Trading Platform Market Share (2026)
Which trading platforms do forex brokers actually offer? We analysed the platform support of 340 active brokers to reveal market share, adoption trends, and how the MetaTrader vs cTrader vs TradingView landscape is evolving in 2026.
Total Platforms
121
Most Popular
Proprietary Mobile
256 brokers
Active Brokers
340
Avg Platforms / Broker
2.3
Key Findings
- Proprietary Mobile remains the most widely offered platform, available at 75.3% of active brokers (256 out of 340).
- 256 brokers offer a proprietary or in-house trading platform, often alongside third-party options like MetaTrader.
- 316 brokers (93%) support two or more platforms, giving traders flexibility to choose their preferred interface.
- On average, a broker offers 2.3 trading platforms, reflecting the industry trend toward multi-platform support.
Platform Popularity
| # | Platform | Brokers | Market Share (%) | Top Brokers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proprietary Mobile | 256 | 75.3% | Interactive Brokers, Forex.com, IG Group +253 more |
| 2 | Proprietary Web | 241 | 70.9% | Interactive Brokers, Forex.com, IG Group +238 more |
| 3 | MT4 | 79 | 23.2% | Forex.com, IG Group, Pepperstone +76 more |
| 4 | MT5 | 65 | 19.1% | Forex.com, Pepperstone, FxPro +62 more |
| 5 | TradingView | 6 | 1.8% | Pepperstone, BlackBull Markets, IC Markets +3 more |
| 6 | cTrader | 5 | 1.5% | FxOpen, Purple Trading, Skilling +2 more |
| 7 | API | 4 | 1.2% | AscendEX, Deribit, BTSE +1 more |
| 8 | Proprietary | 1 | 0.3% | Darwinex |
| 9 | PowerDesk | 1 | 0.3% | Fineco Bank |
| 10 | MO Investor | 1 | 0.3% | Motilal Oswal |
| 11 | Markets App | 1 | 0.3% | IIFL Securities |
| 12 | ZeroPro | 1 | 0.3% | TradeZero |
| 13 | HyperSBI 2 | 1 | 0.3% | SBI Securities |
| 14 | MarketSpeed II | 1 | 0.3% | Rakuten Securities |
| 15 | TradeStation JP | 1 | 0.3% | Monex |
| 16 | Hero | 1 | 0.3% | Kiwoom Securities |
| 17 | StockNote | 1 | 0.3% | Samco Securities |
| 18 | WebBroker | 1 | 0.3% | TD Direct Investing |
| 19 | TD Advanced Dashboard | 1 | 0.3% | TD Direct Investing |
| 20 | advancedDashboard | 1 | 0.3% | BMO InvestorLine |
| 21 | Maybank2u | 1 | 0.3% | Maybank Investment |
| 22 | iTrade | 1 | 0.3% | CIMB Securities |
| 23 | PC Dealer | 1 | 0.3% | GMO Click Securities |
| 24 | mPOP | 1 | 0.3% | Samsung Securities |
| 25 | QV | 1 | 0.3% | NH Investment Securities |
| 26 | M-able | 1 | 0.3% | KB Securities |
| 27 | Trader Workstation | 1 | 0.3% | LYNX Broker |
| 28 | AXIS Direct | 1 | 0.3% | Axis Securities |
| 29 | YuantaEasy | 1 | 0.3% | Yuanta Securities |
| 30 | VNDIRECT iBoard | 1 | 0.3% | VNDIRECT |
| 31 | iSSI | 1 | 0.3% | SSI Securities |
| 32 | StockTrader | 1 | 0.3% | VPS Securities |
| 33 | HOTS | 1 | 0.3% | Mirae Asset Sekuritas |
| 34 | BEST | 1 | 0.3% | BNI Sekuritas |
| 35 | MOST | 1 | 0.3% | Mandiri Sekuritas |
| 36 | K-Cyber Trade | 1 | 0.3% | KSecurities |
| 37 | KATCH | 1 | 0.3% | KTBST Securities |
| 38 | iOCBC | 1 | 0.3% | OCBC Securities |
| 39 | UTRADE | 1 | 0.3% | UOB Kay Hian |
| 40 | POEMS | 1 | 0.3% | Phillip Nova |
| 41 | FNB App | 1 | 0.3% | FNB Share Investing |
