// list · 18 tools

Trading tools under $30 a month

Every tool in our data with a paid plan whose published monthly price is under $30, across all sections.

Tool	Starting price (monthly · yearly)	Key features (as listed by vendor)
BarchartScanner · Options flow	Free · paid from $9.99/mo · $99/yr	Stock, ETF and fund screeners; paid plans show every result (Free shows the first 20) Options Flow, Unusual Options Activity and options time & sales (Premier) Advanced options screeners and volatility tools (Premier) Interactive charts, watchlists, portfolios and price alerts Daily data downloads: 1 (Free), 10 (Plus), 250 (Premier)
BookmapOrder flow	Free · paid from $19/mo · ≈$192/yr	Liquidity heatmap of resting limit orders, updated in real time Volume dots, cumulative volume delta and volume profile columns Full order book (DOM) view and time & sales Record and replay of sessions (Digital+ and up) Footprint, DOM Pro, absorption and imbalance indicators (Global+)
FX ReplayBacktesting	Free · paid from $17.99/mo · $180/yr	Chart-replay backtesting sessions: 2 (Beginner), 10 (Intermediate), unlimited (Pro) Trades per session: 50, 200 or unlimited; data kept for 1 week, 6 months or without limit Monte Carlo and RR simulators, strategy analytics (paid plans) Built-in trading journal with screenshots and checklists (all plans) Futures and CME data, seconds data and custom timeframes (Pro)
KinfoJournal	Free · paid from $24.90/mo · $224/yr	Broker-verified performance tracking Trading journal Hide executions to protect your edge (PRO+; the homepage lists it as coming soon)
MOMO Pro (Mometic)Scanner	from $27/mo · $290/yr	Real-time high/low scanner and halt/resume bar (4am–8pm ET) Real-time stock news and unlimited high/low alerts Discovery screener, gap scanner, relative-volume Flow scanner (Pro+) Aura AI trade advisor, ORB and Gamma tools (Ultra) Browser-based; installable as a web app
MotiveWaveCharting · Order flow	Free · paid from $24/mo · ≈$288/yr	Charting with 280+ studies, replay mode and a Java SDK (all editions, including Community) Order-flow studies and tools with an advanced DOM (Order Flow, PRO and Ultimate) Strategy backtesting, study scanner and multiple broker connections (PRO and Ultimate) Elliott Wave tools (EW Lite and Ultimate) Desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux; iOS and Android app on paid editions
PnL LedgerJournal	Free · paid from $4.99/mo · $30/yr	Daily P&L calendar (week, month, year views) Drawdown chart Premium analytics: win rate, expectancy, profit factor and more Daily notes and journal Export to XLS and PDF (Premium) Multiple accounts (Premium) Trade screenshots (Premium) Web, iOS and Android apps
QuantConnectBacktesting	Free · paid $10/mo · $96/yr	Unlimited cloud backtesting on the Free plan Backtesting and live trading across equities, forex, options, futures and crypto Open-source LEAN engine; local coding with VS Code and the LEAN CLI (Quant Researcher) Tick and second-resolution data on paid seats Backtest, research and live-trading compute nodes, priced separately
Sierra ChartCharting · Order flow	from $26/mo · $202.80/yr	Desktop charting and trading for futures, stocks, forex and crypto Numbers Bars (footprint), TPO profiles and market depth history (Packages 5, 11 and 12) ChartDOM depth-of-market trading; manual, automated and simulated trading Market-by-order data (Package 12) Delayed exchange data, forex/CFD and historical data included at no extra cost
StockChartsScanner · Charting	Free · paid from $19.95/mo · ≈$239.40/yr	Scans: 1 (Basic), 200 (Extra), 500 (PRO); scheduled scans on Extra and PRO Price alerts and advanced alerts (Basic and up) SharpCharts with intraday charting (paid levels) ChartLists, multi-chart layouts, RRG charts and SCTR reports BATS real-time US data included; official exchange data extra
Stonk JournalJournal	Free · paid $10/mo · ≈$120/yr	Manual entry (free), CSV import (Pro) Multi-leg options Risk rule compliance Offline-first PWA
TC2000Scanner · Charting	from $24.99/mo · ≈$249.84/yr	Real-time US stocks (Nasdaq Basic) Real-time scanning & sorting (Premium and up) EasyScan wizard & custom formulas (PCF) 100 alerts (Premium) / 1,000 (Premium+) Paper trading
TIKRScanner	Free · paid from $24.95/mo · ≈$215.40/yr	Stock screener (1 saved screen on Free, unlimited on Ultimate) Global data for 100,000+ stocks (Plus and up) Financial history up to 30 years and Wall St analyst estimates Earnings call transcripts; fund and investor guru holdings Unlimited watchlists on all plans
TrademetriaJournal	Free · paid from $19.95/mo · $169/yr	Stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto, CFDs Broker auto-sync REST API AI insights
TraderSyncJournal	from $29.95/mo · $269.52/yr	700+ broker connections Trade replay Market replay backtesting AI assistant (Cypher) Options spread recognition
TradervueJournal	Free · paid from $29.95/mo · ≈$359.40/yr	Unlimited trade imports and accounts Broker sync MFE/MAE stats Futures/forex/options support Mentoring
TradesVizJournal	Free · paid from $19.99/mo · $179/yr	Free forever plan All asset types (Pro and Platinum) 600+ stats Trading simulator & real-time screener (Platinum) REST API and hosted MCP (Pro and Platinum)
TradingViewScanner · Charting · Backtesting	Free · paid from $14.95/mo · ≈$155.40/yr	Stock, ETF, DEX and crypto screeners: 150+ exchanges, 500+ fundamental and technical fields Screener results refresh automatically on paid plans (every 10 seconds or 1 minute, by plan); Pine Screener Price, technical and watchlist alerts (limits vary by plan) Bar Replay and strategy backtesting Simulated (paper) trading; trade through selected brokers Web, desktop and mobile apps

