Political-trading intelligence dashboard
StockPlus vs TraderCongress
A web dashboard that puts congressional trades next to government contracts, lobbying reports, federal spending, Form 4 filings and dark-pool signals.
Choose StockPlus if
Timeliness on the free tier, and being a phone app. TraderCongress delays free users by 60 days, which on a dataset that is already up to 45 days late means you may be reading something four months old. StockPlus shows congressional filings as soon as they are published, free, and pushes them to iOS and Android.
Choose TraderCongress if
Joining datasets that usually live apart. Congressional disclosures on their own tell you what a member bought. TraderCongress puts 109,800+ of those beside 13,200+ government contract awards and 20,000+ lobbying reports, which is the combination that makes a trade interesting rather than just visible. StockPlus does not carry contracts or lobbying data at all.
Feature by feature
| Feature | StockPlus | TraderCongress |
|---|---|---|
| Daily AI market briefing | Yes — one two-minute AI briefing every morning | No morning market briefing. AI insights, a weekly digest, and a daily email digest on Pro |
| Real-time watchlist | Yes | Yes, 3 watchlist slots free and unlimited on Pro, though free data is delayed |
| Price alerts | Yes — price and percent-change alerts | Yes on Pro, described as unlimited alerts, and framed around disclosures rather than price |
| Congressional trade feed | Yes | Yes, 109,800+ disclosures, real-time on Pro and 60 days delayed on the free plan |
| Insider trade feed | Yes | Yes, SEC Form 4 |
| Earnings calendar | Yes — with reminders | No earnings calendar listed |
| Single score per stock | Pulse Score, 0–100 per ticker | No single per-stock score |
| Mobile app | Yes — iOS and Android | No app listed. A web dashboard, as of August 2026 |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes, congress trades and contracts on a 60-day delay, 3 watchlist slots |
| Paid price | Pro, $2.99/mo | Pro at $99.99/yr, shown as $8.33/mo, against a stated list price of $49/mo, as of August 2026 |
The verdict
If you want to research why a trade happened, and contracts and lobbying are part of that answer, TraderCongress assembles more of the picture than we do and the annual price is not unreasonable. If you want to know that a filing landed on a stock you hold, today, on your phone, that is what StockPlus does for $2.99/mo.
TraderCongress details last verified August 27, 2026 from their own site. Pricing and features change — check with them before deciding.
Questions people ask
How much does TraderCongress cost?
There is a free plan with congress trades and government contracts on a 60-day delay and 3 watchlist slots. Pro is billed annually at $99.99, presented as $8.33/month, against a stated list price of $49/month described on the site as a limited-time offer. Read from tradercongress.com on 27 August 2026.
What does the 60-day free delay actually mean?
It compounds an existing lag. Under the STOCK Act a disclosure can already describe a trade up to 45 days old, so a 60-day product delay on top can put a free user four months behind the trade itself. Pro removes the product delay but not the filing deadline.
Does StockPlus have contract or lobbying data?
No. StockPlus covers congressional trades, insider filings and 13F holdings. Federal contracts and lobbying reports are not in the app, and TraderCongress is the better tool if that is the connection you are trying to make.
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Free to start, no card required. One AI briefing each morning, a live watchlist, and alerts that actually matter.