#8 in Payments & BillingUpdated 2026-08

Hummingbot

by Hummingbot · Open source Python framework for crypto market making on CEXs and DEXs

53.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Hummingbot is an open source Python framework for running agentic trading strategies on centralised and decentralised crypto exchanges. It spans several Apache 2.0 repositories: the Hummingbot Client trading engine and its connectors, an API server for executing trades and deploying instances, a Gateway for DEX connections, and Condor, an AI harness for agentic strategies.

Best for: Crypto market makers and algo traders running automated strategies across CEXs and DEXs
Pricing: No prices are shown on the captured page; the code is open source under the Apache 2.0 licence and no paid plans are listed.
Runs on: CLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

All repositories open sourced under the Apache 2.0 licence
318 connectors spanning centralised and decentralised venues
Separate client, API server, Gateway and Condor AI harness
Releases roughly every two months, with a public Discord

Trade-offs

Python framework for developers; no hosted or no-code option is shown
You install and run the client or harness on your own infrastructure
Volume and instance counts are self-reported by Hummingbot instances
Homepage shows no pricing, support terms or commercial offering

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 25 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 62 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 35 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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