# QuantConnect Pricing

Plans, prices, and feature comparison for the QuantConnect algorithmic trading platform.
Full page: https://www.quantconnect.com/pricing

## Plans

- **Free** — $0/month
- **Researcher** — $84/month ($888/year)
- **Team** — $168/month ($1,728/year) · min 2, max 10 users
- **Trading Firm** — $480/month ($4,992/year) · min 2, max 1000 users
- **Institution** — $1,272/month ($12,912/year) · min 5, max 100 users

## Feature Comparison

### Asset & Data

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asset Classes | All | All | All | All | All |
| Corporate Fundamentals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Resolution (Minute, Hour, Daily) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Resolution (Tick, Second) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Futures Live Feed | — | Add On | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alternative Data | — | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |

### Collaboration & Teams

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team Size | 1 | 1 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Maximum Collaborators | — | — | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Permissions Control | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Analytics (Coming Soon) | — | — | — | — | ✓ |

### Live Trading

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Notifications, Telegram, Email, Webhook | — | 20/hr | 60/hr | 240/hr | 3600/hr |
| Notifications, Phone SMS Alerts | — | 1 QCC, US/CA SMS, 10 QCC, International SMS | 1 QCC, US/CA SMS, 10 QCC, International SMS | 1 QCC, US/CA SMS, 10 QCC, International SMS | 1 QCC, US/CA SMS, 10 QCC, International SMS |
| Paper Trading | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interactive Brokers Brokerage | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| tastytrade | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charles Schwab | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TradeStation | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alpaca | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Binance Exchange | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ByBit | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SS&C EzeSoft | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tradier Brokerage | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FX Brokerages | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kraken | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coinbase Pro Exchange | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BITFINEX Exchange | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zerodha | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Samco | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Futures Live Feed | — | Add On | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trading Technologies Brokerage | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prime Brokerages | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| FIX Brokerages | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| IB Financial Advisors | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wolverine | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Bloomberg EMSX Brokerage | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Alternative Data | — | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |

### Coding Environment

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| File Size Limits | 32KB | 64KB | 128KB | 256KB | 256KB |
| Backtest PDF Report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Autocomplete | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Debugging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LEAN-CLI (Local Coding) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read Only Collaboration | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |

### Charting

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plot Points | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 96K |
| Series Count | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| Order Plotting | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |

### Local Platform (On-Premises)

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coding | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud Resources | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Research | — | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premises |
| Backtesting | — | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premises |
| Optimization | — | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premises |
| Live Trading | — | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premises |

### Permission & IP

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| You Own Your IP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2FA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Based 2FA (Coming Soon) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customize Invoice Details | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Billing Controls | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaborator Project Ownership | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Encrypted Code | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| IP Access Control | — | — | — | — | ✓ |

### Resources Limits

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Project Count | 200 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Daily Log Reading Limits | 3MB | 3MB | 10MB | 50MB | Unlimited |
| Backtest Log Size Limits | 10KB | 100KB | 1MB | 5MB | Unlimited |
| Backtest Order and Insights Limit | 10K | 10M | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Backtest Download Requests | 25 | 100 | 250 | 1000 | Unlimited |
| Coding Sessions | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Backtest Node Limit | 1 | 2 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Live Trading Node Limit | 0 | 2 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Research Node Limit | 1 | 1 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Assistant Node Limit | 1 | 2 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Workspace Capacity | 500MB | 2GB | 4GB | 20GB | 50GB |
| Object Store Capacity | — | Capped | Expandable | Expandable | Expandable |

### Infrastructure

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LEAN ENTERPRISE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| API Access | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LEAN Version Control | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Corporate Branding | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Package Installations | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Cloud Optimization | — | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |

### Support & Training

| Feature | Free | Researcher | Team | Firm | Institution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Interactive BootCamp Tutorials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Onboarding Services | — | — | Add On | Add On | Add On |
| Chat Support | — | — | — | — | Gold |
| Email Support | — | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |