Flow Proof vs FlowAlgo
FlowAlgo is one of the most established options flow platforms, at $149/month. Flow Proof is a different kind of tool: a free put-selling scanner and trade tracker for premium sellers. Quick disclosure: I build Flow Proof. It doesn't show options flow, so this page is about which one fits the way you trade, not about replacing FlowAlgo.
Feature Comparison
About FlowAlgo
FlowAlgo is a veteran options flow platform known for its real-time flow scanner, sweep and block alerts, dark pool prints, and unusual activity detection, with flow history back to 2017. It targets serious options traders who want raw institutional data and are comfortable interpreting it.
Pricing: FlowAlgo is $149/month, or $99/month billed yearly. The only trial is two weeks for $37, and there is no free tier.
Full FlowAlgo pricing breakdown, plan by plan →FlowAlgo Strengths
FlowAlgo Weaknesses
Why Choose Flow Proof
The Wheel Strategy Cycle
Each phase generates income. Assignment isn't a failure — it's the transition to the next income-producing phase.
The wheel strategy generates income at every phase. Phase 1: sell a cash-secured put and collect premium ($150-400/month on a typical $50 stock). Phase 2: if assigned, your cost basis is the strike minus all premiums collected. Phase 3: sell covered calls against your shares to collect even more premium. Phase 4: when shares are called away, you've profited from the put premium, call premiums, and any stock appreciation. Then the wheel restarts.
The Verdict
If you trade off options flow every day, FlowAlgo is a solid, established platform, and the $37 trial is a cheap way to find out if it earns $149/month (or $99/month yearly). Flow Proof is not a substitute for that. If what you actually want is to sell puts or run the wheel for income, you don't need a flow tool: Flow Proof grades setups, runs AI analysis, and tracks your trades for free.
Flow Proof Is Free
Put premium scanner with A to F setup grades, AI trade analysis, and a trade blotter with roll advice. No credit card required.
Open Scanner →Frequently Asked Questions
Why is FlowAlgo so expensive?
FlowAlgo was one of the first options flow platforms and is priced for active traders who act on flow daily. It's $149/month, or $99/month billed yearly. Whether that's expensive depends on how many trades it actually changes for you.
Is there a free alternative to FlowAlgo?
Not a free equivalent for live flow. Unusual Whales has a free plan with delayed data, and paid real-time flow from $42/month billed yearly. Flow Proof is free, but it's a put-selling scanner and trade tracker, not a flow feed.
Does Flow Proof show options flow like FlowAlgo?
No. Flow Proof has no real-time flow alerts, sweep or block alerts, or dark pool prints. It finds stocks worth selling puts on, grades them A to F, and tracks your trades.
Does FlowAlgo have a free trial?
No. The trial costs $37 for two weeks and rolls into a paid plan unless you cancel. There is no free plan.
Continue Learning
Choosing between FlowAlgo and Flow Proof is mostly a question of what you'll do with the flow data once you have it. These guides cover the fundamentals that any options flow tool — including this one — assumes you already understand.