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  "updated": "2026-10-27",
  "categories": {
    "options": "Options bots & automation",
    "bridge": "TradingView-to-broker bridges",
    "nocode": "No-code algo builders",
    "backtest": "Backtesting & quant platforms",
    "ai": "AI stock scanners & signals",
    "crypto": "Crypto bots",
    "broker": "Broker APIs for bots",
    "futures": "Futures & prop-firm platforms",
    "charting": "Charting & market data"
  },
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      "id": "option-alpha",
      "name": "Option Alpha",
      "category": "options",
      "best_for": "No-code options bots with backtesting and paper trading",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free with a qualifying Tradier, TradeStation or tastytrade account; Pro $99/mo billed annually ($149 monthly)",
      "url": "https://optionalpha.com",
      "price_source": "https://optionalpha.com/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "traderspost",
      "name": "TradersPost",
      "category": "bridge",
      "best_for": "Routing TradingView or TrendSpider alerts to stocks, options, futures and crypto brokers",
      "free_plan": "trial",
      "price": "$41.65/mo billed annually (Starter); 7-day free trial",
      "url": "https://traderspost.io/?via=tradebots",
      "price_source": "https://traderspost.io/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "Now pitches an 'AI Workflow' signal source: let an agent decide, TradersPost places the trade.",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pickmytrade",
      "name": "PickMyTrade",
      "category": "bridge",
      "best_for": "Flat-fee TradingView automation for Tradovate, Rithmic and prop-firm futures accounts",
      "free_plan": "trial",
      "price": "$50/mo or $500/yr; 7-day free trial, no card",
      "url": "https://pickmytrade.trade/?referral=8c46DBtUKVXlKUxbeAj6mw",
      "price_source": "https://pickmytrade.trade/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "crosstrade",
      "name": "CrossTrade",
      "category": "bridge",
      "best_for": "Sending TradingView webhooks to NinjaTrader 8 with unlimited alerts",
      "free_plan": "trial",
      "price": "$29/mo (Standard); 7-day free trial",
      "url": "https://crosstrade.io",
      "price_source": "https://crosstrade.io/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "Top plan now includes an MCP server for AI trading.",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "signalstack",
      "name": "SignalStack",
      "category": "bridge",
      "best_for": "Low-volume traders who want alert-to-broker automation with a free tier",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free: 5 live signals/mo; Basic $270/yr",
      "url": "https://signalstack.com",
      "price_source": "https://signalstack.com/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "composer",
      "name": "Composer",
      "category": "nocode",
      "best_for": "Building, backtesting and auto-running stock/ETF strategies without code, with AI help",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free Starter; Advanced $10/mo",
      "url": "https://www.composer.trade",
      "price_source": "https://www.composer.trade/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "New pricing: a $0 Starter plan that automates your first strategy.",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "capitalise-ai",
      "name": "Capitalise.ai",
      "category": "nocode",
      "best_for": "Writing trading rules in plain English and automating them",
      "free_plan": "unknown",
      "price": "See site",
      "url": "https://capitalise.ai",
      "price_source": "https://capitalise.ai/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "Capitalise.ai has been acquired by Kraken.",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "surmount",
      "name": "Surmount",
      "category": "nocode",
      "best_for": "Beginners automating ready-made or no-code strategies on a budget",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free; Core $5/mo",
      "url": "https://surmount.ai",
      "price_source": "https://surmount.ai/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "tradetron",
      "name": "Tradetron",
      "category": "nocode",
      "best_for": "Building and paper-running algo strategies (strong in Indian markets)",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free plan (1 live-offline strategy); paid: see site",
      "url": "https://tradetron.tech",
      "price_source": "https://tradetron.tech/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "quantconnect",
      "name": "QuantConnect",
      "category": "backtest",
      "best_for": "Coders backtesting and live-trading Python/C# algorithms on the LEAN engine",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free plan (unlimited backtesting); paid tiers: see site",
      "url": "https://www.quantconnect.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.quantconnect.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "trendspider",
      "name": "TrendSpider",
      "category": "backtest",
      "best_for": "No-code strategy testing, automated charting and trading bots in one platform",
      "free_plan": "no",
      "price": "Standard from $56.05/mo (varies by term); 14-day trial for $14",
      "url": "https://trendspider.com",
      "price_source": "https://trendspider.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "metatrader-5",
      "name": "MetaTrader 5",
      "category": "backtest",
      "best_for": "Forex/CFD traders running Expert Advisor robots with a free strategy tester",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free platform download (broker-dependent)",
      "url": "https://www.metatrader5.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.metatrader5.com/en/trading-platform",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "trade-ideas",
      "name": "Trade Ideas",
      "category": "ai",
      "best_for": "Real-time AI stock scanning and day-trading signals",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free account; paid from $89/mo billed annually ($127 monthly)",
      "url": "https://www.trade-ideas.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.trade-ideas.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "tickeron",
      "name": "Tickeron",
      "category": "ai",
      "best_for": "AI pattern recognition, trend predictions and AI trading robots",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free account; paid: see site",
      "url": "https://tickeron.com",
      "price_source": "https://tickeron.com/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "danelfin",
      "name": "Danelfin",
      "category": "ai",
      "best_for": "AI Scores that rank stocks and ETFs by odds of beating the market",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free; Plus $22/mo billed annually",
      "url": "https://danelfin.com",
      "price_source": "https://danelfin.com/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "Now offers an MCP server so AI assistants can pull its AI Scores.",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "3commas",
      "name": "3Commas",
      "category": "crypto",
