Sierra Chart pricing and Sierra Chart cost per service package with data fees
Sierra Chart sells five service packages from $26 to $56 a month, with 15%, 25% and 35% off when you pay for 3, 6 or 12 months. Real-time futures and stock data is a second bill, and what it costs depends on whether you hold a live funded futures account.
- 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
Sierra Chart costs $26, $36, $36, $46 or $56 a month for Service Packages 3, 5, 10, 11 and 12, and paying for 12 months takes 35% off ($16.90 to $36.40 a month). Only packages 10, 11 and 12 connect to a broker or to Sierra Chart's real-time Denali data feed. Exchange fees are extra: the full CME Group with market depth is $40.50 a month for a non-professional with a live funded futures account, and $145 a month per exchange for professionals and for anyone without a trading account. A typical futures day trader on Package 11 with CME depth pays $86.50 a month. There is a 21-day free trial and no one-time purchase option.
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SIDE BY SIDE - PRICING CHECKED OCTOBER 7, 2026
Every Sierra Chart package, who it is for, and the honest alternatives at each price
One card per Sierra Chart setup a buyer actually chooses between, plus the closest alternatives for a US trader, including an honest card for this site.
| Tool | Best for | Price (October 7, 2026) | The honest limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Chart Package 3 or 5 (Base) | A trader who wants charting and simulated trading on Sierra Chart's own delayed, forex and crypto data | $26 or $36 a month; $16.90 or $23.40 a month paid for 12 months | No broker connection and no Denali real-time feed. |
| Sierra Chart Package 10 (Integrated Standard) | A futures or stock trader who needs a broker connection and real-time data without order flow studies | $36 a month or $280.80 for 12 months, plus $2 to $40.50 a month in CME fees or $10 for the US stock tape | No TPO, Numbers Bars or Market by Order. |
| Sierra Chart Package 11 or 12 (Advanced) | An order flow trader who reads footprint charts, market profile and depth | $46 or $56 a month; $358.80 or $436.80 for 12 months, plus $40.50 a month for CME Group depth | Needs a live funded futures account for the $40.50 rate; otherwise $145 an exchange. |
| NinjaTrader | A futures trader who wants a broker and a strategy backtester from one company | Platform free to use for charts, backtesting and simulation; costs arrive as commissions and data when you trade live | Futures only; strategies are written in C#. |
| TC2000 | A stock trader who wants real-time charts and scans without managing data feeds | $24.99 to $99.99 a month, less billed yearly | No strategy backtester on any plan; no futures. |
| MetaStock | A Windows trader who wants formula-based system tests on stocks | D/C $74.95 a month with data; R/T about $280 a month with data and US exchange fees | Data is a mandatory second subscription. |
| AgentTrading Starter | A trader who wants to know whether a stock or ETF rule has made money after costs, without spreadsheets or C++ | $49 a month, or $288 a year. Analyst is $99 a month for 20 years of data | Daily bars only. No futures, no intraday data, no live charts, no order entry. |
Prices are the vendors' public list prices, checked October 7, 2026, and vendors change them. Verify current pricing and capabilities with each vendor before you buy.
Sierra Chart Package 3 or 5 (Base)
A trader who wants charting and simulated trading on Sierra Chart's own delayed, forex and crypto data
The cheapest way to learn the platform after the 21-day trial. Package 5 adds TPO, Numbers Bars and the market depth graph.
Sierra Chart Package 10 (Integrated Standard)
A futures or stock trader who needs a broker connection and real-time data without order flow studies
About $42 a month with the full CME Group at top of book, by our arithmetic. The usual starting point for a live account.
Sierra Chart Package 11 or 12 (Advanced)
An order flow trader who reads footprint charts, market profile and depth
Package 11 with CME depth comes to $86.50 a month. Package 12 adds Market by Order data for $10 more.
NinjaTrader
A futures trader who wants a broker and a strategy backtester from one company
The Strategy Analyzer runs optimization and walk-forward tests. Compared on our NinjaTrader alternative page.
TC2000
A stock trader who wants real-time charts and scans without managing data feeds
Real-time US stocks are included on every plan. Every plan and fee is on TC2000 pricing.
MetaStock
A Windows trader who wants formula-based system tests on stocks
A much higher bill than Sierra Chart for a similar desktop role on stocks. Full breakdown on MetaStock pricing.
