CRTLAB alternative · checked 20 Oct 2026

CRTLAB Alternative:
No Weekly Candle Allowance

10,000 candles a week, reset every Friday.

CRTLAB is a clean browser replay tool with ICT overlays, 38 markets and every feature on its free plan — but the free plan meters replay at 10,000 candles a week. On one-minute charts that runs out in about a week of one market. FxBacktest has no candle meter, covers 105 markets and adds multi-timeframe replay, strategy scripting and real ticks.

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WHAT 10,000 CANDLES BUYS On M1, a 24-hour market prints 1,440 candles a day — so CRTLAB's free week covers about 7 days of one pair. ≈ 7 DAYS OF M1vsNO METER
105
MARKETS
M1–MN
13 TIMEFRAMES
€12
PRO PER MONTH
NO INSTALL
IN YOUR BROWSER
105 MARKETS
VS 38 ON CRTLAB
+NO CANDLE METER
+105 MARKETS
+MULTI-TIMEFRAME
+AI STRATEGY SCRIPTS
Data from Dukascopy
AT A GLANCE

CRTLAB vs FxBacktest,
line by line.

Both replay bar by bar from M1 to monthly with stops, targets and a journal. The gaps are the candle meter, market count and automation.

FEATURECRTLABFXBACKTEST
Free replay
~10,000 candles a week, resets Friday
✓No candle meter
Account to try
✓Not needed
~Free account (email or Google)
Paid plan
✓$14.99/mo, unlimited replay
✓Pro €12/mo, Ultra €39/mo, €89 once
Markets
~38
✓105
Timeframes
✓1 minute to 1 month
✓13, M1 to MN
Multi-timeframe replay
×Not listed
✓Synced panes (Pro)
Risk-based lot sizing in replay
×Separate calculator only
✓Size follows your risk %
Strategy automation / AI
×Not listed
✓FXScript + Claude assistant
ICT overlays
✓Built in
~Indicators you add or script
Prop firm mode
✓Included
✓Phases, targets, daily + max drawdown
Tick data
×Not listed
~20 symbols (Ultra)
Desktop build
✓Available
×Browser only
✓YES~PARTLY / PAID ONLY×NO / NOT LISTED

CRTLAB details read from crtlab.pro on 20 October 2026. FxBacktest is not affiliated with CRTLAB. Plans change — check their site before you pay.

WHAT CRTLAB IS MISSING

What CRTLAB
doesn't list.

CRTLAB keeps its feature set small and focused. Here is what sits outside it.

67 more markets

CRTLAB lists 38 markets. FxBacktest has 105, including more FX crosses, energy, ETFs, bonds and commodities beside the indices, metals, crypto and stocks both cover.

ALL PLANS
Synced multi-timeframe replay

Trade M15 while H1 and H4 replay beside it, every pane locked to the same moment — no peeking at a higher-timeframe candle that has not closed yet.

PRO
Lot size from your risk

Set 1% risk, drag the stop, and the position size is worked out for you on every trade. CRTLAB links to a separate position-size calculator.

ALL PLANS
Strategy scripting with an AI assistant

Describe a rule in plain English and the built-in Claude assistant writes it in FXScript, then runs it over years of bars in seconds — with an optimizer for the inputs. See AI backtesting.

ALL PLANS
Real tick data on 20 symbols

Replay inside the one-minute candle on gold, the majors, US100, US30, US500, GER40, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Apple, Nvidia and Tesla. See the tick data hub.

ULTRA
News on the chart

Economic-calendar markers sit on the candles they moved, so you can see NFP or CPI coming and test whether your setup survives it. See the calendar.

ALL PLANS
WHAT YOU KEEP

CRTLAB's workflow
works the same here.

If you came to CRTLAB for liquidity sweeps and order blocks, the replay you trade them on is the same.

✓
Bar-by-bar replay

Future candles hidden; step forward one bar or auto-play.

✓
Any start date

Pick a market and a date; everything after it stays hidden.

✓
Entry, stop and target

Placed on the chart during the replay.

✓
M1 to monthly

Every standard timeframe on both.

✓
Prop-firm practice

Run a session under challenge rules before you pay for one.

✓
Performance report

Results for every session, saved.

✓
Gold, indices, crypto, US stocks

Both cover them, including NVDA, TSLA and AAPL.

