Is Cryptohopper legit?

It is a real Dutch company with an iOS app and a long-running cloud hopper. Legit is not the same as “keys stay with you.” Cryptohopper stores API keys and you whitelist their IPs. CryptoBud keeps keys on your private cloud box.

Does Cryptohopper have paper trading?

Yes — as a second hopper. Every paid subscription (and the Explorer trial) includes one simulator next to the live bot. It uses Cryptohopper’s market data, not your Binance account. CryptoBud starts with paper trading as the default, on a box that is yours.

Is CryptoBud a Cryptohopper alternative?

Yes if you want a crypto trading bot without building a hopper or handing API keys to a shared cloud. No if you need a marketplace of strategies across many exchanges — that is Cryptohopper. CryptoBud is a Binance Spot trading bot on a private box, paper first.

Does Cryptohopper store my API keys?

Yes. You paste keys into Cryptohopper and whitelist Cryptohopper IPs on the exchange so only their servers can trade. CryptoBud puts keys on your private cloud box and emails you that IP for the Binance allowlist.

How much does Cryptohopper cost compared to CryptoBud?

Cryptohopper’s own yearly rates are Explorer $24.16/month, Adventurer $57.50, Hero $107.50, plus Copy Bot from $9.99–$99.99/month. A 3-day Explorer trial starts at signup. CryptoBud is $5/week in the iOS app ($20/month, $220/year), flat.

CryptoBud vs Cryptohopper

Cryptohopper alternative

Cryptohopper is a cloud hopper: marketplace, copy trading, strategy designer. Paper trading exists — as a second hopper you get with a paid plan or trial, running next to the live one. Live still means paste API keys and whitelist Cryptohopper IPs. CryptoBud is one bot on a box that is yours, paper first.

Checked August 13, 2026

Side by side

Compared	Hopper	CryptoBud
Paper trading first	HopperPartial One simulator with the paid hopper — next to live.^1,2	CryptoBudYes Paper trading is the default. No API keys.
Preview before keys	HopperPartial Marketplace, copy trading, or you design the hopper.^3,4	CryptoBudYes See the current coins it would trade, before Sign in with Apple.
Keys on your box	HopperNo Keys on Cryptohopper. Whitelist their IPs.⁵	CryptoBudYes Private cloud box. Keys stay on that machine.
Practice matches live	HopperPartial Paper hopper, then toggle live and paste keys.^1,2	CryptoBudYes Same bot from paper trading to live.

Yes — The normal way the product works. Partial — Nearby (a demo, a backtest) but not the same. No — The opposite, or the FAQ says contact support.

Yes
The normal way the product works.
Partial
Nearby (a demo, a backtest) but not the same.
No
The opposite, or the FAQ says contact support.

How you get started

Cryptohopper is a hopper you configure. CryptoBud picks a style, shows a preview, and gives you a box.

Homepage pitch: “the world’s most customizable crypto trading bot” — connect exchanges, copy traders, or run their trading A.I.³
Marketplace sells strategies and signals you attach to a hopper. You still set the bot up.^4,3
iOS app exists — Cryptohopper - Crypto Trading, 4.4 stars from 830 ratings when we checked.⁶

Paper trading

Cryptohopper’s simulator is a second hopper. CryptoBud paper trading is the same bot you will take live.

“With every subscription, you can build one “real” bot and one simulator. While your real bot runs, you can test strategies on your simulator.”¹
No exchange account for the simulator — it uses Cryptohopper’s market data. The wizard auto-deposits virtual funds.¹
Docs: every paid subscription includes one paper-trading bot. Extra paper accounts are a separate purchase. Pioneer (free) is not that paid hopper.^2,7

Where keys live

Both products keep coins on the exchange. Cryptohopper still holds the API key.

Help center: “When you whitelist Cryptohopper’s IP addresses on your exchange, only Cryptohopper’s servers can execute trades through your API key.” Mandatory for almost all exchanges.⁵
You paste the key into Cryptohopper. The trusted IPs are their cloud, not a machine that is yours.⁵

Does practice match live?

They let you convert a paper hopper by turning paper off and connecting an exchange. That is still their simulator, then their live cloud — not one bot on your box.

FAQ: convert paper to live in Base config → Exchange, disable the paper toggle, connect API keys. Settings transfer.¹
Paper trading “works entirely within Cryptohopper using real-time market data.” Orders do not hit your Binance account until you connect keys.¹

What it costs

Cryptohopper sells hopper tiers. Paper trading is bundled with a paid plan or trial. CryptoBud is a flat weekly subscription for the private box.

Pricing page (yearly, excluding VAT): Explorer $24.16/month, Adventurer $57.50, Hero $107.50. “Free 3 day trial for Explorer package starts directly with each sign up.”⁷
Hero adds A.I. strategies and the A.I. designer. Copy Bot is a separate $9.99–$99.99/month product.⁷
CryptoBud is $5/week in the iOS app ($20/month, $220/year). Flat — no fee on your trades, no cut of profits.

Who should pick which

Cryptohopper. Someone who wants a dashboard across many exchanges, will buy or copy a marketplace strategy, and is fine storing trade keys on Cryptohopper’s servers.

CryptoBud. Someone who wants to see which coins the bot would trade for their budget, get a private cloud box, and start with paper trading — not configure a hopper.

Common questions

It is a real Dutch company with an iOS app and a long-running cloud hopper. Legit is not the same as “keys stay with you.” Cryptohopper stores API keys and you whitelist their IPs. CryptoBud keeps keys on your private cloud box.

Sources

Every competitor claim on this page points here. We quote their help centers, FAQs, and App Store listings — not something we made up.

Paper trading first — live when you say so