How the
WhichBot score works.

Every bot gets a score from 0 to 10, computed by the same fixed formula from the data shown on its page. No editor's adjustments, no hand-picked numbers. Bots never pay for placement or for their score. Affiliate links (where we have them) don't change the formula.

The formula (10 points)

• Safety & custody — up to 3.5 points, the biggest single part:
  • Security record — up to 2. No publicly reported incident = 2; a single incident where the company says API keys were not taken = 1; a confirmed API-key leak or funds lost = 0. Incidents are listed with sources on each bot's page.
  • Custody — up to 1.5. Non-custodial (trade-only API keys, or self-hosted on your own machine) = 1.5; signal-only, or broker-routed through a registered broker-dealer (SEC/FINRA, SIPC member) with no funds held by the bot = 1.5; custodial (the platform holds your funds) = 0.75; varies or unknown = 0.5.
• Price value — up to 2 points. Cheapest starting price per month: free / $0 = 2; up to $20 = 1.75; up to $50 = 1.5; up to $100 = 1; above $100 = 0.5; unknown = 0.5 (neutral). Euro prices are converted at an approximate €1 = $1.08 for scoring only.
• Ease of use — up to 1.5 points. Hosted / cloud with no-code or preset bots = 1.5; hosted but strategies need scripting or webhook setup = 1; self-hosted or requires running code yourself = 0.5. Based only on whether the product is cloud or self-hosted/open-source and whether it advertises no-code or visual building.
• Free plan or trial — up to 1 point. Confirmed free plan or free trial = 1; confirmed none = 0; not verified = 0.5 (neutral).
• Exchange / broker coverage — up to 1.5 points. Supported exchanges or brokers ÷ 20 × 1.5, capped at 20.
• Data completeness — up to 0.5 points. Share of five facts we could verify (price, free-tier status, exchange list, custody, sources) × 0.5.

Total = sum of the parts, rounded to one decimal. 9.0+ is shown green; 7.0–8.9 is neutral; below 7.0 is flagged red. Crypto and stock bots are ranked separately (shown as e.g. "#2 in Crypto"); bots that do both appear in both rankings.

What the score is not

It is not a performance rating. We don't measure whether a bot makes money; nobody can promise that. It rewards a clean security record, keeping your funds in your control, fair pricing, ease of use and broad coverage. Trading bots can lose money. Not financial advice.

Data & checks

Prices, exchange lists and safety notes come from each bot's own pages (a few prices from third-party listings where the official page couldn't be read; those are noted). Each field shows the date it was last checked. We re-check weekly and the score updates automatically.

Every bot's breakdown