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ProRealTime is a technical analysis and trading platform born in France, which has become a benchmark for thousands of French-speaking traders over the years. Advanced charting, a real-time screener, integrated backtesting and automated trading: it positions itself as a full workstation, in contrast to platforms built purely for execution. But what is ProRealTime actually worth in 2026, what budget should you plan for, and above all: can you use it to pass a prop firm challenge? Complete answers in this guide.
What is ProRealTime? Overview and history
ProRealTime is developed by a French software publisher (historically IT-Finance, today ProRealTime SAS), a company approved and supervised in France by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR). Launched in the late 1990s, the platform first spread among French retail investors thanks to the quality of its charts and market data, before expanding across Europe and into several asset classes.
Its philosophy differs from that of MetaTrader, cTrader or Match-Trader: those platforms are primarily execution tools provided by brokers, whereas ProRealTime is first and foremost an analysis environment. The screener, the backtester, the programming language and the automated trading module are integrated natively, with data sourced directly from the exchanges. Everything is available on desktop, web and mobile, with a dense but highly customisable interface.
This all-in-one approach is what built the platform's reputation, especially among French-speaking systematic traders who find in it a credible alternative to Anglo-Saxon solutions.
ProRealTime's features in detail
Multi-asset charting and technical analysis
ProRealTime covers a very wide range of instruments: stocks, indices, currencies (forex), commodities, futures and bonds, plus cryptocurrencies depending on the partner broker used. Timeframes run from seconds to monthly, the available history depends on the plan chosen (about 3,000 units per chart in the free version, up to several decades on higher tiers), and the built-in indicator library includes dozens of tools, from the classics (moving averages, RSI, MACD) to the most specialised ones.
The ProBuilder language lets you code your own indicators without being a developer: its syntax, often considered more accessible than MetaTrader's MQL5, is close to a simplified BASIC. Programs can then be shared, modified and reused easily.
ProScreener: a real-time market screener
The ProScreener module is one of the platform's great classics: it scans hundreds of instruments in real time according to conditions you define. An instrument approaching its yearly high, a break of a moving average, a MACD reversal: as soon as an instrument meets your criteria, it appears in your results, without opening a single chart. The full version adds an integrated key-level and breakout detection tool, capable of continuously monitoring hundreds of instruments to spot those approaching interesting technical setups.
ProBacktest and ProOrder: backtesting and automated trading
This is ProRealTime's historic strong point. With ProBacktest, you test a strategy coded in ProBuilder on the history of your choice and get complete statistics: win rate, maximum drawdown, profit factor, a detailed equity curve. Once the strategy is validated, ProOrder executes it in real time on your account without rewriting a single line of code: same logic, same syntax, from backtest to automated trading.
For the systematic trader, this is a complete pipeline in a single environment. By comparison, MetaTrader requires the more technical MQL5 language, and competing solutions often remain limited when it comes to real automation. We detail this approach in our guide on backtesting a strategy before a prop firm challenge and in our article on algorithmic trading at a prop firm.
Order execution and depth of market
Via ProRealTime Trading and its partner brokers (including IG, the best known), the platform lets you trade directly from charts and order books: market orders, limit orders, stops, linked orders, one-click position management. The full version can display up to 100,000 price levels in the order book, which is valuable for judging a market's true depth. Active traders who execute their orders through the platform can, subject to a minimum activity requirement, get the paid versions for free.
Desktop, web and mobile: a multi-device platform
ProRealTime comes as a desktop application (Windows and Mac), a web version and iOS/Android mobile apps. Charts, watchlists, alerts and positions are available on all devices, and synchronised workspaces let you find your own setup everywhere. Alerts (email, push notification, server-side alert) keep working even when the platform is closed: a real plus for tracking key levels without staying in front of the screen.
ProRealTime pricing in 2026: what budget should you plan for?
ProRealTime's pricing model is unusual: the platform is billed on one side, real-time data on the other, with prices that vary by exchange. Here are the main plans (indicative prices observed in October 2026, excluding promotions):
| Plan | Indicative price (excl. VAT) | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | Charts, free end-of-day data, limited history (about 3,000 units), ads |
| Real time per exchange | from about €5/month per market | Real-time data of your choice, exchange by exchange (French futures, stocks, etc.) |
| Premium | about €70/month ($91/month) | All exchanges in real time, extended history, integrated key-level detection tool |
| Complete | On request | Offer for market professionals: maximum history, order book with up to 100,000 levels |
Key takeaway: the line between plans is mostly about real-time data and history depth. The Premium version gives access to all exchanges and integrated detection, but a swing trader can make do with a few markets for €10 to €20 per month. And the platform can cost €0 for active traders who route their orders through the platform or through a partner broker: in that case, the paid versions are offered subject to a minimum activity requirement (a number of orders executed per period).
Which type of trader is ProRealTime made for?
ProRealTime is a relevant choice if you fit one of these profiles:
- Swing trader on European stocks and indices, needing reliable Euronext data and French-language support.
- Beginner systematic trader who wants to code, backtest and automate strategies without learning a complex language.
