Is The Tradeskill real money?

No. The Tradeskill is 100% paper trading. Your account is funded with virtual cash only. You can never lose or withdraw real money, and it is not a broker.

How much does The Tradeskill cost?

It is completely free. There is no subscription and no hidden fees. You sign up with an email and get $20,000 in virtual cash to start practising.

How realistic is the market data?

The Tradeskill uses real, live market prices for crypto and US stocks. Simulated orders fill against those prices with realistic spreads and slippage, so the experience closely mirrors live trading.

Which assets can I trade on The Tradeskill?

30 major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB, XRP and Dogecoin, with live 24/7 pricing; 25 top US stocks and ETFs, including Apple, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Tesla, SPY and QQQ, during US market hours; plus major forex pairs and gold.

Is The Tradeskill good for beginners?

Yes. It is built for learning to trade. Guided steps, an automatic trade journal and AI feedback help you understand orders, risk and strategy with no real money at stake.

Independent comparison

Bookmap vs TradingLite vs The Tradeskill

Three ways to see crypto order flow. Bookmap is a deep professional platform, TradingLite is a browser charting platform built around the heatmap, and The Tradeskill is a free browser tool for Binance Futures with a footprint, CVD and scored fair value gaps. Here is where each one fits, including where ours falls short.

Bookmap and TradingLite details were checked on October 21, 2026 from their public pricing and feature pages. Plans change, so confirm on their sites before you buy.

Bookmap

Professional depth, many markets

A desktop platform built around a high-resolution order book heatmap, covering crypto, futures and stocks, with trading from the chart and a large add-on ecosystem. Its free Digital plan includes real-time crypto for one symbol at a time.

TradingLite

Heatmap charting in the browser

A web-based crypto charting platform with an order book heatmap, footprint clusters, volume profile and its own LitScript language for custom indicators, sold as paid Silver and Gold plans.

The Tradeskill

Free and focused on Binance Futures

A free browser tool with a liquidity heatmap, footprint, CVD, big-trade bubbles and fair value gaps scored 0–100 on one chart for 31 Binance Futures markets including XAUUSDT gold, plus a free liquidation heatmap and paper trading.

Side by side

Price

Bookmap: Free Digital plan; paid plans from $49/month ($39/month billed yearly); lifetime licences available
TradingLite: Paid Silver and Gold plans
The Tradeskill: Free

Runs on

Bookmap: Desktop application
TradingLite: Web browser
The Tradeskill: Web browser

Markets

Bookmap: Crypto exchanges, plus futures and stocks
TradingLite: Crypto exchanges
The Tradeskill: 31 Binance USD-M Futures markets, incl. XAUUSDT gold

Data

Bookmap: Real-time crypto included; live futures and stock data billed separately
TradingLite: Crypto exchange feeds
The Tradeskill: Binance Futures public streams, included

Heatmap history

Bookmap: Crypto backfill of 1 hour on the free plan, 24 hours to 7 days on paid plans
TradingLite: Stored history; how much depends on the plan
The Tradeskill: Records from when you open the chart; keeps the last hour

Footprint

Bookmap: Available (listed as an add-on)
TradingLite: Footprint clusters and profiles; enhanced versions on Gold
The Tradeskill: Built in: diagonal and stacked imbalances, POC

CVD

Bookmap: Available (listed as an add-on)
TradingLite: Check their indicator library
The Tradeskill: Built in, with delta per bar

Fair value gaps

Bookmap: Not a core feature
TradingLite: Not a core feature
The Tradeskill: Built in, scored 0–100 and tracked live

Custom indicators

Bookmap: Add-ons and an API
TradingLite: LitScript scripting
The Tradeskill: No: fixed toolset

Trade from the chart

Bookmap: Yes, with supported connections; simulated trading too
TradingLite: Charting and analysis focus
The Tradeskill: No: practise on the paper trading simulator in the same account

Extras

Bookmap: Large add-on marketplace
TradingLite: Community indicators
The Tradeskill: Free liquidation heatmap and $20,000 paper trading account

