Head to head
Capital.com Smart Portfolios vs City Index
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
53/100Higher score | 46/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #3 | #6 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 80 | 79 |
| AI Authority | 6 | 0 |
| Web Authority | 59 | 38 |
| Expert Assessment | 69 | 69 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not published — no subscription tiers; costs are spread-based (e.g. EUR/USD 0.6 pips, Gold 0.30 points, UK 100 1 point, Apple 0.13 points, Bitcoin 50 points) · free tier: Demo account available; no subscription required to hold a live account | Standard account: variable spreads from 0.8pts, no commission (MT4 account from 0.5pts) · free tier: Demo account available; no account fee |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Usage-based (spread + commission + overnight financing; no subscription) |
| Best for | Active, self-directed CFD traders who place their own trades and want tight spreads with no commission. | Regularly-active UK retail traders who want one FCA-regulated account covering both spread betting and CFDs across an unusually wide market range, value TradingView charting or MT4 automation, and hold £20k+ in cash they would like to earn interest on. |
| Avoid if | You are shopping for copy trading or managed portfolios — that capability does not exist here, and a 79.75% retail loss rate makes leveraged CFDs an unsuitable default for hands-off users. | You trade occasionally or leave accounts dormant (the inactivity fee keeps running post-suspension), need fast frictionless withdrawals, scalp around news events, trade single-stock CFDs in small size, want raw ECN spreads and many base currencies, or want to own the underlying asset. |
| Markets | Retail traders, Professional traders | Retail traders, Active/high-frequency traders, Corporate accounts, Professional traders |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | United Kingdom |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.