CFD trading platforms · checked 12 Oct 2026
cTrader, explained for prop firms.
Spotware licenses the cTrader platform and back office to prop firms directly and through cTrader White Label Prop resellers such as B2BROKER and Voyage Markets.134 What it costs as published, how fast they say you can launch, who uses it, who it suits, and how your website connects to it.
Disclosure: PipValley builds websites for prop firms and isn’t affiliated with the vendors on this page, except PropSuite, our labelled technology partner. Facts are from each vendor’s own pages or named press, checked 12 Oct 2026; prices are quoted as published.
01What cTrader is
cTrader: the company and the product.
The company behind cTrader, then every module it lists, then the markets, platforms and delivery models it states. Superscript numbers link to the sources.
- Legal entity
- Spotware Systems Ltd1
- Headquarters
- Established in Limassol, Cyprus2
- Founded
- 20102
- Website
- www.spotware.com/ctrader/prop-firms
- 01cTrader platform with native iOS and Android apps; single cTrader ID across many challenge accounts1
- 02Back office with symbol, order and position management and risk features1
- 03Challenge listings in cTrader Store and prop firm profile pages on ctrader.com; cTrader Leads programme1
- 04cTrader price feed for prop firms1
- 05APIs: Manager's API, Reporting API, WebServices API, FIX API, Open API1
02cTrader pricing
No price list. Quote only.
cTrader doesn’t publish prices. Below is what it does say about its model, as checked on 12 Oct 2026. The full breakdown, with peers’ published prices: cTrader pricing.
cTrader pricing · checked 12 Oct 2026
Quote only
cTrader publishes no price list on its own site.
Their terms, as published: No list price. A Spotware-hosted B2BROKER release says cTrader charges per account rather than trading volume for prop servers.3
Prices change; confirm current terms with cTrader before you sign. Currency as published.
03Launch and operations
Launch, payments, KYC, payouts and risk.
How cTrader describes the operating side. Launch times are their claims, not measured times. “Not published” means we found nothing on their pages.
- Launch time
- They say 'Get it up and running in 5 days!'1
- Payments
- Not published
- KYC
- Not published
- Payouts
- Not published
05Who uses it
Prop firms using cTrader, by the numbers.
The PipValley Index crawled 529 analysable prop firm sites on 12 Oct 2026 and recorded which vendors their pages show. A count of visibility, not of cTrader’s customers; we don’t name the firms. Below it, every trading platform the Index detects, so you can see where cTrader sits.
06Timeline
What has happened at cTrader.
07Who it suits
Who cTrader suits, and who it doesn’t.
Drawn only from what cTrader publishes: its markets, model, pricing and status. No invented weaknesses.
A good fit if
- Forex/CFD firmscTrader lists Forex/CFD as markets.1
- A fast launch, by their accountThey say 'Get it up and running in 5 days!'1
- Traders who already know itcTrader: 107 of 529 prop firm sites in the PipValley Index show it.6
- Firms already on TradingView, OneZero or PrimeXMIntegrations listed: TradingView, OneZero, PrimeXM, FXBO, Trading Central.1
Look elsewhere if
- Firms that need unrestricted access, including US traders2026-07: Finance Magnates reported Spotware stopped onboarding US-based traders for prop firms after a Q1 2026 internal regulatory assessment.5
- Founders who need a list price up frontNo list price. A Spotware-hosted B2BROKER release says cTrader charges per account rather than trading volume for prop servers.3
- Founders without capital to fund payoutsBack office provides risk management features; reseller Voyage Markets adds its own risk monitoring and payout forecasting tools.14
- Futures firmscTrader lists Forex/CFD only.1
- Founders who want the vendor to build the marketing siteNo marketing-website product; firms get a profile page and challenge listings on ctrader.com.1
08Your website on cTrader
cTrader runs the trading. You still need the site.
cTrader doesn’t sell marketing websites. A PipValley Launch site is $1,490 plus $49.99 a month for care, live 5 working days after design sign-off (pricing, launch service). These are the hand-offs we wire for a firm on cTrader.
What cTrader says about websites: No marketing-website product; firms get a profile page and challenge listings on ctrader.com.1
- Terminal download and web linksPlatform pageOne page per platform with web, desktop and mobile links and the server name traders need.
- Platform-specific rulesChallenge table and rulesWhere rules differ by platform (news, EAs, weekend holding), the table says so.
- Supported instrumentsInstruments pageThe symbols, sessions and leverage per account type, kept in one data file.
- Status and maintenanceHelp centreA status line and the platform’s maintenance windows where traders look for them.
09cTrader alternatives
The vendors founders weigh against cTrader.
The closest vendors in our dataset by type, markets and model. PropSuite is our technology partner and is labelled. The full list: cTrader alternatives.
