CompareVela vs TrendSpider · 2026
Vela: state-of-the-art charts with a coding agent built in, free to start.
Vela is our next-generation charting platform: charts engineered in-house, 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 TrendSpider, with TrendSpider’s wins marked as wins.
The short answer
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Choose Vela if you want a free plan with unlimited Price Alerts running on our servers around the clock, footprint and TPO from real trades, Pine Script® that runs as written, and Quant, our coding agent, built in.
Stay with TrendSpider if you write indicators in JavaScript, run dozens of strategy bots, or live in its scanners.
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 | TrendSpider | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Vela · Included: Free, no credit card: unlimited Price Alerts, the Orderflow suite, Replay, paper trading, and Quant usage. | TrendSpider · Not included: No free plan: four paid plans, Standard, Premium, Enhanced, and Advanced. | Account types and plan limits |
| Price alerts | Vela · Included: Unlimited Price Alerts on every plan, Free included. | TrendSpider · Partial: 10 alerts on Standard, 50 on Premium, 100 on Enhanced, and 400 on Advanced, counted together with every other alert. | Account types and plan limits |
| How long alerts run | Vela · Included: Every alert runs on our servers around the clock, even with Vela closed, and you choose when it ends. | TrendSpider · Partial: Alerts are kept 30 days on Standard, 90 on Premium, 180 on Enhanced, and 365 on Advanced. | Account types and plan limits |
| Footprint and TPO | Vela · Included: Footprint, TPO, CVD and delta, and volume profiles on every plan, including Free, built from real trades. | TrendSpider · Not listed: Not listed on its pricing page, which lists every feature its plans include (checked November 3, 2026). | Pricing |
| Coding agent | Vela · Included: Quant, our coding agent, built into Vela on every plan. | TrendSpider · Partial: Sidekick: 25 free messages a month on every plan, more with a paid Sidekick package. | Sidekick |
| Pine Script® | Vela · Included: Runs as written through PineTS: paste a script, press Run, or have Quant port an older one to v6. | TrendSpider · Partial: Doesn’t run Pine Script®. | Custom indicators (JS scripting) |
| Strategy bots | Vela · Partial: From Essential up, a Custom Alert on a strategy’s entries and exits sends each order to your bot as a signed webhook. | TrendSpider · Included: 5 strategy bots on Standard, rising to 100 on Advanced. | Account types and plan limits |
| Paper trading and replay | Vela · Included: Both on every plan with a free account. | TrendSpider · Not listed: Not listed on its pricing page (checked November 3, 2026). | Pricing |
Charts
The engine, the layouts, the chart styles, and the tools you draw with.
Workspaces
Vela
10 saved workspaces on Free, rising to 200 on AI Ultra, with 16 charts per tab on every plan.
TrendSpider
5 open workspaces on Standard, rising to 20 on Advanced.[1]
Timeframes
Vela
From one second to one month, with custom timeframes from Essential up.
TrendSpider
1-minute charting on every plan.[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.
TrendSpider
Not listed on its pricing page, which lists every feature its plans include (checked November 3, 2026).[4]
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.
TrendSpider
Real-time CME, NYMEX, COMEX, and CBOT futures data as an optional add-on: $7.50 a month for non-professional users.[4]
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.
TrendSpider
10 alerts on Standard, 50 on Premium, 100 on Enhanced, and 400 on Advanced, counted together with every other alert.[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.
TrendSpider
Custom indicators work in alerts, and Sidekick builds multi-factor alerts on one ticker or a whole watchlist, within the same alert limits.[2]
How long alerts run
Vela
Every alert runs on our servers around the clock, even with Vela closed, and you choose when it ends: on a date or after a number of fires.
TrendSpider
Alerts are kept 30 days on Standard, 90 on Premium, 180 on Enhanced, and 365 on Advanced.[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.
TrendSpider
Sidekick: 25 free messages a month on every plan, more with a paid Sidekick package. It writes custom indicators and builds scans, alerts, and strategy bots.[3]
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.
TrendSpider
JavaScript, for custom indicators that work in charts, strategies, bots, alerts, and scanners.[2]
Pine Script®
Vela
Runs as written through PineTS: paste a script, press Run, or have Quant port an older one to v6.
TrendSpider
Doesn’t run Pine Script®: paste code from another platform and its AI translates it to JavaScript, which works in most cases and needs tweaks in some.[2]
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.
TrendSpider
Backtests on every plan: 2,000 bars deep on Standard, 10,000 on Premium, 20,000 on Enhanced, and 30,000 on Advanced.[1]
Strategy bots
Vela
From Essential up, a Custom Alert on a strategy’s entries and exits sends each order to your bot as a signed webhook.
TrendSpider
5 strategy bots on Standard, rising to 100 on Advanced.[1]
Trading and practice
Paper accounts, replaying the past, keeping a journal, and what reaches a live market.
Paper trading and replay
Vela
Both on every plan with a free account: a $100,000 paper account with orders from the chart, and Replay, which rewinds any chart to a bar you pick and lets you trade it as it plays.
TrendSpider
Not listed on its pricing page (checked November 3, 2026). It lists forward testing of strategies.[4]
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.
TrendSpider
Not listed on its pricing page (checked November 3, 2026).[4]
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.
TrendSpider
In the browser, with native iOS and Android apps and a Chrome extension.[4]
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.
TrendSpider
No free plan: four paid plans, Standard, Premium, Enhanced, and Advanced.[1]
Paid plans
Vela
Essential, Premium, Ultimate, and AI Ultra, monthly or annual, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment.
TrendSpider
Every plan includes every feature; higher plans raise the limits. Add-ons such as Sidekick packages are billed separately.[1]
Which one.
Vela
For traders who want to start free and build on their own chart: unlimited Price Alerts that run until you end them, footprint and TPO built from real trades, Pine Script® that runs as written through PineTS, Replay and paper trading, and Quant, our coding agent, built in on every plan. Paid plans add live CME futures data at no extra cost.
TrendSpider
For traders who build in JavaScript, run up to 100 strategy bots, scan the market on a schedule, and want backtests up to 30,000 bars deep on its top plan.
Questions traders ask about Vela and TrendSpider
Sources
TrendSpider · 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.
TrendSpider is a trademark of its owner. TrendSpider 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.