AmiBroker
Fast Windows charting, backtesting and optimization software with its own AFL language and perpetual licences.
A legendary backtesting engine with a buy-once licence; ideal for system traders who live in Windows.
Who it is for
System traders who run large portfolio backtests and optimizations and prefer a one-time purchase.
Strengths
- Perpetual licence: buy once and use that version forever, on multiple machines you own.
- 24 months of free upgrades; later upgrades at 50% of the new price.
- Professional edition runs 64-bit with up to 32 threads per analysis window.
Good to know
- Windows software; data feeds are bought separately.
- Standard edition is 32-bit only and limited to 2 threads.
Want a bot built on AmiBroker, or something similar?
We set it up, connect it to your accounts and keep it running.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these sources, checked on 2026-10-24. If something has changed, the source wins; tell us at hello@heybotify.com.
- https://www.amibroker.com/order.html: editions, prices, perpetual licence, upgrade policy, trial
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