backtrader vs zipline

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backtrader		zipline
	Project
1	Mentions	14
8,281	Stars	17,036
-	Growth	0.6%
0.9	Activity	0.0
about 2 years ago	Latest Commit	2 months ago
Python	Language	Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	Apache License 2.0

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backtrader

Posts with mentions or reviews of backtrader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-04.

Best Backtesting Libraries (Python)
11 projects | /r/mltraders | 4 Mar 2022

backtrader – Python Backtesting library for trading strategies

zipline

Posts with mentions or reviews of zipline. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-26.

Ask HN: How to Get into Quantitative Trading?
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Jan 2024
Open source backtesting software
4 projects | /r/quant | 5 Dec 2023

https://github.com/quantopian/zipline (event-driven)
10 FinTech APIs every Indian developer should bookmark
2 projects | dev.to | 23 Dec 2022

Zipline by Quantopian: An Open-Source tool for algorithmic trading. It is a platform for developing and testing quantitative trading strategies using Python.
Backtesting Engine Design Primers
4 projects | /r/algotrading | 9 Jul 2022

For personal use only. I'm currently looking at QuantConnect's LEAN and Quantopian's Zipline (which hasn't seen any updates since 2020, presumably because Quantopian was dissolved).
[D] Doing my (bachelor) thesis on RL. Which topic do you like best?
2 projects | /r/MachineLearning | 8 Apr 2022

(1) I remember there were decent libraries for this setting a while back. Maybe take a look at Quantopian/Zipline.
Best Backtesting Libraries (Python)
11 projects | /r/mltraders | 4 Mar 2022

zipline – Zipline is a Pythonic algorithmic trading library. It is an event-driven system that supports both backtesting and live trading.
How to statistically compare the performance of two strategies?
1 project | /r/algotrading | 4 Aug 2021

I found two opensource tools 1. .https://github.com/quantopian/zipline Quantopian 2. https://analyzingalpha.com/backtrader-backtesting-trading-strategies backtrader
Formula for slippage?
1 project | /r/algotrading | 16 Jul 2021
Online Portfolio Selection - Research paper implementation and backtest
1 project | /r/algotrading | 1 Jul 2021
Best Backtesting software?
1 project | /r/algotrading | 4 May 2021

Some of the notable libraries in Python are backtesting.py, bt and zipline. Personally I like bt the most, as its tree model makes the most intuitive sense.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing backtrader and zipline you can also consider the following projects:

pyalgotrade - Python Algorithmic Trading Library

backtrader - Python Backtesting library for trading strategies

bt - bt - flexible backtesting for Python

pyfolio - Portfolio and risk analytics in Python

PyThalesians - Python library for backtesting trading strategies & analyzing financial markets (formerly pythalesians)

pybacktest - Vectorized backtesting framework in Python / pandas, designed to make your backtesting easier — compact, simple and fast

quantstats - Portfolio analytics for quants, written in Python

analyzer - :chart: Python framework for real-time financial and backtesting trading strategies

qlib - Qlib is an AI-oriented quantitative investment platform that aims to realize the potential, empower research, and create value using AI technologies in quantitative investment, from exploring ideas to implementing productions. Qlib supports diverse machine learning modeling paradigms. including supervised learning, market dynamics modeling, and RL.

trade

vectorbt - Find your trading edge, using the fastest engine for backtesting, algorithmic trading, and research.