Quantower vs Sierra Chart (2026): the comparison

Quantower costs $70/month bought direct. Sierra Chart costs $26/month. 8 prop firms we track include Quantower at no extra cost, against 2 for Sierra Chart. The table below compares price, systems, order flow, markets and data feeds line by line. Verified on 21 September 2026.

Last verified: 21 September 2026

In 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 21 September 2026.

Sierra Chart

Sierra Chart is a trading platform (charting + execution) built by Sierra Chart, available on Windows for futures, forex / cfd, stocks, crypto. Its list price starts at $26/month, and 6 prop firms we track offer it to their traders, 2 of them at no extra cost. Data verified on 21 September 2026.

Quantower vs Sierra Chart: compared on data verified 21 Sept 2026
CriterionQuantowerCharting + executionVisit Sierra ChartCharting + executionVisit
TypeCharting + executionCharting + execution
From$70/month$26/month
Included atGoat Funded Futures, Alpha Futures, Take Profit Trader, Topstep, Phidias Propfirm, Tradeify, TradeDay, Lucid TradingLucid Trading, TradeDay
Prop firms126
SystemsWinWin
Order flow4/44/4
Market replayYesYes
BacktestingNoYes
APIYesYes
Copy tradingNoNo
MarketsFutures, Forex / CFD, Crypto, Stocks, OptionsFutures, Forex / CFD, Stocks, Crypto
Data feedsRithmic, CQG, dxFeed, TradovateRithmic, CQG, Teton (Sierra Chart)
Free trialNoNo

Verdict

Across the 13 criteria compared, Quantower wins 3 and Sierra Chart wins 2. 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 Sierra Chart: frequently asked questions

Quantower or Sierra Chart: which is cheaper?

Quantower is $70/month and Sierra Chart is $26/month, bought direct, recorded on 21 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 Sierra Chart at no extra cost?

Quantower is included at no extra cost by 8 prop firms we track (Goat Funded Futures, Alpha Futures, Take Profit Trader, Topstep, Phidias Propfirm, Tradeify, TradeDay, Lucid Trading); Sierra Chart by 2 (Lucid Trading, TradeDay).

Quantower or Sierra Chart: which one for order flow?

Quantower includes: Footprint / order flow, Volume profile, Order book (DOM), Liquidity heatmap, Market replay, API, Alerts, Multi-monitor. Sierra Chart includes: Footprint / order flow, Volume profile, Order book (DOM), Liquidity heatmap, Market replay, Backtesting, API, Alerts, Multi-monitor.

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