Trading tools directory

TradingView (Freemium)

A web charting platform with a free Basic plan and paid tiers.

Free plan: Basic is free forever: 2 indicators per chart, 1 chart per tab and 3 active price alerts.

Pricing: Essential $12.95/mo, Plus $29.95/mo, Premium $59.95/mo and Ultimate $199.95/mo, each shown as billed annually. The page does not show monthly-billing prices.

Stated on the page:

• Paid plans are listed as ad-free.
• The FAQ says extra real-time exchange data needs a paid plan or trial.

Advantages:

• A free tier that works without a card.
• Clear plan ladder.

Trade-offs:

• The free plan allows only 2 indicators per chart and 1 chart per tab.
• Extra real-time exchange data is a paid extra.

Best for: General charting where the free limits are enough, or where a paid tier fits your budget.

Not verified: Whether Basic shows ads; Data delay on the free plan; Supported operating systems.

Official site

Source: TradingView pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

ATAS (Freemium)

An order flow platform for futures and crypto with a free Start plan.

Free plan: Start is free with no time limit: 3 indicators per chart, futures data delayed 15 minutes, no stock data, and one active crypto connection.

Pricing: Plus €24.95/mo, Pro €69.95/mo and Ultra €89.95/mo (excluding VAT, monthly billing); cheaper yearly and lifetime options are listed. Paid plans have a 14-day trial that needs a linked card or PayPal.

Markets: Futures on all plans (real-time only on Pro and Ultra), crypto in real time on all plans, stocks only on Pro and Ultra. Forex is not mentioned.

Stated on the page:

• Footprint (cluster) charts are included on all plans.
• Market Profile and TPO are included on all plans.
• The Order Flow indicator is on all plans; the OrderFlow chart type is only on Pro and Ultra.
• Market Replay is on Plus, Pro and Ultra, not Start.

Advantages:

• Footprint and volume-profile tools in the free plan.
• Real-time crypto even on the free plan.

Trade-offs:

• Free futures data is delayed 15 minutes.
• Free plan: 3 indicators and no Market Replay.
• Real-time futures need Pro or higher.

Best for: Learning footprint charts on crypto, or on delayed futures data, before paying.

Not verified: Supported operating systems; History depth; Broker and data-feed list.

Official site

Source: ATAS pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

Bookmap (Freemium)

A liquidity heatmap and order book platform with a free Digital plan.

Free plan: Digital is free: one symbol viewable at a time and a 1-hour crypto backfill.

Pricing: Global $99/mo ($79/mo billed yearly, $1,990 lifetime) and Global Plus $199/mo ($158/mo billed yearly, $3,990 lifetime). Market data is sold separately; the page gives approximate data prices of $34 to $110 per month depending on the provider.

Markets: Delayed US stocks and futures, and real-time crypto (Binance, Bitfinex and 20+ more connections). Providers named: BookmapData, dxFeed, Rithmic.

Stated on the page:

• The page lists Real-time Simulated Trading as a feature without saying which plans include it.

Advantages:

• Free plan with real-time crypto.
• Clear lifetime options.

Trade-offs:

• The free plan shows one symbol at a time.
• Live futures and stock data cost extra on top of the plan.

Best for: Watching the order book heatmap on crypto for free; budget for data fees if you trade futures or stocks.

Not verified: Whether there is a free trial or demo (the page does not mention one); Supported operating systems.

Official site

Source: Bookmap pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

Quantower (Freemium)

A multi-asset trading and analysis platform with a limited free version.

Free plan: A limited version that needs no registration. The pricing page does not list its limits and points to a license comparison page.

Pricing: One All-in-One license that includes all features, connections and updates. Third-party market data is extra. A 7-day full-featured trial is offered with a registered account, and there is a 10-day money-back guarantee (not for lifetime licenses). The exact price and currency are not clear in the page text: check the page.

Advantages:

• Free limited version without registration.
• One license covers all features.

Trade-offs:

• The free version limits are not shown on the pricing page.
• Data feeds are bought separately.

Best for: Trying a full desktop platform with a free tier and a one-week full trial.

Not verified: Exact price and currency; Free version limits; Supported markets, brokers and data feeds.

Official site

Source: Quantower pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

NinjaTrader (Free with a broker account)

A futures trading platform offered with a free plan, free simulation and paid plans that lower commissions.

Free plan: The Free plan has no monthly fee but higher commissions. Simulated trading is free with no time limit and no funding required.

Pricing: Free: $0 per month, commissions $0.39 per side (Micro and e-Nano) and $1.29 per side (Standard). Monthly: $99 per month with $0.29 and $0.99 per side. Lifetime: $1,499 once with $0.09 and $0.59 per side.

Advantages:

• Free simulation with no time limit.
• Plans trade a fixed fee for lower commissions.

Trade-offs:

• Real-time market data needs a funded, approved live account, even on the Free plan.
• The page says simulated results can differ a lot from live trading.

Best for: Practising futures on a simulator, and active futures traders who can compare plan fees with their volume.

Not verified: Which markets the Free plan covers; Supported operating systems.