| 42 | R4 Trader | 1 | 0.3% | Renta 4 |
| 43 | mBank Trader | 1 | 0.3% | mBank |
| 44 | Darwin | 1 | 0.3% | Directa SIM |
| 45 | Hisse | 1 | 0.3% | İş Yatırım |
| 46 | GarantiBBVA Yatırım | 1 | 0.3% | Garanti Yatırım |
| 47 | Børshandel | 1 | 0.3% | Danske Bank Invest |
| 48 | OP-mobiili | 1 | 0.3% | OP Markets |
| 49 | George | 1 | 0.3% | Erste Bank Securities |
| 50 | Nordea Investor | 1 | 0.3% | Nordea Investor |
| 51 | SEB Trader | 1 | 0.3% | SEB Investor |
| 52 | Santander Broker | 1 | 0.3% | Santander Broker |
| 53 | iPKO Dealer | 1 | 0.3% | PKO BP Brokerage |
| 54 | LHV Broker | 1 | 0.3% | LHV |
| 55 | E-Trading | 1 | 0.3% | PostFinance |
| 56 | comdirect | 1 | 0.3% | Commerzbank Brokerage |
| 57 | MyUniCredit | 1 | 0.3% | UniCredit Brokerage |
| 58 | Sber Investor | 1 | 0.3% | Sber Investments |
| 59 | Tinkoff Invest | 1 | 0.3% | Tinkoff Investments |
| 60 | VTB My Investments | 1 | 0.3% | VTB My Investments |
| 61 | Emirates NBD Securities App | 1 | 0.3% | Emirates NBD Securities |
| 62 | E*TRADE Middle East | 1 | 0.3% | Emirates NBD Securities |
| 63 | Riyad Trade | 1 | 0.3% | Riyad Capital |
| 64 | Riyad Capital Web | 1 | 0.3% | Riyad Capital |
| 65 | Bahaa App | 1 | 0.3% | Al Rajhi Capital |
| 66 | Al Rajhi Capital Web | 1 | 0.3% | Al Rajhi Capital |
| 67 | SelfyBank | 1 | 0.3% | Banca Mediolanum |
| 68 | Ualá App | 1 | 0.3% | Ualá |
| 69 | EFG Hermes One | 1 | 0.3% | EFG Hermes |
| 70 | EFG Hermes App | 1 | 0.3% | EFG Hermes |
| 71 | Stanbic IBTC App | 1 | 0.3% | Stanbic IBTC |
| 72 | Stanbic IBTC Web | 1 | 0.3% | Stanbic IBTC |
| 73 | HC Brokerage App | 1 | 0.3% | HC Securities |
| 74 | HC Online Trading | 1 | 0.3% | HC Securities |
| 75 | BUX App | 1 | 0.3% | BUX |
| 76 | JustTrade App | 1 | 0.3% | JustTrade |
| 77 | JustTrade Web | 1 | 0.3% | JustTrade |
| 78 | RHB TradeSmart | 1 | 0.3% | RHB Securities |
| 79 | RHB Mobile | 1 | 0.3% | RHB Securities |
| 80 | Poalim Online | 1 | 0.3% | Bank Hapoalim Brokerage |
| 81 | Poalim App | 1 | 0.3% | Bank Hapoalim Brokerage |
| 82 | JS TradeStation | 1 | 0.3% | JS Securities |
| 83 | JS Mobile Trading | 1 | 0.3% | JS Securities |
| 84 | Piraeus e-Banking | 1 | 0.3% | Piraeus Bank Securities |
| 85 | Piraeus Mobile | 1 | 0.3% | Piraeus Bank Securities |
| 86 | AlphaTrade | 1 | 0.3% | Alpha Finance |
| 87 | Alpha Mobile Banking | 1 | 0.3% | Alpha Finance |
| 88 | Sanlam iTrade Platform | 1 | 0.3% | Sanlam iTrade |
| 89 | Sanlam App | 1 | 0.3% | Sanlam iTrade |
| 90 | Old Mutual Online | 1 | 0.3% | Old Mutual Securities |
| 91 | Old Mutual App | 1 | 0.3% | Old Mutual Securities |
| 92 | Inter App | 1 | 0.3% | Banco Inter Invest |
| 93 | Clear Web | 1 | 0.3% | Clear Corretora |
| 94 | Clear App | 1 | 0.3% | Clear Corretora |
| 95 | Clear Pro | 1 | 0.3% | Clear Corretora |
| 96 | Daman Online | 1 | 0.3% | Daman Securities |
| 97 | Daman Mobile | 1 | 0.3% | Daman Securities |
| 98 | Firi App | 1 | 0.3% | Firi |
| 99 | Firi Web | 1 | 0.3% | Firi |
| 100 | ProTrader | 1 | 0.3% | Vantage Markets |
| 101 | Vantage App | 1 | 0.3% | Vantage Markets |
| 102 | NBK Capital Online | 1 | 0.3% | NBK Capital |
