A free Gunbot alternative that runs in the cloud

The short answer

Gunbot sells lifetime licences from about $99 to $499 depending on edition and promotion, with backtesting from its Pro licence, and it runs locally on your own device. On AlgoBars, bots, unlimited live strategies and unlimited backtests are free, and strategies run 24/7 on AlgoBars servers so you can switch your computer off. AlgoBars trades crypto (BTC, ETH, SOL and more against USD) through its integrated brokers rather than directly on your own exchange account.

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Last updated October 10, 2026

Gunbot vs AlgoBars

Gunbot figures from its own pricing pages or cited listings, checked October 2026.

	Gunbot	AlgoBars (free)
Price	Lifetime licences from about $99 to $499	Free
Backtesting	Pro licence and above	Free and unlimited
Where it runs	Your own computer or server, kept on	AlgoBars servers, 24/7
Where it trades	Your exchange accounts by API	Integrated brokers

Everything you would pay for, free on AlgoBars

Here is what a crypto bots trader gets on AlgoBars at $0, compared with paying for Gunbot.

What you get	On AlgoBars
No coding required	Build in plain words or no-code blocks, or write AlgoBarsX (ABX), AlgoBars' own trading language
Strategies running 24/7	Free on AlgoBars servers, with no VPS
Live strategies and broker connections	Unlimited
Backtesting	Free and unlimited, on every account
Strategy optimizer	Free
Live trading	Free on 334 integrated brokers and 131 prop firms
Copy trading	Unlimited copy trades, free

What actually costs money on AlgoBars

Every platform feature is free on every account, every month: no card, no trial and nothing to cancel. You only pay for AI usage: AI writing a strategy, indicator or alert for you, AI analysis and chat, and auto-trading on external (non-integrated) brokers. You get 250 credits free every month, and more cost $1 per 100. Anything you write yourself, every backtest, every import and trading on integrated brokers stay free.

Step by step: move from Gunbot to AlgoBars

Create a free AlgoBars account. No card is needed, and there is no trial clock.
Set up your chart with the indicators you use. There is no per-chart cap and custom indicators are unlimited.
Test it: backtests are free and unlimited. Check robustness with walk-forward analysis and Monte Carlo simulation, also free.
Go live on one of 334 integrated brokers. Strategies keep running on AlgoBars servers when you log off.

When Gunbot may still suit you

Gunbot suits crypto traders who want a bot running on their own hardware with no cloud account.

Backtests you can trust

AlgoBars backtests use only the data available at each moment and fill orders on the next bar, so a result reflects your rules, not hindsight. They show the raw price move, before spread and commission, so you see the edge of the rules themselves. Check each broker's spread with the broker spread map before going live.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free Gunbot alternative?

Yes. AlgoBars gives you the same core job free: unlimited backtesting with walk-forward analysis and Monte Carlo simulation, on every account.

What does Gunbot cost compared with AlgoBars?

Gunbot: Lifetime licences from about $99 to $499; backtesting from the Pro licence, as published when checked. AlgoBars: $0 for every platform feature, on every account.

Is AlgoBars really free?

Yes. Every platform feature is free on every account, with no card and no trial clock. Only AI usage costs credits, and you get 250 free every month.

Does AlgoBars charge for backtesting?

No. Backtests are free and unlimited on every account, on any market and timeframe AlgoBars has data for. Walk-forward analysis and Monte Carlo simulation are free too.

When is Gunbot still a good choice?