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Is backtrader still maintained? Status and four maintained alternatives

I run aiquantnav.com , a directory that snapshots open-source quant and trading repositories once a day. This post is based on that data; the star counts and dates below are as of 13 October 2026.

  • Backtrader inactive since August 2024 with no updates
  • Four alternatives: vectorbt, zipline-reloaded, NautilusTrader, PyBroker
  • Vectorbt uses vectorized engine, but has Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause licence

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