| 103 | NBK Capital App | 1 | 0.3% | NBK Capital |
| 104 | Coronation Trade | 1 | 0.3% | Coronation Securities |
| 105 | Coronation App | 1 | 0.3% | Coronation Securities |
| 106 | Halyk Finance App | 1 | 0.3% | Halyk Invest |
| 107 | Halyk Finance Web | 1 | 0.3% | Halyk Invest |
| 108 | Revolut App | 1 | 0.3% | Revolut Trading |
| 109 | Moneyfarm App | 1 | 0.3% | Moneyfarm |
| 110 | Moneyfarm Web | 1 | 0.3% | Moneyfarm |
| 111 | Raiz App | 1 | 0.3% | Raiz |
| 112 | Skilling Trader | 1 | 0.3% | Skilling |
| 113 | Skilling App | 1 | 0.3% | Skilling |
| 114 | Dhan App | 1 | 0.3% | Dhan |
| 115 | Dhan Web | 1 | 0.3% | Dhan |
| 116 | FYERS Web | 1 | 0.3% | Fyers |
| 117 | FYERS App | 1 | 0.3% | Fyers |
| 118 | FYERS Markets | 1 | 0.3% | Fyers |
| 119 | Vivid App | 1 | 0.3% | Vivid Money |
| 120 | StocksApp iOS | 1 | 0.3% | StocksApp |
| 121 | StocksApp Android | 1 | 0.3% | StocksApp |
Showing 121 platforms across 340 active brokers. Sorted by number of supporting brokers (descending). Market share = brokers offering the platform / total active brokers.
Brokers by Number of Platforms
The top 20 brokers offering the most trading platform options, giving traders maximum flexibility.
| # | Broker | Platforms | Platform Names | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forex.com | 4 | MT4, MT5, Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile | 4.40 |
| 2 | Pepperstone | 4 | MT4, MT5, TradingView, Proprietary Mobile | 4.12 |
| 3 | FxPro | 4 | MT4, MT5, Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile | 4.09 |
| 4 | BlackBull Markets | 4 | MT4, MT5, TradingView, Proprietary Mobile | 3.93 |
| 5 | ThinkMarkets | 4 | MT4, MT5, Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile | 3.92 |
| 6 | IC Markets | 4 | MT4, MT5, TradingView, Proprietary Mobile | 3.87 |
| 7 | Vantage Markets | 4 | MT4, MT5, ProTrader, Vantage App | 3.85 |
| 8 | FP Markets | 4 | MT4, MT5, TradingView, Proprietary Mobile | 3.84 |
| 9 | Swissquote | 4 | MT4, MT5, Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile | 3.80 |
| 10 | Libertex | 4 | Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile, MT4, MT5 | 3.69 |
| 11 | NAGA | 4 | Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile, MT4, MT5 | 3.53 |
| 12 | Skilling | 4 | Skilling Trader, cTrader, MT4, Skilling App | 3.45 |
| 13 | Tradeview | 4 | MT4, MT5, cTrader, Proprietary Web | 3.28 |
| 14 | TD Direct Investing | 4 | Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile, WebBroker, TD Advanced Dashboard | 2.67 |
| 15 | IG Group | 3 | Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile, MT4 | 4.33 |
| 16 | OANDA | 3 | MT4, Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile | 4.09 |
| 17 | City Index | 3 | Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile, MT4 | 4.06 |
| 18 | CMC Markets | 3 | Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile, MT4 | 4.04 |
| 19 | AvaTrade | 3 | MT4, MT5, Proprietary Mobile | 3.98 |
| 20 | Capital.com | 3 | Proprietary Web, Proprietary Mobile, MT4 | 3.96 |
Showing top 20 brokers by platform count. Ties broken by overall rating (descending).
