Options Analytics Comparison: FlashAlpha vs SpotGamma vs Unusual Whales — Which Fits Your Stack?

SpotGamma, Unusual Whales, and FlashAlpha all serve the options analytics space but they solve fundamentally different problems. SpotGamma essentially created the retail GEX analysis category. Unusual Whales built the largest options flow community in retail trading. FlashAlpha is the newest entrant, focused on API-first computed analytics. Pick the wrong one and you'll be screenshotting charts when you need an API, or drowning in raw flow data when you need computed exposure levels. This comparison should help. Full disclosure: I built FlashAlpha. I'll call out where each platform wins, including where mine falls short. The TL;DR SpotGamma Unusual Whales FlashAlpha Primary model Dashboard + expert analysis Dashboard + API API-first Core strength GEX levels + daily commentary Options flow + dark pool + breadth Computed exposure analytics + vol surfaces API access No public API Yes, 100+ endpoints, MCP server Yes, REST + Python SDK Free tier 7-day trial Limited free dashboard 10 req/day