AJ Bell won Best Stocks and Shares ISA for their broad range of UK and international shares, funds, bonds, and investment trusts, all offered on a low-cost platform.
- Experts commend AJ Bell as an excellent full-service stock broker, highlighting its wide range of investment options and low account costs. They note the platform's strengths in pricing, market access, and customer service, all rated at 5.0/5, while pointing out high charges for phone dealings and foreign exchange fees for smaller transactions as drawbacks.
- Across 1103 user reviews on Good Money Guide, averaging 4.2/5, customers frequently praise the platform's user-friendly interface, responsive customer service, and transparent fee structure. However, some users express concerns about the app's functionality and occasional platform stability issues, indicating a need for improvement in these areas.
Expert rating
Our expert rating is the average of the areas listed here, each scored out of 5 by our team.- Pricing5.0
- Market Access5.0
- Online Platform5.0
- Customer Service5.0
- Research & Analysis4.0
Pros
- Wide range of investments
- Low account costs
- Discounts for frequent investors
Cons
- High charge when you deal over the phone
- High FX charges below £10k
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Our verdict
AJ Bell is an award-winning, low-cost online investing platform for UK DIY investors. Founded in 1995, AJ Bell has grown to become one of the UK’s leading investment platforms. Today, it has more than 488,000 customers and assets under administration (AUA) of over £180 billion as of January 2026.
Is AJ Bell good for investing?
AJ Bell is an excellent full-service stock broker that offers a wide range of services for investors, including share dealing, fund investing, cash-saving services, and mobile dealing. It also offers a range of accounts including Stocks and Shares ISAs, Lifetime ISAs, Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs), dealing accounts, and investment accounts for children.
Customer reviews
Customer ratings come from reviews left on this site. Every review is read and approved before it is published.Based on 1,103 reviews
- Excellent46%
- Very good35%
- Basic15%
- Poor3%
- Bad2%
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4/5
Not for the smaller investors
Not for the smaller investors
Clear understandable useful customer friendly
Clear understandable useful customer friendly
best value
best value
No view, it is thru...
No view, it is thru a financial advisor
Hold a SIPP, Trade now...
Hold a SIPP, Trade now and again, good magazine. there Good
Very concise website able to...
Very concise website able to get straight to where you need to go, no trailing stop loss though.
4/5
Decent platform with poor costs...
Decent platform with poor costs especially FX costs for US stocks
Good solid service but expensive...
Good solid service but expensive for overseas shares
Low fees
Low fees
Simple to use, efficient and...
Simple to use, efficient and improved value for money
Good
Good
Extensive trades, adequate website, not...
Extensive trades, adequate website, not so epensive.
Great for isa
Great for isa
great service
great service
Reasonable
Reasonable
No comment
No comment
Positive reduction in trading fees...
Positive reduction in trading fees to remain competitive. Use app only rarely
Good quality site and service....
Good quality site and service. Easy share purchase and selling activity with good records..
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