- CFD platformMatch-TraderMatch-Trade Technologies sells the Match-Trader trading platform plus a Prop CRM (client office) and the Match2Pay crypto processor to prop firms as white label, turnkey or server licences.White Label: Basic: $2,500 / monthIndex: 94 of 529
- CFD platform · Active, with restrictionsMetaTrader 5 white labelMetaQuotes' MetaTrader 5 reaches prop firms mainly through licensed brokers and technology resellers; MetaQuotes has restricted prop and US usage and does not sell to prop firms through a published prop product.MT5 white label setup (industry range, B2BROKER): $5,000 to $15,000 one-timeIndex: 151 of 529
- CFD platformTradeLockerTradeLocker licenses its web, mobile and desktop trading platform to prop firms on a per-active-account pricing model, with a simulated live environment or your own bridge.Starter Plan (up to 500 active accounts): $3,000 / monthIndex: 54 of 529
- CFD platformDXtradeDevexperts licenses DXtrade (CFD and XT editions) to prop firms for evaluations and contests on CFDs, futures, stocks and options, with dxFeed market data.Quote onlyIndex: 52 of 529
- CFD platformTraderEvolutionTraderEvolution licenses a multi-asset back end and front ends to prop firms, with a market emulator for evaluations, per-account risk engine and a BackOffice API, covering equities, futures, FX and crypto; it powers the stocks prop firm Trade The Pool.Quote onlyIndex: no detector
- Prop platform / CRMLeverateLeverate sells a white label prop firm package on its SiRiX trading platform with a broker portal, CRM, client portal and liquidity.Start-up Brokers (500 real accounts): €1,490 / monthIndex: 1 of 529
Side-by-side comparisons
- PropSuite vs cTraderIncludes our partner
- cTrader vs DXtradeCompare
- cTrader vs TradeLockerCompare
- cTrader vs Match-TraderCompare
- cTrader vs MetaTrader 5 white labelCompare
Categories and guides
- Prop firm trading platformsCategory
- All prop firm technology providersHub
- PropSuite, explainedOur technology partner
- cTrader White Label for Prop Firms (and the US Change)Guide
- What Trading Platform Should a New Prop Firm Use?Guide
- Trading Platform Cost for Prop Firms (2026)Guide
- How to start a forex prop firm:Launch guide
- How to Start a Prop Firm in 2026: An Operator's GuideGuide
10cTrader FAQ
Questions founders ask about cTrader.
12 questions, answered from the sourced facts above.
What is cTrader?
Spotware licenses the cTrader platform and back office to prop firms directly and through cTrader White Label Prop resellers such as B2BROKER and Voyage Markets.
Who owns cTrader?
cTrader trades as Spotware Systems Ltd. Location: Established in Limassol, Cyprus. Founded: 2010.
How much does cTrader cost?
cTrader does not publish prices (www.spotware.com/ctrader/prop-firms, checked 12 Oct 2026); pricing is by quote. No list price. A Spotware-hosted B2BROKER release says cTrader charges per account rather than trading volume for prop servers.
How long does it take to launch a prop firm on cTrader?
They say 'Get it up and running in 5 days!' That is the vendor’s claim, not a measured time; your website, payments and company set-up often take longer.
Which trading platforms does cTrader support?
cTrader lists cTrader (www.spotware.com/ctrader/prop-firms, checked 12 Oct 2026). Confirm the ones you need before signing.
Can I run a forex/CFD prop firm on cTrader?
cTrader lists these markets: Forex/CFD. Futures are not listed.
What does cTrader include?
cTrader lists: cTrader platform with native iOS and Android apps; single cTrader ID across many challenge accounts; back office with symbol, order and position management and risk features; challenge listings in cTrader Store and prop firm profile pages on ctrader.com; cTrader Leads programme; cTrader price feed for prop firms; aPIs: Manager's API, Reporting API, WebServices API, FIX API, Open API.
Does cTrader pay my traders or provide capital?
Back office provides risk management features; reseller Voyage Markets adds its own risk monitoring and payout forecasting tools.
How do I start a prop firm using cTrader?
cTrader is sold as white label, saas and licence. They say 'Get it up and running in 5 days!' Ask for a quote. You also need a company, payments, KYC, legal documents and a website; PipValley builds the website and wires it to cTrader.
Which prop firms use cTrader?
In the PipValley Index (529 prop firm sites crawled on 12 Oct 2026), 107 show cTrader. The Index counts firms whose public pages show the vendor; it is a lower bound on visibility, not cTrader’s customer list, and we don’t name individual firms here.
Does cTrader build prop firm websites?
No. No marketing-website product; firms get a profile page and challenge listings on ctrader.com. PipValley designs and builds prop firm websites that connect to it.
Is cTrader still available to prop firms?
Our status for cTrader: active, with restrictions. Latest event (2026-07): Finance Magnates reported Spotware stopped onboarding US-based traders for prop firms after a Q1 2026 internal regulatory assessment.
11Sources
Every fact, linked and dated.
Each page was read on 12 Oct 2026. Vendor pages first, then press; aggregators are marked. Evaluations at prop firms run on simulated accounts; nothing here promises revenue or payouts.
- 01Spotware: cTrader for prop firmsVendor page · checked 12 Oct 2026
- 02Spotware: CompanyVendor page · checked 12 Oct 2026
- 03Spotware news: B2BROKER launches cTrader White Label prop trading solutionVendor page · checked 12 Oct 2026
- 04Spotware news: Voyage Markets cTrader White Label Prop resellerVendor page · checked 12 Oct 2026
- 05Finance Magnates: cTrader restricts US prop firm access following internal regulatory assessment (1 Jul 2026)Press · checked 12 Oct 2026
- 06PipValley Index crawl, 12 Oct 2026PipValley Index · checked 12 Oct 2026
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