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Backtesting & Strategy Research · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026

AmiBroker

AmiBroker is a Windows technical analysis and portfolio backtesting platform.

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AmiBroker at a glance
87.6KEstimated total trafficModeled monthly visits944Ranking keywordsPublic search sample79/100Technical health15 pages checked1.8KReferring domainsLive backlink summary

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

AmiBroker is a Windows desktop application for technical analysis, charting, and portfolio backtesting of stocks, futures, mutual funds, and forex S1. It is used by traders and system developers to scan markets, test trading strategies, and automate order placement S1. Its practical value lies in combining ultra-fast backtesting, optimization, and a flexible formula language (AFL) in a single tool S1.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: AmiBroker is a technical analysis and portfolio backtesting software for Windows S1.
  • Core purpose: It helps traders test and optimize trading systems and scan markets for opportunities S1.
  • Intended users: Individual traders and system traders who need advanced backtesting and charting S1.
  • Product scope: A desktop application with charting, analysis, and auto-trading interfaces, plus companion tools AmiQuote and AFL Code Wizard S1.
  • Positioning: Positioned as a powerful, ultra-fast platform for system traders S1.
  • Claimed distinction: Claims AFL requires less typing and space than other languages for typical tasks S1.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
End-of-day and swing tradersUse the entry-level version for daily charting and backtesting S1.
System tradersBuild and validate trading systems with advanced backtesting and optimization S1.
Real-time tradersMonitor real-time quotes and place orders directly from code using the auto-trading interface S1.
Quantitative developersDevelop custom indicators and data plugins using the AmiBroker Development Kit S57.

Features

09

Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
ChartingCreate standard chart styles, drawing tools, and gradient charts for price and other data S1.
Portfolio backtestingTest trading systems on multiple securities with realistic account constraints and common portfolio equity S35.
OptimizationFind best-performing parameter combinations using user-defined objective functions S35.
Scanning (Exploration)Scan markets for opportunities and inefficiencies using the Exploration tool S1.
AFL programmingWrite trading systems and indicators in AmiBroker Formula Language with a state-of-the-art editor S1.
Real-time alertsSet user-definable alerts triggered by real-time price action with customizable notifications S35.
Data connectivityConnect to multiple data vendors and import free historical data from sources like Yahoo Finance S35.
10

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
eSignal, IQFeed, Interactive Brokers, QChartsData vendor integrationConnect to multiple real-time and historical data sources S35.
Open Data APIAPIConnect to any data source programmatically S35.
ODBC pluginIntegrationConnect to external databases S35.
DDE pluginIntegrationLink with DDE-compliant sources S35.
AmiBroker Development KitSDKDevelop custom indicator and data plugin DLLs in C/C++ S57.
IBControllerAdd-onAutomated trading interface for Interactive Brokers S57.
SSLAddOnAdd-onSend e-mail alerts to SMTP servers requiring SSL S57.

Pricing

11

Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Standard Edition$299 one-time, perpetual S1Portfolio backtesting; 2 threads per Analysis window; 24 months of upgrades S132-bit only; intraday from 1 minute S1
Professional Edition$379 one-time, perpetual S1Advanced backtesting and optimisation; tick to minute intervals; MAE/MFE stats; unlimited real-time symbols; 24 months of upgrades S1Not established S1
Ultimate Pack Pro$499 one-time, perpetual S1Professional Edition plus AmiQuote and AFL Code Wizard + AI Assistant; 64-bit and 32-bit; 24 months of upgrades S1Not established S1
Upgrades$159 to $189 one-time S1For existing users after free upgrade period S1Not applicable S1
Free trialFree S4130-day evaluation of full software S41Time-limited S41

Competition

12

Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
flaticon.com212short horizontal line
youtube.com226.5amibroker, short horizontal line
trustpilot.com111amibroker
docs.openalgo.in112amibroker
compart.com112short horizontal line
enlightenedstocktrading.com114amibroker
piliapp.com114short horizontal line
amiprofits.com115amibroker
quora.com116amibroker
thenounproject.com116short horizontal line

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

14

AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 1.3%

Scout traffic model did not return a separate AI-referral trend series for this domain.

