How Many Bots Can I Run, and Can I Combine Them?

Yes, you can run grid bots and signal bots at the same time, even on the same market. How many you can run in total is set by your subscription plan, and both types count towards that same total. DCA positions aren’t classed as bots for this purpose and aren’t capped at all.

Your plan sets the total

The number of bots you can run at once comes from your subscription plan, and grid bots and signal bots share that allowance. Three grid bots and two signal bots is five bots, whichever mix you choose.

The limit counts bots that are active at the same time, not how many you’ve ever created. Stopping a bot frees up a slot immediately.

Because plan limits change over time, we don’t print the numbers here: check the current allowance on altrady.com/pricing. Altrady doesn’t show your allowance anywhere in the app, so the pricing page is the place to look. If you try to start a bot beyond it, Altrady tells you that you’ve reached your limit rather than failing quietly.

At that point your options are to stop a bot you’re no longer using, or move to a plan with a higher allowance.

DCA positions aren’t capped

A DCA position isn’t classed as a bot, so it doesn’t count against your bot allowance. There’s no cap on how many you create, or on how many run at the same time. You create one from Tools > DCA Position on the trading terminal rather than from the Bots page, and it starts as soon as you confirm it.

If you’re unsure whether a DCA position or a signal bot fits what you’re trying to do, see Grid Bot vs Signal Bot vs DCA Position. To set one up, see How do I create a DCA position?.

Can I run both engines on the same pair?

Yes. Grid bots and signal bots are separate engines, and nothing stops you from running one of each on the same market at the same time. Each manages its own orders independently.

It’s worth giving each bot its own exchange account or subaccount, though, and keeping those separate from the account you trade on manually. Anything sharing a balance competes for it: a manual position or a second bot can spend funds another bot was relying on, and the one that misses out can’t place its order.

What to expect if a plan change lowers your bot count

If you move to a plan with a lower bot allowance and you’re currently over that new number, you will need to stop enough bots to bring you back within it. DCA positions aren’t affected, since they don’t count towards the limit.

Stopping doesn’t do the same thing to both engines, so it’s worth knowing which you’re dealing with before choosing which bots to stop. What to expect from a trading bot covers the difference.

For the billing side of plan changes, see How Do I Manage My Altrady Subscription Plan or Billing.

One grid bot per market

One more constraint, though this one has nothing to do with your plan: you can only run one active grid bot per market, per trading account. Try to start a second on a market that already has one running and you’ll see “Bot already running: you already have an active grid bot on this market. Only one per market per account is allowed.”

So to trade several pairs with grid bots, create a separate bot for each, within your plan’s total. Grid bots work on spot markets only, so this only ever applies to spot pairs. For the setup steps, see How to Set Up a Grid Bot.

Still stuck?

If you’re not sure how many bots your plan allows, or a bot won’t start and you don’t see why, reach out through Get Help and our support team can check your account directly.