AgentTrading Starter
A trader who wants to know whether a stock or ETF rule has made money after costs, without spreadsheets or C++
Sierra Chart is a trading desk for intraday futures. We answer one question about stocks and ETFs: 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 SIERRA CHART
Sierra Chart pricing as Sierra Chart states it, and what it means for your bill
Every row is quoted from Sierra Chart's own documentation pages. Where we computed a figure rather than read it, the row says so.
| Question a buyer asks | What Sierra Chart states | Where it is stated | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| What does Sierra Chart cost per month? | Package 3 "26 USD/month", Package 5 "36 USD/month", Package 10 "36 USD/month", Package 11 "46 USD/month", Package 12 "56 USD/month". | Service Packages and Pricing | The package you need is set by connectivity first, studies second. |
| Is there a yearly discount? | 3 months 15%, 6 months 25%, 12 months 35%. Package 11 for 12 months is "358.8 USD (29.9 USD/Month)". | Multiple Month Purchase Discount table | A year of Package 11 saves $193.20 against paying monthly (our arithmetic). |
| Can the cheapest package connect to my broker? | Base packages "will not connect to Interactive Brokers, CQG or Rithmic" and do not support the Denali Exchange Data Feed. | Service Packages and Pricing | Live trading or real-time futures data needs Package 10, 11 or 12. |
| What does real-time CME data cost? | "Full CME Group (CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX) with Market Depth for non-professional Trading accounts 40.50 USD / month"; without depth "6.00 USD / month". | Denali Exchange Data Feed, Supported Exchanges | Add $6 to $40.50 to the package price. |
| What if I have no futures account? | "CME, For professionals and users without a trading account 145.00 USD / month". | Denali Exchange Data Feed, Supported Exchanges | Real-time CME data without a live funded account costs the professional rate. |
| What does real-time US stock data cost? | "US Equities Consolidated Tape 10.00 USD / month", for professionals "100.00 USD / month"; "NASDAQ TotalView US stock data 17.00 USD / month". | Denali Exchange Data Feed, Supported Exchanges | Stocks are cheap for a non-professional and ten times more for a professional. |
| Are exchange fees prorated? | "Exchange fees are billed in full each month no matter when they are activated". | Denali Exchange Data Feed | Activate at the start of a month, never at the end. |
| Is there a free trial? | A new account "is placed on a Free Trial for a period of 21 days"; intraday charts limited to 10 days, daily charts to 186 days. | What Is Included in the Free Trial | Enough to learn the platform, not enough to judge a long back test. |
| Can I get a refund? | Usage time "is only refunded in whole month (31 day) increments"; "A processing fee of 5 USD"; "Refund requests for exchange fees will not be made". | Purchase and License Information, Refunds | Pay monthly until you are sure. |
| Can I buy Sierra Chart once? | "The answer is no, and this is something that would never be offered." | Service Packages and Pricing, One Time Purchase Option | It is a subscription for as long as you use it. |
| How many computers can I use? | Each account "can by default be used on 2 computer systems at the same time"; real-time exchange data on a second computer needs additional exchange fees. | Purchase and License Information, Licensing | One account covers a desk and a laptop for charting. |
Sierra Chart documentation read on October 7, 2026: Description of Service Packages and Pricing (last modified September 8, 2026), Denali Exchange Data Feed, What Is Included in the Free Trial, Purchase and License Information. Sierra Chart changes prices without notice, so confirm in your account before you pay. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For educational and informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Consult a licensed advisor.
WHAT YOU GET - SIERRA CHART PRICING
Sierra Chart pricing, run on the bench
$26 to $56 a month
Five service packages. Packages 3 and 5 are Base, packages 10, 11 and 12 are Integrated.
35% off for 12 months
Also 15% for 3 months and 25% for 6. Package 11 falls from $46 to $29.90 a month.
Broker connection from $36
Only the Integrated packages connect to Interactive Brokers, CQG, Rithmic or the Denali feed.
CME data from $2 to $40.50
Non-professional rates, and only with a live funded futures account that Sierra Chart verifies monthly.
$145 an exchange otherwise
Professionals and users without a trading account pay the professional CME rate for real time.
21-day trial, no one-time license
The trial limits chart history. Refunds come in whole 31-day blocks, less a $5 fee.
HOW IT WORKS - 4 STEPS
From a sentence to a stamped verdict
Decide whether you need a connection
If you will trade through a broker or want real-time futures data, skip the Base packages and start at Package 10.
