Catalog
704 tools
335 published brokers in the 2026 snapshot.
State of Trading Technology 2026
State of Trading Technology 2026
A citable snapshot of the published Traderfolio catalog — what traders can actually find, save, and stack. Rankings come from stored catalog fields, curated collections, and on-site search. They are not market share, not paid placement, and not a performance certificate.
Catalog snapshot of 704 published tools and 335 published brokers across 20 categories. Not market share and not paid placement. Latest catalog publish in this snapshot: Aug 23, 2026.
Largest category
Open Source Libraries
155 tools — 22%.
Fastest catalog intake
Open Source Libraries
155 new listings in the last 90 days.
Most stored reviews
Binance
26,500 stored reviews on the published listing.
Most searched
TradingView Crypto
10 matched searches
Largest broker type
CFD
252 brokers in the published broker catalog.
Most popular categories
Catalog density
Published tools grouped by catalog category. Brokers are excluded. Share is category count over categorized tools.
| # | Name | Measure | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Open Source Libraries 22% | 155 tools | 22% |
| 02 | Charting & Analysis 6.4% | 45 tools | 6.4% |
| 03 | Market Data 5.4% | 38 tools | 5.4% |
| 04 | Open Source Platforms 5.4% | 38 tools | 5.4% |
| 05 | Crypto & DeFi 5.3% | 37 tools | 5.3% |
| 06 | Prop Firms 5.3% | 37 tools | 5.3% |
| 07 | Education 4.7% | 33 tools | 4.7% |
| 08 | Newsletters 4.4% | 31 tools | 4.4% |
| 09 | Options & Derivatives 4.4% | 31 tools | 4.4% |
| 10 | Research & Fundamentals 4.1% | 29 tools | 4.1% |
Fastest growing tools
Catalog intake
New listings in the last 90 days. Category bars are intake share; the tool table is featured or verified listings from the leading categories.
Category intake
| # | Name | Measure | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Open Source Libraries 35.1% of new listings | 155 new listings | 35.1% |
| 02 | Charting & Analysis 10.2% of new listings | 45 new listings | 10.2% |
| 03 | Market Data 8.6% of new listings | 38 new listings | 8.6% |
| 04 | Open Source Platforms 8.6% of new listings | 38 new listings | 8.6% |
| 05 | Crypto & DeFi 8.2% of new listings | 36 new listings | 8.2% |
| 06 | Prop Firms 8.2% of new listings | 36 new listings | 8.2% |
| 07 | Options & Derivatives 6.8% of new listings | 30 new listings | 6.8% |
| 08 | Journals & Analytics 5.2% of new listings | 23 new listings | 5.2% |
| 09 | Algo & Automation 4.8% of new listings | 21 new listings | 4.8% |
| 10 | News & Order Flow 2.5% of new listings | 11 new listings | 2.5% |
| # | Name | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | MetaTrader 5 Featured | Charting & Analysis |
| 02 | cTrader Featured | Charting & Analysis |
| 03 | TradingView Featured | Charting & Analysis |
| 04 | TrendSpider Featured | Charting & Analysis |
| 05 | Bloomberg Terminal Featured | Market Data |
| 06 | Polygon.io Featured | Market Data |
| 07 | Koyfin Featured | Market Data |
| 08 | AmiBroker Verified | Charting & Analysis |
| 09 | Lean CLI Verified | Open Source Libraries |
| 10 | sec-edgar Verified | Open Source Libraries |
Most reviewed platforms
Stored broker fields
Published brokers ordered by stored reviews_count. Traderfolio does not invent reviews. Zero-count rows are omitted.
