pyalgotrade VS backtrader

Compare pyalgotrade vs backtrader and see what are their differences.

pyalgotrade

Python Algorithmic Trading Library (by gbeced)

backtrader

Python Backtesting library for trading strategies [Moved to: https://github.com/mementum/backtrader] (by backtrader)
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pyalgotrade backtrader
2 1
4,179 8,281
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0.0 0.9
5 months ago about 2 years ago
Python Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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pyalgotrade

Posts with mentions or reviews of pyalgotrade. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-05.

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.

What are some alternatives?

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

zipline - Zipline, a Pythonic Algorithmic Trading Library

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

bt - bt - flexible backtesting for Python

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

algobroker - Algo execution engine

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

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pandas_talib - A Python Pandas implementation of technical analysis indicators