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Side-by-side catalog fields and editorial notes. Missing or uncited values show as Not verified — this page does not rank, score, or invent a winner.
TradingView is a web charting listing. MetaTrader 5 is a desktop execution listing with MQL5 Expert Advisors and a large FX and CFD broker install base. They share the charting category — that is a directory fact, not a claim that they do the same job.
The search phrase is “TradingView vs MetaTrader.” The stored profile on the right is MetaTrader 5, the current retail default in this catalog. MetaTrader 4 is a separate row if your EAs are still `.ex4` files. See MetaTrader 4 vs MetaTrader 5.
TradingView’s catalog tags emphasise charts, indicators, and social. MetaTrader 5’s tags emphasise mt5 and forex. Pricing on both rows is a tier only (Freemium vs Free). We do not fill in monthly fees, VPS costs, or broker commissions.
If you need a chart you can share and a public script library, start on the TradingView profile. If you need an EA, a broker terminal, and fills on the same pane, start on MetaTrader 5. Running both is common. Pretending one replaces the other is how traders pay twice for the same markup.
The longer editorial is TradingView vs MetaTrader 5 vs cTrader. Also see the MT5 tools collection for indicators that actually attach to the terminal, and how to choose a forex broker if the missing piece is the venue, not the chart.
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| Pricing | Freemium catalog tier. Free charts exist; paid plans add more alerts and data. Exact fees are not stored. | Free catalog tier for the terminal. Broker commissions, VPS, and data are a different bill — not on this row. |
| Charting | Web markup across FX, crypto, stocks, and indices. Social ideas and a portable layout. | Desktop terminal charts tied to the broker login. The pane is only as honest as the venue feed. |
| Indicators | Public Pine library and a third-party marketplace. Easy to share. Easy to over-install. | MQL5 indicators and Expert Advisors. Files live on the terminal. See the MetaTrader library before you buy. |
| Screeners | Multi-market screener on paid plans. Not a professional options chain. | Market Watch and symbols the broker attached. Not a global equity screener. |
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| Alerts | Price, indicator, and drawing alerts. Plan-capped. Webhooks exist; treat volume as unverified here. | Terminal alerts and EA logic. They fire where the platform is running — often a VPS, not a phone browser. |
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| Automation | Pine strategies and webhooks. Useful for signals. Not a production execution engine on this row. | MQL5 Expert Advisors are the point of the terminal. That is a different language and a different live story than Pine. |
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| Ease of use | Minutes to a useful chart in a browser. Phone works. Sharing is trivial. | Install, broker login, and symbol mapping. Faster once the terminal is the daily desk. |
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| Best for | Discretionary traders who want one portable chart across asset classes and a public script culture. | FX and CFD traders whose indicators, EAs, and fills already live on MetaTrader 5. |
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| Ratings | No catalog star rating on Traderfolio. | No catalog star rating on Traderfolio. |
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| Integrations | Some brokers attach. Many tickets still fill on MT5 or cTrader. Confirm the venue, do not assume. | The broker is the integration. Without a desk that lists MT5, this is a demo. Check a broker profile. |
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Empty or uncited fields show as Not verified. This table does not invent a winner or a star score.