Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use Octobot when you need a visual, open-source application for running and evaluating automated cryptocurrency strategies across multiple exchanges.
Who it is for
- Crypto investors automating trading strategies
- Users evaluating strategies with backtesting or paper trading
- Developers and operators seeking a self-hosted or server-based Python application
Documented uses
- Configure and automate grid, DCA, AI and TradingView strategies
- Connect trading workflows to supported cryptocurrency exchanges
- Backtest strategies before live use
- Test strategies through paper trading
- Monitor multiple automations and portfolios
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
The project is described as free and open source. It can be installed on a system or executed through a cloud provider; the documented platforms also include self-hosted, server and Docker environments.
- The project supports more than 15 exchange integrations, including Binance, Coinbase, MEXC and Hyperliquid.
- Backtesting and paper trading are documented for strategy evaluation without immediately using live execution.
- The newer beta uses node mode with browser and mobile interfaces, but is described as a work in progress with possible bugs or incomplete features.
- The application is written in Python and licensed under GPL-3.0.
- The available material does not document exact exchange authentication or configuration steps.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 1 October 2026
- Original website title
- Drakkar-Software/OctoBot · Official homepage title · retained in its source language