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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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QuantConnect vs TradingView comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

QuantConnect adds Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, and APIs & SDKs coverage that TradingView skips.

TradingView includes Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, News, Alerts, Calendar, Order Book / Level II, Dividends, Splits, Financials, ETF Overview, Forums, and Education categories that QuantConnect omits.

QuantConnect highlights: Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers., Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud., and Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX..

TradingView is known for: Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe., Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools., and Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations..

TradingView offers mobile access, which QuantConnect skips.

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QuantConnect

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QuantConnect runs on the open-source LEAN engine, giving quants and systematic traders a unified workflow from research to backtesting to live deployment. You can run everything locally or in the cloud. Historical data down to tick and second resolution is available on paid tiers, and live-trading notifications scale by plan (from a handful per hour to thousands). Some broker and data feeds—like Trading Technologies futures or premium vendors—are only unlocked at higher tiers.

Platforms

Web
Desktop
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers.
  • Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud.
  • Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX.
  • Robust options support with Greeks, implied volatility, and helpers for building multi-leg strategies such as iron condors.
  • Generates detailed backtest reports you can download as PDFs and raw results exportable as CSV or JSON.

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TradingView

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A global, multi-asset charting and trading platform with advanced analytics, strategy backtesting, and broker connectivity. Features include Pine Script® v6 for custom indicators, server-side alerts, options chains with strategy builder, and multi-asset screeners. Real-time data feeds are sold as add-ons, with availability and pricing varying by exchange and region.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
Desktop

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe.
  • Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools.
  • Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations.
  • Equity, ETF, forex, and crypto screeners with auto-refresh and export options.
  • Pine Script® v6 for creating custom indicators and strategies.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Backtesting, Paper Trading, and Options & Derivatives.

Where they differ

QuantConnect

Distinct strengths include:

Quant
Auto-Trading & Bots
APIs & SDKs
  • Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers.
  • Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud.
  • Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX.
  • Robust options support with Greeks, implied volatility, and helpers for building multi-leg strategies such as iron condors.

TradingView

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
ETF Screeners
Stock Ideas
Data Visualizations
Portfolio
Watchlist
Advanced Order Types
Smart/Direct Routing
  • Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe.
  • Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools.
  • Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations.
  • Equity, ETF, forex, and crypto screeners with auto-refresh and export options.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeQuantConnectTradingView
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Backtesting, Paper Trading, Options & Derivatives

Unique: Quant, Auto-Trading & Bots, APIs & SDKs

Shared: Backtesting, Paper Trading, Options & Derivatives

Unique: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, News, Alerts, Calendar, Order Book / Level II, Dividends, Splits, Financials, ETF Overview, Forums, Education

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Currencies, Cryptos

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Bonds, Currencies, Commodities, Cryptos

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Desktop, API

Web, Mobile, Desktop

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers.
  • Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud.
  • Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX.
  • Robust options support with Greeks, implied volatility, and helpers for building multi-leg strategies such as iron condors.
  • Generates detailed backtest reports you can download as PDFs and raw results exportable as CSV or JSON.
  • Cloud API and Lean CLI for managing projects, running backtests, deploying live strategies, and pulling reports programmatically.

Unique

  • Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe.
  • Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools.
  • Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations.
  • Equity, ETF, forex, and crypto screeners with auto-refresh and export options.
  • Pine Script® v6 for creating custom indicators and strategies.
  • Strategy Tester with robust backtesting and Bar Replay for historical simulation.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Not yet

Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do QuantConnect and TradingView both support?

Both platforms cover Backtesting, Paper Trading, and Options & Derivatives workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do QuantConnect and TradingView require subscriptions?

Both QuantConnect and TradingView keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

TradingView ships a dedicated mobile experience, while QuantConnect focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

QuantConnect differentiates itself with Seamless environment that connects research, backtests, and live trading on institutional-grade co-located servers., Powered by the open-source LEAN engine (Python 3.11 and C#), with the flexibility to run locally or in the cloud., and Multi-asset coverage across equities, ETFs, options, futures, FX, and crypto, with a long list of broker and data integrations including Interactive Brokers, Schwab, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Alpaca, OANDA, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, and Bloomberg EMSX., whereas TradingView stands out for Flexible charting with up to 16 charts per layout, synchronized by symbol and timeframe., Over 400 built-in indicators, 100,000+ community scripts, and 110+ drawing tools., and Server-side alerts with 13 conditions, drawing-tool triggers, and webhook integrations..

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