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Notes on each tool

Barchart

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: Plus, $9.99/mo.
Free plan: Screens show the first 20 results; 20 page views a day; 1 watchlist and 1 portfolio.
Entry paid plan: Plus, $9.99/mo · $99/yr.
Trial: Plus and Premier start with a 30-day free trial and then bill monthly; the free membership has no end date.
Market data, screener and research site. Its options flow tools are on Premier only.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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Bookmap

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: Digital+, $19/mo. Some costs (such as compute or data) are priced separately; see the tool page.
Free plan (Digital): Delayed US stock and futures data; real-time crypto; 1 symbol on screen.
Entry paid plan: Digital+, $19/mo · ≈$192/yr.
Order-book heatmap and order-flow platform for futures, stocks and crypto. Live stock and futures data costs extra.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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FX Replay

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: Intermediate, $17.99/mo.
Free plan (Beginner): Two backtesting sessions, one indicator, data kept for one week.
Entry paid plan: Intermediate, $17.99/mo · $180/yr.
Trial: Free trial on Intermediate and Pro; no card needed to start. The free plan is not a trial.
Chart-replay backtesting platform with a built-in journal.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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Kinfo

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: PRO, $24.90/mo.
Free plan: Broker auto sync, basic analytics.
Entry paid plan: PRO, $24.90/mo · $224/yr.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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MOMO Pro (Mometic)

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: MOMO Pro, $27/mo.
Entry paid plan: MOMO Pro, $27/mo · $290/yr.
Trial: Five-day trial on paid plans; a payment method is required.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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MotiveWave

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: Standard, $24/mo. Some costs (such as compute or data) are priced separately; see the tool page.
Free plan (Community): One broker or data feed per workspace; basic DOM and replay.
Entry paid plan: Standard, $24/mo · ≈$288/yr.
Trial: 14-day free trial of Ultimate with no card needed; if nothing is bought, the account moves to the free Community edition when the trial ends.
Broker-neutral charting and trading platform with a free Community edition. Order-flow tools start with the Order Flow edition.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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PnL Ledger

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: Premium, $4.99/mo.
Free plan: P&L calendar and drawdown chart (mobile app shows ads).
Entry paid plan: Premium, $4.99/mo · $30/yr.
Manual entry: you log daily P&L and trade count yourself; no broker auto-import yet (the vendor says it is planned). The free mobile app shows ads; the vendor says the web version is ad-free. Made by AlphaBat j.d.o.o.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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QuantConnect

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: Quant Researcher, $10/mo. Some costs (such as compute or data) are priced separately; see the tool page.
Free plan: Unlimited backtesting; equity, index, forex, crypto, futures and options data; community support.
Entry paid plan: Quant Researcher, $10/mo · $96/yr.
Cloud algorithmic backtesting and live-trading platform; strategies are written in code.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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Sierra Chart

Lowest paid plan billed monthly: Package 3 (Base Standard), $26/mo.
Entry paid plan: Package 3 (Base Standard), $26/mo · $202.80/yr.
Trial: New accounts get a 21-day free trial; after it, a paid package is needed.
Futures-focused charting and trading platform. No free plan; market data costs extra.
Prices checked 2026-10-17.

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