Capital.com vs eToro: which is better?

Capital.com and eToro are compared here on the trading conditions that decide cost: verified spreads by account type, commission, minimum deposit, leverage, regulation, platforms and market coverage. Both appear in our Best for Beginners and Best Regulated rankings, which is why traders shortlist them together. Every figure below is read straight from each broker’s own record — spreads come from the Spread Meter dataset with a source and a verification date, not from marketing pages. On our scoring model the two finish level at 8.5/10, so the right answer depends on which of the differences below matters to how you trade.

Key differences between Capital.com and eToro

• Lowest verified spread

  Capital.com Standard Not provided ($0)

  eToro Standard From 1.0 pips ($0)

  Capital.com has no verified spread on record yet, so the two cannot be priced against each other.

• Minimum deposit

  Capital.com $20

  eToro $50

  Capital.com is cheaper to open, from $20.

• Regulation

  Capital.com FCA, ASIC, SCB

  eToro FCA, ASIC, MAS

  Both hold 3 licences on record.

• Platforms

  Capital.com Capital.com Web, Capital.com Mobile, MT4, TradingView

  eToro eToro web, eToro mobile, CopyTrader

  Only Capital.com offers Capital.com Web, Capital.com Mobile, MT4, TradingView; Only eToro offers eToro web, eToro mobile, CopyTrader.

• Overall score

  Capital.com 8.5/10

  eToro 8.5/10

  The two score level overall.

Side by side

Pricing is the lowest verified figure per account type from the Spread Meter dataset; every other field is read from the broker’s own record.

Broker trading conditions compared

Criteria	Capital.com Register	eToro Register
Overall rating	4.2	4.2
Overall score	8.5/10	8.5/10
Regulation	FCA, ASIC, SCB	FCA, ASIC, MAS
Pricing by account type	Standard·Not providedCommission $0	Standard·From 1.0 pipsCommission $0
Minimum deposit	$20	$50
Leverage	1:30 for FCA retail clients; higher under other entities	1:30 for FCA and ASIC retail clients
Platforms	Capital.com Web, Capital.com Mobile, MT4, TradingView	eToro web, eToro mobile, CopyTrader
Account types	Retail, Professional	Retail, Professional, Islamic (eligibility based)
Markets	Forex, Indices, Commodities, Shares, Crypto CFDs	Forex, Stocks, ETFs, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Payment methods	Bank transfer, Visa / Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller	Visa / Mastercard, PayPal, Bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller
Best for	Newer CFD traders who want guided tools	Copy trading
Open an account	Register	Register

Capital.com

eToro

Overall rating

Capital.com4.2

eToro4.2

Overall score

Capital.com8.5/10

eToro8.5/10

Regulation

Capital.comFCA, ASIC, SCB

eToroFCA, ASIC, MAS

Pricing by account type

Capital.com

• Standard·Not providedCommission $0

eToro

• Standard·From 1.0 pipsCommission $0

Minimum deposit

Capital.com$20

eToro$50

Leverage

Capital.com1:30 for FCA retail clients; higher under other entities

eToro1:30 for FCA and ASIC retail clients

Platforms

Capital.comCapital.com Web, Capital.com Mobile, MT4, TradingView

eToroeToro web, eToro mobile, CopyTrader

Account types

Capital.comRetail, Professional

eToroRetail, Professional, Islamic (eligibility based)

Markets

Capital.comForex, Indices, Commodities, Shares, Crypto CFDs

eToroForex, Stocks, ETFs, Indices, Commodities, Crypto

Payment methods

Capital.comBank transfer, Visa / Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller

eToroVisa / Mastercard, PayPal, Bank transfer, Skrill, Neteller

Best for

Capital.comNewer CFD traders who want guided tools

eToroCopy trading

Open an account

Capital.com4.2

Register

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eToro4.2

Register

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