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Head-to-head comparison · 2026
PickMyTrade vs TradeSyncer
TradeSyncer copies trades you place by hand. PickMyTrade turns a TradingView strategy into orders and copies too. Prices, trials and brokers, checked Sept 2026.
PickMyTrade
$50/month · one plan
vs
TradeSyncer
Compared on its own published pages
- 50,000+ traders served
- 7-day free trial, no credit card
- Runs in the cloud — your computer can be off
- Tradovate connects by OAuth, with no API fee
Summary
The short answer
Choose PickMyTrade
If your entries come from a TradingView strategy or indicator: it turns the alert into an order, manages the exit, and copies across Tradovate accounts.
Choose TradeSyncer
If you place trades by hand on NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart, ATAS or Quantower and want them copied across platforms, with a trading journal in the same subscription.
Overview
These two products start in different places
TradeSyncer copies a trade after someone has placed it: you trade a lead account, it mirrors to the followers. Its TradingView support is "TradingView via Tradovate" — accounts you already trade on TradingView — and its help centre tells you to keep TradingView for charts and alerts and use TradeSyncer to copy. No page on its current site describes turning a Pine Script alert into an order, checked 22 September 2026.
PickMyTrade starts a step earlier: the alert becomes the order, stop and target attached, reaching every account under your broker login. We copy as well, from a Tradovate admin account to Tradovate followers. If you click your own entries, TradeSyncer reaches more platforms. If a strategy decides them, TradeSyncer alone has nothing to copy.
Price
The price, matched like for like
$50per month, one plan
$500per year
7 daysfree trial, no card
TradeSyncer meters connections, and its help centre defines a connection as one broker or platform login; accounts under a different login count separately even on the same platform. Basic is $49 for 2 connections with 10 accounts each, Pro $99 for 4 with 20 each, Flex $149 for unlimited connections with 120 accounts. We meter the same unit: $50 per broker login, unlimited accounts under it.
| How your accounts are arranged | TradeSyncer | PickMyTrade |
|---|---|---|
| One broker login, up to 10 accounts | Basic, $49 | $50 |
| One broker login, 11 to 20 accounts | Pro, $99 — Basic caps at 10 per connection | $50 |
| One broker login, more than 20 accounts | Flex, $149 | $50 |
| Three separate broker logins | Pro, $99 — Basic allows 2 connections | $150, one subscription per login |
| Five separate broker logins | Flex, $149 | $250, one subscription per login |
| One account, entries from a TradingView strategy | Not on its own: it copies trades already placed | $50 |
Two of those rows go against us, and they are the rows a multi-firm trader lands on: at three or five separate logins TradeSyncer is cheaper, and not by a little. We win on depth under one login, and on anything that starts with an alert.
On yearly billing TradeSyncer shows $34, $69 and $104 a month with savings of $176, $356 and $536, but prints no annual total anywhere, so do that arithmetic first. Ours is $500 a year. Its trial takes a card up front and converts automatically — its pricing FAQ says day 8, four other pages say day 7 — and its terms make payments non-refundable, with a 20% fee on any discretionary refund.
PickMyTrade pricing · TradeSyncer pricing · What TradeSyncer counts as a connection
Side by side
Side by side
| Decision | PickMyTrade | TradeSyncer |
|---|---|---|
| What starts the trade | A TradingView strategy or indicator alert, TrendSpider, or a trade placed on the Tradovate admin account. Alert setup | A trade placed on the lead account. No alert or webhook input is documented. Source |
| Copying reach | Tradovate admin account to Tradovate followers, with a quantity multiplier each. Guide | Cross-platform: a Rithmic leader can drive Tradovate followers, plus NinjaTrader, ProjectX, dxFeed, Quantower, ATAS, Sierra Chart |
| Free trial | 7 days, no credit card, full access | 7 days, card required, converts to paid automatically. One per user and payment method. Terms |
| Markets | Futures; stocks and options (Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, Tradier, single-leg on Tradier); forex and CFDs (TradeLocker, Match-Trader). Broker guides | Futures contracts only |
| Exit management | Stop loss and take profit five ways, brackets and OCO, trailing on Tradovate and ProjectX, breakeven with an offset, changes to an open position, partial close, reverse. Guide | Copies the leader's brackets. Its Known limitations article says trailing stop orders are not available and Auto Breakeven and Auto Trail are unsupported |
| Account risk limits | Daily and weekly profit and loss limits per account, trading-time windows, pause switch. Guide | Daily loss limits and profit targets on Tradovate accounts through its API. Session lockouts act inside TradeSyncer, not at the broker |
| Trade journal | Execution logs only. No journal | Included on every plan, with auto-sync from Tradovate, Rithmic and ProjectX |
| NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart, ATAS, Quantower | NinjaTrader accounts that log in through Tradovate work with the Tradovate integration. No direct Sierra Chart, ATAS or Quantower integration | All supported, as copy sources and destinations |
| Where it runs | Cloud, no VPS. Interactive Brokers is the exception: TWS or IB Gateway and the PickMyTrade IB application must stay running. IBKR setup | Cloud, no VPS. Custom alerts and notifications start on Pro |
ProjectX accounts need an API subscription bought from ProjectX — a third-party charge that applies whichever of these two you use.