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
identity2025 - celebrating 30 years of innovation with AmiBroker 7 introducing breakthrough AI/LLM-driven AFL Code Assistant that not only writes code for you, but also fixes errors, explains other people code and offers hands-on helphttps://amibroker.com/about.html

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

15

Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gapReview the sampled queries where flaticon.com appears.2 first-page appearances across short horizontal line

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • pricing: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

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Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
QuantifiedStrategies.comThoughts On Amibroker in 2026 (Review, Summary, Pros And Cons)Grounded web searchhighly powerful for coders but requires time and effort for beginners to learn. ... - While primarily a backtesting tool, Amibroker works reliably for automated trading across stocks, ETFs, and futures. - Its lifetime license cost is modest, making it a
ZekaiWorkAmiBroker Review: 8.4/10 — AI for Investors (2026)Grounded web searchhang of it. I can express complex logic concisely and the built-in ... "It's a fantastic tool for the price, but the learning curve for AFL is steep for a non-coder. Also, the user interface feels a bit dated and it's a shame it's not native on Mac."
InvestingBrokers.comAmibroker vs NinjaTraderGrounded web searchof Amibroker - Steep Learning Curve: Amibroker’s ... and AFL scripting language can be overwhelming for beginners. While the platform is highly customizable, new users may find it challenging to get started. - User Interface: While

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • AmiBroker Community Forum — / Category / Topics / / --- / --- / / Announcements & Discussions All kind of news and announcements, new user orientation, forum feedback and miscellaneous discussion goes here / 30 / / AmiBroker This is a place to discuss everything about AmiBroker, for both newbies and experts / 2254 / / AmiQuote How to download free data from various markets, what symbols to use, etc. / 275 / / AFL Programming Share AFL code samples, programming techniques, tips & tricks. If you have AFL question - ask here
  • Internet hate on Reddit - AmiBroker - AmiBroker Community Forum — Internet hate on Reddit - AmiBroker - AmiBroker Community Forum ... On "community support is hostile" ... The person who wrote that ... The critics in these threads share a common profile: they wanted a tool that behaved like whatever they already knew, were unwilling to invest time in learning a genuinely different paradigm, and then blamed the tool for the gap. AmiBroker rewards people who approach it on its own terms. It's fast, reliable, deep, and - crucially - it doesn't break when a SaaS v
  • Will AmiBroker develop add-on for connecting prop trade firm — I am not challenging Amibroker, I love to use Amibroker and used for a long time But the improvement seem can't keep up with the times. Amibroker was in the same tier with MT4 and Ninja Trader, but now is really falling behind. A financial software that can't use for making money/live trading, seems ..... On the backtest side , performance is getting stronger and stronger, but ... really just camping in the comfort zone. After i do everything with Amibroker, I need to translate to other software
  • Latest Data Sources topics - AmiBroker Community Forum — Topic / / Replies / Views / Activity / / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / / Unsupported ... / / About the Data Sources category Data Sources / / 0 / 1599 / May 22, 2017 / / IQFeed plugin ... tick filter IQFeed / / 27 / 659 / August
  • Uses, advantages & challenges of Amibroker. A Thread Amibroker is the most advanced technical analys... - Amit Jain — like backtesting, optimization, Monte Carlo simulation, Walk-forward testing, algo ... Apart from advantages there are some challanges too like.. One of the biggest challenge is the coding skill, Amibroker is not suitable for those who don't know coding.

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

17

Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipWe may share your personal information with the service providers working on our behalf. For example this may include payment processing, such as Digital River SWREG (SWREG privacy policy), FastSpring (FastSpring privacysource
Contact and supportThe AmiBroker.com is small software development business specialising in technical analysis software. AmiBroker.com is a data controller for this site. We have registered office in Wroclaw, Walbrzyska 55, Poland, EU membsource
Legal and privacyWe've updated our privacy policysource
Security and complianceNot published on the collected pages.—
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—
Domain registered2000-08-29—
Domain expires2027-08-29—

Not found on the collected pages: security and compliance, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