Platform Overview
MetaTrader 479 brokers
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) remains the world's most widely used retail forex trading platform. Developed by MetaQuotes Software, MT4 is known for its robust charting, Expert Advisors (EAs) for automated trading, and a massive ecosystem of custom indicators. Despite being released in 2005, its reliability and community support keep it dominant.
MetaTrader 565 brokers
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) is the successor to MT4, offering multi-asset trading across forex, stocks, futures, and options. It features an improved strategy tester, more timeframes, an integrated economic calendar, and a depth-of-market display. While adoption has grown steadily, many traders still prefer MT4 for its simplicity.
cTrader5 brokers
cTrader, developed by Spotware, is a popular alternative to MetaTrader platforms. It offers level-II pricing, advanced charting, cAlgo for algorithmic trading, and a clean, modern interface. cTrader is particularly favoured by ECN/STP brokers and traders who value transparent order execution.
TradingView6 brokers
TradingView has emerged as a leading web-based charting and social trading platform. Many brokers now offer direct integration, allowing traders to execute orders from TradingView's powerful charts. Its social features, Pine Script programming language, and extensive indicator library make it a favourite among technical analysts.
Proprietary1 brokers
Many large brokers develop proprietary (in-house) trading platforms tailored to their specific client base. These platforms often integrate seamlessly with the broker's services, offering unique features like built-in research, sentiment analysis, and simplified interfaces for beginner traders. Examples include eToro's platform, Plus500, and IG's web trader.
Methodology
Platform data is sourced from each broker's official website and verified during our review process. A broker is counted under every platform it supports — for example, a broker offering MT4, MT5, and cTrader appears in all three categories. Market share percentages are calculated as the number of brokers offering that platform divided by the total number of active brokers in our database.
For details on how platform quality affects our broker scoring, see our ranking methodology.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1Is MT4 or MT5 better for forex trading?
MT4 remains the most popular choice for pure forex trading due to its simplicity, massive EA ecosystem, and proven reliability. MT5 is better for multi-asset trading (stocks, futures) and offers more timeframes, better backtesting, and an economic calendar. The best choice depends on your trading needs.
2Why is cTrader gaining market share?
cTrader offers advantages over MetaTrader including level-II pricing, faster order execution, a more modern interface, and transparent order routing. It's particularly popular among ECN/STP brokers and traders who prioritise execution quality. Its cAlgo platform also provides a more modern programming environment than MQL.
3Should I choose a broker based on platform?
Platform availability is important but shouldn't be your only criterion. Consider regulation, fees, markets, and support alongside platform choice. Many brokers offer multiple platforms, giving you flexibility. If you're attached to a specific platform (e.g., MT4 for existing EAs), filter brokers accordingly.
4What is a proprietary trading platform?
A proprietary platform is developed in-house by the broker rather than licensed from a third party. Examples include eToro's social trading platform, Plus500's web trader, and IG's proprietary platform. They often offer unique features like integrated research and simplified interfaces but lack the ecosystem of MT4/MT5.
Risk Disclaimer
Trading forex and CFDs carries a high level of risk. Platform choice does not guarantee trading success or reduce the risk of financial loss. Always conduct your own due diligence before choosing a broker or making investment decisions. Past performance is not indicative of future results.