| # | Name | Measure | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Binance Crypto | 26,500 stored reviews | 28.6% |
| 02 | eToro CFD | 15,200 stored reviews | 16.4% |
| 03 | FTMO Prop firm | 11,200 stored reviews | 12.1% |
| 04 | Capital.com CFD | 9,800 stored reviews | 10.6% |
| 05 | Kraken Crypto | 7,300 stored reviews | 7.9% |
| 06 | Pepperstone CFD | 4,100 stored reviews | 4.4% |
| 07 | IC Markets CFD | 3,400 stored reviews | 3.7% |
| 08 | FOREX.com CFD | 3,100 stored reviews | 3.3% |
| 09 | CMC Markets CFD | 2,600 stored reviews | 2.8% |
| 10 | Interactive Brokers Multi-asset | 2,140 stored reviews | 2.3% |
Most searched tools
On-site catalog search
On-site /tools searches matched to published tool names and slugs.
| # | Name | Measure | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | TradingView Crypto 10 matched searches | 10 searches | 5.1% |
| 02 | TV Crypto Screener 10 matched searches | 10 searches | 5.1% |
| 03 | tradingview-ta 8 matched searches | 8 searches | 4.1% |
| 04 | Pine Editor 7 matched searches | 7 searches | 3.6% |
| 05 | Pine Strategy Lab 7 matched searches | 7 searches | 3.6% |
| 06 | TradingView 7 matched searches | 7 searches | 3.6% |
| 07 | TradingView Desktop 7 matched searches | 7 searches | 3.6% |
| 08 | TradingView Ideas 7 matched searches | 7 searches | 3.6% |
| 09 | TradingView Learn 7 matched searches | 7 searches | 3.6% |
| 10 | TradingView Long/Short Calc 7 matched searches | 7 searches | 3.6% |
Most popular broker categories
Published broker types
Published brokers grouped by stored broker_type. Review totals are sums of stored reviews_count, not a Traderfolio rating.
| # | Name | Measure | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | CFD 41,440 stored reviews | 252 brokers | 75.2% |
| 02 | Prop firm 11,200 stored reviews | 38 brokers | 11.3% |
| 03 | Multi-asset 4,201 stored reviews | 22 brokers | 6.6% |
| 04 | Crypto 33,800 stored reviews | 16 brokers | 4.8% |
| 05 | Forex 1,900 stored reviews | 7 brokers | 2.1% |
Methodology
- Most popular categories
- Published tools grouped by catalog category. Brokers are a separate directory and are excluded from this table. Share is that category’s count divided by all published tools with a category.
- Fastest growing tools
- Categories ranked by how many published tools were added in the last 90 days. Tools in this table are featured or verified listings from those leading categories, newest first. This is catalog intake, not download or traffic growth.
- Most reviewed platforms
- Published brokers ordered by the stored reviews_count field. Traderfolio does not invent reviews. Rows with a zero count are omitted.
- Most searched tools
- On-site /tools searches matched to published names and slugs. Below 50 queries in the window, rank is curated-stack appearances plus compare-page mentions — a demand proxy, not claimed search volume.
- Most popular broker categories
- Published brokers grouped by stored broker_type. Share is that type’s count divided by all published brokers. Review totals in this table are sums of stored reviews_count, not a Traderfolio rating.
Questions
- Can journalists and newsletters cite this report?
- Yes. Cite the year URL, link back, and keep the methodology line. JSON and CSV downloads are the machine-readable source. Embeds must keep the Traderfolio attribution.
- Is this global market share?
- No. Every table is Traderfolio catalog composition: published tools, curated stacks, stored broker review counts, and on-site search. Missing values stay out of the ranking.
- How is “most searched” calculated?
- On-site catalog searches are matched to published tool names and slugs. Until that sample reaches 50 queries in the report window, the table uses curated-stack appearances and compare-page mentions as the catalog demand proxy and says so on the page.
- Do you invent ratings or reviews?
- No. Review counts are the values stored on published broker listings. Tools do not get fabricated user reviews. Structured data never adds star ratings.
- How often does this update?
- The 2026 edition re-reads the live catalog. Counts move when listings are published, unpublished, stacked, or when stored broker review fields change. The year URL stays the citation permalink.