Check which exchange rate applies to you
With a live funded futures account you pay $2 to $40.50 for CME data. Without one, or as a professional, it is $145 an exchange.
Pay one month before you pay twelve
Refunds only come in whole 31-day blocks and never on exchange fees, so confirm the setup works with your broker first.
Test the stock rule separately
If part of what you want is to check a stock or ETF rule over many years, type it into our trading strategy tester and compare it with buy and hold.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. For educational and informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Consult a licensed advisor.
On the same bench
Sierra Chart publishes its prices in its documentation instead of on a marketing page, which is why most pricing roundups quote them second hand. We read four of those documents on October 7, 2026: Description of Service Packages and Pricing (last modified September 8, 2026), Denali Exchange Data Feed, What Is Included in the Free Trial, and Purchase and License Information. Every figure below is quoted from them unless we say we computed it.
| Service package | 1 month | 12 months, per month | 12 months, total | Connects to a broker or Denali? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package 3, Base Standard | $26 | $16.90 | $202.80 | No |
| Package 5, Base with Advanced Features | $36 | $23.40 | $280.80 | No |
| Package 10, Integrated Standard | $36 | $23.40 | $280.80 | Yes |
| Package 11, Integrated with Advanced Features | $46 | $29.90 | $358.80 | Yes |
| Package 12, Advanced Features and Market by Order | $56 | $36.40 | $436.80 | Yes |
The discount table is Sierra Chart's own: 15% for 3 months, 25% for 6 months and 35% for 12 months. Sierra Chart adds that "all pricing is subject to small price changes over time without notice".
Which Sierra Chart package do you need?
The split that matters is Base against Integrated. Sierra Chart states that the Base packages "do not support connections to external provided Data or Trading services", so they "will not connect to Interactive Brokers, CQG or Rithmic", and they do not support the Denali Exchange Data Feed either. If you trade through a broker or want real-time futures data, you need Package 10, 11 or 12. Package 5 and Package 10 cost the same $36, and they are different products: 5 adds the advanced studies to a platform that cannot connect out, 10 connects out without them.
The Advanced Features are the order flow studies: TPO Chart Study, Numbers Bars, Numbers Bars Calculated Values and Market Depth Historical Graph. Package 12 adds Market by Order data. A trader who reads footprint charts and market profile wants Package 11. A trader who only needs charts, studies and order entry is covered by Package 10.
What Sierra Chart costs with real-time data
Sierra Chart says the Denali feed has "2 components to the cost": the Integrated package and the exchange fees. The fee you pay turns on one condition. The cheaper non-professional CME Group rates "require a verified funded trading account with a supported trading service", and Sierra Chart has to connect to that account at least once a month. If you cannot meet that, the row that applies to you is "For professionals and users without a trading account".
| Denali exchange option | Non-professional with a live funded account | Professional, or no trading account |
|---|---|---|
| Full CME Group (CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX) with market depth | $40.50 a month | $145 a month per exchange |
| Full CME Group, top of book | $6 a month | $145 a month per exchange |
| One CME Group exchange, top of book | $2 a month | $145 a month |
| One CME Group exchange with market depth | $13.50 a month | $145 a month |
| US Equities Consolidated Tape | $10 a month | $100 a month |
| Nasdaq TotalView US stock data | $17 a month | $90 a month |
| EUREX EOBI | $25 a month | $130 a month |
Put the two bills together and these are the setups people actually run. The totals are our arithmetic from Sierra Chart's listed prices.
| Setup | Per month, paid monthly | Per year, package paid for 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Charts on delayed data, Package 3 | $26 | $202.80 |
| Futures, Package 10 plus full CME Group top of book | $42 | $352.80 |
| Futures order flow, Package 11 plus full CME Group with depth | $86.50 | $844.80 |
| US stocks, Package 10 plus Consolidated Tape | $46 | $400.80 |
| Futures with no trading account, Package 10 plus CME only at the professional rate | $181 | $2,020.80 |
The last row is the one that surprises people. Someone who wants Sierra Chart purely to study or test ES futures in real time, without opening a futures account, pays $145 a month for the CME alone, more than four times the package. The way around it is the Delayed Exchange Data Feed, which is included in every package and streams delayed futures and stock data with market depth. Exchange fees are also "billed in full each month no matter when they are activated", and Sierra Chart notes that the CME Group gives a free trial to the end of the month you activate in, so start an exchange on the first days of a month.
