No single crypto trading bot is best for everyone. The right one depends on your exchange, whether you can wait, and how you want to build your rules. We make one of the eight below, so check our claims against each platform’s own page. Prices are monthly billing in US dollars, read on 9 November 2026.
The comparison
| Platform | Free to start | Monthly price | What the plan limits | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Commas | Free trial | $20, $50, $140 (currently shown as $15, $38, $105) | Bots, positions, API keys | Live since 2017, several exchanges |
| Cryptohopper | 3-day trial | $29, $69, $129 | Coins, positions, check speed | AI features on the top plan |
| Coinrule | Paper trading | $29.99, $59.99, $449.99 | Agents, exchanges, credits | Its homepage also lists 0.02% of traded volume. Its site says it doesn’t serve EU and EEA customers |
| Bitsgap | Demo bots, 7-day trial | $29, $69, $149 | Bots, test length, futures | Longer tests on higher plans |
| WunderTrading | 3 live bots | $15, $37, $75 | Bots by type | Lower entry price |
| Gainium | 250 credits, live on 4 exchanges | $15, $49, $109 | Credits, which bots lock while running | Usage-style pricing |
| Pionex | Standard bots free | No subscription, 0.05% spot fee | Not applicable | It’s an exchange, so your money sits there. Some leveraged bots take 20% of profit |
| Tradenos | One live bot free | $19, $39, $69, $149 | Bots, coins, Nos credits | Built, not open yet. Binance first. More exchanges are on our roadmap |
How to choose
1. Start with your exchange. A bot is useless if it doesn’t support where your money is. Check your country too, as availability differs.
2. Decide who holds your money. Software platforms connect to your exchange by API key. Pionex is itself the exchange. Those are different risks.
3. Add up the real cost. Take the subscription, add your trading fees, and compare the total with the size of your account. $69 a month is 8.3% a year on a $10,000 account, before any trade.
4. Look at what limits you. Some plans cap bots, some coins, some positions and some test length. Pick by the limit you’d reach first.
5. Check the testing. Can you include fees? Can you compare with holding? A test that hides these isn’t worth much.
6. Read the bad reviews. Look for complaints about billing, refunds and differences between demo and live.
Which one for which person
- You need something working today: an established platform such as 3Commas, Cryptohopper or Bitsgap.
- You want the lowest fixed cost: WunderTrading’s free tier, or Pionex if you’re comfortable keeping money on it.
- You have a Pine Script strategy and can wait: Tradenos runs it inside the app.
Whichever you pick, keep withdrawals off on your API key. Detailed comparisons are on our compare pages.