The main free alternatives to fxDreema are AlgoPuzzle, MetaTrader's own MQL5 Wizard, and - if you want software that searches for strategies rather than builds one - EA Studio and StrategyQuant X, which are paid. Which one fits depends on why you're leaving fxDreema. The most common reason is its free plan: a project can only be exported while it has at most 10 connections between blocks, so anything beyond a simple strategy needs a paid, time-limited Full plan. If that's your reason, AlgoPuzzle is the closest swap - it's also a visual block builder in the browser, it can import the .mq5 or .mq4 files fxDreema exports, it currently has no export limits and only needs a free account to export, and it adds cTrader to MetaTrader 4 and 5. If you'd rather stay inside MetaTrader, the MQL5 Wizard is free and already installed. If you need fxDreema's depth - custom indicators, flowchart-style logic, many exit rules - staying on fxDreema's Full plan may genuinely be the better choice, and this article says where.
Disclosure: AlgoPuzzle is our own product. Every fact about fxDreema below comes from fxDreema's own website as of October 2026; check it there before you decide.
What fxDreema's free plan actually limits
fxDreema's free plan caps the size of a project you can export, not the time you can use it. According to fxDreema's purchase page, the limits are:
| Limit | Free | Full |
|---|---|---|
| Connections between blocks (to export a file) | 10 | 10,000 |
| Blocks in a project | 100 | 3,000 |
| Projects | 30 | 10,000 |
The Full plan is bought for a fixed period - 1, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months - as a one-time payment that doesn't renew automatically. When it ends, the profile drops back to Free; projects stay, and files already downloaded keep working, but a project with more than 10 connections can't be exported again until you pay for another period. Ten connections is enough for one condition, one trade action and a stop; a strategy with several filters, both directions and its own risk logic usually needs more.
fxDreema alternatives compared
The same four questions for each tool: which platforms it exports to, what you install, what it costs, and how you build a strategy in it.
| Tool | Exports to | Install | Price | How you build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fxDreema | MT4, MT5 | None (browser); optional offline Windows version | Free up to 10 connections; Full plan paid per period | Blocks connected as a flowchart |
| AlgoPuzzle | MT5, MT4, cTrader | None (browser) | Currently free, no export limits | Blocks snapped into rule slots (IF / THEN) |
| MQL5 Wizard | MT5 (MT4 has its own wizard) | Built into MetaEditor | Free | Dropdowns choosing ready-made signal, money-management and trailing modules |
| EA Studio | MT4, MT5 | Desktop app / cloud | 15-day free trial, then subscription | Generates and screens many strategy variants for you |
| StrategyQuant X | MT4, MT5, cTrader and others | Desktop app | Paid | Strategy generation and robustness testing |
A fuller write-up of the last four is in Best No-Code EA Builders Compared.
AlgoPuzzle vs fxDreema: the real differences
Both are visual, no-code builders that run in a browser and produce real MetaTrader source files, but they are built for different amounts of complexity.
- Structure. fxDreema connects blocks into a flowchart, so you can route logic almost any way you like. AlgoPuzzle uses fixed rule slots: each strategy rule has an asset, a timeframe, an IF condition and a THEN trade with lot size, stop loss and take profit. Fewer ways to wire it wrong; fewer ways to wire something unusual.
- Platforms. fxDreema exports for MetaTrader 4 and 5. AlgoPuzzle exports the same strategy as a MetaTrader 5 EA (.mq5), a MetaTrader 4 EA (.mq4) or a cTrader cBot (.cs).
- Limits and price. fxDreema's free plan stops exporting above 10 connections. AlgoPuzzle's building and exporting are currently free with no project-size limit; exporting needs a free account.
- Testing before export. AlgoPuzzle has a built-in backtester that replays your rules on 1-minute MetaTrader 5 data in the browser (a free account is needed to load the data). With fxDreema you test the exported EA in MetaTrader's Strategy Tester - which you should do with any builder's output anyway, AlgoPuzzle's included.
- Indicators. AlgoPuzzle ships with a fixed set of built-in indicators - moving averages, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ATR, Stochastic, ADX, Ichimoku, CCI and others. fxDreema can also work with custom indicators.
- Trade management. Both cover the common pieces: an exit rule that closes a position when its own condition becomes true (AlgoPuzzle's CLOSE IF), trailing stop, break-even, trading hours and days, and lot size from a % of the balance. fxDreema goes further with multi-step logic - counters, flags and state carried from one trade to the next.
When fxDreema is still the better choice
Stay with fxDreema if your strategy depends on a custom indicator, or uses multi-step flowchart logic that carries state from one trade to the next. Those are things AlgoPuzzle's rule slots don't express today, and paying for a period of fxDreema's Full plan is cheaper than rebuilding a strategy around a tool that can't represent it.
When AlgoPuzzle is the better fit
AlgoPuzzle fits if your strategy can be written as "when this condition is true on this market and timeframe, open a trade with this size, stop and target" - which covers trend, pullback, breakout, mean-reversion and momentum rules (see five simple rule types). It also fits if you trade on cTrader, if you want a quick backtest before you export, or if you outgrew fxDreema's 10-connection free limit and don't want a time-limited plan.
Moving a strategy from fxDreema to AlgoPuzzle
AlgoPuzzle can import an fxDreema strategy directly: every .mq5 or .mq4 file fxDreema exports carries the fxDreema project inside it, and AlgoPuzzle reads that project back into blocks. Nothing has to be rebuilt by hand for a typical rule-based EA.
- Export from fxDreema. Download the .mq5 (or .mq4) of your project as usual.
- Import it in AlgoPuzzle. In the builder, click Import and choose the file (a free account is needed; files up to 512 KB).
- Read the import report. Every fxDreema block gets a status: Imported exactly, Imported with a difference (with a note saying what differs), Not imported (blocks AlgoPuzzle has no equivalent for, such as "Once a day") or Not needed (drawing, comments, alerts). Conditions and crosses on moving averages, Parabolic SAR and candle prices, "Once per bar", "No trade is running", "Hours filter", "Buy now" / "Sell now" with a fixed lot and stops in pips, and trailing stops are read exactly; anything else is read by AI and marked so you can check the blocks.
- Pick the symbol and timeframe. fxDreema EAs trade whatever chart they're attached to, so you choose the market and timeframe during the import.
- Compare before trading. Export, then run both EAs in MetaTrader's Strategy Tester on the same symbol, timeframe, dates and modelling mode. The trade lists should match closely; if they don't, a rule was rebuilt differently.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to fxDreema?
Yes. AlgoPuzzle is a free browser-based block builder that exports MT5, MT4 and cTrader files with no export limits at the moment, and MetaTrader's MQL5 Wizard is free and built into MetaEditor. EA Studio has a 15-day trial; StrategyQuant X is paid.
What is the limit of fxDreema's free version?
According to fxDreema's purchase page, a free project can be exported only with up to 10 connections between blocks, and the free plan allows up to 100 blocks per project and 30 projects.
Does fxDreema support cTrader?
No. fxDreema builds Expert Advisors and scripts for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. AlgoPuzzle and StrategyQuant X are builders that also export to cTrader.
Can I import my fxDreema project into AlgoPuzzle?
Yes. Every .mq5 or .mq4 file exported by fxDreema contains the fxDreema project, and AlgoPuzzle's Import reads it back into blocks with a report showing what was imported exactly, what was imported with a difference, and which blocks have no AlgoPuzzle equivalent.
Do I need to know MQL5 to use either tool?
No. Both generate the MetaTrader source code from blocks. Knowing how the generated EA reads bars and sets stops in pips versus points still helps when you compare results.