If your priority is deep charting, technical analysis overlays, and social sharing, TradingView offers a more modern interface and broader access. But if you’re trying to build a consistent trading system or test a rule-based strategy with realism and control, neither is ideal for full systematic trading. Tools like RealTest or Amibroker are far more capable in those areas.

Let’s break down the comparison and help you choose where (or if) either of these tools fits into your systematic trading workflow.

Short on time? Here’s how Beyond Charts VS TradingView compare side by side.

Beyond Charts is a legacy desktop software for Windows users. There’s no native Mac version, so Mac users need a workaround like Parallels. It requires a paid license (~AUD $595) but gives lifetime access with no recurring fees.

TradingView, on the other hand, is cloud-based. It’s accessible from any browser and offers native desktop apps for both Windows and Mac. It operates on a freemium model, usable for free, but key features like multiple charts and advanced alerts require a paid plan.

For flexibility and access, TradingView wins. For long-term ownership and full offline control, Beyond Charts is more traditional.

Beyond Charts Main View:

TradingView Main View:

Beyond Charts is designed for traders using ASX and international markets via EOD data, typically from sources like Norgate. It’s not ideal if you want fast access to intraday or global markets without setup.

TradingView shines here. It offers real-time data on global stocks, crypto, forex, indices, and futures. You can scan and trade across exchanges like NASDAQ, NYSE, ASX, TSX, and Binance – all from one screen.

If you’re trading crypto or want a broader watchlist across multiple markets, TradingView clearly has the edge.

Beyond Charts Backtesting Interface:

TradingView Backtesting Interface:

Both platforms fall short of what’s needed for robust trading system development.

Beyond Charts offers basic scripting with its own formula language (BCFL). But there’s no integrated portfolio backtesting, no automation, and no modern scripting structure.

TradingView provides Pine Script, a purpose-built language for building indicators and strategies. It’s well-documented and widely used, but it’s visual, and still doesn’t offer robust portfolio simulations or forward testing.

If you’re serious about building a systematic portfolio of rules-based strategies, you’ll outgrow both platforms quickly. You need something like RealTest or Amibroker.

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Beyond Charts Code Editor:

TradingView Code Editor:

This is where things get critical.

Beyond Charts: Backtesting is basic. It simulates strategy performance on a single instrument at a time with no support for portfolio-level testing, position sizing, or capital allocation. That makes it unsuitable for testing systems that include position sizing or require a realistic drawdown profile.

TradingView: Backtesting in Pine Script is scripted visually and runs on the chart. It’s great for spot testing, but it assumes you have infinite capital and doesn’t simulate real-world constraints like slippage, commissions, or competing positions.

For real traders building confidence in their edge, both tools fail to deliver the realism needed to build conviction in a system.

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Beyond Charts Backtest Report:

TradingView Backtest Report:

Neither platform has reliable features for trading system optimization. You won’t find:

• Walk-forward testing
• Monte Carlo analysis
• Parameter sensitivity testing
• Portfolio-level simulations

This makes it nearly impossible to test a strategy’s robustness under different market conditions or avoid curve fitting.

Again, RealTest or Amibroker do this far better and are built for that exact purpose.

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TradingView Automation Set Up:

Beyond Charts has limited and outdated documentation, and new traders may find the learning curve frustrating without guidance.

TradingView, by contrast, has:

• Massive community of script developers
• Extensive documentation
• Active forums and support

So if you’re starting out and want easier onboarding, TradingView is more accessible. But if you’re working toward full automation, you’ll hit a wall with both.

Beyond Charts Forum Front Page is illustrated down below:

TradingView Community Ideas Front Page is illustrated down below:

If your goal is discretionary trading with a rules-based overlay, TradingView can serve you well.

But if you’re aiming for full systematic trading with confidence in your edge, both of these tools will leave you short.

If you want to:

• Build profitable trading systems
• Test them properly
• Manage risk
• Trade across multiple markets with minimal time and emotion

Then neither TradingView nor Beyond Charts is ideal.

Instead, you should be looking at RealTest for its speed, portfolio simulation, and realism. Or Amibroker for its advanced scanning and custom scripting capabilities (though expect a steeper learning curve).

Better yet, skip the years of trial-and-error and build your foundation inside the Trader Success System.

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