Aeris vs Quantower for futures and prop-firm traders

Quantower positions All-in-One as its full professional feature set, including all available features, connections, and updates. Its site also offers a limited free version and the option to buy individual extensions. That breadth matters when a workflow depends on a specific broker connection, advanced order type, volume-analysis panel, or existing live account.

Aeris deliberately has a narrower shipped surface. Charts use the in-house GPU chart engine, and drawings, indicators, local workspaces, hotkeys, a simulated DOM, simulated orders, flatten, and a kill switch are available now. Rithmic can supply futures market data using the trader’s own account. Chart trading, bracket templates, footprint, CVD, big trades, liquidity heatmap, replay, journal, and live routing are not shipped features; each is Coming soon.

That distinction changes the evaluation. Quantower can be assessed as a current live-trading platform. Aeris should be assessed as an early-access workspace whose present execution and risk controls operate on a simulated venue. Do not choose Aeris on the assumption that a roadmap item behaves like a released capability.

Both products can be relevant to Rithmic users, but “supports Rithmic” is not a complete comparison. Quantower lists Rithmic among a much broader connection catalog and can route orders through supported live connections. Aeris currently uses a trader’s Rithmic credentials for futures market data while order entry remains simulated. Live Rithmic routing is Coming soon.

Aeris’s present differentiation is the rule-aware simulation layer. A trader can apply prop-firm rule profiles, see live distance meters, run pre-trade checks, lock an account, and view position P&L in currency or ticks. Flatten, kill switch, and the daily-loss lock are planned to remain free on every launch plan. These tools cannot guarantee compliance: firm rules may include end-of-day or intraday calculations, unrealized P&L, commissions, session cutoffs, consistency rules, or special restrictions that software settings do not fully capture.

Before using either platform with an evaluation account, confirm the firm’s currently approved connection, whether copying is permitted, how micros count toward limits, and what happens when a risk threshold is crossed. A platform display is an aid; the firm’s dashboard and written rules remain authoritative.

For a trader buying specifically for footprint or volume-analysis work today, Quantower has the clearer advantage. Its current product catalog includes volume analysis, an advanced DOM, order-flow panels, and chart trading. Those are released tools that can be tested against the trader’s feed and instruments.

Aeris ships conventional charting and a DOM ladder for simulated click-to-trade, but its desktop footprint, CVD, big-trades view, and liquidity heatmap are Coming soon. They should not be counted as present value in a purchasing decision. Traders new to the vocabulary can use the order-flow glossary to distinguish executed volume, resting liquidity, delta, and cumulative delta before comparing implementations.

Quantower lists its All-in-One license at $70 monthly, with automatic discounts for longer terms, including 30% for one year. Its limited version can be used free, and individual extensions may be purchased separately. The license does not include third-party market data. The right Quantower cost therefore depends on the selected modules, term, data feed, and brokerage arrangement.

Aeris launch pricing is Free at $0, Pro at $39 monthly or $29 monthly billed yearly, and Prop at $69 monthly or $49 monthly billed yearly. Billing is not live during early access. Prop adds the multi-account trade copier, which is Coming soon. Rithmic exchange and entitlement charges are separate because the trader brings their own Rithmic account.

Compare the exact workflow, not just the headline subscription. A lower platform fee is not a saving if a required capability is absent; a broader license is not automatically valuable if most modules go unused.

Quantower is the more realistic shortlist choice for someone who needs live supported routing now, relies on released order-flow tools, or wants to choose among many connections. Its breadth is a genuine strength, although it also means the user must verify which functions work with a particular connection and license.

Aeris may fit a Windows trader who wants to explore a native Rust workspace, already has Rithmic market-data access, and values simulated prop-rule checks while the live stack is still being built. It is not yet a substitute for a production routing setup. Test both with the same symbols, data entitlements, display scaling, hotkeys, and failure scenarios before committing a live workflow.