Head to head
IG vs Pepperstone Copy Trading (DupliTrade / Signal Start / cTrader Copy)
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
47/100 | 64/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #7 | #2 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 76 | 83 |
| AI Authority | 5 | 47 |
| Web Authority | 42 | 56 |
| Expert Assessment | 68 | 62 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Commission-free investing; CFD minimum spreads from 0.3 bps (Spot Gold) / 0.4 (S&P 500) / 0.6 (EUR/USD) · free tier: No subscription; account opening, closing and maintenance are free and there is no inactivity fee on CFD and spread betting accounts | $10 minimum deposit; Standard account minimum spreads from 1 pt on EURUSD/GBPUSD/AUDUSD/USDJPY/USDCHF (1.1 USDCAD) · free tier: No copy-trading subscription; some cTrader Copy strategies are listed as free, and there is no fee to open or close an account |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Usage-based (spread/commission) plus provider-set copy fees |
| Best for | Active UK traders who want CFDs or spread betting plus an ISA/SIPP with one provider, value platform choice (MT4, TradingView, ProRealTime, DMA) and trade intermittently enough that a rival's dormancy fee would bite. | Experienced or semi-experienced CFD/FX traders who already want a raw-spread account across MT4/MT5/cTrader/TradingView and treat copy trading as one sleeve alongside manual and automated strategies. |
| Avoid if | You need guaranteed fast withdrawals or responsive human support, trade news events at high frequency, deal in altcoins outside BTC/ETH/SOL at 1.49%, or are inexperienced — IG's own site states 69% of its retail accounts lose money. | You are a complete beginner wanting one social feed, one leaderboard and a flat fee; you need fast frictionless withdrawals as a hard requirement; you want non-leveraged long-only stock copying; or you are a US retail trader. |
| Markets | Retail traders, Professional clients, Institutional (IG Prime) | Retail traders, Experienced CFD/FX traders, Algorithmic traders, Strategy providers |
| Founded | 1974 | — |
| Headquarters | London, 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.