Hargreaves Lansdown vs Barclays Review
Our UK.StockBrokers.com team spent seven months and hundreds of hours assessing ten different share dealing accounts for buying shares online in the UK. In total, 124 individual variables were assessed. For this review, we will compare Barclays vs Hargreaves Lansdown.
To start this comparison, first, we will take a look at the fees charged for dealing in the UK. It's important to note that not only is there the cost to place the trade, but most share dealing brokers also charge a monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee depending on the type and size of your portfolio. We assessed both to provide a single star rating for cost. Both Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown hold a 3.50 star rating.
Cost aside, we can now turn our focus to popular tools and features investors prefer in the UK. Account access is certainly at the top of the list, and Hargreaves Lansdown supports ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting while Barclays supports ISA, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting. Looking at charting, the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available are important as well as stock alerts. Hargreaves Lansdown trails Barclays by 13 total charting tools, with Barclays offering 14 and Hargreaves Lansdown offering 1. Barclays boasts an offering of 152 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's 20 available indicators. Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown both offer basic stock alerts. Finally, for conducting research while share dealing, having access to mutual fund research reports is also helpful. Hargreaves Lansdown offers fund research reports while Barclays does not.
Overall, both Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown share a rating of 4.00 stars. And, when it comes to individual category awards, Hargreaves Lansdown finished with awards Best in Class - Offering of Investments and Best in Class - Customer Service in 2017, while Barclays came up with Best in Class - Offering of Investments, Best in Class - Platforms & Tools, Best in Class - Research and Best in Class - Education.
To start this comparison, first, we will take a look at the fees charged for dealing in the UK. It's important to note that not only is there the cost to place the trade, but most share dealing brokers also charge a monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee depending on the type and size of your portfolio. We assessed both to provide a single star rating for cost. Both Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown hold a 3.50 star rating.
Cost aside, we can now turn our focus to popular tools and features investors prefer in the UK. Account access is certainly at the top of the list, and Hargreaves Lansdown supports ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting while Barclays supports ISA, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting. Looking at charting, the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available are important as well as stock alerts. Hargreaves Lansdown trails Barclays by 13 total charting tools, with Barclays offering 14 and Hargreaves Lansdown offering 1. Barclays boasts an offering of 152 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's 20 available indicators. Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown both offer basic stock alerts. Finally, for conducting research while share dealing, having access to mutual fund research reports is also helpful. Hargreaves Lansdown offers fund research reports while Barclays does not.
Overall, both Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown share a rating of 4.00 stars. And, when it comes to individual category awards, Hargreaves Lansdown finished with awards Best in Class - Offering of Investments and Best in Class - Customer Service in 2017, while Barclays came up with Best in Class - Offering of Investments, Best in Class - Platforms & Tools, Best in Class - Research and Best in Class - Education.
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Commissions & Fees
Offering of Investments
Platform & Tools
Research
Education
MobileTrading
Share Trading: 0-9 Deals/ Month
Share Trading: 10-19 Deals/ Month
Share Trading: 20+ Deals/ Month
Annual Custody Fee: £0 - £250,000*
Bonds - Government (Gilts) - Fee
ETFs - Fee
Investment Trusts - Fee
Telephone Dealing Fee*
Share Trading
CFD Trading
Funds
ETFs
Bonds - Corporate
Bonds - Government (Gilts)
Investment Trusts
Spread Betting
Banking Services
Advisor Services
Advantage
Desktop Platform (Windows)
Web Platform
iPhone App
Android App
Stock Alerts
Charting - Indicators / Studies
Charting - Drawing Tools
Charting - Notes
Charting - Display Corporate Events
Charting - Stock Overlays
Advantage
Research - Shares
Research - CFDs
Research - Funds
Fund Research - Research Reports
Research - ETFs
Research - Bonds
Portfolio Allocation Breakdown
Advantage
Has Education - Share Trading
Has Education - Funds
Has Education - Retirement
Client Webinars
Client Webinars (Archived)
Advantage
Overall
Advantage
Comparing 2 brokers
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Hargreaves Lansdown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
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No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
20
1
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Barclays
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
152
14
Yes
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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