# CCXT: pricing, API and features

Category: [Trading bots & backtesting](https://tokvane.app/categories/trading-bots) · Vendor: CCXT (open-source project) · Website: https://ccxt.com · Status: active

Open-source unified API library for 100+ crypto exchanges and prediction markets, with REST and WebSocket access in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#, PHP, Go, Java and Rust.

> CCXT (CCXT (open-source project)) — pricing: open-source; free tier: Yes; REST: Yes; MCP: unknown; open source: Yes.

## Pricing

- **Model:** open-source
- **Free tier:** Yes — Library is MIT licensed and free to use, including commercially.
- **Plans:** unknown
- **Notes:** README also advertises CCXT Terminal, a separate trading app; its pricing was not checked.

_Verified on 2026-10-30. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ccxt/ccxt/master/README.md_

## Access & auth

- **Authentication:** api-key
- **KYC required:** No
- **Notes:** Library runs locally; private endpoints use the user's own exchange API keys. Any KYC is the exchange's.

_Verified on 2026-10-30. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ccxt/ccxt/master/README.md_

## Coverage

- **Exchanges:** 100+ exchanges and prediction markets; certified list includes Binance, Bybit, Gate, OKX, KuCoin, Bitget, Hyperliquid, BingX, MEXC, Crypto.com
- **Chains:** unknown
- **Assets:** Spot and derivatives markets per exchange; also prediction markets (e.g. Polymarket, Kalshi)

_Verified on 2026-10-30. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ccxt/ccxt/master/README.md_

## Capabilities

- **Capabilities:** price-data, multi-exchange, order-execution, live-trading

_Verified on 2026-10-30. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ccxt/ccxt/master/README.md_

## Interfaces

- **REST API:** Yes
- **WebSocket:** Yes
- **SDKs:** javascript, typescript, python, csharp, php, go, java, rust
- **Official MCP server:** unknown
- **Other:** Unified public and private API over exchange REST and WebSocket endpoints

_Verified on 2026-10-30. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ccxt/ccxt/master/README.md_

## Open source & self-hosting

- **Open source:** Yes
- **Licence:** MIT
- **Self-host:** Yes
- **Repository:** https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt

_Verified on 2026-10-30. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ccxt/ccxt/master/LICENSE.txt_

## FAQ

**Does CCXT have a free tier?**
Yes. Library is MIT licensed and free to use, including commercially. (verified 2026-10-30)

**Does CCXT offer an API?**
REST: Yes. WebSocket: Yes. Official MCP server: unknown. Verified 2026-10-30.

**Is CCXT open source or self-hostable?**
Open source: Yes; licence: MIT; self-host: Yes. Verified 2026-10-30.

**What are alternatives to CCXT?**
Other trading bots & backtesting in our directory: 3Commas, ADAMANT TradeBot, AI Hedge Fund Crypto, Alertatron, Algobot.

Alternatives: https://tokvane.app/alternatives/ccxt

Information only, not financial or investment advice.