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One on One comparison of Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha is given below:

Dhani Stocks

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About The Brokers

Dhani Stocks :

"Dhani Stocks is India’s leading discounted stockbroker offering an unlimited subscription plan with nil brokerage and free call & trade + trading + funds transfers. >>> more

Zerodha :

Zerodha is the innovator of the discount broking model in India, Infect, it brought the concept of discount broking in India and post that >>> more

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Dhani Stocks :

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Zerodha :

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Type of Broker

Dhani Stocks :

Discount Broker

Zerodha :

Discount Broker

Promo/offers

Dhani Stocks :

N/A

Zerodha :

Special Offer: Invest brokerage-free Equity Delivery and Direct Mutual Funds (truly no brokerage). Pay flat Rs 20 per trade for Intra-day and F&O. Open Instant Account online with Zerodha and start trading today.

Advantage

Dhani Stocks :

✔ What Dhani Stocks Does Well

✓	₹0 delivery brokerage — free for long-term investors
✓	₹15/order intraday & F&O — ₹5 cheaper than ₹20 standard
✓	₹500/month unlimited plan — cheapest unlimited plan in India
✓	₹0 AMC lifetime + ₹0 account opening
✓	NRI accounts available — PIS + NRO supported
✓	TradingView-powered charts
✓	PIB desktop terminal for active traders
✓	Commodity F&O available (0.03% brokerage)
✓	MF investment at zero commission

Zerodha :

✔ What Zerodha Does Well

✓ Zero brokerage on equity delivery

✓ ₹20 flat fee makes large F&O trades cheap

✓ Kite — best-designed Indian broker platform

✓ Varsity education — world-class and completely free

✓ Coin saves 1–1.5%/year vs regular MF plans

✓ Full pricing and outage transparency

✓ Zero-debt company — financially very stable

✓ GTT orders for hands-off long-term investing

✓ SEBI-regulated, CDSL custody — securities are safe

✓ Free IPO applications via UPI/ASBA

Disadvantage

Dhani Stocks :

✘ Where Dhani Stocks Short

✗	Parent company (Dhani Services) has pivoted to real estate as primary business — broking is secondary
✗	Parent quarterly revenue declining (Q1 FY26 down 24.7% YoY)
✗	Parent stock (Dhani Services) declined ~15% over 6 months
✗	Customer support widely reported as slow
✗	Multiple name changes (Indiabulls → Dhani) create brand confusion
✗	Platform innovation slower than app-first brokers
✗	Commodity brokerage 0.03% (not flat fee) — less predictable
✗	No GTT orders
✗	No advanced order types (basket, iceberg, multi-leg)

Zerodha :

✘ Where Zerodha Falls Short

No advisory, no stock tips, no research
Ticket-only support — no live chat
NRI account opening is offline only
DP charge ₹15.34/scrip surprises many investors
Call & Trade at ₹50/call is expensive
₹300/yr AMC — not zero like Groww/Finvasia
No 3-in-1 integrated banking account
No international trading
No margin funding for delivery purchases
the lack of free API for retail users

Why This

Dhani Stocks :

Free Delivery Trade, Dhani Stocks does not charge any brokerage on Delivery trade.
Rs.15 per executed order across all the segments
Dhani Stocks is a part of Indiabulls Group, the pioneer of the financial service, and has had its presence in housing finance, infrastructure, wealth management, consumer finance for 20+ years.
100% paperless online Demat account opening
Dhani Stocks offers unlimited trading and a free Demat account with a monthly subscription plan of INR 500.
Dhani Stocks offers nil brokerage in unlimited trading subscription plans in equity delivery, intraday, and F&O.
Dhani Stocks Demat account offers loans based on the securities in the account.
Dhani Stocks supports exchanges — MCX, NSE, BSE, AND NCDEX.
Dhani Stocks offers the lowest commodity trading brokerage of 3 paise or 0.03%
Dhani Stocks offers extensive deep market research on mutual funds, equity reports, daily market reports, research ETF, quarterly analysis results, free tips, and news alerts for free.
Dhani Stocks is India's first online broker company to obtain CRISIL's, the leading trader quality grading of BQ-1, for its outstanding financial stability.