Official site

Source: NinjaTrader pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

MetaTrader 5 (Free with a broker account)

A widely used trading platform from MetaQuotes that you download free and use through a broker.

Free plan: The download is free for Windows, macOS and mobile.

Markets: The page title lists Forex, Stocks and Futures.

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux (via an installation guide), iPhone/iPad, Android and a web terminal.

Stated on the page:

• A Strategy Tester is listed under Automated Trading (the page does not describe it).

Advantages:

• Free to download on every major device.
• Automated trading and a strategy tester are listed.

Trade-offs:

• MetaQuotes states it does not provide brokerage services, so you need a broker for live trading.

Best for: Forex and CFD traders who want a standard platform that most brokers support.

Not verified: Whether a demo account is offered on the page; Order flow or footprint tools.

Official site

Source: MetaTrader 5. Checked 2026-10-23.

cTrader (Free with a broker account)

A trading platform offered through brokers, with web, desktop and mobile versions and cloud trading bots (cBots).

Platforms: Web (app.ctrader.com), Windows, Mac and mobile apps for iOS, Android, Huawei, Amazon and Samsung.

Stated on the page:

• cBots run 24/7 on any platform through the cTrader cloud.
• Plugins run on Windows, Mac, Web and Mobile.

Advantages:

• Runs in the browser and on phones.
• Cloud algo trading is described.

Trade-offs:

• You start trading through a broker.
• The homepage does not describe built-in backtesting, depth of market or order flow tools.

Best for: Traders who want a modern broker platform with cloud bots.

Not verified: Whether the platform itself is free (the page does not say); Built-in backtesting; Depth of market and order flow tools.

Official site

Source: cTrader. Checked 2026-10-23.

TradesViz (Freemium)

A trading journal and analytics site with a free Basic plan.

Free plan: Basic is free forever: 3,000 executions imported per month, 1 trading account, stocks only, PnL-only calendar data, 2 image stock charts per trade, 2 indicators per chart and candlestick charts only. No REST API access.

Pricing: Pro $19.99/mo ($14.99/mo billed yearly) and Platinum $29.99/mo ($22.49/mo billed yearly), each with a 7-day trial.

Markets: Pro and Platinum cover stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto and CFDs; the free plan is stocks only.

Advantages:

• A usable free tier for stock traders.
• The page cites 250+ supported brokers and platforms.

Trade-offs:

• The free plan covers stocks only, with 1 account and 3,000 imported executions a month.

Best for: Stock traders who want a free journal with imports from a broker.

Not verified: Which specific brokers are supported (the lists are on other pages).

Official site

Source: TradesViz pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

Tradervue (Freemium)

A trading journal with a free plan and two paid plans.

Free plan: The page says a free plan exists but does not describe its features or limits.

Pricing: Silver $29.95/mo (unlimited imports and accounts, broker sync, advanced reporting) and Gold $49.95/mo (adds exit analysis, max potential P&L and commissions and fees support). New paid sign-ups may get a trial and are charged when it ends unless you switch to the free plan first.

Markets: Stocks and ETFs, futures, forex and options are listed; the page does not say which plan includes each.

Advantages:

• Unlimited trade imports on paid plans.
• A free plan exists.

Trade-offs:

• The free plan details are not shown on the pricing page.
• Paid plans start at $29.95 a month.

Best for: Traders who want a long-established journal and are willing to check the free plan limits first.

Not verified: Free plan limits; Which markets each plan supports.

Official site

Source: Tradervue pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

CoinGlass API (Paid)

A crypto derivatives data provider whose pricing page lists paid API plans.

Pricing: Hobbyist $29/mo (80+ endpoints, 30 requests a minute, personal use), Startup $79/mo (130+ endpoints), Standard $299/mo (150+ endpoints, commercial use), Professional $699/mo (160+ endpoints); Enterprise on request. Updates are listed at 1 minute or faster on all but Enterprise.

Advantages:

• Published prices and rate limits.

Trade-offs:

• The pricing page lists no free API plan.

Best for: Developers who need derivatives data through an API and can pay from $29 a month.

Not verified: Whether the website offers free viewing of funding rates, open interest, liquidations or heatmaps (we only checked the API pricing page).

Official site

Source: CoinGlass API pricing. Checked 2026-10-23.

ScaleEdge (this site) (Free) - our own product

The free tools on this site, operated by the same independent publisher that wrote this directory.

Free plan: Free to use in the browser. Live charts with drawing tools and 26 indicators, paper trading on the chart (market, limit and stop orders), a prop firm challenge simulator, a backtester, a trade journal and calculators.

Markets: Forex, gold, crypto, indices, stocks and commodities. Crypto streams from Binance; other markets are refreshed every few seconds and can be delayed.

Advantages:

• No download and no card.
• Practice tools built for prop firm rules.

Trade-offs:

• Not a broker: it cannot place real trades.
• No footprint or order book heatmap tools.
• Not real-time for forex, stocks and indices.

Best for: Learning, paper trading and rehearsing prop firm rules for free.

Official site

Source: ScaleEdge best free trading platform guide. Checked 2026-10-23.