CompareVela vs TakeProfit · 2026
Vela: your Pine Script® runs as written, with a coding agent built in.
Vela is our next-generation charting platform: charts engineered in-house, Pine Script® that runs as written through PineTS, our open-source runtime, footprint and TPO built from real trades, unlimited Price Alerts, Replay, paper trading, and Quant, our coding agent, built in, on every plan including Free. Here is how Vela compares with TakeProfit, with TakeProfit’s wins marked as wins.
The short answer
20 rows, 2 TakeProfit sourcesSources
Choose Vela if your scripts are Pine Script®: they run as written through PineTS, with Quant, our coding agent, built in, unlimited Price Alerts and unlimited tools per chart on the free plan, paper trading, and Replay.
Stay with TakeProfit if you write Python-style code in Indie, want unlimited charts on its free plan, or trade Bybit from the chart.
At a glance.
Both columns checked November 3, 2026
- Included
- Partial, or paid plans only
- Not included
- Not listed on its official pages
| Feature | Vela | TakeProfit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Script® | Vela · Included: Pine Script® v6 and v5 run on Vela as written through PineTS, our open-source runtime, with a Pine editor beside the chart. | TakeProfit · Not included: Doesn’t run Pine Script®: scripts are written in Indie. | Support center and plans |
| Price alerts | Vela · Included: Unlimited Price Alerts on every plan, Free included. | TakeProfit · Partial: 1 alert on Free, valid for 3 months; 400 non-expiring on All-in. | Support center and plans |
| Tools per chart | Vela · Included: Unlimited tools per chart on every plan, within fair-use performance limits. | TakeProfit · Partial: 2 indicators on each chart on Free, unlimited on All-in. | Support center and plans |
| Footprint and TPO | Vela · Included: Footprint, TPO, CVD and delta, and volume profiles on every plan, including Free, built from real trades. | TakeProfit · Included: TPO and footprint chart types, with volume profile. | Support center and plans |
| Paper trading | Vela · Included: A $100,000 paper account on every plan, Free included. | TakeProfit · Not listed: Not listed on its support center (checked November 3, 2026). | TakeProfit vs TradingView (its own post) |
| Replay | Vela · Included: Replay on every plan with a free account: trade the past bar by bar, with a results card. | TakeProfit · Not listed: Not listed on its support center (checked November 3, 2026). | TakeProfit vs TradingView (its own post) |
| Apps | Vela · Partial: In the browser, and a free desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. | TakeProfit · Partial: In the browser, phones included; no desktop app listed. | TakeProfit vs TradingView (its own post) |
| Live trading | Vela · Not included: Not on Vela: orders fill on paper. | TakeProfit · Included: Bybit through its API, and US stocks and ETFs through Lime Trading, per its own comparison post. | TakeProfit vs TradingView (its own post) |
Charts
The engine, the layouts, the chart styles, and the tools you draw with.
Charting engine
Vela
State-of-the-art charts engineered in-house, on the open-source core of Vela by LuxAlgo.
TakeProfit
Its own WebGL2 charting engine.[2]
Chart types
Vela
Candles, bars, line, area, baseline, and Heikin Ashi, plus footprint and TPO.
TakeProfit
Candles, line, and bars, plus TPO and footprint.[1]
Charts and workspaces
Vela
10 saved workspaces on Free, rising to 200 on AI Ultra, with 16 charts per tab on every plan.
TakeProfit
Unlimited charts and widgets on every plan; 2 workspaces on Free, unlimited on All-in.[1]
Historical bars
Vela
5,000 historical bars on Free, up to 50,000 on AI Ultra.
TakeProfit
5,000 bars per chart on Free, 20,000 on All-in.[1]
Tools per chart
Vela
Unlimited tools per chart on every plan, within fair-use performance limits.
TakeProfit
2 indicators on each chart on Free, unlimited on All-in.[1]
Orderflow and data
The flow inside every candle, where the data comes from, and the markets you can chart.
Footprint and TPO
Vela
Footprint, TPO, CVD and delta, and volume profiles on every plan, including Free, built from real trades. Orderflow lookback scales by plan: 1 day on Free, 30 days on Essential, up to full history on AI Ultra.
TakeProfit
TPO and footprint chart types, with volume profile.[1]
Live CME futures data
Vela
Real-time, licensed CME Group data with 16 years of history, included in every paid plan at no extra cost.
TakeProfit
Not listed on its own comparison post (checked November 3, 2026). The markets it lists are crypto, US stocks and ETFs, and CFDs.[2]
Markets
Vela
Crypto, US stocks and ETFs, forex, and commodities on every plan, plus CME futures on paid plans.
TakeProfit
Crypto from 70+ exchanges, US stocks and ETFs, and CFDs including forex, by its own count.[2]
Alerts
What you can alert on, how many you get, and where they reach you.
