Top crypto trading bots compared

About Top crypto trading bots compared

Crypto trading bots sit between you and the exchange: the bot decides when to place an order, while the exchange holds the account and the balance. That split is the main trade-off in this ranking, drawn from 22 bots. Some are exchanges with automation built in, some are software that attaches to exchanges you already use, and some run on your own desktop. What readers weigh is what it costs to start, what the free tier allows before you pay, and how much a brand tells you about itself, from legal entity to support channels. Cost arrives in layers, the subscription for the bot software and the trading fee the exchange charges, so both appear here. Across the field the median entry price is €21.84 and the median connection count is 12.5 exchange connections, which tells you how far a single subscription reaches. Support leans on help centres at 87.5%, and 66.7% of bots in this category offer a free plan. Below is the order, with the partner listed at the head and the rest placed by score.

How we picked

Every bot here is scored the same way. Trust carries the heaviest weight at 40%, cost carries 35% and what sits on offer, the free tier and the shape of the paid plans, carries 25%. Trust looks at the legal footing behind a brand, its founding year and the support channels you can actually reach. Cost looks at the entry price of a paid plan. Offer looks at limits, how many bots, orders or strategies run before you pay. Facts come from each brand's own site, pricing pages, terms and support pages, with public reference databases such as CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap used where a brand's own pages run thin. Field ranges for entry price and connection count come from the site's own tallies. Partners are listed at the head of the table, so a partner brand holds its place on evidence rather than on score alone, and the remaining places follow the score. Labels such as lowest-price-from or highest-integrations-count are read straight off the data and mark a single standout, not an overall verdict.

Our top picks

1. 1. BingX

   BingX takes the next place in this ranking on the strength of a trading record and a free plan, so you can watch the bot work before committing to a subscription. It has traded since 2018, and it is an exchange that carries a bot rather than software that attaches to an exchange you use elsewhere, which means the account and the strategy sit in the same place. Support runs on chat and a help centre through chat and help centre, fewer routes than the desktop bot further down the order. Compared with Pionex, the member ranked next, BingX adds live chat and the longer history, while Pionex publishes its legal entity and its app, web and API reach in more detail. If a free start and a chat desk matter most, the order places it here.

   • Taker fee: 0.1%
   • Coins listed: 602
   • Maker fee: 0.1%

   Pros

   • Spot taker and maker fees of 0.1% and 0.1%, below the 0.2% site median
   • Lists 602 coins, ranking 22 of 172 brands tracked on coins listed
   • Derivatives available on the exchange
   • Proof of reserves published

   Cons

   • Custodial accounts, so balances sit with the platform rather than in self custody
   • Support runs on chat and help centre only
   • Taker fees sit at 34 of 118 brands ranked on taker fee

2. 4. Bitsgap

   Bitsgap comes next in this ranking as the widest reach among the mid-priced bots, and it is also the longest established name in the order, trading since 2016. It runs under Bitsgap Holding OU in EE, reaches 17 exchanges, and offers web, ios and android apps, so the bot travels with you as well as sitting on a desktop. A free plan covers a small set of COMBO bots, a set of demo bots and unlimited manual trading, a sensible way to rehearse before switching a strategy on. Paid plans start at $29, above the category median of €21.84, and support runs on email, chat and a help centre through email, chat and help centre. Cornix, the member after it, costs a similar amount to start but reaches fewer exchanges.

   • Price from: $29
   • Free plan: Yes
   • Integrations: 17

   Pros

   • You can start at no cost: the free plan exists and manual trading on it is unlimited, so the interface can be learned before any spend.
   • Support runs on email, chat and help centre, so email, chat and a help centre cover both quick questions and longer debugging.
   • The same account works on web, ios and android, so a strategy set up on a desktop is live on a phone.
   • A set of 17 connected exchanges is workable for a few strategies and matches the median across trading bots at 12.5.

   Cons

   • Paid plans start at $29, more than CoinGecko Portfolio at $5 and Blockpit at €3.99, so automation costs more to try properly.
   • With 17 integrations, Bitsgap is narrow beside cryptotaxcalculator at 3,500 and the tracker median of 300.
   • Support runs on email, chat and help centre only, with no phone line, so a bot that stops mid session is handled in writing.
   • The free plan allows a small set of COMBO and demo bots, so testing several strategies at once means paying from $29.

3. 5. Pionex

   Pionex sits next in this ranking with a free plan and a bot built into a single exchange rather than bolted onto many. It is run by Marketa Trading Inc. and based in SG, the kind of detail readers weighing trust look for, and it has traded since 2019. You can reach it on web, mobile app and API, so a script can sit alongside the app. The trade-off is support: it runs on email and community through email and community, with no live chat listed, which is thinner than the desk the brand above offers. Against Cryptorobotics, the member ranked next, Pionex has the longer public record and a free plan with fewer stated caps, while Cryptorobotics opens its paid tier lower. Pionex earns its place for readers who want one venue, a named operator and a free start.

   • Taker fee: 0.05%
   • Coins listed: 283
   • Maker fee: 0.05%

   Pros

   • Proof of reserves is published, something only 84.1% of exchanges share.
   • 283 coins listed, above the exchange median of 74.5.
   • Trading bots are the core product, with a free plan and derivatives available in the same account.
   • Trading runs on web, mobile app and API, covering browser, mobile and API users.

   Cons

   • Support runs on email and community only, with no live chat or phone line.
   • Maker and taker fees are identical at 0.05% and 0.05%, so limit orders earn no discount.
   • The catalogue of 283 coins is narrower than Bitpanda's from 650.

