Quantower vs R|Trader Pro (2026): the comparison
Quantower costs $70/month bought direct. R|Trader Pro costs Free. 8 prop firms we track include Quantower at no extra cost, against 6 for R|Trader Pro. The table below compares price, systems, order flow, markets and data feeds line by line. Verified on 22 September 2026.
Last verified: 22 September 2026In short
Quantower
Quantower is a trading platform (charting + execution) built by Quantower LLC, available on Windows for futures, forex / cfd, crypto, stocks, options. Its list price starts at $70/month, and 12 prop firms we track offer it to their traders, 8 of them at no extra cost. Data verified on 22 September 2026.
R|Trader Pro
R|Trader Pro is a trading platform (charting + execution) built by Rithmic LLC, available on Windows for futures. Its list price starts at Free, and 8 prop firms we track offer it to their traders, 6 of them at no extra cost. Data verified on 22 September 2026.
| Criterion | QuantowerCharting + executionVisit | R|Trader ProCharting + executionVisit |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Charting + execution | Charting + execution |
| From | $70/month | Free |
| Included at | Goat Funded Futures, Phidias Propfirm, Alpha Futures, Take Profit Trader, Topstep, Tradeify, Lucid Trading, TradeDay | Phidias Propfirm, Tradeify, Take Profit Trader, Lucid Trading, TradeDay, Earn2Trade |
| Prop firms | 12 | 8 |
| Systems | Win | Win |
| Order flow | 4/4 | 1/4 |
| Market replay | Yes | No |
| Backtesting | No | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | No | No |
| Markets | Futures, Forex / CFD, Crypto, Stocks, Options | Futures |
| Data feeds | Rithmic, CQG, dxFeed, Tradovate | Rithmic |
| Free trial | No | No |
Verdict
Across the 13 criteria compared, Quantower wins 5 and R|Trader Pro wins 1. Quantower therefore leads on the number of criteria. Every row points at a verified field: there is no absolute winner, only a winner per criterion. Pick the one that matters to how you trade.
Quantower vs R|Trader Pro: frequently asked questions
Quantower or R|Trader Pro: which is cheaper?
Quantower is $70/month and R|Trader Pro is Free, bought direct, recorded on 22 September 2026. The real cost depends mostly on the prop firm you pick: some include one or the other at no extra cost.
Can you get Quantower or R|Trader Pro at no extra cost?
Quantower is included at no extra cost by 8 prop firms we track (Goat Funded Futures, Phidias Propfirm, Alpha Futures, Take Profit Trader, Topstep, Tradeify, Lucid Trading, TradeDay); R|Trader Pro by 6 (Phidias Propfirm, Tradeify, Take Profit Trader, Lucid Trading, TradeDay, Earn2Trade).
Quantower or R|Trader Pro: which one for order flow?
Quantower includes: Footprint / order flow, Volume profile, Order book (DOM), Liquidity heatmap, Market replay, API, Alerts, Multi-monitor. R|Trader Pro includes: Order book (DOM), API, Multi-monitor.
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