Compared
Quantower and Swiftedge compared
Quantower is a Windows trading platform with a free edition that connects to brokers, prop firms, data feeds and crypto exchanges. Its order flow tools, the cluster (footprint) chart, volume profiles and the DOM Surface heatmap, are in its paid licenses. Swiftedge has the footprint and the live order book heatmap free in a browser, with no account, for the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana perpetual futures; it does not trade.
What Quantower offers
From Quantower's own pages, checked on 2 November 2026 (pricing, license comparison):
- Free edition. Download it with no registration and no time limit: one active connection, two indicators per chart, chart trading, the DOM Trader, time and sales, chart alerts and a free API for custom indicators and strategies.
- Paid order flow tools. The cluster chart (footprint), footprint imbalances, volume profiles and VWAP are in the Crypto, Multi-Asset and All-in-One licenses; the TPO chart, DOM Surface and Power Trades in All-in-One, or bought one by one.
- More in the paid licenses: several connections at once, unlimited indicators, market replay and a trading simulator.
- Price. The pricing page lists the All-in-One license at 70 a month, with 10 %, 20 % and 30 % off for 3, 6 and 12 months and a lifetime option, and a 7-day trial with a Quantower account.
- Platform. The download is for Windows.
What Swiftedge offers
| Swiftedge Depth | What you get |
|---|---|
| Markets | Bitcoin, gold, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, US 500, US 100, silver and WTI crude oil 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 the Member Club) 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 |
| 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 |
| Price | Free, no account, in the browser |
Side by side
| Quantower, as its site describes it | Swiftedge | |
|---|---|---|
| Footprint (cluster chart) | Paid licenses | Free |
| Order book heatmap | DOM Surface, in All-in-One or bought separately | Free, four columns a second, every trade on top |
| Volume profile and TPO | Paid licenses | Free |
| Trading | Chart trading and the DOM Trader, free, through your broker or exchange | No orders |
| Replay and API | Market replay in paid licenses; free API | Replay of past sessions in the Member Club; no API |
| Markets | Whatever your connection provides: futures, stocks, crypto | Bitcoin, gold, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, US 500, US 100, silver and WTI crude oil perpetual futures |
| Runs on | Windows | Any browser, phone too |
| Account | None for the free edition; one for the trial and licenses | None |
Which one fits
- Quantower fits when you trade through a broker, prop firm or exchange and want one Windows platform for charts, DOM trading and order flow, with your own indicators, and are fine paying for the order flow tools.
- Swiftedge fits when you want the footprint and order book heatmap free in a browser, on crypto and the 24/7 perpetuals for US 500, US 100, gold, silver and oil, often on a second screen beside a trading platform.
Every platform side by side: order flow platforms compared.
Common questions
Is Quantower's footprint free?
According to Quantower's license comparison on 2 November 2026, no: the cluster chart (footprint) is in the Crypto, Multi-Asset and All-in-One licenses. The free edition has chart trading, the DOM Trader, time and sales and a free API.
Is there a free alternative to Quantower's order flow tools?
For reading the footprint and the order book heatmap, Swiftedge is free in the browser with no account. It does not trade or connect to brokers, and it covers its own perpetual futures markets.
Does Swiftedge run on a Mac?
Yes. Swiftedge runs in any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
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.