Head to head
Saxo vs IG
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
53/100Higher score | 47/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #7 | #7 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 72 | 76 |
| AI Authority | 27 | 5 |
| Web Authority | 48 | 42 |
| Expert Assessment | 64 | 66 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not published — Classic/Platinum/VIP CFD spread and commission tables did not render on retrieval · free tier: No minimum funding amount to open a trading account (Saxo UK Help Centre, updated 27 November 2025) | 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 |
| Pricing model | Commission and spread based, tiered by volume/balance (Classic, Platinum, VIP) | Usage-based |
| Best for | Active UK traders who want CFDs as one instrument among many, value holding physical shares, bonds and funds in the same account as leveraged positions, trade enough volume to reach Platinum or VIP pricing, and are comfortable reading a detailed cost schedule. | 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. |
| Avoid if | You are a beginner or low-volume trader wanting one simple published spread with no tier system, you need to price a strategy precisely before funding an account, you run a heavily short-biased single-stock strategy, or you cannot absorb the risk implied by the 60% retail loss rate. | 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. |
| Markets | Retail traders, Active/high-volume traders, Multi-asset investors | Retail traders, Professional clients, Institutional (IG Prime) |
| 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.