Sierra Chart free trial, refunds and what happens when you stop paying
A new account gets a free trial "for a period of 21 days" with full software functionality. Two limits apply during it: intraday charts load 10 days of data and daily charts 186 days, and external services such as Interactive Brokers, CQG and Rithmic are not supported until you pay. That means you cannot judge a long backtest or your own broker connection on the trial alone.
There is no card subscription to cancel. You add credit to a Services Balance and Sierra Chart deducts the package and exchange fees from it; when the balance runs out, the account drops into Free Mode, where you can still open charts and your existing data but cannot connect to external services or use the advanced features. Refunds are narrow: unused time comes back only "in whole month (31 day) increments", with a $5 processing fee, nothing under $10, and "refund requests for exchange fees will not be made". If you are unsure, pay one month at a time, because the 35% discount is not worth much on time you cannot get back in part.
Does Sierra Chart have backtesting?
Yes. Sierra Chart documents back testing of automated trading systems through its chart replay, and systems are built either as spreadsheet studies or in its C++ study interface. Its own documentation warns that there are "differences in the timing of each chart update" between a back test or replay and real-time trading, so results need checking at slow replay speed. This is a tool for intraday futures traders who are comfortable with spreadsheet formulas or C++. It runs on Windows, and Sierra Chart points Mac and Linux users to Wine or CrossOver.
If what you want to test is a stock or ETF rule on daily bars over 10 to 25 years, that is a different job, and you can type it in plain English into our trading strategy tester, which runs it on adjusted daily data with costs on every trade. For other futures platforms, our NinjaTrader alternative page and does NinjaTrader have backtesting cover the Strategy Analyzer, and TradeStation backtesting covers EasyLanguage. For desktop charting on stocks, compare MetaStock pricing and TC2000 pricing. Why the professional rate is so much higher than the non-professional one, and how 20 other vendors handle it, is laid out on non-professional subscriber.
QUESTIONS - ASKED AND ANSWERED
Sierra Chart pricing questions and answers
How much does Sierra Chart cost?
Sierra Chart costs $26 to $56 a month depending on the service package: $26 for Package 3, $36 for Package 5 or 10, $46 for Package 11 and $56 for Package 12. Paying for 12 months takes 35% off. Real-time exchange data is extra, from $2 to $40.50 a month for CME Group data on a non-professional funded account.
Is Sierra Chart free?
No, apart from a 21-day free trial on a new account. After the trial the account drops to Free Mode, which still opens charts and your existing data but cannot connect to external data or trading services.
Which Sierra Chart package do I need?
You need Package 10, 11 or 12 if you trade through a broker such as Interactive Brokers, CQG or Rithmic, or want the real-time Denali data feed. Choose Package 11 for TPO charts and Numbers Bars, and Package 12 for Market by Order data. Packages 3 and 5 only use Sierra Chart's own included data.
How much is Sierra Chart data?
Sierra Chart's Denali feed charges exchange fees on top of the package. For a non-professional with a live funded futures account, one CME Group exchange at top of book is $2 a month, the full CME Group is $6, and the full CME Group with market depth is $40.50. US stocks on the Consolidated Tape are $10 a month.
Can I use Sierra Chart without a broker?
Yes, for charting, replay and simulated trading on the included delayed data. Real-time CME data without a live funded trading account is charged at the rate for "professionals and users without a trading account", which is $145 a month per exchange, so most users without a broker stay on delayed data.
Does Sierra Chart have a lifetime license?
No. Sierra Chart states that a one-time purchase option "would never be offered", because the price covers ongoing market data services, order routing, support and software updates. The longest prepayment is 12 months, at a 35% discount.
Does Sierra Chart offer refunds?
Partly. Unused usage time is refunded only in whole 31-day increments, a $5 processing fee is deducted, amounts under $10 are not refunded, and exchange fees are never refunded. Sierra Chart may also deduct support costs. Paying month to month avoids most of the exposure.
Does Sierra Chart have backtesting?
Yes. Sierra Chart back tests automated trading systems through chart replay, with systems built as spreadsheet studies or in its C++ study interface. Its documentation notes timing differences between a back test and real-time trading, so results should be checked in a slow replay.
Does Sierra Chart work on a Mac?
Not natively. Sierra Chart lists Windows as its operating system requirement and directs Mac and Linux users to run it through Wine or CrossOver, with extra network settings that it describes as mandatory under Linux and Wine.
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