CompareVela vs TC2000 · 2026
Vela: every market on state-of-the-art charts, free to start.
Vela is our next-generation charting platform: charts engineered in-house for crypto, US stocks and ETFs, forex, commodities, and CME futures, footprint and TPO built from real trades, unlimited Price Alerts, Replay, paper trading, and Quant, our coding agent, built in. Here is how Vela compares with TC2000, with TC2000’s wins marked as wins.
The short answer
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Choose Vela if you trade beyond US stocks: crypto, forex, commodities, and CME futures on one chart, footprint and TPO from real trades, unlimited Price Alerts, and Quant, our coding agent, free to start.
Stay with TC2000 if you screen US stocks and options with EasyScan, want its phone apps, or trade through TC2000 Brokerage.
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 | TC2000 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markets | Vela · Included: Crypto, US stocks and ETFs, forex, and commodities on every plan, plus CME futures on paid plans. | TC2000 · Partial: US stocks from NYSE, Amex, and Nasdaq through Nasdaq Basic, and US options; real-time options and index data are optional monthly feeds. | Pricing and plans |
| Footprint and TPO | Vela · Included: Footprint, TPO, CVD and delta, and volume profiles on every plan, including Free, built from real trades. | TC2000 · Not listed: Not listed on its pricing or home page (checked November 3, 2026). | Pricing and plans |
| Drawing tools | Vela · Included: 66 drawing tools across 7 groups on every plan. | TC2000 · Partial: Chart drawing tools from its Premium plan up. | Pricing and plans |
| Price alerts | Vela · Included: Unlimited Price Alerts on every plan, Free included. | TC2000 · Partial: Up to 100 alerts on Premium and 1,000 on Premium Plus; extra alert packs are sold monthly. | Pricing and plans |
| Coding agent | Vela · Included: Quant, our coding agent, built into Vela on every plan. | TC2000 · Not listed: Not listed on its pricing or home page (checked November 3, 2026). | TC2000 home and features |
| Paper trading | Vela · Included: A $100,000 paper account on every plan, Free included. | TC2000 · Included: A free, fully functional trading simulator with a chart, positions, trades, and an option chain, no credit card. | TC2000 home and features |
| Apps | Vela · Partial: In the browser, and a free desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. | TC2000 · Included: Windows, Mac, and web, with iPhone and Android apps. | Pricing and plans |
| Free plan | Vela · Included: Free, no credit card: unlimited Price Alerts, the Orderflow suite, Replay, paper trading, and Quant usage. | TC2000 · Partial: No free plan on its pricing page; the trading simulator is free. | Pricing and plans |
Charts
The engine, the layouts, the chart styles, and the tools you draw with.
Drawing tools
Vela
66 drawing tools across 7 groups on every plan: the Fibonacci and Gann sets, harmonic patterns, Elliott waves, and position tools with R:R.
TC2000
Chart drawing tools from its Premium plan up.[1]
Multi-chart layouts
Vela
16 charts per tab on every plan, including Free, with up to 16 linked charts in one desktop window.
TC2000
Customizable layouts on every plan; multi-monitor support from Premium.[1]
Orderflow and data
The flow inside every candle, where the data comes from, and the markets you can chart.
Markets
Vela
Crypto, US stocks and ETFs, forex, and commodities on every plan, plus CME futures on paid plans.
TC2000
US stocks from NYSE, Amex, and Nasdaq through Nasdaq Basic, and US options; real-time options and index data are optional monthly feeds.[1]
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.
TC2000
Not listed on its pricing or home page (checked November 3, 2026).[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.
TC2000
Not listed on its pricing page (checked November 3, 2026). Its data feeds there are US stocks, options, and indexes.[1]
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.
TC2000
Up to 100 alerts on Premium and 1,000 on Premium Plus; extra alert packs are sold monthly.[1]
Alerts on indicators and strategies
Vela
Custom Alerts run any indicator or strategy, your own Pine Script® included: 5 on Free, then 50, 100, 200, and 500 by plan. From Essential up they can fire before the bar closes.
TC2000
Alerts when an indicator reaches a condition you set.[2]
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.
TC2000
Its pricing page lists no Telegram, Discord, Slack, or webhook delivery.[1]
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.
TC2000
Not listed on its pricing or home page (checked November 3, 2026). A condition wizard builds conditions step by step, with formulas optional.[2]
Scripting language
Vela
Pine Script® v6 and v5 run on Vela as written through PineTS, our open-source runtime, with a Pine editor beside the chart.
TC2000
Personal Criteria Formulas, from its Premium plan up.[1]
Scanning
Vela
Custom Alerts watch any indicator or strategy around the clock; Vela has no market-wide stock scanner to match EasyScan.
TC2000
EasyScan and real-time scanning and sorting from Premium, with up to 5 streaming scans running at once.[1]
Indicator library
Vela
The LuxAlgo Library, the largest indicator library in trading: hundreds of free indicators on Free, and the full Library of 800+ advanced tools from Essential.
TC2000
Indicators applied to anything on the chart, plus your own formulas.[2]
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.
TC2000
A free, fully functional trading simulator with a chart, positions, trades, and an option chain, no credit card.[2]
Trading journal
Vela
A trading journal built into Vela on every plan: paper fills land on their own, with a P&L calendar, stats, breakdowns, and day notes, and exports from other platforms import by file.
TC2000
A personal journal inside its simulator.[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.
TC2000
Not listed on its pricing or home page (checked November 3, 2026).[1]
Live trading
Vela
Not on Vela: orders fill on paper. From Essential up, Custom Alerts reach your own bot over signed webhooks.
TC2000
Through TC2000 Brokerage, a registered broker-dealer and FINRA/SIPC member.[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.
TC2000
Windows, Mac, and web, with iPhone and Android apps.[1]
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.
TC2000
No free plan on its pricing page; the trading simulator is free.[1]
Paid plans
Vela
Essential, Premium, Ultimate, and AI Ultra, monthly or annual, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment.
TC2000
Basic, Premium, and Premium Plus, billed monthly, annually, or every two years, with optional data feeds on top.[1]
Which one.
Vela
For traders who chart more than US stocks: crypto, forex, commodities, and US stocks and ETFs in real time on Free, CME futures on paid plans at no extra cost, footprint and TPO built from real trades, 66 drawing tools and unlimited Price Alerts on every plan, Replay, and Quant, our coding agent, built in. Free to start.
TC2000
For US stock and options traders who scan the whole market with EasyScan and Personal Criteria Formulas, want desktop, web, and phone apps, and trade through TC2000 Brokerage.
Questions traders ask about Vela and TC2000
Sources
TC2000 · 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.
TC2000® and EasyScan® are registered trademarks of Worden Brothers, Inc. TC2000 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.