4. 6. 3Commas

   3Commas is in this ranking for a bot building trading software since 2017, and it is one of the members where you pay from the outset: there is no free plan. The paid tier opens at $20, above the median entry price of €21.84 in this category, and it reaches 9 exchanges, under the category median of 12.5. That is narrow if you hold accounts across several venues. Where it holds up is reach and support: you can get web and mobile versions, and support runs on chat, a help centre and a community through chat, help centre and community, one of the fuller mixes in the order. Gainium, the member ranked next, offers a free plan funded with Bot Credits and a lower entry price but a smaller connection count.

   • Price from: $20
   • Free plan: No
   • Integrations: 9

   Pros

   • The product is built as a bot under bot, so the account is organised around rule-based automation.
   • The service has been running since 2017, which gives it a long record next to newer entrants.
   • It is available on web and mobile, so a bot set up at a desk can be checked away from it.
   • Support covers chat, help centre and community, giving a help centre for routine answers and a community for what other users have already solved.

   Cons

   • No free plan, so the cheapest way in is the paid entry tier at $20 while BingX and Pionex both offer a free plan.
   • Support runs on chat, help centre and community only, with no phone or email line listed among those channels.
   • The entry price of $20 sits above the $13 starting price at Cryptorobotics.
   • At 9 integrations the connector list is narrower than the median bot tool on the site, which sits at 12.5.

5. 7. Cryptorobotics: best for lowest-price-from

   Cryptorobotics holds the lowest-price-from label, and that single fact is what puts it in this ranking. Its paid plan starts at $13, the lowest entry price in the field, against a category median of €21.84, and it reaches 13 exchanges, enough to run a strategy across several venues but narrower than the widest reach here. A free plan exists, though the caps are tight: a handful of stop-limit and OCO orders, a short bot trial and a short window of analytics access. Support is limited to a help centre through help centre, with no chat or email route listed. 3Commas, ranked next, asks for more from the start and costs more, so Cryptorobotics suits a reader testing the mechanics cheaply.

   • Price from: $13
   • Free plan: Yes
   • Integrations: 13

   Pros

   • Paid entry starts at $13, below 3Commas at $20, Gainium at $15 and Bitsgap at $29.
   • A free plan is available, so nothing is spent while you learn the order types.
   • A help centre is included in help centre, which is the route most bot tools in this group rely on.
   • The platform is a bot, so setup stays focused on automated trading rather than spreading across several tools.

   Cons

   • The free plan limits orders, bot trials and analytics access, so a free account cannot run a full strategy.
   • help centre is the only support channel listed, with no live chat or phone line for questions about funds.
   • 13 is a short partner list, limiting the exchanges and wallets you can connect.
   • A bot is the only tool type offered, so tracking, tax and payments work has to happen elsewhere.

6. 10. Coinrule: best for highest-integrations-count

   Coinrule takes the highest-integrations-count label, and the figure behind it is clear: 25 exchange connections, the widest reach of any bot in this ranking and well past the category median of 12.5. If your accounts sit on many venues, that reach is the reason to look here. A free Starter plan covers a small set of strategies, a single exchange and a monthly volume cap, so you can size the tool before paying; the paid tier starts at $29.99, above the median entry price of €21.84. It trades under Coinrule Limited and has run since 2018. The weakness is support, which runs on a help centre through help centre with no chat or email listed. Gunbot, the member after it, has the next widest reach and a fuller support mix but no free plan.

   • Price from: $29.99
   • Free plan: Yes
   • Integrations: 25

   Pros

   • A free plan exists, so a bot can be put to work before any payment and the $29.99 entry point can be tested against a real exchange.
   • Automation is the whole product: the listed tool type is bot, so the service is built around running rules rather than reporting on holdings.
   • The terms name Coinrule Limited, a company trading since 2018, which gives readers a named counterparty rather than an anonymous dashboard.
   • 25 integrations are listed, enough to connect a normal exchange and wallet setup without a sprawling catalogue.

   Cons

   • Paid plans open at $29.99, above Cryptorobotics at $13, 3Commas at $20 and Gainium at $15.
   • Support runs on help centre only, so a bot that stalls mid-cycle has to be diagnosed from articles.
   • The free Starter tier is thin, capped at Starter: 2 strategies, 1 exchange, $3k monthly volume, so a serious multi-exchange setup needs a paid tier.
   • On our data it places 16 of 28 brands on integrations, and 20 of 34 on starting price.

What to look for

Entry price, and which plan it belongs to

A bot subscription is only part of the bill. Compare the entry price of the paid plan against the median here of €21.84. The lowest entry price in this ranking is €11.40 and the highest is €26.30, so the spread across the field is wide. Check which tier each figure names, because entry prices often sit on a lower plan than the one you would actually run.

What the free tier really allows

66.7% of bots in this category offer a free plan, so the limits matter more than the word. Look for how many bots, orders or strategies run on it, for how long, and whether manual trading stays included. A capped free tier is fine for rehearsal; a capped one that stops your strategy mid-run is not.

How many exchanges it connects to

A wider connection count means one subscription covers more of your accounts. The median in this ranking is 12.5, the lowest is 6 and the highest is 25. Read the list carefully: a high count is only useful if it includes the venues you actually hold money on.

How much of the market it can trade

Coins tradable across bots in this ranking sit at a median of 646.5, with a low of 69 and a high of 847. More pairs give a strategy more to work with, and more room to be wrong, so pair the figure with the strategy type you plan to run.

Support you can reach when a bot misfires

Help centres are the most common channel here at 87.5%, chat runs at 25% and email at 25%. A bot places orders for you, so a route to a human matters more here than in a plain exchange app. Check the channels before you commit.

The trading fee underneath the subscription

The bot sends the order, the exchange charges for it. Across this ranking the taker fee median is 0.1%, with a low of 0.05% and a high of 0.45%. A high-frequency strategy pays that fee repeatedly, so the spread matters more over time than the subscription does.

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