Trading Platform Comparison

Compare trading platforms by asset support, algorithmic trading, backtesting, charting, and pricing. Click column headers to sort. Click a platform name to visit their website.

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GeneralWeb

10/10

Lang: Pine Script

Price: $0–60/mo

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Algo/QuantDesktop

10/10

Lang: lite-C

Price: Free (limited)

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IB Trader Workstation

GeneralBoth

9/10

Lang: Java/Python/C++

Price: Free

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GeneralBoth

9/10

Lang: MQL5

Price: Free

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ChartingDesktop

9/10

Lang: Java

Price: $99/mo

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Algo/QuantWeb

9/10

Lang: Python / C#

Price: Free

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Order FlowDesktop

9/10

Lang: C#

Price: Free (limited)

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GeneralBoth

9/10

Lang: EasyLanguage

Price: Free

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Algo/QuantDesktop

8/10

Lang: Python

Price: Free

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Algo/QuantDesktop

8/10

Lang: Python / Rust

Price: Free

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GeneralBoth

8/10

Lang: thinkScript

Price: Free

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Bloomberg Terminal

ProfessionalDesktop

7/10

Lang: Bloomberg API

Price: ~$24k/yr

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GeneralBoth

7/10

Lang: C#

Price: Free

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Algo/QuantDesktop

7/10

Lang: PowerLanguage

Price: $1,497 once

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ChartingWeb

7/10

Lang: ProBuilder

Price: Free (EOD)

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Algo/QuantBoth

7/10

Lang: Python

Price: $19/mo

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Algo/QuantWeb

7/10

Lang: Webhooks

Price: Free (limited)

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ChartingWeb

7/10

Price: $22/mo

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ChartingDesktop

6/10

Lang: EFS

Price: $56/mo

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GeneralDesktop

6/10

Lang: MQL4

Price: Free

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Algo/QuantDesktop

6/10

Lang: C# / NinjaScript

Price: Free (limited)

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Refinitiv Eikon

ProfessionalBoth

6/10

Lang: API

Price: ~$22k/yr

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ChartingDesktop

6/10

Lang: C++

Price: $26/mo

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Algo/QuantDesktop

6/10

Lang: Python

Price: Free

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CryptoWeb

5/10

Lang: Bot Builder

Price: $22/mo

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Algo/QuantDesktop

5/10

Lang: AFL

Price: $279 once

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Order FlowDesktop

5/10

Price: $69/mo

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Order FlowDesktop

5/10

Price: $39/mo

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Algo/QuantWeb

5/10

Lang: No-code

Price: Free (limited)

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ProfessionalDesktop

5/10

Lang: CQG API

Price: Varies

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CryptoWeb

5/10

Lang: Strategy Designer

Price: $24/mo

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ChartingWeb

5/10

Price: Free (limited)

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CryptoDesktop

5/10

Lang: Python

Price: Free

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CryptoDesktop

5/10

Lang: Python

Price: Free

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CryptoDesktop

5/10

Lang: Python

Price: Free

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ChartingDesktop

5/10

Lang: MetaStock Formula

Price: $59/mo

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CryptoBoth

5/10

Lang: Python

Price: Free

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Order FlowDesktop

5/10

Price: $59/mo

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CryptoWeb

4/10

Lang: HaasScript

Price: $7.50/mo

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CryptoWeb

4/10

Lang: Built-in Bots

Price: Free

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ProfessionalWeb

4/10

Lang: Ranking System

Price: $83/mo

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Sterling Trader

ProfessionalDesktop

4/10

Lang: API

Price: Varies

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ChartingBoth

4/10

Lang: EasyScan

Price: $9.99/mo

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ChartingBoth

4/10

Price: $84/mo

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ProfessionalWeb

4/10

Lang: API

Price: Free

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Algo/QuantDesktop

4/10

Lang: Python

Price: Free

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ProfessionalDesktop

3/10

Price: $150/mo

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Algo/QuantDesktop

3/10

Lang: C#

Price: $83/mo

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CryptoDesktop

2/10

Lang: Config

Price: $199 once

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Order FlowDesktop

2/10

Price: $48/mo

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ChartingWeb

2/10

Price: Free (limited)

