At a glance
Coinrule and Horizon both let you automate trading without code in the account you already have, and they part ways on how the rule gets written. Coinrule has you assemble the rule from conditions and actions, or start from one of its templates. Horizon has you describe the idea in plain English and builds the rules for you, backtests them, and adds a marketplace of strategies that creators are running live.
Side by side
| Question | Horizon | Coinrule |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | HorizonAn investing platform. Copy strategies that creators are running live, or describe your own idea in plain English and run it through your own broker. | CoinruleA no-code platform for automated trading rules, mostly crypto, with some stock brokers. |
| How you build a strategy | HorizonDescribe the idea in plain English. Horizon turns it into rules you can read, edit and test. No code. | CoinruleAssemble if-then rules in a visual builder, such as buy when RSI drops below a level, or start from one of its templates. Pine Scripts can be connected, and an MCP lets an AI assistant create rules. |
| Where strategies run | HorizonIn your own account at Binance, Bybit, Coinbase, Hyperliquid, Kraken, Robinhood, Webull, TradeStation, Tradier, E*TRADE, tastytrade and moomoo, or on Horizon Paper with simulated money. | CoinruleOn Coinrule's servers, through API connections to exchanges such as Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, OKX and Bybit, and brokers such as Alpaca and Webull. |
| Markets | HorizonUS stocks and ETFs through the stock brokers; crypto spot and derivatives through the exchanges. No forex or CFDs. | CoinruleCrypto spot, perpetuals and on-chain tokens. US stocks and ETFs through the supported brokers. |
| Backtesting | HorizonEvery strategy is backtested on historical data before it runs, and you see the rules it tested. | CoinruleYes. Pick a rule, a budget and a period, and compare the result with holding. |
| Paper trading | HorizonYes. Horizon Paper runs any strategy with simulated money at real market prices. | CoinruleYes. A Demo Exchange runs rules with virtual funds on real market data. |
| Copying other people's strategies | HorizonYes. Discover lists creators' strategies with live track records. Creators keep 80% of what subscribers pay. | CoinruleHundreds of templates to start from, but no marketplace of other users' running rules. |
| Pricing model | HorizonDiscover is free. The Builder plan is a subscription, monthly or yearly, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. | CoinruleA free plan with a few rules and demo trading, then Investor, Trader and Pro subscriptions. Current prices on coinrule.com. |
| Holds your money? | HorizonNever. Funds stay with your broker. Horizon can place trades for a strategy but cannot withdraw money. | CoinruleNo. It is non-custodial: API keys carry no withdrawal permission and funds stay on your exchange. |
Choose Horizon if
- You would rather describe the idea than assemble it from conditions and actions.
- You want a backtest that replays the strategy bar by bar, with the rules it tested in front of you.
- You trade through a broker Coinrule does not connect to, such as Robinhood.
- You want to copy strategies that creators are running live, or publish your own and earn from subscribers.
Choose Coinrule if
- You want to assemble the rule yourself from a fixed set of conditions.
- You trade on-chain tokens on Base, Arbitrum or BSC.
- You have Pine Scripts you want to keep running.