Price alerts
Vela
Unlimited Price Alerts on every plan, Free included.
TakeProfit
1 alert on Free, valid for 3 months; 400 non-expiring on All-in.[1]
Where alerts reach you
Vela
In-app, email, browser notifications, Telegram, Discord, and Slack on every plan, and webhooks from Essential up: up to 16 destinations per alert.
TakeProfit
Telegram, webhooks, email, and in-platform pop-ups, with custom JSON webhooks.[2]
Code and strategies
Who writes the code, what language runs it, and how a strategy is tested.
Coding agent
Vela
Quant, our coding agent, built into Vela on every plan: it reads and draws on your chart, writes indicator and strategy code, and tests it against history. Free includes Quant usage that refills every 5 hours and every week.
TakeProfit
An AI Assistant and MCP build indicators from a description of the logic.[1]
Pine Script®
Vela
Pine Script® v6 and v5 run on Vela as written through PineTS, our open-source runtime, with a Pine editor beside the chart.
TakeProfit
Doesn’t run Pine Script®: scripts are written in Indie.[1]
Scripting language
Vela
Pine Script®, the language traders already write, with the LuxAlgo Library’s 800+ tools written in it.
TakeProfit
Indie, its own Python-based language.[1]
Backtesting
Vela
Strategies mark every entry and exit on the chart, with a Backtest Summary and a full report: performance, trade analysis, the trade log, and Monte Carlo simulation. Backtesting is research, not prophecy.
TakeProfit
Strategies in Indie, backtested over up to 20,000 candles, with win rate, max drawdown, and profit factor.[1]
Trading and practice
Paper accounts, replaying the past, keeping a journal, and what reaches a live market.
Paper trading
Vela
On every plan, Free included: a $100,000 paper account, up to 5 accounts, and market, limit, and stop orders from the chart with a stop loss and a take profit.
TakeProfit
Not listed on its support center (checked November 3, 2026). Its own comparison post says TakeProfit doesn’t list it.[2]
Replay
Vela
On every plan with a free account: pick a start bar, play it forward, and trade it on a replay account of its own, with a results card when it ends. Up to 16 charts replay on one clock.
TakeProfit
Not listed on its support center (checked November 3, 2026). Its own comparison post says TakeProfit doesn’t list it.[2]
Live trading
Vela
Not on Vela: orders fill on paper. From Essential up, Custom Alerts reach your own bot over signed webhooks.
TakeProfit
Bybit through its API, and US stocks and ETFs through Lime Trading, per its own comparison post.[2]
Platforms
Where it runs and what you need to open it.
Apps
Vela
In the browser, and a free desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
TakeProfit
In the browser, phones included; no desktop app listed.[2]
Plans
What you get for nothing and how the paid plans are sold.
Free plan
Vela
Free, no credit card: 16 charts per tab, unlimited tools per chart, unlimited Price Alerts and 5 Custom Alerts, the Orderflow suite with 1-day lookback, Replay, a $100,000 paper account, and Quant usage that refills every 5 hours and every week.
TakeProfit
Free: unlimited charts, 2 workspaces, 2 indicators on each chart, 5,000 bars, and 1 alert valid for 3 months.[1]
Paid plans
Vela
Essential, Premium, Ultimate, and AI Ultra, monthly or annual, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment.
TakeProfit
One paid plan, All-in, which lifts the caps.[1]
Which one.
Vela
For traders whose scripts are Pine Script®: they run as written through PineTS, beside the 800+ tools of the LuxAlgo Library, with Quant, our coding agent, built in. The free plan carries unlimited Price Alerts and tools per chart, footprint and TPO built from real trades, Replay, and a $100,000 paper account, in the browser or as a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
TakeProfit
For traders who write Python-style code in Indie, want unlimited charts and widgets on a free plan, and trade Bybit or US stocks through its connected venues.
Questions traders ask about Vela and TakeProfit
Sources
TakeProfit · checked November 3, 2026
Vela · checked November 3, 2026
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See it on a chart.
Free to start, no credit card: 16 charts per tab, unlimited Price Alerts, the Orderflow suite on real trades, Replay, a $100,000 paper account, and Quant, our coding agent, from the first chart. The easiest charts you’ll ever switch to.
TakeProfit and Indie® are trademarks of their owner. TakeProfit facts checked November 3, 2026. Vela™ is a trademark of LuxAlgo Global, LLC. Vela runs Pine Script® through the independently developed PineTS engine and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or in any way officially associated with TradingView, Inc. “Pine Script”, “TradingView” and “Lightweight Charts” are trademarks or registered trademarks of TradingView, Inc. Third-party details are taken from the vendors' public documentation and may change; corrections are welcome at LuxAlgo.