How the TradingView free trial works (30 days)

TradingView’s free trial gives you 30 days of the Essential, Plus or Premium plan (14 days for Ultimate). You need to add a card, PayPal or another supported payment method to start it, and the trial turns into a paid subscription automatically when it ends. The catch most guides miss: cancelling a trial on the website ends it immediately, so don’t cancel on day one.

Here’s how the trial works step by step, what it converts into, and how to avoid a charge you didn’t plan for. Details are from TradingView’s terms and help center as of September 2026.

Which plans have a free trial?

According to TradingView’s pricing page in September 2026:

Plan	Trial length	Price after trial (billed annually)	Price after trial (billed monthly)
Basic	No trial (free forever)	Free	Free
Essential	30 days	$12.95/mo ($155.40/yr)	$14.95/mo
Plus	30 days	$29.95/mo ($359.40/yr)	$34.95/mo
Premium	30 days	$59.95/mo ($719.40/yr)	$69.95/mo
Ultimate	14 days	$199.95/mo ($2,399.40/yr)	$239.95/mo

Prices display in your local currency and sales tax may be added depending on where you live. TradingView’s terms also say trial length can differ by plan, region and platform, so check the number shown when you sign up.

If you’re not sure which tier to trial, our guide to the best TradingView plan for crypto compares the limits that matter (indicators per chart, alerts, webhooks, second-based charts).

Do you need a credit card for the TradingView trial?

Yes. TradingView’s terms say that ordering any subscription, including a free trial, authorises automatic charges to your bank card, PayPal account or other supported method for the billing period you selected. The free Basic plan is the only option that needs no card.

TradingView’s payment methods page lists Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, Discover and several other card networks, plus PayPal, Revolut Pay, Google Pay and Apple Pay. It also accepts crypto payments for website purchases, which some readers will prefer over leaving a card on file.

How to start the TradingView free trial

1. Create a free account on TradingView.
2. Open the pricing page and choose Monthly or Annually. This decides what you’ll be charged when the trial ends, so pick deliberately.
3. Click Try free for 30 days on Essential, Plus or Premium (or the 14-day button on Ultimate).
4. Add a payment method and confirm. The paid features switch on straight away.
5. Put a reminder in your calendar two days before the trial end date.

Start on the website if you can. Trials started in the iOS or Android app are billed and managed by Apple or Google, can only be changed on that platform, and mobile prices may differ from the website.

What does the trial include?

Everything in the plan you picked. On a Plus trial, for example, you get 10 indicators per chart, 4 charts per tab, 100 price alerts, webhook alerts and Volume Profile, the same as a paying Plus user.

Use the month to test the things you’d actually pay for:

• Build your real layout and count indicators. If you never go past 5, Essential is enough. Our list of the best TradingView indicators for crypto is a good starting set.
• Set the alerts you’d rely on, including webhooks if you plan to automate. Webhooks require two-factor authentication on your account.
• Try Bar Replay on intraday data to see if you’d use it.

Can you switch plans during the trial?

Yes, with limits. TradingView’s help center on switching a trial plan says:

• You can move a website trial up or down between Essential, Plus and Premium while trial days remain.
• You can upgrade to an Ultimate trial, but you’ll get at most 14 days on Ultimate.
• You can’t downgrade from an Ultimate trial.

So starting on Plus is a reasonable default: you can drop to Essential or step up to Premium after seeing what you use.

In the iOS app, upgrading during the trial ends the trial immediately and charges you for the new plan. In the Android app, upgrading to Ultimate or a special offer does the same.

How to cancel the TradingView trial

On the website: Settings and billing → Subscriptions → Cancel trial.

For app trials, you cancel auto-renewal in the App Store or Google Play, at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Store rules apply there, so you keep access until the end of the trial period.

What happens after the trial ends?

If you didn’t cancel, the trial converts automatically to the plan and billing period you chose, and you’re charged the full price at the end of the trial.

Worked example. You start a Plus trial with annual billing on 1 October. If you do nothing, around 31 October you’re charged $359.40 (before any tax) for a year of Plus. Had you picked monthly billing, the charge would be $34.95 and it would repeat every month until you cancel.

If you cancelled, the account falls back to Basic: 2 indicators per chart, 1 chart per tab, 3 price alerts, 1 saved layout, and ads.

Charged by mistake?

TradingView’s terms allow refunds on annual subscriptions if requested within 14 calendar days of payment, and on monthly subscriptions within 7 calendar days. Request it through support. App Store purchases can only be refunded by Apple; Google Play purchases can be refunded through the store or TradingView. Filing a chargeback makes you ineligible for a refund under TradingView’s terms, so ask support first.

Can you get a second free trial?

No. TradingView’s help center says trials are one per user, and when its system detects someone who has had a trial before, it cancels the new trial and offers a paid plan. Creating new accounts to farm trials also means rebuilding layouts and alerts each time, which defeats the point.

Is there a TradingView referral bonus?

Yes, and it’s modest. According to TradingView’s Refer-a-Friend coupon page, if you create a new account through someone’s referral link and upgrade to a paid plan within three months, you receive a $15 discount code by email. The terms:

• It only works for brand-new users who have never had a TradingView account.
• The code is valid for one year and works on monthly or annual plans.
• It isn’t applied automatically. You enter it in the promo code field when buying a new subscription.
• It can’t be combined with other discounts or used for market data.
• It applies to website purchases, not app purchases.

In practice, the $15 lands after your first payment and knocks $15 off a later purchase. On Essential monthly, that’s about one month free.

For the person who referred you, TradingView gives $15 in credit toward their own plan once you upgrade. TradingView also runs a separate partner program for creators, which pays a fixed cash amount per new subscriber.

Is the trial worth it for crypto traders?

For most people, yes, as long as you set the reminder. A month is enough to find out whether you need 5 indicators or 10, whether you’ll use multiple charts, and whether webhook alerts fit your workflow. If you plan to connect alerts to an automated strategy, test that during the trial too; our guide to deploying a trading bot on Railway shows the receiving side. Traders who mainly want better charts for perps on Hyperliquid usually find out within a week whether Essential covers them.

Downsides to keep in mind: the auto-renew is easy to forget, the immediate-cancel rule punishes people who cancel early, and the annual option locks in a larger charge if you forget. Pick monthly billing for the trial if you’re unsure, then switch to annual once you know the plan fits.