Head to head
XTB vs IG
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
47/100Higher score | 47/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #11 | #7 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 76 | 76 |
| AI Authority | 10 | 5 |
| Web Authority | 37 | 42 |
| Expert Assessment | 66 | 66 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | 0% commission on stocks & ETFs up to 100,000 EUR monthly turnover · free tier: No minimum deposit; free account opening and maintenance for all active clients; free market data for active traders | 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-free / spread-based with tiered equity commission | Usage-based |
| Best for | European retail traders with modest volumes who want one app for real shares/ETFs plus occasional CFD trades, keep equity turnover under 100,000 EUR a month, fund in the asset's currency, and trade often enough to dodge the inactivity fee. | 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 high-volume or scalping trader needing raw spreads, a multi-currency investor unwilling to pay 0.5% per conversion, someone who withdraws small amounts, or anyone who depends on fast human support during a dispute. | 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, Institutional | Retail traders, Professional clients, Institutional (IG Prime) |
| Founded | 2004 | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland (UK contact address: Level 9, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA) | 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.