Aeris vs Bookmap for liquidity and order-flow trading

Bookmap turns historical and current order-book depth into a time-based heatmap, then layers executed volume, price, and user orders over it. Its official package matrix lists volume dots and bars, time and sales, volume/quote/delta columns, CVD, imbalance tools, extended order book, recording, and replay. Availability differs across Digital, Global, Global+, and marketplace add-ons.

Aeris’s current charting is not a Bookmap-style heatmap replacement. The shipped desktop app has charts, indicators, drawing tools, workspaces, and a DOM ladder with simulated click-to-trade. A liquidity heatmap, footprint, CVD, big trades, and market replay are Coming soon. Until those releases can be tested, Bookmap owns this category in a present-tense comparison.

A heatmap is not a prediction. It shows displayed liquidity and its changes; orders can be added, canceled, hidden through execution strategies, or filled before a trader can react. The view also depends on feed depth and aggregation. Use it as one input, not proof of intent or a promised outcome.

Bookmap’s Digital plan is free and crypto-oriented. The checked pages list Digital+ at $19 monthly, Global at $49 monthly, and Global+ at $99 monthly. Global and Global+ annual effective rates are listed as $39 and $79 per month, with lifetime licenses at $990 and $1,990. Third-party futures and stock data is not included, and some advanced tools are separately sold marketplace add-ons.

Bookmap supports futures data connections including Rithmic and dxFeed, among others, while crypto connectivity spans multiple exchanges. A trader who already has eligible full-depth data may be able to connect it; otherwise, exchange and feed subscriptions add to the platform price. Confirm whether the chosen feed supplies market-by-price or market-by-order depth required by a specific indicator.

Aeris includes free Hyperliquid public crypto data. Futures data comes through the user’s own Rithmic account and entitlements. Aeris does not bundle exchange data, and live Rithmic routing is Coming soon. This is a simpler current provider story, but much narrower than Bookmap’s connection range.

Bookmap’s package matrix includes real-time simulated trading and live trading capabilities through supported connections. The exact order types, broker support, and data/trading split should be checked for the intended account. Bookmap’s strength is keeping orders and executions in the context of its heatmap.

Aeris currently provides simulated trading, trading hotkeys, a DOM ladder, flatten, kill switch, pre-trade risk checks, and simulated account locks. Prop-firm profiles expose live distance meters, while position P&L can be shown in currency or ticks. This is useful for practicing a rules-based process, but it does not mean Aeris can protect a live account today.

The planned Aeris Prop copier is also Coming soon. Anyone needing current multi-account execution should compare released tools such as Bookmap-supported workflows or a dedicated copier and verify that the prop firm permits the setup.

A Bookmap heatmap is built to answer questions about where displayed liquidity has rested or changed and where aggressive executions occurred. A conventional chart is often faster for higher-timeframe structure, indicator-based analysis, and clean multi-chart layouts. Many traders use both display types rather than forcing one view to do everything.

Aeris’s shipped strength is the conventional charting and workspace side. Its planned order-flow additions aim to bring more of the microstructure view into the desktop app, but no one should infer exact feature parity, historical depth, or feed behavior before release. The order-flow glossary explains what each common display measures and what it cannot establish.

Shortlist Bookmap when the current requirement is a mature liquidity heatmap, full-depth visualization, record/replay, or an ecosystem of order-flow add-ons. Budget for the correct package and compatible data. Its specialization is a strength, particularly when order-book history is central to the process.

Shortlist Aeris when the current need is a native Windows charting workspace with Rithmic market data or free Hyperliquid data, plus simulated rule-aware controls. Join early access only with a clear understanding that live routing, heatmap, footprint, replay, journal, and copier are Coming soon. Test what exists, not what a roadmap may become.