Compared
ATAS and Swiftedge: two ways to read a footprint
ATAS is a full desktop order flow platform: footprint (cluster) charts, DOM, heatmap, market replay and connections to crypto exchanges, futures and stocks. Swiftedge Depth is much narrower: a free footprint chart in the browser for Bitcoin and Ethereum futures, drawn on top of the live order book heatmap, with no download and no account.
What ATAS offers
From ATAS's own pricing page, checked on 21 October 2026 (atas.net/pricing):
- Plans. A free Start plan with no card, and paid Plus, Pro and Ultra plans (according to its website in October 2026, from 19.95, 39.95 and 49.95 EUR a month on yearly billing, excluding VAT), with a 14-day trial of the paid plans.
- Footprint and more on every plan: footprint/cluster charts, a heatmap (beta), DOM and Smart Tape.
- Market replay from the Plus plan, and more indicators per chart in the higher plans.
- Markets. Real-time crypto on all plans; futures are delayed 15 minutes on Start and Plus and real-time on Pro and Ultra, which also add stocks.
- Platform. A desktop application for Windows and macOS.
What Swiftedge's footprint offers
| Footprint in Swiftedge Depth | What you get |
|---|---|
| Cells | Volume sold into the bid and bought from the ask at every price row, with bars behind the numbers |
| Imbalances | Diagonal, 300 %, highlighted per cell; three or more in a row are marked as stacked |
| Per candle | Point of control, and a Volume, Delta and Delta % table under the chart |
| Timeframes | Footprint 5 seconds to 1 hour; candlesticks 1 second to 4 hours; or auto from the zoom |
| Zoom | Numbers when there is room, coloured cells when zoomed out, plain candles further out |
| Data | Every trade with the exchange's own aggressor side; about 48 hours of history |
| Underneath | The live order book heatmap of the same market, so resting liquidity and traded volume are on one chart |
How to read the Swiftedge footprint explains each part with screenshots.
The rest of Swiftedge Depth
| Swiftedge Depth | What you get |
|---|---|
| Markets | BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT perpetual futures, Binance USDⓈ-M futures |
| Order book heatmap | Resting bids and asks out to about 2 % from price, a new column four times a second |
| Trades | Every trade as a bubble sized by volume and coloured by the aggressive side |
| Chart types | Line, candlesticks (1 second to 4 hours) or a footprint chart: buying and selling at every price inside each candle, with POC and delta |
| Imbalance tools | Stacked imbalance zones and a live order book and volume imbalance readout |
| History | At least the last 24 hours, zoomable down to the raw book |
| Options context | GEX levels (call wall, put wall, gamma flip) from Deribit, OKX and Bybit, and the Swiftedge Options chain |
| Extras | CVD, VWAP, real liquidations, alerts for price and large walls, 24 drawing tools, a live levels page and a liquidation heatmap |
| Price | Free, no account, in the browser |
Which one fits
- ATAS fits when you want a desktop workstation: many markets and exchanges, replay, DOM trading tools, a large indicator library and long tick history, and you are fine installing software and choosing a plan.
- Swiftedge fits when you follow Bitcoin or Ethereum futures and want a footprint, candlesticks and the live order book heatmap in a browser tab, with options levels (GEX) and alerts, for free and without an account.
Swiftedge is not a trading platform and has no replay. Its book and trades come from one venue, Binance futures.
Common questions
Is Swiftedge a free alternative to ATAS?
For reading a Bitcoin or Ethereum footprint in the browser, yes: Swiftedge Depth's footprint is free and needs no account. It does not offer ATAS's range of markets, market replay, DOM trading or indicator library.
Does ATAS have a free plan?
According to its pricing page in October 2026, yes: the Start plan is free and includes footprint charts, with real-time crypto data and delayed futures. Paid plans add replay, more connections and more indicators.
Is the Swiftedge footprint built from real bid and ask data?
Yes. Every trade from Binance's futures feed carries the aggressor side, and Swiftedge adds it to the bid or ask side of its price row. Nothing is estimated from tick direction.
Do I need to install anything for Swiftedge?
No. Depth runs in the browser on desktop and phone. You can install it as an app from the browser if you want its own window.