Crypto trading bots compared
The questions that matter before you connect a bot: does it hold your money, what does it cost when it loses, which exchanges does it work with, and can you see real results? Five platforms plus the bots built into exchanges.
| Bot | Score | Your funds | Pricing | Exchanges | Strategies | Chinese | Public results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CoinTech2u Our pick |
Live results | Stay on your exchange (API) | No monthly fee: point card + profit share, charged only on profitable closes | Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget | AI strategies for perpetual futures | Yes | Yes: live results read hourly from the official system API |
 Bitsgap |
67 /100 | Stay on your exchange (API) | Subscription $23–119/month; free tier | 17+ exchanges | 7 bot types (GRID, DCA, COMBO…) | No | Aggregate platform stats only |
 Cryptohopper |
61 /100 | Stay on your exchange (API) | Subscription $24–107/month; limited free tier | 11 major exchanges | Strategy templates, signals, copy trading (Marketplace) | No | No platform-level live results |
 3Commas |
60 /100 | Stay on your exchange (API) | Subscription $20–140/month | 15+ exchanges | 4 bot types + Smart Trade terminal, TradingView signals | Machine-translated | No platform-level live results |
 Pionex |
Not scored | Held by the platform | No monthly fee; 0.05% trading fee | Its own exchange only | 16+ built-in bots | — | No regular proof of reserves |
| Exchange built-in bots | — | Funds stay in your exchange account, same as manual trading | No subscription; normal trading fees | OKX, Binance, Bybit, Bitget (each in its own app) | Grid, DCA / recurring buy and similar | Yes | — |
Scores out of 100 follow CoinTech2u's published review methodology v1.0, which also auto-fails any custodial product (Pionex). CoinTech2u itself is not scored; it is shown with its public live results instead. All reviews and the scoring method →
Which bot fits you?
| If you are… | Start with |
|---|---|
| Chinese-speaking · $1k–30k · pay only on profit | CoinTech2u |
| English-speaking · $10k+ · wants COMBO and other bot types | Bitsgap |
| $30k+ · quant experience · TradingView signals | 3Commas |
| Wants the lowest fees · accepts custody risk · small amounts only | Pionex |
| Never used a bot · under $1k, just trying it | Bitsgap free tier or a small Pionex deposit |
Each bot in detail
Non-custodial AI trading system with a public live-results feed
Strengths
- Live results page reads the official system API every hour
- Chinese and English interface and support
- Pay only when it profits: point card + profit share on profitable closes
Weaknesses
- Only 4 exchanges (Bitsgap 17+, 3Commas 15+)
- Shorter track record (since 2020; peers since 2017)
Best for: Chinese-speaking users · $1k–30k capital · want to pay only on profit · value public live results
The strongest traditional bot platform for English speakers
Strengths
- 17+ major exchanges
- 7 bot types (GRID / DCA / COMBO and more)
- Publishes aggregate platform stats
Weaknesses
- English only: no Chinese interface or support
- Subscription $23–119/month is steep for small accounts
Best for: English speakers · $10k+ capital · need COMBO and other advanced strategies
Largest user base, with a Marketplace for templates, signals and copy trading
Strengths
- 1.15M users, the largest in this comparison
- Free Pioneer tier · 11 major exchanges
- Marketplace for templates, signals and copy trading
Weaknesses
- Marketplace adds third-party risk (unknown signal providers)
- English only: no Chinese interface or support
- Subscription $24–107/month; the free tier is very limited
Best for: English speakers · $10k+ capital · want the Marketplace and copy trading
Veteran since 2017 with native TradingView signals
Strengths
- 15+ exchanges · operating since 2017
- Native TradingView signal integration
- 4 bot types + Smart Trade terminal
Weaknesses
- 2022 API-key leak (about $22M in user losses)
- No Chinese support · no platform-level live results
- Subscription $20–140/month
Best for: English speakers · $30k+ capital · quant experience · TradingView signal users
A custodial exchange with built-in bots: a different product category
Strengths
- Very low 0.05% trading fee
- 16+ built-in bots, no monthly fee
- Singapore-registered + US FinCEN MSB licence
Weaknesses
- Custodial: your funds sit on Pionex, not on your own exchange account
- Not scored: custody fails the methodology's auto-fail rule #2
- No regular proof-of-reserves publication
Best for: Accepts exchange custody risk · small test amounts · wants Pionex-specific bots
Exchange built-in bots: Built into OKX, Binance, Bybit and Bitget. No separate account or API key needed. Exchanges →
Disclosure: CoinTech2u is our own product, so we list it first. Every other product is described with the same criteria, including its strengths. Links to CoinTech2u carry tracking parameters.