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ChartingWeb

1/10

Price: $14.95/mo

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ChartingWeb

1/10

Price: $99/mo

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Platform	Category	Score	Stocks	Options	Futures	Forex	CFDs	Crypto	Algo	Backtest	Paper	Free
TradingView Pine Script · $0–60/moWeb	General	10/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zorro Trader lite-C · Free (limited)Desktop	Algo	10/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
IB Trader Workstation Java/Python/C++ · FreeBoth	General	9/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
MetaTrader 5 MQL5 · FreeBoth	General	9/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MotiveWave Java · $99/moDesktop	Charting	9/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
QuantConnect Python / C# · FreeWeb	Algo	9/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quantower C# · Free (limited)Desktop	Order Flow	9/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
TradeStation EasyLanguage · FreeBoth	General	9/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Backtrader Python · FreeDesktop	Algo	8/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
NautilusTrader Python / Rust · FreeDesktop	Algo	8/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
thinkorswim thinkScript · FreeBoth	General	8/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloomberg Terminal Bloomberg API · ~$24k/yrDesktop	Professional	7/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗
cTrader C# · FreeBoth	General	7/10	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MultiCharts PowerLanguage · $1,497 onceDesktop	Algo	7/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗
ProRealTime ProBuilder · Free (EOD)Web	Charting	7/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
QuantRocket Python · $19/moBoth	Algo	7/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
TradersPost Webhooks · Free (limited)Web	Algo	7/10	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
TrendSpider $22/moWeb	Charting	7/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗
eSignal EFS · $56/moDesktop	Charting	6/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗
MetaTrader 4 MQL4 · FreeDesktop	General	6/10	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
NinjaTrader C# / NinjaScript · Free (limited)Desktop	Algo	6/10	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
Refinitiv Eikon API · ~$22k/yrBoth	Professional	6/10	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗
Sierra Chart C++ · $26/moDesktop	Charting	6/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗
VectorBT Python · FreeDesktop	Algo	6/10	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓
3Commas Bot Builder · $22/moWeb	Crypto	5/10	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
AmiBroker AFL · $279 onceDesktop	Algo	5/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗
ATAS $69/moDesktop	Order Flow	5/10	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗
Bookmap $39/moDesktop	Order Flow	5/10	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓
Composer No-code · Free (limited)Web	Algo	5/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
CQG CQG API · VariesDesktop	Professional	5/10	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓	✗
Cryptohopper Strategy Designer · $24/moWeb	Crypto	5/10	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Finviz Free (limited)Web	Charting	5/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓
Freqtrade Python · FreeDesktop	Crypto	5/10	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hummingbot Python · FreeDesktop	Crypto	5/10	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jesse Python · FreeDesktop	Crypto	5/10	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MetaStock MetaStock Formula · $59/moDesktop	Charting	5/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗
OctoBot Python · FreeBoth	Crypto	5/10	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Volfix $59/moDesktop	Order Flow	5/10	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗
HaasOnline HaasScript · $7.50/moWeb	Crypto	4/10	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
Pionex Built-in Bots · FreeWeb	Crypto	4/10	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
Portfolio123 Ranking System · $83/moWeb	Professional	4/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗
Sterling Trader API · VariesDesktop	Professional	4/10	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓	✗
TC2000 EasyScan · $9.99/moBoth	Charting	4/10	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Trade Ideas $84/moBoth	Charting	4/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗
Tradovate API · FreeWeb	Professional	4/10	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓	✓
Zipline Python · FreeDesktop	Algo	4/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✓
DAS Trader $150/moDesktop	Professional	3/10	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗
Wealth-Lab C# · $83/moDesktop	Algo	3/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗
Gunbot Config · $199 onceDesktop	Crypto	2/10	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗
Jigsaw Trading $48/moDesktop	Order Flow	2/10	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗
Koyfin Free (limited)Web	Charting	2/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓
StockCharts $14.95/moWeb	Charting	1/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
YCharts $99/moWeb	Charting	1/10	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

✓ Supported✗ Not availableScore = features out of 10· Click column headers to sort

“Algo” means the platform supports automated/algorithmic trading or strategy execution. “Backtest” = historical strategy testing. “Paper” = simulated trading. “Free” = has a free tier or is open source. Features and pricing change — verify directly with the platform.

Disclaimer: Platform features, pricing, and availability change frequently. This comparison is for informational purposes only and may not reflect the most current offerings. Always verify details directly with the platform provider. Trading involves risk of loss. StockLists does not provide investment advice or platform recommendations.