How Much Does Range Cost? Pricing and Fees (2026)
Last updated August 2026
Short answer
Range charges Flat annual membership by tier (verify current). Because that is not a percentage of assets, the cost does not rise as your balance does, which cuts both ways: proportionally cheap on a large account, relatively expensive on a small one. On top of that you pay the expense ratios of whatever funds are held, which every provider passes through. It works with a brokerage account you already hold, so there is nothing to transfer. Verify current pricing on Range's own site.
What Range charges
The headline figure: Flat annual membership by tier (verify current), for high earners with equity compensation, on a flat membership. You pay an annual membership rather than a percentage, and get advisors plus software covering equity compensation, tax planning, retirement projections and estate coordination, with accounts aggregated for a whole picture. The design assumption is a high income and complexity from RSUs or options rather than a large accumulated balance.
What you still pay on top
- Fund expense ratios. Whatever ETFs or funds sit inside the portfolio charge their own fee, deducted inside the fund rather than billed to you. A broad index fund is often 0.03% to 0.10%; a specialist fund charges more.
- Trading costs. Commissions where they apply, plus the bid-ask spread on everything bought and sold, which is real even where the commission is zero.
- Tax. Any selling inside a taxable account can create a capital gain. See our guide to capital gains tax on investments. This is not tax advice.
Range pricing against the alternatives
| Product | Cost | Holds your money? | What the fee buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Flat annual membership by tier (verify current) | Aggregates accounts for the advice picture | High earners with equity compensation, on a flat membership |
| Betterment | ~0.25%/yr | No (holds your money) | Set-and-forget automated investing |
| Wealthfront | ~0.25%/yr | No (holds your money) | Hands-off investing with planning built in |
| SoFi | Free automated investing | No (holds your money) | Beginners in one money app |
| Schwab Intelligent Portfolios | No advisory fee; ETF expenses apply (verify current) | No (holds your money at Schwab) | Hands-off investing with no advisory fee, if you accept the cash allocation |
Comparing on headline price alone misses the more consequential variable, which is whether your assets have to move. A product that manages money it holds is doing a different job from one that reads an account you already have, and the fee difference reflects the work rather than a discount.
Where Walnut fits on price
Since this is our site, plainly: Walnut is free. There is no paid plan, no subscription and no fee on assets, because it connects the brokerage you already have rather than taking custody of your money, so there are no assets under management to charge on. You still pay your broker's commissions and your funds' expense ratios, which you would pay anyway. The full breakdown is on the Walnut pricing page.
That is not automatically the better deal. Range charges Flat annual membership by tier (verify current) because it does something Walnut deliberately does not: high earners with equity compensation, on a flat membership, which is a different job from answering questions about holdings you already own. Free is only cheaper if the free thing does what you actually need.
FAQ
How much does Range cost?
Flat annual membership by tier (verify current). It is not charged as a percentage of your assets, so the cost stays the same as your balance grows. That makes it proportionally cheaper on a large account and relatively expensive on a small one.
Is there a minimum to open a Range account?
Minimums change and are set by the provider, so the only reliable source is Range's own site. What is worth knowing generally: robo-advisors that hold your money often set an account minimum, while tools that connect to a brokerage you already have usually do not, because there is nothing to fund.
What else do you pay on top of the Range fee?
Usually the expense ratios of the funds held inside the portfolio, which are deducted within each fund rather than billed to you, plus any trading costs your broker charges. Those exist regardless of which provider you use. In a taxable account, selling to move money between providers can also create a tax bill, which is a real cost people forget to count.
Does Range's pricing scale with my balance?
No. A flat subscription costs the same whether you hold $5,000 or $5,000,000, which is the opposite of a percentage-of-assets model. On a large account that is a considerable advantage; on a small one it is a considerable drag.
Does Range charge to connect my existing brokerage?
Aggregates accounts for the advice picture only. Where a product holds your money instead of connecting to your broker, the question does not arise: you fund an account with them and the management fee covers it. Where it does connect, the connection itself is normally included rather than billed separately.
Is Range worth the money?
That depends on whether you would otherwise do the work yourself. Paying a percentage of assets buys automation and the discipline of not interfering, which has real value for people who would otherwise tinker. Paying nothing and doing it yourself only wins if you actually do it. Neither answer is right for everyone, and the honest test is what you would do in a month where the market falls.
Is Range cheaper than the alternatives?
Within hands-off automated investing (robo-advisors), Range charges Flat annual membership by tier (verify current) against Betterment at ~0.25%/yr, Wealthfront at ~0.25%/yr, SoFi at Free automated investing. Price is only half the comparison though: whether your money has to move, and what you get for the fee, decide more than the headline rate.
Where can I confirm Range's current pricing?
On Range's own site. Fees, tiers and minimums change, and this page is maintained by a competitor rather than by Range, so treat every figure here as a point-in-time guide to be verified rather than a quote.
Walnut publishes this page and competes with Range, so read it as an informed assessment rather than an independent one. It is built from publicly available information about the product, not from collected user reviews, and it carries no star rating because we have not surveyed Range's customers. Pricing, features and availability change; verify current details on Range's own site before deciding. Walnut is informational and is not an investment adviser. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security or to use any particular product.