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Deploy Finance: a curated DeFi alternative to 3Commas

3Commas and Deploy Finance both automate crypto trading, but they put control in different places. 3Commas lets you configure tools for connected exchange accounts and a supported Hyperliquid wallet integration. Deploy Finance offers curated, onchain strategies run by autonomous agents from fully self-custodial wallets funded in USDC.

Use 3Commas to build and tune a strategy yourself. With Deploy Finance, you select an agent and allocation; the agent handles execution and position management without requiring you to configure a bot, create signals, or manage trades.

Compare 3Commas and Deploy Finance​

3CommasDeploy Finance
Product modelConfigurable trading tools for connected exchange accounts and a Hyperliquid wallet integrationCurated onchain strategies run by autonomous agents from fully self-custodial wallets
Strategy controlYou choose and tune the bot, signals, and rulesYou select an agent and allocation; the agent executes its defined strategy
Live optionsDCA, Grid, and Signal Bots; SmartTrade; AI Assistant for DCA configuration and backtestingIncome: Funding Rates, a yield-oriented market-neutral strategy; and Superstar, a directional strategy
Execution modelExchange APIs; a Web3 wallet connection for HyperliquidEnd-to-end position execution and management on decentralized perpetual markets, including Hyperliquid
PermissionsExchange API permissions or Hyperliquid wallet trading authorization; 3Commas says it cannot withdraw through its serviceScoped, revocable trading permissions; agents cannot transfer or withdraw funds
Best fitTraders who want a DIY automation toolkitUsers who want a defined strategy without managing each position

What is 3Commas?​

3Commas is non-custodial trading software. It connects to exchange accounts through API keys and supports a Web3 wallet connection to Hyperliquid. It can place trades within the permissions you grant; for connected exchange accounts, 3Commas says it cannot withdraw funds through its service.

3Commas key products and features​

  • DCA Bots for configurable averaging, entries, and exits.
  • Grid Bots for grid-style automated trading.
  • Signal Bots that open and close trades from external signals such as TradingView alerts.
  • An AI Assistant that can create and backtest DCA bot configurations from a strategy description.
  • SmartTrade for advanced manual trading, plus an API for programmatic control.

Create a 3Commas account and connect an exchange account or use a supported wallet connection. For exchange API connections, funds remain at the connected venue. Your outcome depends on the strategy settings, venue, and execution. 3Commas recommends trading-only permissions, no withdrawal permissions, and API-key controls such as IP allowlisting where available.

Deploy Finance: curated autonomous agents​

Deploy Finance is a platform for autonomous trading agents funded and settled in USDC. The live agents in this comparison are Income: Funding Rates and Superstar.

Deploy Finance's live features​

  • Income: Funding Rates: a market-neutral agent that seeks returns from perpetual funding spreads while managing the hedge.
  • Superstar: a directional agent that takes long or short positions under its defined strategy.
  • Self-custodial agent wallet: agents use scoped, revocable permissions to view activity and execute trades. They cannot transfer or withdraw your funds.

3Commas lets you supply the account, bot settings, and any external signal or strategy. It also supports a Hyperliquid wallet connection. Deploy's live agents run curated onchain strategies on decentralized perpetual markets. Income: Funding Rates is the yield-oriented strategy: it seeks returns from perpetual funding spreads without taking directional price exposure as its objective. Superstar has a directional mandate.

Create a Deploy Finance wallet with email or Google sign-in, fund it with USDC, choose an agent, and review the delegated trading permissions before approving them. You can monitor activity, change an allocation, revoke access, and withdraw funds.

When should you choose Deploy Finance or 3Commas?​

Choose Deploy Finance when:

  • You want a curated onchain strategy rather than a broad DIY bot builder.
  • You are specifically evaluating market-neutral funding-rate execution or a separately defined directional agent.
  • You prefer funding and settling in USDC from a self-custodial wallet, with agent access that can be revoked.
  • You want an agent to execute and manage the strategy end to end, without ongoing bot configuration or trade management.

Choose 3Commas when:

  • You want to create, tune, backtest, or connect your own automated strategy.
  • You need bot types such as DCA, Grid, or externally signalled automation.
  • You want an exchange-account or supported Hyperliquid wallet automation layer and are comfortable managing the connection, permissions, strategy settings, and venue choice.
  • You want a subscription software toolkit rather than a curated agent roster.

Different product models: 3Commas provides configurable trading tools for exchange accounts and a supported Hyperliquid wallet integration. Deploy Finance provides two live, curated agents. No integration between the products is implied.

Choose the approach that matches the job​

Choose 3Commas if you want to build or operate your own strategy across connected exchange accounts or a supported Hyperliquid wallet integration. Choose Deploy Finance if you want curated onchain strategy execution without managing its configuration or positions, while retaining custody of your USDC and control over the agent's delegated permissions.

Two ways to use Deploy Finance​

Income: Funding Rates

Choose this agent if you are considering a market-neutral approach to perpetual funding spreads.

Superstar

Choose this agent if you want a directional long-or-short strategy rather than a market-neutral funding approach.

Learn more​

Start with Deploy Finance​

Create a self-custodial Deploy Finance wallet and review the live agents.