A charting platform with a tester and bots against a strategy lab built around validation. Who should pick which. Checked November 2026.
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Short answer: pick TrendSpider if you trade US stocks and want charts, scanners, a no-code strategy tester and bots in one subscription. Pick Tessera if you trade forex, metals, indices, futures or crypto, want to describe a strategy in plain English and check whether its backtest holds up (unseen period, Monte Carlo, costs, other markets, prop-firm rules), and want a free plan to start.
We make Tessera, so read this with that in mind. TrendSpider's facts come from its own pages, checked in November 2026.
| Tessera | TrendSpider | |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Building, validating and running a strategy, plus a trade journal | Charting and analysis, with a strategy tester, scanners and bots |
| How you build | Describe it to TES, the AI strategy coach, or build it from setups and filters | No-code Strategy Tester; Sidekick AI builds from a plain-English goal |
| AI usage | TES prompts: 5 a week on Free; AI credits on paid plans | Sidekick: 25 messages a month on every plan; more is an add-on |
| Validation | Unseen period on every backtest, Monte Carlo, price noise, costs, other markets | Variance, multi-symbol and forward testing; no walk-forward or Monte Carlo found |
| Prop firm test | Account test against FTMO, The5ers, Topstep or custom rules | Not offered |
| Bots | Launchpad on paper, cTrader or Liquid Brokers (paid plans) | Bots through SignalStack to 30+ brokers |
| Markets | 50 across forex, metals, indices, equities, ETFs, commodities, energy, bonds, futures and crypto | Stocks, ETFs, futures, forex and crypto; strongest on US stocks |
| Smallest candle | 5-minute on Free and Standard, 1-minute on Plus and Pro | 1-minute data on the top tier |
| Free plan | Yes, no card | No |
| Price | Paid from $39 a month | From $32.94 a month for the first year; renewals cost more |
US stock and ETF traders who want one subscription for charts, automated pattern recognition, scanners, a strategy tester and bots. Its broker reach through SignalStack is wide.
Traders of forex, indices, metals, futures and crypto who want a strategy built from a description, a backtest they can trust, and a prop-firm challenge test before paying for one. A free plan lets you test the workflow before paying. See Strategy Lab.
TrendSpider's plans, Sidekick limits, bots and testing features come from its pricing and product pages, checked in November 2026. Prices change, and first-year prices rise on renewal.
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