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eSignal vs QCharts and writes, "eSignal and QCharts are almost in the same price and functionality category, although in the last couple of years, QCharts has begun to lag slightly in the data reliability department. Both eSignal and QCharts suffer the occasional data lags and downtimes but eSignal seems to have a better grip on the situation. Charting wise, QCharts has the edge over eSignal although the big minus for QCharts is that their charts are not "free-floating" and have to be contained within the QCharts' workspace. This gets to be a problem with multi-monitor setups for QCharts which most traders resolve by installing additional instances of QCharts. This workaround is not ideal and uses up additional CPU cycles but it does work. eSignal charts, on the other hand, are very multi-monitor friendly. They can be positioned anywhere and eSignal will remember the last saved location automatically. This feature is extremely important if you don't want to re-configure your workspace each time you start-up your system. ...
Price-wise, eSignal is slightly more expensive with typical packages ranging from $120-150. QCharts' packages are typically in the $100-120 range depending on the various data options chosen. Data wise, eSignal supports more international exchanges while QCharts has much deeper intraday historical data ideal for backtesting. ..."
