Compared
MarketTrace and Swiftedge compared
MarketTrace is a free, public order flow site for nine crypto perpetual futures, with no sign-up. Its feed refreshes every 30 seconds. Swiftedge Depth is free with no sign-up too, and draws the live order book four times a second with every trade on top, for crypto, gold, silver, oil and the US indices.
What MarketTrace offers
From MarketTrace's own pages, checked on 9 November 2026 (markettrace.ai, Pro):
- Free, public, no sign-up. Order flow modules for nine crypto perpetual futures (BTC, gold, ETH, SOL, XRP, US 500, US 100, silver, WTI, BNB, XRP, DOGE, HYPE, ZEC and ENA), combined from four exchanges, on a WebSocket feed refreshed every 30 seconds.
- Footprint. A footprint module with 30 days of scrollback.
- Heatmap windows. 24 hours on the free plan; Pro adds 7-day and 30-day windows.
- AI agents. The same data through a free MCP server.
- Pro. $4.99 a month or $49 a year, with per-leverage views, long and short levels, CSV export and no ads. On the day we checked, the Pro page said Pro is not on sale yet.
What Swiftedge Depth offers
| Swiftedge Depth | What you get |
|---|---|
| Markets | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, gold, silver, WTI crude oil, the US 500 and the US 100 perpetual 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 colored by the aggressive side |
| Chart types | Line, candlesticks (1 minute to 4 hours, seconds with Swiftedge Plus) 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 | The last 15 days (90 days with Swiftedge Plus), zoomable down to the raw book |
| Positioning | Swiftedge Positioning: where leveraged positions would be liquidated, by price, with the upper wall, lower wall, flip, fast walls and max liquidation, on the chart and on the positioning page |
| 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 |
| Paper trading | Free paper trading on the live order book: market orders walk the book, limit orders wait in the queue, fees, funding and up to 10x, plus the free Order Flow Cup |
| Price | Free, no account, in the browser |
Next to Depth: Swiftedge Terminal with up to 16 live panels, free Swiftedge Alerts, a liquidation heatmap and a free data API and MCP server for AI assistants. All free, with no account.
The difference that matters
Speed. MarketTrace's feed refreshes every 30 seconds. Depth adds a new order book column four times a second and draws every trade where it hit the book, so you see a wall get eaten or pulled as it happens. Order flow bubbles, explained.
Markets. Both cover nine markets. MarketTrace's nine are all crypto. Swiftedge's are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP plus gold, silver, WTI crude oil, the US 500 and the US 100.
History. MarketTrace keeps 30 days of footprint scrollback. Depth opens with up to 15 days of the order book and trades for free, 90 days with Swiftedge Plus.
For AI. Both have a free MCP server that AI assistants can read.
Which one fits
- MarketTrace fits when a 30-second snapshot of combined crypto order flow is enough and you want a long footprint scrollback.
- Swiftedge fits when you want to watch the live order book and every trade as they happen, a footprint chart, Positioning and free alerts, for crypto and for gold and the US indices.
Common questions
Is Swiftedge a free alternative to MarketTrace?
Yes. Both are free with no sign-up. Swiftedge Depth updates the order book four times a second with every trade, and adds gold, silver, oil and the US indices; MarketTrace refreshes every 30 seconds and covers nine crypto perps.
How much does MarketTrace Pro cost?
$4.99 a month or $49 a year, according to markettrace.ai/pro on 9 November 2026, which also said Pro was not on sale yet.
Do both have an MCP server for AI assistants?
Yes. MarketTrace and Swiftedge both offer a free MCP server. Swiftedge's is described on the developers page.
Where does Swiftedge's data come from?
Swiftedge reads public perpetual futures data from Hyperliquid and Lighter: the order book and every trade with its aggressor side. Everything shown is Swiftedge's own calculation.