- Multi-asset analyst who prefers a single workstation over three separate subscriptions (charts, screener, backtest).
- French trader who cares about working with a publisher supervised by the ACPR.
It is less suitable if you are a very high-frequency futures scalper (dedicated platforms like NinjaTrader or Tradovate, favoured by futures firms, offer lower latency and a better DOM), if you are looking for social copy trading, or if your immediate goal is a prop firm account, as we are about to see.
ProRealTime and prop firms: compatibility in 2026
The sensitive question: can you use ProRealTime on a prop firm account? Straight answer as of October 2026: none of the 77 firms listed in our prop firm comparison tool offers ProRealTime natively. The platforms made available by firms are almost always MT4/MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader, DXtrade or TradeLocker for forex and CFDs, and NinjaTrader, Tradovate or TopstepX for futures.
The explanation lies in ProRealTime's model: its execution goes through selected partner brokers, a closed circuit that prop firms have not integrated into their evaluation accounts. Firms favour platforms they can connect directly to their risk-management infrastructure.
In practice, if you are trained on ProRealTime and aiming for a funded account:
- Keep ProRealTime for analysis, execute manually on the firm's platform. Most instruments appear on both sides: indices, forex, commodities. Prepare your levels and scenarios in ProRealTime, then place your orders manually on MT5, cTrader or another platform.
- Plan the migration ahead. If your firm imposes a specific platform, allow a few weeks of adaptation. The concepts are the same; only the shortcuts and settings change. Our TradingView page presents one of the platforms most often offered by firms.
- No ProOrder automation on a prop account: it is impossible to run a ProOrder strategy on a firm account, since ProRealTime is not connected to it. To trade automatically on a funded account, everything goes through the tools authorised by the firm itself.
- Always check the rules of your chosen firm: some tolerate copy trading between your own accounts, others explicitly forbid it. Never assume that what is allowed on your ProRealTime setup is allowed at your firm.
In short: ProRealTime remains an excellent analysis tool to prepare for a prop firm challenge, but the execution platform of your funded account will be, in 2026 as before, MetaTrader, cTrader, TradingView or an equivalent.
Pros and cons of ProRealTime
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| Complete workstation: charts, screener, backtest, automation | Complex pricing: platform + real-time data billed per exchange |
| ProBacktest and ProOrder form a 100% integrated pipeline | No prop firm offers it natively to date |
| French publisher supervised by the ACPR, quality Euronext data, French-language support | Community and indicator marketplace smaller than TradingView's |
| Free version, and paid versions offered to active traders | Expensive Premium version (about €70/month excl. VAT in full configuration) |
| Desktop, web and mobile with server-side alerts | Automation reserved for partner brokers within the closed circuit |
FAQ: frequently asked questions about ProRealTime
Is ProRealTime free?
A free version exists, with end-of-day data and a history limited to about 3,000 units per chart, along with ads. Real-time data is paid exchange by exchange (from about €5 per month and per market) and the Premium version costs about €70 per month. On the other hand, active traders who execute their orders through the platform or through a partner broker can get the paid versions for free, subject to a minimum activity requirement.
Can you pass a prop firm challenge on ProRealTime?
No. None of the 77 firms analysed in our comparison tool offers ProRealTime. You can use it to analyse and prepare your strategies, but execution on the firm's account must happen on the platform it imposes (MT4/MT5, cTrader, TradingView, Match-Trader, DXtrade, etc.).
ProRealTime or TradingView?
Two different approaches. TradingView bets on the cloud, community and simplicity, and it is offered natively by several prop firms: it is the logical choice if you are aiming for a funded account. ProRealTime bets on integrated backtesting and automation (ProBacktest, ProOrder) and on high-quality data per exchange: it is the logical choice for the systematic trader who executes through a partner broker.
Is automated trading possible on ProRealTime?
Yes, via ProOrder, on accounts opened with the platform's partner brokers: a strategy coded in ProBuilder can be backtested and then executed in real time. But this automation does not work on prop firm accounts, since ProRealTime is not connected to them.
Is ProRealTime suitable for scalping?
For swing and intraday trading on forex, indices and stocks, yes. For intensive, very low-latency futures scalping, the market's dedicated platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, ATAS, Quantower) remain better equipped, especially for the order book and execution speed.
Verdict: what is ProRealTime worth in 2026?
ProRealTime remains one of the best analysis and systematic trading platforms on the French-speaking market. ProScreener, ProBacktest and ProOrder form a coherent set that the competition does not offer natively, the data is high quality, the French publisher supervises the whole product and the French-language support makes the difference. Active traders going through a partner broker can even use it for free.
Its main limitation, in 2026, is its total absence from the prop firm ecosystem. If your goal is a funded account, use ProRealTime as your analytical control tower, but start training on MT5, cTrader or TradingView now, and prepare your challenge with a structured method.
Ready for the next step? Discover how our challenge validation service can support you all the way to the funded account, and compare the 77 firms on the market with our prop firm comparison tool before choosing yours.
