| FxBacktest | FXAbsolute | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier; Pro €12/month, Ultra €39/month, or €89 once | Free, with no paid tier above it |
| Instruments | 28 — forex, indices, metals, crypto and stocks | 15 |
| Timeframes | 7 — M1 to D1 | 10 |
| Historical data | Not stated on the site | 5 years of 1-minute bars, 2021 to 2026 |
| Indicators | One at a time on the free plan | Unlimited — every indicator, at once |
| Saved sessions | 3 saved sessions on the free plan | Unlimited |
| Trades per session | Capped per session on the paid tiers | Unlimited |
| Account needed | Registration required, no card for the free plan | None on a first visit; a free account from the second |
| Download needed | None — it runs in the browser | None — it runs in the browser |
Prices and limits change. Everything in the FxBacktest column was read from their own site on 10 September 2026. Check it there before you decide anything on the strength of this page.
Stated first, and plainly, because a comparison published by one of the two tools is worth nothing if it wins every row.
FxBacktest carries 28 to this site’s 15, and includes stocks, which FXAbsolute does not have at all.
FxBacktest ships prop-firm challenge simulations. There is no equivalent here.
One at a time on their free plan against every indicator at once here. If your method needs an EMA and an RSI on screen together, their free tier cannot show you it.
Three saved sessions against no limit. Three is enough to evaluate an interface and not enough to build a record of a strategy.
Ten against seven.
Their free plan is the entry point to €12 and €39 a month. Here there is no tier above free, so nothing you learn to rely on is later taken away.
Pick FxBacktest if you need stocks, prop-firm challenge practice, or the wider instrument list, and you are willing to pay for the version without caps. Pick FXAbsolute if you want to run many sessions with several indicators on screen and never meet a limit, and if you would rather not build a habit on a tier that expects you to upgrade.
Nothing, and there is no tier above it. All 15 instruments, all 10 timeframes, every indicator and drawing tool, unlimited sessions, unlimited trades, the journal and the full analytics, at no cost and with no card. Your first visit asks for nothing at all; from the second you are asked for a free account, which unlocks nothing because nothing is locked — it exists so a returning trader can be reached.
It has a free plan, checked on 10 September 2026, which carries all 28 instruments and all 7 timeframes but limits you to one indicator at a time and three saved sessions. Above it are paid tiers at €12 and €39 a month, and a one-time purchase. Confirm current pricing on their own site before deciding.
FxBacktest, clearly. It lists 28 including stocks; FXAbsolute has 15 and no stocks at all. If your instrument is not among the 15 here, that settles it.
FXAbsolute, on every cap that exists. Unlimited indicators against one, unlimited saved sessions against three, unlimited trades and ten timeframes against seven. FxBacktest’s free plan reaches more markets; FXAbsolute’s does more inside the ones it has.
No. Both run entirely in a browser on any modern machine, including a phone.