	Bookmap	TradingLite	The Tradeskill
Price	Free Digital plan; paid plans from $49/month ($39/month billed yearly); lifetime licences available	Paid Silver and Gold plans	Free
Runs on	Desktop application	Web browser	Web browser
Markets	Crypto exchanges, plus futures and stocks	Crypto exchanges	31 Binance USD-M Futures markets, incl. XAUUSDT gold
Data	Real-time crypto included; live futures and stock data billed separately	Crypto exchange feeds	Binance Futures public streams, included
Heatmap history	Crypto backfill of 1 hour on the free plan, 24 hours to 7 days on paid plans	Stored history; how much depends on the plan	Records from when you open the chart; keeps the last hour
Footprint	Available (listed as an add-on)	Footprint clusters and profiles; enhanced versions on Gold	Built in: diagonal and stacked imbalances, POC
CVD	Available (listed as an add-on)	Check their indicator library	Built in, with delta per bar
Fair value gaps	Not a core feature	Not a core feature	Built in, scored 0–100 and tracked live
Custom indicators	Add-ons and an API	LitScript scripting	No: fixed toolset
Trade from the chart	Yes, with supported connections; simulated trading too	Charting and analysis focus	No: practise on the paper trading simulator in the same account
Extras	Large add-on marketplace	Community indicators	Free liquidation heatmap and $20,000 paper trading account

Where Bookmap is the better choice

You trade CME futures or stocks as well as crypto.
You want to place and manage orders straight from the heatmap or the ladder.
You need longer stored heatmap history (24 hours to 7 days of crypto backfill on paid plans) or several symbols open at once.
You want the deepest ecosystem: add-ons, an API and extras such as market-by-order data on the top plan.

Where TradingLite is the better choice

You want heatmap charting in the browser with stored history, so the heatmap is already there when you open a chart.
You want to write your own indicators in LitScript or use community scripts.
You want more crypto exchanges than Binance alone.

Where The Tradeskill fits

You want to learn and use order flow before paying for a subscription.
You trade Binance Futures pairs or XAUUSDT gold and want heatmap, footprint, CVD and fair value gaps on one chart.
You want fair value gaps graded by displacement, volume, delta and footprint instead of marking every three-candle gap by hand.
You want to practise what you see, risk-free, on a $20,000 paper trading account.

Our limitations, plainly

One venue: Binance USD-M Futures. No spot, no other exchanges, no aggregated feed.
No stored heatmap history. The heatmap records from when you open the chart and keeps the last hour, about 2% either side of price.
The footprint backfills the latest 40,000 trades, so older candles have no footprint.
Timeframes from 1m to 4H; no tick or range charts.
No order entry, no custom scripts, no stocks and no CME futures.
Needs a free account and a desktop or tablet browser.

Which one should you use?

If you are new to order flow, start free: learn to read a heatmap, a footprint and CVD on our tool and practise on paper. If you outgrow one venue or need stored history, TradingLite is the natural browser step up. If you trade futures and stocks, or want to execute from the ladder, Bookmap is built for that.

Plenty of traders use more than one: a free tool for a quick read on a Binance pair and a paid platform for their main market.

Free liquidity heatmap: the full order-flow tool →Free footprint chart: bid × ask volume per price →Free CVD indicator: cumulative volume delta →

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free Bookmap alternative?+

Bookmap itself has a free Digital plan with real-time crypto for one symbol at a time. If you want a free browser tool that also puts a footprint chart, CVD and scored fair value gaps on the same chart, The Tradeskill's order-flow tool does that for 31 Binance Futures markets.

Is TradingLite free?+

TradingLite is sold as paid Silver and Gold plans. Check its pricing page for current prices and any trial.

Why does The Tradeskill only use Binance?+

The tool connects your browser straight to Binance Futures' public market-data streams, which is what keeps it free. Binance USD-M Futures is one of the deepest crypto derivatives venues, but it is still one venue: liquidity and flow on other exchanges are not shown.

Are you affiliated with Bookmap or TradingLite?+

No. The Tradeskill is independent. Bookmap and TradingLite are trademarks of their owners and are named here only to compare products.

Try the free tool and judge for yourself

It takes a minute: sign in, pick a market and the heatmap, footprint and CVD start streaming.

Bookmap and TradingLite are trademarks of their respective owners; The Tradeskill is not affiliated with either. Competitor details are summarised from their public websites as of the date above and may change. Order flow is an educational tool, not financial advice.