MetaStock pricing and MetaStock software price for R/T, D/C and XENITH data
MetaStock sells two programs, R/T for real-time traders and D/C for end-of-day traders, and each one needs a separate data subscription to run. R/T is $100 a month or $1,395 once, and its XENITH data adds $165 a month for the Americas. D/C is $499 once, or $74.95 a month bundled with its data.
- 1 THESIS
- 2 EVIDENCE
- 3 BACKTEST
- 4 RISK
- 5 VERDICT
02 EVIDENCE · FUNDAMENTALS
04 RISK · IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Sample scenarios, not a live backtest of what you typed. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Educational analysis only, not financial advice.
In short
MetaStock R/T costs $100 a month or $1,080 a year as a subscription, or $1,395 as a one-time purchase, and it needs a XENITH data subscription to run: $165 a month or $1,780 a year for North and South American data. Real-time quotes also need exchange fees, $5.09 a month each for NYSE, Nasdaq Level 1 and NYSE American. A US stock trader on monthly billing pays about $280 a month in total. MetaStock D/C, for end-of-day traders, is $499 once plus Daily Charts data at $39.95 a month, or $74.95 a month ($809.95 a year) as a bundle. Both have a 30-day free trial, and subscriptions and data are not covered by the money-back guarantee.
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SIDE BY SIDE - PRICING CHECKED OCTOBER 6, 2026
Every MetaStock option, who it is for, and the honest alternatives at each price
One card per MetaStock setup a buyer actually chooses between, plus the closest priced alternatives for a US trader, including an honest card for this site.
| Tool | Best for | Price (October 6, 2026) | The honest limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaStock D/C with Daily Charts | A swing or position trader who works from end-of-day charts on a Windows PC | $74.95 a month or $809.95 a year bundled; or $499 once plus $429.95 a year for data | Delayed data only; Windows only. |
| MetaStock R/T with XENITH | A day trader who wants intraday charts, news and system tests in one desktop program | $100 a month or $1,395 once, plus $165 a month for XENITH data and about $15 in US exchange fees | Data subscription is mandatory and not refundable. |
| AmiBroker | A formula-driven trader who wants a fast desktop backtester and owns a data feed | $299, $379 or $499 once, with 24 months of upgrades | Windows only; no data included; all sales final. |
| TC2000 | A trader who wants real-time charts and scanning in a browser or app for less | $24.99 to $99.99 a month, less billed yearly | No strategy backtester on any plan. |
| TrendSpider | A technical trader who wants charts, scans and backtests without a desktop install | $54 to $214 a month billed yearly, $89 to $349 monthly | Backtest depth capped by candle count per plan. |
| AgentTrading Starter | A trader who wants to know whether a rule has made money after costs, without writing formulas | $49 a month, or $288 a year. Analyst is $99 a month for 20 years of data | Daily bars only. No live charts, no real-time data, no intraday tests. |
Prices are the vendors' public list prices, checked October 6, 2026, and vendors change them. Verify current pricing and capabilities with each vendor before you buy.
MetaStock D/C with Daily Charts
A swing or position trader who works from end-of-day charts on a Windows PC
Full charting, explorations and system tests on delayed global data. Buy the license outright if you expect to keep it more than a year.
MetaStock R/T with XENITH
A day trader who wants intraday charts, news and system tests in one desktop program
About $3,043 a year billed yearly for US stocks in real time, by our arithmetic. A one-time license pays back early in the second year.
AmiBroker
A formula-driven trader who wants a fast desktop backtester and owns a data feed
The usual alternative for MetaStock users who mainly want system testing. Compared on our AmiBroker alternative page.
TC2000
A trader who wants real-time charts and scanning in a browser or app for less
Real-time US stocks included on every plan. Every plan and fee is on TC2000 pricing.
TrendSpider
A technical trader who wants charts, scans and backtests without a desktop install
Browser based, with point-and-click strategy tests. See every limit on TrendSpider pricing.
AgentTrading Starter
A trader who wants to know whether a rule has made money after costs, without writing formulas
MetaStock gives you a trading desktop. We answer one question: type a rule in plain English and it runs on adjusted daily data with costs on every trade, then reports every trade, the drawdown and a plain verdict against buy and hold. Start on the trading strategy tester.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. For educational and informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Consult a licensed advisor.
