Upstox vs Zerodha Kite: which broker is better
Upstox replies to 96% of unhappy reviews on Google Play, Zerodha Kite to 53%. Zerodha Kite does not read your SMS; Upstox does. Zerodha Kite does not read your contacts; Upstox does. The most serious complaint about both is the same: "Nobody answers". We confirmed 4 of the 11 registration numbers Upstox publishes on a regulator's register, and 3 of 5 for Zerodha Kite.
| Upstox | Zerodha Kite | |
|---|---|---|
| Most serious thing people report | Nobody answers (7 of 397) | Nobody answers (4 of 395) |
| Does anyone answer complaints | 96% of low-star reviews · usually same day | 53% of low-star reviews · median 1d |
| Rating in the last 90 days | 3.30 (down 1.05 on lifetime) | 3.35 (down 1.07 on lifetime) |
| Last updated | this month | 2 months ago |
| Reads your SMS | yes | no |
| Reads your contacts | yes | no |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Numbers confirmed on a register | 4 of 11 | 3 of 5 |
| Charges we could source | 1 quoted | 1 as a figure, 6 quoted |
| Charges only in the terms | 0 | 0 |
How to read this
Every row comes from a public source: the app store listings, the reviews people left there, and the registers kept by RBI, SEBI and IRDAI. Where a row says "Not known", we have not measured it yet, which is different from the answer being no. Qrates takes no commission from either app.
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