You can build the whole relay yourself: register a bot with BotFather, write a small service that receives the TradingView webhook, and send the message. It is the same job AlertSync does. The question is whether you want to own that code, or rent the running service.
A DIY bot is built on Telegram's Bot API. You register the bot through BotFather, keep its token private, and write a service that accepts TradingView webhooks and calls the Bot API to post the message. There is no vendor price; the cost is the server or host that stays online, plus your time to build and maintain it. AlertSync is the managed version of exactly that relay: a shared bot, hosted delivery and a log of every alert, from ₹149/mo, with a free tier. Build it yourself if you want to own and customise the bot. Use AlertSync if you want the signal in Telegram without running anything.
Telegram's bot documentation covers how a bot is registered through BotFather, how its authentication token works, and how bots are added to groups and channels. It is a platform for bots, not a TradingView connector: nothing in it receives a TradingView webhook for you. Telegram's documentation also says bots cannot start conversations with users, so a member has to message the bot or have it added to a chat first. A DIY bot is your code, your host and your token.
core.telegram.org ↗Highlighted cells mark the stronger option on that row.
| Feature | AlertSync | a DIY BotFather bot |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor price | ₹149/mo from Starter, with a free tier | No vendor fee; your cost is the server or host plus your time |
| Setup | Paste one webhook URL and link with a six-digit code | Register with BotFather, write a webhook receiver, manage chat IDs |
| Who keeps it running | We do, as a hosted service | You do: the host, restarts and monitoring |
| Bot token | Managed for you; you never see it | You store and protect it; anyone holding it controls the bot |
| Retries and rate limits | Handled on our side | Your code, which you have to write and test |
| Alert log with the full payload | Built in, 3 to 90 days by plan | Only if you build it |
| One alert to several chats | Built in, counted as one alert | You write the loop and track each chat ID |
| Customise message format and logic | Fixed feature set; your text is forwarded as written | Full control; you write it |
| Your own bot name and branding | No, a shared @AlertSyncOfficial_Bot | Yes, your bot and your name |
a DIY BotFather bot pricing and features were checked against their public site in September 2026. Third-party pricing changes without notice — confirm current rates on their site before deciding. AlertSync figures come from our own plan limits and are current.
You want to own and customise the bot. If your group needs your own bot name, custom message formats or logic that no hosted relay offers, a DIY bot gives you full control. It is also a good project if you write code and want to learn the Bot API directly. The trade is that the server, the uptime and the security of the token become yours to run, and that is a real ongoing job.
You want the relay working today and nothing to maintain. AlertSync is the managed version of this exact setup: a shared bot, delivery and retries handled on our side, and a log of every alert. There is no server to host, no token to store and no chat IDs to look up by hand. The free plan lets you prove the flow before you pay ₹149/mo for Starter.
You do not have to commit to find out. The Free plan needs no card and covers 50 alerts a month, and switching an existing TradingView alert over is a single field: replace the webhook URL and save. Your alert message body, TradingView variables and templates all carry across unchanged, because AlertSync accepts plain text and JSON alike.
Read the full setup guide →The Telegram Bot API page we read does not list a fee, so the software side costs nothing to start. A DIY bot still needs a server or host that is online whenever TradingView sends an alert. That host and your time are the real costs to budget for.
Yes. Telegram's own bot documentation says creating a bot takes at least some programming skill. You need something that receives the TradingView webhook and calls the Bot API to send the message.
The Bot API pages we read do not settle this clearly, so check the Bot API reference before you build. AlertSync's own setup asks you to add the bot as a normal member and it can post without admin rights.
The relay keeps running without a server of yours to maintain, retries and rate limits are handled for you, and every alert is logged with its full payload. You also get the one-alert-to-many-chats fan-out without writing the loop yourself. What you give up is control: the bot is shared and the message formats are fixed.
A 33-integration alert-to-execution hub. We are cheaper on the entry tier, and it cannot bill in INR at all.
ReadThe closest like-for-like rival. AlertSync is roughly a fifth of the price for the same job.
ReadSends alerts into MetaTrader, not into Telegram — for them Telegram is a source. A different job entirely.
ReadA general automation platform. You supply your own BotFather bot, and every chat you fan out to burns another task.
ReadStart on the Free plan — no card required — and watch your next TradingView signal land in Telegram in real-time.