Range too tight
Price leaves the band and the bot sits idle.
GridLab shows: a setup warning when the current price is outside the range, and watch alerts for “price outside band” and “accepted breakout”.
Grid trading education & simulation
See the result closest to what you'd really get — before risking real money on a grid bot.
Make your mistakes here, not on the exchange.
GridLab is a grid-trading education and simulation platform. Practice grid and signal bots on live exchange prices with a virtual balance, with the fees, slippage, funding and liquidation a real exchange would apply.
No exchange API keys
No deposits
Free forever tier
- 8exchanges' live public market data
- 2 sprice updates
- 0exchange API keys or deposits
- 24/7bots keep running on the server
Mistakes that cost money
What GridLab shows you before it costs you
Most grid bots don't fail on bad luck. They fail on a handful of setup mistakes, and every one of them can be spotted on paper.
Trend turns, bot keeps buying
A long grid keeps averaging into a falling market.
GridLab shows: watch alerts when the 6h direction flips, the trend strengthens, the center drifts or the EMA turns against you.
No exit plan
The bot runs until the market decides for you.
GridLab shows: strategy cards: shrink after time, close after time, inventory cap and low-movement timeout.
Too much leverage
One move and the position is liquidated.
GridLab shows: a warning when, with all lines filled, the liquidation price falls inside the range; maintenance-margin liquidation is simulated.
Grid too dense
Fees eat most of each grid step's price margin.
GridLab shows: a warning when the grid step is too narrow; maker and taker fees are charged separately.
Thin-liquidity pairs
Paper fills look better than the real order book allows.
GridLab shows: a low-liquidity warning that results there may be optimistic.
No API keys. No deposits. No risk.
GridLab only reads public market data. It never holds funds, never asks for exchange keys and never sends an order to an exchange.
Price
Free forever tier · paid plans from $10/month
Every account starts with a 6-day full trial. No card needed.
Why GridLab
One question behind every feature: what would really happen?
A simulation is only useful for learning if its numbers are honest. GridLab is built on three pillars.
Realism
Every simulated fill is priced the way the exchange would price it.
- Grid lines fill as limit orders: maker fee, at the line price
- Initial position, stop, TP/SL and manual close are market orders: taker fee + slippage
- Funding fees and maintenance-margin liquidation
- Binance's order-quantity formula with tick and step rounding
Zero risk
Nothing to connect, nothing to lose.
- No exchange account, no API keys, no deposit
- The server only reads public market data
- No order is ever sent to an exchange
- Live bot platforms usually need your exchange API keys; GridLab never does
Understanding
Tools that explain what is happening. You decide.
- Strategy suggestions with evidence labels
- Bot watch alerts and a nightly report
- Backtests and the same pair on 8 exchanges side by side
- Signal bots with futures positions, driven by TradingView alerts, Telegram or API
Realism
How GridLab prices every fill
The model follows how futures grid bots actually execute, including each exchange's own rules, and says openly what it does not model.
What it does not model
- Order-book queue position and depth: a limit order fills once price crosses its line
- On thin, low-liquidity pairs real fills can be worse; GridLab flags such pairs because results there may be optimistic
- Exchange outages and order rejections
Grid line fillsLimit order → maker fee, at the line price
Initial positionMarket order → taker fee + slippage
Stop, TP/SL, manual closeMarket order → taker fee + slippage
FundingPaid or received on open positions
LiquidationMaintenance margin rate, isolated margin
Order quantityBinance formula, tick/step rounding
Exchange rulesOKX/Gate contract sizes, KuCoin lot multiplier, MEXC per-pair fees
Data gapsReplayed from 1-minute candles, so fills aren't lost
Who it's for
Made for people who practice before they trade
New to grid bots
Learn ranges, grid counts and leverage on a virtual balance before your first real bot.
Binance bot users
Same quantity formula and fee structure as Binance's futures grid bot. Test a setup before you use it.
Signal and strategy builders
Send TradingView alerts, Telegram commands or API calls and watch futures positions open and close with real costs.
Exchange comparers
Run the same pair on data from Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget, Gate, KuCoin, MEXC and Kraken.