18

Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
AmiBroker 7.00 User's GuideGuidePublic tutorials and product guidance. (source)Not dated
AmiBroker Knowledge BaseHelp centerPublic help and knowledge-base resources. (source)Not dated
AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.Product updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Desktop application for Windows; no cloud or self-hosted version mentioned S1.S1
Platforms and appsWindows only; 32-bit and 64-bit versions available S1 S57.S1 S57
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Provides an open Data API, ODBC plugin, DDE plugin, and a Development Kit for C/C++ plugins S35 S57.S35 S57
Data ownership and exportSupports ASCII import/export with configurable column separators S51.S51
Performance and reliability claimsClaims "amazing speed" and a "blazing-fast" optimizer S1 S35.S1 S35
Release activityRegular updates documented in DevLog and news pages, e.g., version 6.40 and 7.00 S51 S41.S51 S41
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2000-08-29 — NameCheap, Inc.
Domain expires2027-08-29
TLS certificateLet's Encrypt, valid, expires 2027-01-18
Security headersnone served
Headers not servedHSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headerApache
Mail handled byamibroker.com
Nameserversns2.amibroker.com, ns1.amibroker.com
21

Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 79/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 58
  • Notices: 12

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/index.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/index.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/news.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/news.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/news.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/products.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/products.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/products.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/download.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/download.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/download.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/order.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/order.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/order.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/support.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/support.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/support.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://www.amibroker.com/paddle.html?
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://www.amibroker.com/paddle.html?
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.amibroker.com/paddle.html?
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/about.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/about.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/about.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/branding.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/branding.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/branding.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/terms.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/terms.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/terms.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/privacy.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/privacy.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/privacy.html
warningTitle length should be reviewed157https://amibroker.com/features.html
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed199https://amibroker.com/features.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/features.html
warningMissing meta description—https://amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html
warningPage should have one primary H10https://amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html
warningMissing meta description—https://amibroker.com/guide/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://amibroker.com/guide/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://amibroker.com/guide/
noticeLow visible word count127https://amibroker.com/guide/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/index.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/news.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/products.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/download.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/order.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/support.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://www.amibroker.com/paddle.html?
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/about.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/branding.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/terms.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/privacy.html
warningDuplicate title in audit sample13https://amibroker.com/features.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://amibroker.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://amibroker.com/index.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/news.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/products.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/download.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/order.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/support.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://www.amibroker.com/paddle.html?
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/about.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/branding.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/terms.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/privacy.html
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample11https://amibroker.com/features.html

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.11350269 mshttps://amibroker.com/
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1135089 mshttps://amibroker.com/index.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.11519267 mshttps://amibroker.com/news.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1643263 mshttps://amibroker.com/products.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1800265 mshttps://amibroker.com/download.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1135690 mshttps://amibroker.com/order.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.156390 mshttps://amibroker.com/support.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1727307 mshttps://www.amibroker.com/paddle.html?
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.181391 mshttps://amibroker.com/about.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.122888 mshttps://amibroker.com/branding.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1298089 mshttps://amibroker.com/terms.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1322590 mshttps://amibroker.com/privacy.html
200AmiBroker - Technical Analysis Software. Charting, Portfolio Backtesting, Scanning of stocks, futures, mutual funds, forex (currencies). Alerts. Free quotes.1183292 mshttps://amibroker.com/features.html
200What's new in AmiBroker 7.00012471180 mshttps://amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html
200AmiBroker 7.00 User's Guide012789 mshttps://amibroker.com/guide/

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

22

Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct15.8%
search65.9%
search organic65.8%
search paid0.0%
social0.7%
social organic0.7%
social paid0.0%
referrals16.2%
paid referrals0.0%
mail0.1%
gen ai1.3%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention any competitor products by name. Evidence gaps include lack of independent reviews, customer case studies, and detailed security or compliance information. Open questions remain about the exact feature differences between editions beyond pricing, and the current status of Yahoo data integration given known API issues S60.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 13 of 15 collected pages from amibroker.com, including the homepage, features, pricing, download, news, devlog, knowledge base, privacy, terms, and about pages. Static collection was complete; browser rendering rendering was partial; external proof search was performed but did not yield scraped review content. Sitemap was unavailable. Pricing was verified via an authoritative pricing table from the order page. Limitations include potential missing pages and the inability to verify external claims.

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