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title: "Vela Free vs TradingView’s Free Plan Limits (2026) | LuxAlgo"
description: "Vela by LuxAlgo is free with 16 charts per tab, unlimited tools per chart and Price Alerts, and footprint and TPO from real trades. TradingView’s Basic plan, limit by limit."
canonical: https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/free-plan-limits/
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# Vela Free vs TradingView’s Free Plan Limits (2026) | LuxAlgo

> Vela by LuxAlgo is free with 16 charts per tab, unlimited tools per chart and Price Alerts, and footprint and TPO from real trades. TradingView’s Basic plan, limit by limit.

## 16 charts per tab and unlimited Price Alerts, free.

Vela, our next-generation charting platform, puts 16 charts per tab, unlimited tools per chart, unlimited Price Alerts and the Orderflow suite on its free plan, where TradingView’s free Basic plan stops at 1 chart, 2 indicators and 3 price alerts.

**Quick answer.** Vela Free opens 16 charts per tab with unlimited tools per chart, unlimited Price Alerts and 5 Custom Alerts, footprint, TPO and volume profiles built from real trades, Replay, and a $100,000 paper account, with no credit card. On TradingView’s free Basic plan the limits are 1 chart per tab, 2 indicators per chart, 3 price alerts that expire after a month, no technical alerts, 1 saved layout, and no footprint, TPO or volume profile.

Facts checked November 3, 2026.

Open Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart · Switch from TradingView: https://www.luxalgo.com/switch/

## The free plans, limit by limit

### Vela Free and TradingView Basic

| | Vela Free | TradingView Basic | Matched on TradingView |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charts per tab | 16 | 1 | Ultimate (16) |
| Tools per chart | Unlimited | 2 indicators | No plan: 50 on Ultimate |
| Price Alerts | Unlimited | 3 | No plan: 1,000 on Ultimate |
| Alerts on indicators and strategies | 5 Custom Alerts | Not included | Essential (20) |
| How long alerts run | Until you end them | 1 month | Premium |
| Footprint charts | Included, 1 day lookback | Not included | Premium |
| TPO charts | Included | Not included | Premium |
| Volume profiles | Included | Not included | Essential |
| Saved layouts | 10 saved workspaces | 1 saved layout | Plus (10) |
| Historical bars | 5,000 | 5,000 | Basic |
| Symbols per watchlist | 10 | 30 | TradingView is ahead |

TradingView values from its plan comparison table. “Matched on TradingView” is the lowest TradingView plan that reaches Vela Free’s number.

## Where TradingView is ahead

- A watchlist holds 30 symbols on TradingView Basic. On Vela Free it holds 10, with as many watchlists as you like; paid plans hold 500.
- TradingView has iOS and Android apps on every plan, 110+ drawing tools to Vela’s 66, and 150+ exchanges from 50+ countries.
- TradingView trades live through selected brokers. Orders on Vela fill on paper.

## How to do it in Vela

1. **Open Vela.** Vela runs in the browser and as a free desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux. Create a free account: no credit card.
2. **Split the tab.** Open Layout in the topbar and pick a grid, up to 16 charts in one tab, then link symbol, interval or crosshair across them.
3. **Set your alerts.** Right-click the price scale for a Price Alert, as many as you need, and press the bell on any indicator for a Custom Alert.
4. **Bring TradingView with you.** The switch moves your watchlists from a file, your layout from a screenshot, and your Pine Script® code by paste, running through PineTS.

## Questions

Q: What are the limits of TradingView’s free plan?
A: On Vela, the free plan has 16 charts per tab, unlimited tools per chart, unlimited Price Alerts and 5 Custom Alerts. TradingView’s free Basic plan, checked November 3, 2026, allows 1 chart per tab, 2 indicators per chart, 3 price alerts that expire after 1 month, no technical alerts, 1 watchlist of 30 symbols, 1 saved chart layout and 5,000 historical bars, with no volume profile, TPO or footprint and no Bar Replay on minute charts.

Q: Is Vela really free?
A: Yes. Vela is free to start with no credit card: 16 charts per tab, unlimited tools per chart, unlimited Price Alerts and 5 Custom Alerts, the Orderflow suite built from real trades with 1 day of lookback, Replay, a $100,000 paper account, hundreds of free indicators from the LuxAlgo Library, and Quant, our coding agent. Paid plans add lookback, history, Custom Alerts, live CME futures data and the full Library.

Q: Where is TradingView’s free plan ahead?
A: A TradingView Basic watchlist holds 30 symbols to Vela Free’s 10. TradingView also has iOS and Android apps, more drawing tools, markets on 150+ exchanges, and live trading through selected brokers, where orders on Vela fill on paper.

Q: Is TradingView Premium worth it for footprint charts and alerts?
A: On Vela, footprint and TPO charts and unlimited Price Alerts come with the free plan, and alerts run until you end them. On TradingView, volume footprint and TPO start at Premium, which also removes alert expiry, so a trader who needs only those features can start on Vela Free and compare.

Q: Can I use Vela and TradingView side by side?
A: Yes. Nothing on Vela touches your TradingView account. Import a watchlist, open your layout from a screenshot, and run both while you decide.

## More TradingView limits, answered

- [Indicator limit](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/indicator-limit/): No cap on the indicators and strategies one chart runs.
- [Alerts limit](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/alerts-limit/): Unlimited Price Alerts that run until you end them.
- [Footprint charts](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/footprint-chart/): Footprint charts on every plan, from real bid and ask prints.
- [Volume profile and TPO](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/volume-profile-tpo/): Session, rolling and visible-range profiles, and TPO, on Free.
- [Multiple charts](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/multiple-charts/): 16 charts in one tab, linked, on every plan.
- [Bar replay](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/bar-replay/): Replay minute charts and trade them, on every plan.
- [Vela vs TradingView, row by row](https://www.luxalgo.com/compare/tradingview/)
- [Switch from TradingView](https://www.luxalgo.com/switch/)

## Sources

- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Plans and limits](https://www.luxalgo.com/pricing/)
- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Charts](https://www.luxalgo.com/features/charts/)
- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Alerts](https://www.luxalgo.com/features/alerts/)
- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Orderflow](https://www.luxalgo.com/features/orderflow/)
- Vela, checked November 3, 2026: [Docs: Layouts and sync](https://docs.luxalgo.com/platform/charts/introduction#layouts)
- TradingView, checked November 3, 2026: [Pricing and plan comparison](https://www.tradingview.com/pricing/)

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