Educators and communities
Show how a grid behaves on the live market, with nobody's money at stake.
Compare
GridLab vs. typical bot platforms
Different tools solve different problems. If you're ready to trade live, the other categories do things GridLab deliberately doesn't.
GridLabSubscription bot platformsExchange built-in botsFree paper-trading tools
Live trading
GridLabNo, simulation only by design
Subscription bot platformsYes, on your exchange account
Exchange built-in botsYes, on that exchange
Free paper-trading toolsSometimes, as an upgrade
Exchange API keys
GridLabNever
Subscription bot platformsRequired for live bots
Exchange built-in botsNot needed; bots run inside the exchange
Free paper-trading toolsVaries
Your money
GridLabNever at risk
Subscription bot platformsReal funds on your exchange
Exchange built-in botsReal funds deposited on the exchange
Free paper-trading toolsVirtual
Paper trading
GridLabEverything is paper, on live prices from 8 exchanges
Subscription bot platformsOften a demo mode, sometimes only on paid plans
Exchange built-in botsOften limited or unavailable for bots
Free paper-trading toolsThe core feature
Cost model
GridLabFree tier; paid plans from $10/mo
Subscription bot platformsMonthly subscription
Exchange built-in botsTrading fees on every trade
Free paper-trading toolsOften free
Main focus
GridLabLearning with exchange-accurate simulation
Subscription bot platformsRunning live bots
Exchange built-in botsTrading on that exchange
Free paper-trading toolsPracticing strategies
General categories, not specific products; individual services differ. Check each provider's own terms.
Pricing
Start free
All 8 exchanges
Start free. Upgrade only if you need more.
Every new account starts with Paper: a 6-day full trial, wider than the Trader plan. After that, the Free tier stays free forever.
Paper: 6-day full trial
3 active grid bots, 2 signal bots, 3 exchanges, 90-day backtest, Telegram, API key and watch alerts. No card needed.
Free
$0Free forever
- 1 active grid bot
- Binance data only
- 30-day backtest
- Telegram notifications
Trader
$10/mo
$114/yr≈ $9.50/mo · save 5%
- 5 active grid bots
- 3 signal bots
- 3 exchanges
- 90-day backtest
- Telegram commands
- 1 API key
- Bot watch alerts
Pro Trader
$25/mo
$285/yr≈ $23.75/mo · save 5%
- 15 active grid bots
- 10 signal bots
- 8 exchanges
- 1-year backtest
- 3 API keys
- Strategy suggestions
- Nightly report
- Webhook signals
Market Maker
$40/mo
$432/yr≈ $36/mo · save 10%
- 40 active grid bots
- 30 signal bots
- 8 exchanges
- 10 API keys
- Everything in Pro Trader
- Opportunity scanner (coming soon)
Fair downgrade. When a trial or plan ends, bots are never deleted or force-closed. Bots above your new limit are paused and resume when you upgrade.
Prices in USD. Paid checkout is not open yet: start with the free trial today.
FAQ
Questions people ask
What is GridLab?
GridLab is a grid-trading education and simulation platform. You practice grid and signal bots on live market prices with a virtual balance, and see what a setup would do, including fees, funding and liquidation, before using real money anywhere.
How close are the results to a real exchange?
Grid line fills are limit orders charged the maker fee at the line price; the initial position and stop, TP/SL or manual closes are market orders with taker fee and slippage. Funding and maintenance-margin liquidation are applied, quantities follow Binance's formula with tick/step rounding, and each exchange's contract rules are used. Order-book queue position is not modeled, so thin pairs can look better than reality; GridLab warns about those.
Do I need to connect my exchange account?
No. GridLab never asks for exchange API keys or deposits. The server only reads public market data.
Is GridLab free?
Yes. Every account gets a 6-day full trial, then a Free tier that stays free forever: 1 active grid bot, Binance data, 30-day backtest and Telegram notifications. Paid plans start at $10/month; checkout is not open yet.
Is GridLab an exchange or investment service?
No. GridLab is an education and simulation platform: it holds no funds, places no orders on any exchange, does not trade on your behalf and does not provide investment advice.
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