LuxAlgo adds Data Visualizations, Alerts, Money Flow, Education, Videos, Blogs, Compounding Calculator, and Position Sizing coverage that QuantRocket skips.
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Tool Comparison
LuxAlgo vs QuantRocket comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
QuantRocket includes Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, Advanced Order Types, Paper Trading, Data APIs, and Broker Connectors categories that LuxAlgo omits.
In depth comparison
LuxAlgo
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Technical-analysis suite that runs on TradingView: Price Action Concepts (order blocks, FVGs, market structure), Signals & Overlays (confirmation/contrarian signals, smart trail, TP/SL), and Oscillator Matrix (HyperWave, money‑flow & divergence). Adds multi‑ticker screeners, real‑time alerts (via TradingView), and an AI Backtesting Assistant (Ultimate plan). Not a broker; no portfolio accounting or fundamentals.
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Platforms
Web
Pricing
FreeSubscription
Quick highlights
- Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts).
- Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard.
- Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events.
- Screeners for S&O, PAC, and OSC to monitor multiple tickers/timeframes from indicator features.
- Backtesters for S&O plus an AI Backtesting Assistant to generate/optimize strategies and replicate to TradingView.
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QuantRocket
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A Docker-based research, backtesting, and live-trading platform built around Jupyter. The free tier is limited to research, while paid plans unlock live and paper trading along with bundled US minute-bar data. Broader global datasets are available via third-party providers. Its tight IBKR integration brings advanced order types, while real-time market data can be streamed from IBKR, Polygon, or Alpaca.
Categories
Platforms
WebAPI
Pricing
FreeSubscription
Quick highlights
- Includes survivorship-bias-free US minute-bar data (from 2007 onward) for Zipline backtests and live trading, with optional real-time feeds from brokers like IBKR and Alpaca.
- Supports point-in-time screening and ranking pipelines, and integrates with Alphalens and Pyfolio for in-notebook analysis inside Jupyter.
- Global coverage through Interactive Brokers’ historical and real-time data across 60+ exchanges, plus optional feeds like EDI global EOD, Sharadar fundamentals, and Brain sentiment datasets.
- Deep IBKR integration enabling advanced order types such as algorithmic, parent-child, and bracket orders, as well as combos/spreads, margin 'what-if' checks, option greeks, and auction imbalance data.
- Streams tick-level data into TimescaleDB with WebSocket access, and allows flexible bar aggregation.
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Where they differ
LuxAlgo
Distinct strengths include:
- Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts).
- Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard.
- Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events.
- Screeners for S&O, PAC, and OSC to monitor multiple tickers/timeframes from indicator features.
QuantRocket
Distinct strengths include:
- Includes survivorship-bias-free US minute-bar data (from 2007 onward) for Zipline backtests and live trading, with optional real-time feeds from brokers like IBKR and Alpaca.
- Supports point-in-time screening and ranking pipelines, and integrates with Alphalens and Pyfolio for in-notebook analysis inside Jupyter.
- Global coverage through Interactive Brokers’ historical and real-time data across 60+ exchanges, plus optional feeds like EDI global EOD, Sharadar fundamentals, and Brain sentiment datasets.
- Deep IBKR integration enabling advanced order types such as algorithmic, parent-child, and bracket orders, as well as combos/spreads, margin 'what-if' checks, option greeks, and auction imbalance data.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | LuxAlgo | QuantRocket |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Screeners, Backtesting Unique: Data Visualizations, Alerts, Money Flow, Education, Videos, Blogs, Compounding Calculator, Position Sizing | Shared: Screeners, Backtesting Unique: Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, Advanced Order Types, Paper Trading, Data APIs, Broker Connectors |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos | Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Currencies, Options |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web | Web, API |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free, Subscription | Free, Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
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Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat | Not yet | Not yet |
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists | Standard listing | Standard listing |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do LuxAlgo and QuantRocket both support?
Both platforms cover Screeners, and Backtesting workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Do LuxAlgo and QuantRocket require subscriptions?
Both LuxAlgo and QuantRocket keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.
How can you access LuxAlgo and QuantRocket?
Both LuxAlgo and QuantRocket prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
LuxAlgo differentiates itself with Price Action Concepts® toolkit: automatic order blocks, market structure, supply/demand, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, pattern/level displays (built‑in alerts)., Signals & Overlays®: confirmation/contrarian signal modes, smart trail, trend catcher/tracer, neo cloud, TP/SL presets, ML classifier & dashboard., and Oscillator Matrix®: HyperWave trend oscillator, money‑flow & confluence logic with alertable events., whereas QuantRocket stands out for Includes survivorship-bias-free US minute-bar data (from 2007 onward) for Zipline backtests and live trading, with optional real-time feeds from brokers like IBKR and Alpaca., Supports point-in-time screening and ranking pipelines, and integrates with Alphalens and Pyfolio for in-notebook analysis inside Jupyter., and Global coverage through Interactive Brokers’ historical and real-time data across 60+ exchanges, plus optional feeds like EDI global EOD, Sharadar fundamentals, and Brain sentiment datasets..
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