EVERY PRICE AND TERM, QUOTED FROM METASTOCK
MetaStock pricing as MetaStock states it, and what it means for your bill
Every row is quoted from MetaStock's price guide, its product pages, its return policy or its trial page. Where we computed a figure rather than read it, the row says so.
| Question a buyer asks | What MetaStock states | Where it is stated | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| What does MetaStock R/T cost? | "MetaStock R/T $1,395.00"; "MetaStock R/T Software Subscription $1,080 /yr $100 /mo". | Price guide, MetaStock Pro | Buy once or rent. Either way the data is extra. |
| Does R/T need a data subscription? | "requires a MetaStock XENITH subscription to operate". | R/T product page | Budget $165 a month or $1,780 a year for the Americas. |
| Is the data real time? | "delayed by approximately 20 minutes unless applicable exchange fees are paid". | R/T product page | Real time needs exchange lines on top of XENITH. |
| What are the US exchange fees? | New York Stock Exchange $5.09, Nasdaq Level 1 UTP $5.09, NYSE American $5.09, OPRA $5.36 a month. | Price guide, XENITH Exchanges | $15.27 a month for US stocks, $20.63 with options (our arithmetic). |
| What does a full R/T setup cost? | Not stated as a total. | Our arithmetic from the guide | About $280 a month monthly, or $3,043 a year billed yearly. |
| What does MetaStock D/C cost? | "MetaStock D/C $499.00"; bundle with data "$74.95 /mo" or "$809.95 /yr". | Price guide | Outright is cheaper from the second year. |
| Can D/C run without a data plan? | "a nominal $10 annual maintenance fee will be charged to non-subscribers". | D/C product page | Possible, but you supply your own data. |
| Is there a free trial? | "Get a 30-Day Trial" for R/T and for D/C. | Trial page | Use it before paying for XENITH. |
| Can I get my money back? | 30-day guarantee on "every non-subscription MetaStock retail product"; it "does not apply to our subscription-based products or data". | Return policy page | A one-time license is refundable for 30 days; data and subscriptions are not. |
| Does it run on a Mac? | Windows 11 (64-bit); MetaStock has "not officially tested" Macs and offers reasonable-effort support. | System requirements; return policy | Plan on a Windows PC with at least 16 GB of RAM. |
MetaStock product pricing guide (rendered), R/T and D/C product pages, 30 Day Money Back Guarantee page and trial page read on October 6, 2026. MetaStock changes prices, so confirm at checkout. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For educational and informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Consult a licensed advisor.
WHAT YOU GET - METASTOCK PRICING
MetaStock pricing, run on the bench
R/T from $100 a month
Or $1,080 a year, or $1,395 once. MetaStock R/T is the real-time version for day traders.
Data is a separate bill
R/T needs XENITH, $165 a month or $1,780 a year for North and South American data.
Exchange fees for real time
NYSE, Nasdaq Level 1 and NYSE American at $5.09 each. Without them the data runs about 20 minutes late.
D/C from $499 once
Or $74.95 a month with Daily Charts data bundled. The outright license is cheaper after the first year.
30-day trial on both
The money-back guarantee covers one-time licenses only, never subscriptions or data.
Backtesting is included
System Test is built in. It is Windows software and rules are written as formulas.
HOW IT WORKS - 4 STEPS
From a sentence to a stamped verdict
Pick the data speed you need
If you trade from daily charts, D/C is enough. If you trade intraday, you need R/T, XENITH and the exchange fees.
Price the whole setup
Add XENITH and three US exchanges to R/T, about $280 a month, before you compare it with a browser platform.
Run the 30-day trial first
Data payments are not refundable, so test on the trial before the first XENITH charge.
Test the rule before you buy the desk
If what you need is an answer to "does this rule work", type it into our trading strategy tester and compare it with buy and hold before you pay for a full trading desktop.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. For educational and informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Consult a licensed advisor.
On the same bench
MetaStock publishes a full price guide at metastock.com/products/pricing, which renders in the browser. We read the rendered guide on October 6, 2026, together with the R/T and D/C product pages, the 30-day return policy and the trial page. Every figure below is quoted from those pages unless we say we computed it.
| What you buy | Monthly | Yearly | One-time | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetaStock R/T software | $100 | $1,080 | $1,395 | Intraday charts, scans, system tests and forecasting for day traders |
| XENITH North/South American data | $165 | $1,780 | Not sold | The data R/T runs on, delayed about 20 minutes until exchange fees are paid |
| MetaStock D/C software | Bundle only | Bundle only | $499 | The end-of-day and swing trader version |
| XENITH for Daily Charts data | $39.95 | $429.95 | Not sold | Global delayed data for D/C |
| MetaStock D/C plus Daily Charts bundle | $74.95 | $809.95 | Not sold | Software and data on one subscription |
What MetaStock R/T really costs a US stock trader
The software price is the smaller half of the bill. MetaStock states that R/T "requires a MetaStock XENITH subscription to operate", and that the data "is delayed by approximately 20 minutes unless applicable exchange fees are paid". For US stocks that means three exchange lines from the same guide: New York Stock Exchange $5.09, Nasdaq Level 1 UTP $5.09 and NYSE American $5.09 a month. Add Options Price Reporting Authority at $5.36 if you trade options, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange at $150.61 if you trade futures.
| Setup, US stocks in real time | Per month | First year | Second year |
|---|---|---|---|
| R/T and XENITH, both billed monthly, plus 3 exchanges | $280.27 | $3,363.24 | $3,363.24 |
| R/T and XENITH, both billed yearly, plus 3 exchanges | $253.60 | $3,043.24 | $3,043.24 |
| R/T bought once, XENITH yearly, plus 3 exchanges | n/a | $3,358.24 | $1,963.24 |
All three rows are our arithmetic from MetaStock's listed prices. Buying R/T outright costs $315 more than the yearly subscription in year one and $1,080 less every year after, so it pays back early in the second year if you keep using it. The data subscription never goes away on either route.