      "best_for": "Multi-exchange DCA, grid and signal bots for crypto",
      "free_plan": "trial",
      "price": "Starter $15/mo billed annually ($20 monthly)",
      "url": "https://3commas.io",
      "price_source": "https://3commas.io/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pionex",
      "name": "Pionex",
      "category": "crypto",
      "best_for": "Grid and DCA bots built into a crypto exchange",
      "free_plan": "unknown",
      "price": "See site (exchange trading fees apply)",
      "url": "https://www.pionex.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.pionex.com/en/fees",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "cryptohopper",
      "name": "Cryptohopper",
      "category": "crypto",
      "best_for": "Cloud crypto bots with a strategy designer, marketplace and copy bots",
      "free_plan": "trial",
      "price": "Explorer $24.16/mo billed annually ($29 monthly); 3-day trial",
      "url": "https://www.cryptohopper.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.cryptohopper.com/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "bitsgap",
      "name": "Bitsgap",
      "category": "crypto",
      "best_for": "Grid, DCA and combo bots across many crypto exchanges",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free plan; Basic $23/mo billed annually ($29 monthly)",
      "url": "https://bitsgap.com/?ref=d71e65aa",
      "price_source": "https://bitsgap.com/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "coinrule",
      "name": "Coinrule",
      "category": "crypto",
      "best_for": "If-this-then-that rule bots for crypto and stocks from 350+ templates",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free plan; paid: see site",
      "url": "https://coinrule.com",
      "price_source": "https://coinrule.com/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "Now promotes MCP support for fully autonomous trading agents.",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "alpaca",
      "name": "Alpaca",
      "category": "broker",
      "best_for": "Developers building stock, options and crypto bots on a modern REST API",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "$0 commissions via Trading API; free paper trading",
      "url": "https://alpaca.markets",
      "price_source": "https://alpaca.markets/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "tradier",
      "name": "Tradier",
      "category": "broker",
      "best_for": "API-first brokerage behind many options bots",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Lite $0/mo; Pro $10/mo; API included",
      "url": "https://tradier.com",
      "price_source": "https://tradier.com/individuals/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "interactive-brokers",
      "name": "Interactive Brokers",
      "category": "broker",
      "best_for": "Global multi-asset bots via the TWS / IBKR APIs",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "$0 US stock & ETF commissions with IBKR Lite",
      "url": "https://www.interactivebrokers.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/pricing/commissions-stocks.php",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "public",
      "name": "Public",
      "category": "broker",
      "best_for": "A free trading API for stocks, ETFs, options and crypto with options rebates",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "API free to use; standard trading fees may apply",
      "url": "https://public.com/api",
      "price_source": "https://public.com/api",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "tradestation",
      "name": "TradeStation",
      "category": "broker",
      "best_for": "EasyLanguage strategies and API trading for stocks, options and futures",
      "free_plan": "unknown",
      "price": "$0 stock & ETF commissions; see site for options/futures",
      "url": "https://www.tradestation.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.tradestation.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "tastytrade",
      "name": "tastytrade",
      "category": "broker",
      "best_for": "Options and futures traders connecting bots like Option Alpha",
      "free_plan": "unknown",
      "price": "$0 stock commissions; options $1/contract to open",
      "url": "https://tastytrade.com",
      "price_source": "https://tastytrade.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "ninjatrader",
      "name": "NinjaTrader",
      "category": "futures",
      "best_for": "Futures day traders building NinjaScript strategies with free simulation",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free plan, no monthly fee ($0.39/side micros); Monthly $99",
      "url": "https://ninjatrader.com",
      "price_source": "https://ninjatrader.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "tradovate",
      "name": "Tradovate",
      "category": "futures",
      "best_for": "Cloud futures trading, popular with prop-firm accounts",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free plan, no monthly fee ($0.39/side micros)",
      "url": "https://www.tradovate.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.tradovate.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "quantower",
      "name": "Quantower",
      "category": "futures",
      "best_for": "Multi-broker order-flow and DOM trading with a free core terminal",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free version; paid add-ons: see site",
      "url": "https://www.quantower.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.quantower.com/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "tradingview",
      "name": "TradingView",
      "category": "charting",
      "best_for": "Charts, Pine Script strategies and webhook alerts that power most bridges",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free Basic; Essential $12.95/mo billed annually (current price)",
      "url": "https://www.tradingview.com/?aff_id=1173468",
      "price_source": "https://www.tradingview.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "unusual-whales",
      "name": "Unusual Whales",
      "category": "charting",
      "best_for": "Options flow, dark pool and unusual activity data",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free (delayed data); Basic $42/mo billed annually ($50 monthly)",
      "url": "https://unusualwhales.com",
      "price_source": "https://unusualwhales.com/pricing",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "finviz",
      "name": "Finviz",
      "category": "charting",
      "best_for": "Fast stock screening, heat maps and charts",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free; Elite $24.96/mo billed annually ($39.50 monthly)",
      "url": "https://finviz.com",
      "price_source": "https://finviz.com/elite",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    },
    {
      "id": "koyfin",
      "name": "Koyfin",
      "category": "charting",
      "best_for": "Bloomberg-style fundamentals, dashboards and portfolio analytics",
      "free_plan": "yes",
      "price": "Free; Plus $39/mo",
      "url": "https://www.koyfin.com",
      "price_source": "https://www.koyfin.com/pricing/",
      "verified": "2026-10-27",
      "added": "2026-10-27",
      "news": "",
      "featured": false
    }
  ]
}