Zerodha :

Zerodha Charge flat rate of ₹20 per executed order.
Zerodha does not charge any brokerage on Equity delivery transactions.
Zerodha provides platform to invest in mutual funds.
Innovative trading platform.
No upfront fee, no minimum brokerage and no minimum contract charges.
The largest stockbroker by active clients, market volume.
Zero brokerage Direct Mutual Funds.
Offers up to 20x leverage on intraday trading.

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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Account Opening & AMC Charges

Dhani Stocks Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 0 (Free) and Zerodha Trading Account Opening Fee is Rs 200 . Dhani Stocks Demat Account AMC is Rs 0 and Zerodha Demat Account AMC is Rs 300 .

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Trading Account Opening Fee	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 0 (Free)	Trading Account Opening Fee : Rs 200
Demat Account Opening Fee	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0	Demat Account Opening Fee : Rs 0
Demat Account AMC	Demat Account AMC : Rs 0	Demat Account AMC : Rs 300
Trading Account AMC	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0	Trading Account AMC : Rs 0 (Free)
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Brokerage Charges

Dhani Stocks Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 0 (Free) and Equity Intraday is Rs 0 (Free) and Equity Options is Rs 0 (Free) . Zerodha Brokerage Charges Equity Delivery is Rs 0 (Free) and Equity Intraday is Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower and Equity Options is Rs 20 per executed order .

	Dhani Stocks		Zerodha
Plan Name	Plan Name : Dhani Stocks default Brokerage Plan	Plan Name : Dhani Stocks Unlimited Brokerage Plan	Plan Name : Standard Plan
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Delivery : Rs 0	Equity Delivery : Rs 0 (Free)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Intraday : Rs. 20 per executed order or 2.5% whichever is low	Equity Intraday : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Equity Future	Equity Future : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Future : Rs. 20 per executed order	Equity Future : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Equity Options	Equity Options : Rs 0 (Free)	Equity Options : Rs. 20 per executed order	Equity Options : Rs 20 per executed order
Currency Futures	Currency Futures : Rs 0 (Free)	Currency Futures : Rs. 20 per executed order	Currency Futures : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Currency Options	Currency Options : Rs 0 (Free)	Currency Options : Rs. 20 per executed order	Currency Options : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Monthly Fee	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : -	Monthly Fee : -
Margin Trading	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : -	Margin Trading : Rs 20
Commodity Futures	Commodity Futures : -	Commodity Futures : Rs. 20 per executed order	Commodity Futures : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
Commodity Options	Commodity Options : -	Commodity Options : Rs. 20 per executed order	Commodity Options : Rs 20 per executed order or .03% whichever is lower
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Exchange Transaction Charges

Dhani Stocks 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 3700 per Cr (0.037%) (on premium) . Zerodha Exchange Transaction Charges Equity Future is NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) | BSE Rs 0 and Equity Options is NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) | BSE Rs 500 per Cr (0.005%) (on premium) .

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Equity Delivery	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)	Equity Delivery : NSE Rs 335 per Cr (0.00335%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (each side)
Equity Intraday	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 325 per Cr (0.00325%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)	Equity Intraday : NSE Rs 335 per Cr (0.00335%) \| BSE Rs 375 per Cr (0.00375%) (sell side)
Equity Future *	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 0	Equity Future : NSE Rs 190 per Cr (0.0019%) \| BSE Rs 0
Equity Options *	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) \| BSE Rs 3700 per Cr (0.037%) (on premium)	Equity Options : NSE Rs 5050 per Cr (0.0505%) \| BSE Rs 500 per Cr (0.005%) (on premium)
Currency Futures *	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%) \| BSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)	Currency Futures : NSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%) \| BSE Rs 90 per Cr (0.0009%)
Currency Options	Currency Options : NSE Rs 4000 per Cr (0.04%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)	Currency Options : NSE Rs 3500 per Cr (0.035%) \| BSE Rs 100 per Cr (0.001%) (on premium)
Commodity	Commodity : Agro (MCX) Group A: Rs 260 per cr (0.0026%)	Commodity : Group A - Rs 260 per Cr (0.0026%)
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Other Charges

Dhani Stocks Minimum Brokerage is Rs 0.01 per order (for Equity, F&O, Currency) and Call & Trade is Rs 0 (Free) . Zerodha Minimum Brokerage is 0.03% in Intraday and F&O and Call & Trade is Rs 50 per executed order .

