Head to head
Tradovate vs MetroTrade
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
42/100Higher score | 42/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #5 | #6 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 40 | 70 |
| AI Authority | 55 | 12 |
| Web Authority | 18 | 23 |
| Expert Assessment | 58 | 62 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | $0/month (Free plan, pay-per-trade); no funding minimum · free tier: Free plan: $0 monthly fee, pay-per-trade at $0.39/side micros & CME E-nano index futures, $1.29/side standard, $0.20/side nano & event contracts; free simulated trading and demo, usable indefinitely | $0.29 per side on micro contracts (USD, per contract per side) · free tier: None as a trading account, but a demo trading environment is offered; platform fee and Level 1 CME market data are $0/month |
| Pricing model | Subscription plus per-trade commissions (Free, Monthly, one-time Lifetime) | Usage-based (per-contract commission, no subscription tiers) |
| Best for | High-volume micro and nano futures day traders in the US who want the cheapest published commissions and lowest margins, who start on the free tier and validate stability on their own hardware, plus prop-firm evaluation traders whose firm mandates Tradovate. | Small-account retail traders focused on micro futures (MES, MNQ, MYM, M2K) who want the lowest per-contract cost with no monthly subscription, are content with a browser-and-phone platform, and value free ACH transfers and free Level 1 data. |
| Avoid if | You run tight-stop or news-scalping strategies that cannot survive a mid-trade freeze, are Mac-only, depend on an all-session TradingView connection, need published API and market-data costs for algo budgeting, need to fund and trade within the same week, or want a long, proven record of platform reliability. | You hold significant capital and need a long, independently reviewed operating record; trade high volumes of e-mini or full-size contracts where volume tiers elsewhere win; require NinjaTrader, TradingView, API or automated execution; want to face a clearing FCM directly; or routinely run positions close to margin. |
| Markets | Retail self-directed traders, Prop-firm evaluation traders, Individual, joint, retirement and business accounts | Retail traders, Small-account / micro-contract traders, Foreign introducing brokers |
| Founded | — | 2024 |
| Headquarters | 222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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.