Compared
DeepCharts and Swiftedge compared
DeepCharts is a paid desktop order flow and trading platform, built mainly around CME futures such as ES and NQ: footprint charts, a heat-mapped DOM, big-trade detection, replay and trading from the chart, with SPX gamma levels in its top plan. Swiftedge is narrower and free: the live futures order book and footprint for Bitcoin, gold, Ethereum and Solana, with options context for the three cryptocurrencies, in a browser tab, with no download and no account.
What DeepCharts offers
From DeepCharts' own pages, checked on 25 October 2026 (deepcharts.com, pricing):
- Plans. Three plans at $45, $69 and $125 a month (billed yearly at $540, $828 and $1,500). The top plan adds real gamma, GEX levels and option flow data.
- Tools. 80+ indicators, footprint, Big Trades, Deep Replay, an advanced DOM, a pattern builder with auto-backtester, a risk manager and a trade copier (beta). The DeepDom heatmap ladder is a separate product, with a trial for new users.
- Trading. On-chart trading with brackets and OCO, demo trading and an automatic P&L tracker.
- Data. A 15-minute delayed dxFeed feed is included; real-time data is bought from dxFeed, Rithmic, CQG or others.
- Platform. Desktop software; the pricing page says Windows, or Mac via Parallels.
What Swiftedge offers
| Swiftedge Depth | What you get |
|---|---|
| Markets | BTCUSDT, XAUUSDT, ETHUSDT and SOLUSDT 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 |
| Studies | Volume profile (session, day, week, visible range), TPO, VWAP bands, 20 classic indicators and CVD divergence |
| 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, the Swiftedge Options chain, and the same levels as a free GEX levels API (JSON, CSV and a TradingView feed) |
| Alerts | Chart alerts for price and large walls while the tab is open, and free server alerts that work with the tab closed (browser push, Telegram or a webhook) on Swiftedge Alerts |
| Extras | CVD, VWAP, real liquidations, 26 drawing tools, a live levels page and a liquidation heatmap |
| Price | Free, no account, in the browser |
Next to Depth, Swiftedge Options shows the live Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana options chain from Deribit, OKX and Bybit, and Swiftedge Terminal puts every live panel on one screen.
Which one fits
- DeepCharts fits when you trade CME futures, want to place orders from the chart, replay sessions and use SPX gamma levels, and are fine paying for a plan and a data feed and running Windows.
- Swiftedge fits when you follow crypto futures and want the order book heatmap, footprint, crypto options levels (GEX, max pain), real liquidations and funding across exchanges, free, in a browser or on your phone.
Swiftedge is not a trading platform: it places no orders and has no replay. Its order book and trades come from Binance futures.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to DeepCharts for crypto?
For reading the Bitcoin, gold, Ethereum or Solana futures order book and footprint, Swiftedge is free and needs no account or download. It does not trade, replay sessions or cover CME futures.
Does DeepCharts show crypto GEX?
Its gamma data on the pricing page is for US index options (SPX). Swiftedge estimates GEX from Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana options on Deribit, OKX and Bybit and draws the call wall, put wall and gamma flip on the order book chart.
Does Swiftedge run on a Mac or a phone?
Yes. Swiftedge runs in any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, and can be installed as an app from the browser.