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Minimum Brokerage	Minimum Brokerage : Rs 0.01 per order (for Equity, F&O, Currency)	Minimum Brokerage : 0.03% in Intraday and F&O
Call & Trade	Call & Trade : Rs 0 (Free)	Call & Trade : Rs 50 per executed order
Stamp Duty *	Stamp Duty : -	Stamp Duty : Delivery: 0.015%, Intraday: 0.003%,
DP Charges (on sell side)	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹13.5 per scrip	DP Charges (on sell side) : ₹13.5 per scrip
Other Miscellaneous Charges	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Margin trading funding: 18% P. A.	Other Miscellaneous Charges : Physical contact notes: Rs 20, Trade SMS Alerts: Rs 1 per SMS
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Features

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

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Trading Platform	Trading Platform : Dhani Stocks App	Trading Platform : Kite Web, Kite Mobile for Android/iOS and Coin
Placing orders through charts	Placing orders through charts : -	Placing orders through charts : Yes
Trading Alerts	Trading Alerts : -	Trading Alerts : Yes
Research and Advice / Trading Tips	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : -	Research and Advice / Trading Tips : No
Detailed Education Initiatives	Detailed Education Initiatives : -	Detailed Education Initiatives : Yes
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) : Yes
Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) *	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes	Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O) : Yes
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Demat Account Charges

A comparative table of various demat account charges between Dhani Stocks and Zerodha is below:

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Depository Service Provider	Depository Service Provider : CDSL, NSDL	Depository Service Provider : CDSL
Account Opening Fee	Account Opening Fee : Nil	Account Opening Fee : Rs 50 (Stamp charges payable upfront)
Advance Deposit	Advance Deposit : Nil	Advance Deposit : Rs 0
AMC	AMC : Nil	AMC : Individuals/Non Individual (except Corporate) - Rs 300 + GST Non Individual - Corporate - Rs 1000
Dematerialisation Charges	Dematerialisation Charges : â‚¹5 per certificate/unit + â‚¹50 courier charges	Dematerialisation Charges : Rs 150 per certificate (+ Rs 100 Courier charges)
Rematerialisation Charges	Rematerialisation Charges : â‚¹35 for every 100 securities/MF units or part thereof	Rematerialisation Charges : Rs 150 per certificate + CDSL charges + Rs 100 Courier charges
Transaction Charges (Credit)	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -	Transaction Charges (Credit) : -
Transaction Charges (debit)	Transaction Charges (debit) : â‚¹13.5 per trasnaction	Transaction Charges (debit) : Rs 8 + Rs 5.5 (CDSL charges)
Pledge Creation Charges	Pledge Creation Charges : â‚¹35 or 0.02% of the transaction value whichever is higher	Pledge Creation Charges : Rs 30 per request + GST
Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : â‚¹35 or 0.02% of the transaction value whichever is higher	Pledge Creation Confirmation Charges : Rs 0
Pledge Invocation Charges	Pledge Invocation Charges : â‚¹35 or 0.02% of the transaction value whichever is higher	Pledge Invocation Charges : Rs 20
Failed Instruction Charges	Failed Instruction Charges : Nil	Failed Instruction Charges : Rs 50 per ISIN
Other Charges	Other Charges : Margin Pledge /Unpledge: â‚¹15 Margin pledge Invocation: Nil Fax Indemnity - Actual Demat Rejection - â‚¹25 + Courier Charges Renewal charges for resuming the Services - â‚¹100 per account. Interest at 24% p.a for NSDL client and 13% p.a for CDSL client is charged on the outstanding bill after one month from the due date.	Other Charges : Cheque Bounce: Rs 350 Physical Statement - Rs 50 (+Courier charges at actual) Modification in CML - Rs 25 per request KRA Upload / Download - Rs 50 per request Note: Interest at 18% p.a is charged on the outstanding bill amount if not paid within the due date.
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Basic Details

Dhani Stocks Year of Incorporation is 2000 and Total Number of Clients is 30286 and Total Number of Branches is 18 . Zerodha Year of Incorporation is 2010 and Total Number of Clients is 6862233 and Total Number of Branches is 22 .