Why PickMyTrade
Why traders choose PickMyTrade
Exits are managed, not just copied
Stop loss and take profit by points, percentage, price, ticks or total P/L. Brackets and OCO, trailing stops on Tradovate and ProjectX, breakeven with an offset, changes to an open position, partial closes, reversals. Breakeven with offset.
Weekly limits, not only daily ones
Daily and weekly profit and loss limits per account, the hours automation may trade, and a pause switch. They are settings you configure to match your firm's rules, not a guarantee. Risk settings.
More than futures
Stocks and options through Interactive Brokers, TradeStation and Tradier, forex and CFDs through TradeLocker and Match-Trader. Each broker login is its own $50 subscription, at the same price with the same features. TradeSyncer is futures-only. Broker guides.
No card to try it
Seven days, no credit card, nothing to cancel if you walk away. TradeSyncer asks for a card before the trial starts and converts automatically.
Honest take
When TradeSyncer is the better choice
You trade by hand in NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart, ATAS or Quantower.
TradeSyncer copies from those front-ends and between platforms. Our copier runs Tradovate admin to Tradovate followers, and NinjaTrader reaches us only when the account logs in through Tradovate.
Your accounts sit under three or more separate broker logins.
Pro covers four connections for $99, Flex unlimited for $149. We charge per login: three logins is $150, five is $250. TradeSyncer is the cheaper product there.
You want the journal in the same bill.
Every TradeSyncer plan includes one, with auto-sync from Tradovate, Rithmic and ProjectX, plus a prop-firm expense tracker. We have none, so you would buy one separately.
You want the dashboard on your phone.
Its web app works in a phone browser and it markets a mobile app, though its own page says native iOS and Android apps are still on the way, with no announced date, checked 22 September 2026.
You want named session lockouts.
Asia, London, New York and custom sessions, if your problem is trading at the wrong hour. Ours are trading-time windows.
Overview
Using both, or moving across
- 1
Decide which job you are buying. If a strategy fires the entries, start with us. If you click them yourself across several platforms, TradeSyncer is the copier.
- 2
Start the trial and connect one broker. Tradovate signs in with OAuth; the other seven each have a setup guide.
- 3
Build the alert and set the exits. Generate the PickMyTrade JSON, paste it into your TradingView alert with our webhook URL, then set sizing per account, the stop and target, and your daily and weekly limits.
- 4
Test on a demo account, then switch one at a time. Check the order at your broker, and remove that account from TradeSyncer's copy group before going live, so two tools never send it orders.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does TradeSyncer run my TradingView strategy?
Not on its current documentation. Its TradingView support is "TradingView via Tradovate", meaning trades you place on a linked account are copied to your followers, and its help centre tells you to keep TradingView for charts and alerts. No page on its site describes turning a Pine Script or strategy alert into an order, checked 22 September 2026.
Is TradeSyncer cheaper than PickMyTrade?
It depends how your accounts are split. One broker login with up to ten accounts is $49 against our $50, and TradeSyncer bundles a journal. Eleven or more accounts under that login moves it to Pro at $99 or Flex at $149, where we stay at $50. Three or more separate logins costs more with us than with them.
What is a "connection" on TradeSyncer, and how does PickMyTrade count?
Its help centre defines a connection as one broker or platform login, and says accounts under a different login count as separate connections even on the same platform. PickMyTrade counts the same way: one subscription covers unlimited accounts under one broker login, and a second, separate login needs its own subscription.
Do I need a credit card to try either one?
PickMyTrade's 7-day trial takes no credit card and gives full access. TradeSyncer's 7-day trial requires a card up front and converts to a paid subscription automatically, with one trial per user and payment method. Its terms also make payments final and non-refundable for the current billing period.
Does PickMyTrade include a trading journal?
No, and that is a real gap against TradeSyncer, which includes one on every plan with auto-sync from Tradovate, Rithmic and ProjectX. PickMyTrade keeps execution logs so you can see what each alert did, but if journaling matters to you, budget for a separate tool.
Can I use PickMyTrade with NinjaTrader?
NinjaTrader accounts that log in through Tradovate work with PickMyTrade's Tradovate integration. There is no NinjaTrader 8 add-on, and no direct Sierra Chart, ATAS or Quantower integration. TradeSyncer connects to all of those natively, so if your trading happens inside one of them it is the better fit.
Sources
Sources and disclosure
Prepared by PickMyTrade. TradeSyncer details come from its own pages, checked 22 September 2026: pricing, its TradingView copier page, the help-centre articles What is a connection?, Account and connection limits and Is TradingView supported?, its Terms of Service and its public Known limitations article. Prices change; check both sites first. All comparisons.
Risk disclosure. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content on this page is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Only trade with capital you can afford to lose.
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