✓
Indicators and drawings

Moving averages, RSI, Fibonacci, trendlines and the rest.

✓
Runs in the browser

No installer, works on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS.

WHERE CRTLAB IS AHEAD

Where CRTLAB
does more.

An alternative page that hides the other side is an ad. These are the things CRTLAB does that FxBacktest does not.

Try it with no account

CRTLAB lets you replay without signing up. FxBacktest needs a free account first.

ICT overlays out of the box

Fair value gaps, order blocks, liquidity sweeps and market structure have their own built-in tools. On FxBacktest you add indicators or script them.

Every feature on the free plan

Only candles are metered at CRTLAB; nothing else is paywalled. FxBacktest keeps multi-timeframe and extra indicators for Pro.

A desktop build and CRT course content

A desktop app alongside the browser, and CRT × Mitigation strategy content on Pro. FxBacktest is browser only; its course is general.

If you trade ICT concepts on a handful of markets and replay a few days a week, CRTLAB's free allowance may be all you need. If you replay one-minute charts for hours, or want more markets and automation, FxBacktest is the better fit.

PRICING

Candles vs
calendar months.

CRTLAB meters the free plan by candles stepped; FxBacktest by features. List prices, 20 October 2026.

CRTLAB
FreeAll features and 38 markets; 10,000 candles of replay a week, reset each Friday. Drawing and journalling are not metered.
$0
UnlimitedSame features, no candle meter. Cancel any time.
$14.99/MONTH
FXBACKTEST
Free accountNo card to sign up. Every market and timeframe, full session report, 1 indicator at a time.
€0
ProMulti-timeframe replay, 3 indicators, 30 saved sessions, day and hour breakdowns. 7-day trial.
€12/MONTH · €129/YR
UltraUnlimited sessions and indicators, real tick data on 20 symbols, MFE and stress-test analytics.
€39/MONTH · €389/YR
One-timeEverything in Ultra, paid once. Offered for your first 12 days after signing up.
€89ONCE

How far 10,000 candles go depends on the timeframe. A 24-hour market prints 1,440 one-minute candles a day, so the weekly allowance covers about seven days of M1 on one pair — or about 35 days of M5, and over a year of H1.

FxBacktest does not count candles. Pro at €12 a month is less than CRTLAB Unlimited and adds multi-timeframe replay; on yearly billing it is €129.

SWITCHING

Four steps,
about a minute.

No allowance to watch. Replay as many one-minute candles as you want, any day of the week.

01
CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Email or Google, no card. Nothing to download and no broker to connect.

02
PICK MARKET & DATE

Pick from 105 markets, M1 to MN, and any start date. Gold, Nasdaq and the majors carry the deepest one-minute history.

03
REPLAY & TRADE

Step a bar at a time or auto-play. Drag the stop and target on the chart; lot size follows your risk percent.

04
READ THE REPORT

Win rate, expectancy, profit factor, Sharpe and drawdown, saved to your journal so the sample keeps growing.

FAQ

CRTLAB alternative questions.

Short answers. Every CRTLAB figure was read from their own pages on 20 October 2026.

Is CRTLAB free? +

Yes, with a meter: the free plan includes every feature and all 38 markets, but replay is capped at 10,000 candles a week, reset each Friday. Unlimited replay is $14.99 a month.

How long do 10,000 candles last? +

On one-minute charts of a 24-hour market, about seven days of price action for one symbol (1,440 candles a day). On M5 it is about 35 days; on H1, more than a year.

What is a CRTLAB alternative without a candle limit? +

FxBacktest has no candle meter on any plan. It covers 105 markets with 13 timeframes and adds multi-timeframe replay on Pro at €12 a month.

Does FxBacktest have ICT tools? +

Not as a dedicated ICT overlay set. You can add indicators, draw the levels yourself, or describe an ICT rule to the built-in assistant and have it written in FXScript.

Can I use FxBacktest without an account? +

No. A free account (email or Google, no card) is needed so your sessions and trades are saved. CRTLAB lets you start without one.

Still comparing? See all eight tools in the backtesting software roundup or the forex replay guide.

GET STARTED

Replay all week.
No meter.

Create a free account, choose a market and a date, and replay as many candles as your strategy needs.

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