Free Footprint Charts: Tools, Trials and Data Limits
Free footprint charts can mean a demonstration, a limited software tier, a trial or a tool connected to publicly available data. Check software access and market-data access separately: a free chart does not automatically include live futures trades or historical depth.
Senzoukria · Learn · Updated 13 September 2026
What kind of free access are you getting?
| Access type | Useful for | Check before relying on it |
|---|---|---|
| Generated demonstration | Learning the chart layout | It is not live market evidence |
| Free software tier | Testing included functions over time | Supported markets, feature limits and data fees |
| Time-limited trial | Evaluating a paid feature set | End date, card requirement and renewal |
| Tool using public market data | Studying supported exchange activity | Software licence, data terms, gaps and history |
Start by deciding whether you want to learn the notation or evaluate a feed for a specific instrument. Those are different tests. A recorded or generated footprint demonstration can teach the layout without proving anything about live data quality.
Where to check available software options
ATAS: inspect the current free package
The ATAS package page lists a START plan at €0 with no time limit, alongside advanced plans. Inspect the feature matrix and supported data connections instead of assuming that a free licence includes every cluster mode or live exchange entitlement. Package features were checked on 13 September 2026; the vendor page governs current availability.
Quantower: check the licence and connection together
Quantower lists its licences, while its Cluster chart documentation explains the tool. The existence of a chart in the documentation does not mean every free or broker-specific edition enables it. Confirm the exact edition before using it as your free-footprint solution.
TradingView: footprint exists, but read its method
TradingView documents Volume Footprint charts. Its documented categorization uses intrabar price direction to label volume, and historical granularity can change with available data. That differs from directly using a feed-provided aggressor classification. Check the current plan and instrument coverage; do not infer that the basic free plan includes the feature.
Software cost and data cost are separate
For futures, verify exchange entitlements, whether your account is professional or non-professional, provider charges and historical access. Sierra Chart explains that Numbers Bars do not require market depth: executed bid/ask volume is a different input. A heatmap, however, needs depth events.
Public crypto trade feeds can be useful for learning without funding a futures account, but their availability does not make a commercial software licence free. Check provider terms and geographic access. An exchange-specific crypto footprint is not a consolidated view of all venues, and spot and perpetual contracts remain separate markets.
A worked example: what a footprint should reconcile
Suppose a generated candle contains 120 contracts classified as aggressive buying and 80 as aggressive selling. Total classified volume is 200 and delta, under the ask-minus-bid convention, is +40. Every execution has a buyer and a seller; the labels identify the initiating side under the chosen method, not a count of people.
If another tool shows +70 on that candle, first compare session boundaries, trade classification, price grouping and missing events. Different totals do not automatically prove that either renderer is defective. A price-direction estimate is also not interchangeable with exchange-provided aggressor data.
Evaluate a trial without turning it into a trade signal
- Write down the source, instrument, timestamps and any delay label.
- Check total volume and delta against the same feed and session.
- Change the price grouping and check whether displayed totals reconcile.
- Inspect one historical interval and one live interval for differences in coverage.
- Record export and replay limits, then review the renewal terms.
What is free on Senzoukria?
Senzoukria publishes free educational guides and website demonstrations. Desktop access is paid: $9 for an eligible first month, then $29/month; card required and the first month is charged at signup. An annual subscription is $240 paid once per year. There is no seven-day or fourteen-day free software trial. Check pricing and cancellation terms.
Read how to read a footprint first, then use the software evaluation checklist to compare the products that fit your feed. This guide is published by Senzoukria, one of the vendors discussed.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I get footprint charts for free?
- Some vendors offer free tiers, trials or demonstrations. Check which footprint features are enabled and whether the required live or historical data is included. This guide does not claim that every free option is equivalent.
- Does TradingView have footprint charts?
- Yes. TradingView documents Volume Footprint charts and their calculation method. Its documented buy/sell categorization uses intrabar price movements; verify the current plan entitlement and available granularity for your instrument.
- Do footprint charts need Level 2 market depth?
- Executed bid/ask footprint volume and market depth are different inputs. A suitable trade feed can support a footprint without full depth. A liquidity heatmap requires book updates; trades alone cannot reconstruct the resting book.
- Is Senzoukria free for seven days?
- No. Website demonstrations can be viewed without buying the desktop licence. The eligible first software month costs $9 and requires a card; it then renews at $29/month until cancelled. Market-data fees are separate.