# Hummingbot vs OctoBot (2026) | TradingAgentStack

> Hummingbot vs OctoBot: assets, live vs paper, order approval and safety controls, pricing and rate limits, each with a source. Last checked 2026-11-09.

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# Hummingbot vs OctoBot

By [Ahsen (@satovinci)](https://tradingagentstack.com/about/)

Side-by-side facts with sources, last checked 2026-11-09.

**Verdict:** Hummingbot: free, self-hosted. OctoBot: self-hosted open source is free. Safety score: Hummingbot 60%, OctoBot 60%. They differ on assets, live vs paper, order approval, pricing, rate limits; the table below shows each fact with its source.

| Field | [Hummingbot](https://tradingagentstack.com/tool/hummingbot/) | [OctoBot](https://tradingagentstack.com/tool/octobot/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Category | Open-source trading bots | Open-source trading bots |
| Assets | crypto spot, crypto perpetuals, DEX, Kalshi | crypto |
| Live vs paper | live (self-hosted); paper connectors | live and paper (virtual money) |
| Order approval / safety | open-source (Apache-2.0) Python framework for market making and agentic strategies; 50+ exchange connectors incl. Binance, OKX, Bybit, Coinbase, Kraken, Hyperliquid, dYdX, Uniswap; Condor AI harness | open-source (GPL-3.0) bot with DCA, grid, AI/ChatGPT, TradingView and copy bots; ccxt connectors to Binance, OKX, Coinbase, Kucoin, Bybit, Hyperliquid and more; crypto only |
| Pricing / free tier | free, self-hosted | self-hosted open source is free; OctoBot cloud has a free Investor plan (up to 10 bots, 14-day paper trading); Investor Plus $9.99/mo, Pro $29.99/mo, 7-day trial |
| Rate limits | exchange rate limits | cloud: 10 bots (Investor Plus), 30 (Pro) |
| Official / community | official | official |
| Last checked | 2026-11-03 | 2026-10-31 |
| Source | [hummingbot.org](https://hummingbot.org/) | [www.octobot.cloud](https://www.octobot.cloud/en/pricing) |
| Website | [Visit Hummingbot](https://tradingagentstack.com/go/hummingbot/?from=/compare/hummingbot-vs-octobot/) | [Visit OctoBot](https://tradingagentstack.com/go/octobot/?from=/compare/hummingbot-vs-octobot/) |

Both are listed under [Open-source trading bots](https://tradingagentstack.com/open-source-ai-trading-bots/), where every tool in the category is shown with the same sourced facts.

Tool pages: [Hummingbot](https://tradingagentstack.com/tool/hummingbot/) · [OctoBot](https://tradingagentstack.com/tool/octobot/). Categories: [Open-source trading bots](https://tradingagentstack.com/category/open-source-bot/)

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