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Year of Incorporation	Year of Incorporation : 2000	Year of Incorporation : 2010
Active Exchange Memberships	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX & NCDEX	Active Exchange Memberships : NSE, BSE, MCX and NCDEX
Demat Services	Demat Services : Yes	Demat Services : No
Website	Website : https://www.dhanistocks.com/	Website : https://zerodha.com
Contact Details	Contact Details : -	Contact Details : 080-40402020
Total Number of Clients	Total Number of Clients : 30,286	Total Number of Clients : 6,862,233
Total Number of Branches	Total Number of Branches : 18	Total Number of Branches : 22
Products *	Products : Mutual Fund, Broking	Products : Kite Web, Kite Mobile for Android/iOS and Coin
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Orders

Orders

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
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) : No	Good Till Cancelled (GTC) : Yes
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Research and Advice / Trading Tips

Research and Advice / Trading Tips

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Equity Trading Recommendation *	Equity Trading Recommendation : -	Equity Trading Recommendation : No
Equity Investment Recommendation *	Equity Investment Recommendation : -	Equity Investment Recommendation : No
Recommendation basis risk Profile *	Recommendation basis risk Profile : -	Recommendation basis risk Profile : No
Comparison *	Comparison : -	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 : -	ETF research : No
Quarterly Results *	Quarterly Results : No	Quarterly Results : No
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

Franchisee / Authorized Person related information

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Availability for franchisee / AP	Availability for franchisee / AP : -	Availability for franchisee / AP : Yes
Investment required for Franchisee / AP	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : -	Investment required for Franchisee / AP : Rs.11,000
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Product & Services

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

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Delivery Based Trading *	Delivery Based Trading : Yes	Delivery Based Trading : Yes
Margin Trading *	Margin Trading : No	Margin Trading : No
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 : Yes	NRI Services : Yes
SMS Alerts *	SMS Alerts : Yes	SMS Alerts : No
Offers Multiple Plan *	Offers Multiple Plan : Yes	Offers Multiple Plan : No
IPO Investment *	IPO Investment : Yes	IPO Investment : No
Portfolio Analysis *	Portfolio Analysis : -	Portfolio Analysis : Yes
Advanced Charting Features *	Advanced Charting Features : -	Advanced Charting Features : Yes
Brokerage Calculator *	Brokerage Calculator : -	Brokerage Calculator : Yes
Margin Calculator *	Margin Calculator : -	Margin Calculator : Yes
Stop Loss Order *	Stop Loss Order : -	Stop Loss Order : Yes
Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss *	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : -	Bracket Orders & Trailing Stop Loss : Yes
Equity Future & Option Trading *	Equity Future & Option Trading : -	Equity Future & Option Trading : Yes
Currency Future & Option Trading *	Currency Future & Option Trading : -	Currency Future & Option Trading : Yes
Market Trading *	Market Trading : -	Market Trading : Yes
Monthly & Yearly Plan *	Monthly & Yearly Plan : Yes	Monthly & Yearly Plan : No
Aumtomated Trading *	Aumtomated Trading : -	Aumtomated Trading : No
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Customer Services

Dhani Stocks and Zerodha 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:

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

Dhani Stocks and Zerodha 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:

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Commodity Trading *	Commodity Trading : -	Commodity Trading : Yes
Investment in ETFs *	Investment in ETFs : -	Investment in ETFs : Yes
Investment in Mutual Funds *	Investment in Mutual Funds : -	Investment in Mutual Funds : Yes
Investment in Bonds *	Investment in Bonds : -	Investment in Bonds : No
Investment in Corporate Debt instruments *	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : -	Investment in Corporate Debt instruments : No
Insurance Services *	Insurance Services : -	Insurance Services : No
Banking Services *	Banking Services : -	Banking Services : No
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Dhani Stocks vs Zerodha Trading Platform

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

	Dhani Stocks	Zerodha
Web Platform *	Web Platform : -	Web Platform : Yes
Android Mobile App *	Android Mobile App : -	Android Mobile App : Yes
Desktop Windows *	Desktop Windows : -	Desktop Windows : Yes
Desktop Mac *	Desktop Mac : -	Desktop Mac : No
I-Pad App *	I-Pad App : -	I-Pad App : Yes
Virtual Trading *	Virtual Trading : -	Virtual Trading : No
iPhone Mobile App *	iPhone Mobile App : -	iPhone Mobile App : Yes
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