MetaStock D/C, one-time or bundled
D/C is the cheaper door. It "can be purchased for a one-time charge or subscribed to monthly or yearly", and it uses continuous delayed data, "often only 15 minutes, but can be more". Bought outright at $499 with Daily Charts at $429.95 a year, the first year is $928.95 and each later year $429.95. The bundle is $809.95 a year, so the bundle wins in year one by $119 and the outright license wins from year two by $380 a year. D/C runs without a Daily Charts subscription, but MetaStock then charges "a nominal $10 annual maintenance fee", and you have to bring your own data.
What the MetaStock trial and refund cover
MetaStock offers a 30-day trial of R/T and D/C. Its money-back guarantee is narrower than most reviews suggest: it covers "every non-subscription MetaStock retail product", and "does not apply to our subscription-based products or data" or to training. So a $1,395 R/T license can come back within 30 days of purchase, but a XENITH payment cannot. Run the trial before you pay for data.
Does MetaStock have backtesting?
Yes. MetaStock R/T and D/C both include a System Test power tool, and testing a rule written in MetaStock's formula language is one of the program's long-standing strengths. The limits are practical rather than missing features: it is Windows software (MetaStock lists Windows 11, 64-bit, and a minimum of a 12-core Core i7 or 8-core Ryzen 7 with 16 GB of RAM), it does not officially support Macs, and the rules are written as formulas. If you want to test a rule without a desktop install or formula syntax, type it in plain English into our trading strategy tester, which runs it on adjusted daily data with costs on every trade. If you are comparing chart-and-scan platforms on price, TC2000 pricing starts at $24.99 a month with a 30-day money-back guarantee, and TrendSpider pricing covers a browser platform with backtests built in. The formula-driven desktop alternative most MetaStock users also look at is on our AmiBroker alternative page.
Add-ons are a third line on the bill. MetaStock's guide lists third-party systems and training as one-time purchases from $99 to $10,000 and as subscriptions from $47 to $299 a month. None is needed to use the software. How these licences and subscriptions add up across the category is covered in how much stock analysis software costs.
QUESTIONS - ASKED AND ANSWERED
MetaStock pricing questions and answers
How much does MetaStock cost?
MetaStock R/T costs $100 a month, $1,080 a year or $1,395 once, plus XENITH data at $165 a month or $1,780 a year for the Americas. MetaStock D/C costs $499 once plus Daily Charts data at $39.95 a month, or $74.95 a month bundled. Real-time US quotes add about $15 a month in exchange fees.
How much is MetaStock per month?
For a US stock trader using R/T in real time, about $280 a month on monthly billing: $100 for the software, $165 for XENITH data and $15.27 for NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American. Billed yearly that falls to about $254 a month. The D/C bundle for end-of-day traders is $74.95 a month.
Is MetaStock a one-time purchase?
It can be. MetaStock R/T is $1,395 and MetaStock D/C is $499 as one-time purchases. The data is never one-time: R/T needs a XENITH subscription to operate, and D/C needs Daily Charts data or your own data plus a $10 annual maintenance fee.
What is the difference between MetaStock R/T and D/C?
R/T is the real-time version for day traders, with intraday charts and XENITH news and data. D/C is the end-of-day version for swing and position traders, on delayed Daily Charts data. Both include charting, explorations, system tests and forecasting tools.
Does MetaStock have a free trial?
Yes. MetaStock offers a 30-day trial of both R/T and D/C on its trial page. Use it before paying for data, because MetaStock's money-back guarantee does not apply to subscriptions or data.
Does MetaStock offer refunds?
Only on one-time purchases. MetaStock gives a 30-day money-back guarantee on non-subscription retail products, one per customer per product, but it "does not apply to our subscription-based products or data" or to training products.
Does MetaStock have backtesting?
Yes. Both R/T and D/C include a System Test tool that tests rules written in MetaStock's formula language. It runs as Windows desktop software, so a Mac user needs a Windows machine or an unsupported workaround.
Does MetaStock work on a Mac?
Not officially. MetaStock lists Windows 11 (64-bit) and states that it has not officially tested its software on a Mac, so support there is a reasonable effort only. A Mac install is still covered by the 30-day guarantee on one-time purchases.
Is MetaStock worth the money?
MetaStock is worth it for a Windows-based trader who will use its formula language, system tests and many indicators every week. It is poor value if you mainly want to check whether one rule has worked, because the full real-time setup costs about $3,000 a year with data.
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