Orders (AMO) : Yes
Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) *	Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) : Yes	Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) : No
Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) *	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : No	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT) : No
Good Till Cancelled (GTC) *	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes
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SAMCO vs Upstox Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	SAMCO	Upstox
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : No	Equity Trading Recommendation : No
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : No	Equity Investment Recommendation : No
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : No	Recommendation basis risk Profile : No
Comparison *	Comparison : No	Comparison : No
Free Tips *	Free Tips : No	Free Tips : No
Daily Market report *	Daily Market report : No	Daily Market report : No
ETF research *	ETF research : No	ETF research : No
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : No	Quarterly Results : No
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SAMCO vs Upstox Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	SAMCO	Upstox
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : No	Availability for franchisee / AP : -
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : No	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -
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SAMCO vs Upstox Product & Services

SAMCO and Upstox both offer a host of Products & Services for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	SAMCO	Upstox
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : Yes	Delivery Based Trading : Yes
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : Yes	Margin Trading : Yes
Call N Trade *	Call N Trade : Yes	Call N Trade : Yes
Trading in Both the exchanges *	Trading in Both the exchanges : Yes	Trading in Both the exchanges : Yes
Limit Order *	Limit Order : Yes	Limit Order : Yes
3-in-1 On-line Trading Account *	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : No	3-in-1 On-line Trading Account : No
NRI Services *	NRI Services : No	NRI Services : No
SMS Alerts *	SMS Alerts : No	SMS Alerts : No
Offers Multiple Plan *	Offers Multiple Plan : No	Offers Multiple Plan : No
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : No	IPO Investment : No
Portfolio Analysis *	Portfolio Analysis : Yes	Portfolio Analysis : Yes
Advanced Charting Features *	Advanced Charting Features : Yes	Advanced Charting Features : Yes
Brokerage Calculator *	Brokerage Calculator : Yes	Brokerage Calculator : Yes
Margin Calculator *	Margin Calculator : Yes	Margin Calculator : Yes
Stop Loss Order *	Stop Loss Order : Yes	Stop Loss Order : Yes
Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss *	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : Yes	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : Yes
Equity Future & Option Trading *	Equity Future & Option Trading : Yes	Equity Future & Option Trading : Yes
Currency Future & Option Trading *	Currency Future & Option Trading : Yes	Currency Future & Option Trading : Yes
Market Trading *	Market Trading : Yes	Market Trading : Yes
Monthly & Yearly Plan *	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : No	Aumtomated Trading : No
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SAMCO vs Upstox Customer Services

SAMCO and Upstox both offer a host of Customer service options to their clients to quickly solve their queries or grievances if any. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	SAMCO	Upstox
Toll Free Number *	Toll Free Number : No	Toll Free Number : No
Live Chat Facility *	Live Chat Facility : No	Live Chat Facility : Yes
Email Facility *	Email Facility : Yes	Email Facility : Yes
Branch Offices *	Branch Offices : No	Branch Offices : Yes
Customer Care *	Customer Care : Yes	Customer Care : Yes
Community Service *	Community Service : Yes	Community Service : Yes
Relationship Manager *	Relationship Manager : No	Relationship Manager : No
24/7 Support *	24/7 Support : No	24/7 Support : No
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SAMCO vs Upstox Other Investement

SAMCO and Upstox both offer a lot of investment avenues apart from Stock trading on their platforms to their clients to make a better trading experience. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	SAMCO	Upstox
Commodity Trading *	Commodity Trading : Yes	Commodity Trading : Yes
Investment in ETFs *	Investment in ETFs : Yes	Investment in ETFs : Yes
Investment in Mutual Funds *	Investment in Mutual Funds : No	Investment in Mutual Funds : Yes
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : No	Investment in Bonds : No
Investment in Corporate Debt instruments *	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : No	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : No
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : No	Insurance Services : No
Banking Services *	Banking Services : No	Banking Services : No
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SAMCO vs Upstox Trading Platform

SAMCO and Upstox both offer a host of Trading Platform for a better trading experience for their clients. Their comparative analysis is in the below table:

	SAMCO	Upstox
Web Platform *	Web Platform : Yes	Web Platform : Yes
Android Mobile App *	Android Mobile App : Yes	Android Mobile App : Yes
Desktop Windows *	Desktop Windows : Yes	Desktop Windows : Yes
Desktop Mac *	Desktop Mac : No	Desktop Mac : No
I-Pad App *	I-Pad App : No	I-Pad App : Yes
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : No	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : Yes	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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