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Exness vs Plus500

Side-by-side broker intelligence across regulation, spreads, fees, platforms, and overall model score. Category winners use transparent heuristics and should be treated as editorial guidance, not investment advice.

Exness rating

4.7

Plus500 rating

4.5

Score gap

12 pts

Matchup

Head to head

Winners by category

Pricing & spreads
Exness leads- Edge for Exness (101.8 vs 84.0).
Regulation breadth
Plus500 leads- Edge for Plus500 (90.0 vs 46.0).
User experience
Exness leads- Edge for Exness (74.1 vs 71.7).
Editorial composite
Exness leads- Edge for Exness (106.1 vs 93.5).

Full comparison table

Rating

Exness

4.7

Plus500

4.5

Model score

Exness

92

Plus500

80

Regulation

Exness

FSCA (South Africa), FSA (Seychelles), CBCS (Curaçao), FSC (BVI), FSC (Mauritius)

Plus500

Heavily licensed worldwide by Tier-1 authorities including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA, UK), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC, US via Plus500 US).

Spreads

Exness

Spreads start from 0.0 pips on Raw & Zero accounts, and from 0.3 pips on Standard accounts. Ultra-fast market execution backed by proprietary algorithmic order routing and stop-out protection.

Plus500

Operates on dynamic spread pricing with direct market execution via its proprietary engine. Average EUR/USD spreads start at approximately 0.8 pips.

Fees

Exness

Standard & Cent accounts are commission-free with low spread-only pricing. Raw Spread and Zero accounts offer zero-pip spreads with commissions starting from $3.50 per lot per side.

Plus500

100% commission-free trading model. The broker monetizes via spread markups, overnight financing (swap) adjustments, currency conversion fees (up to 0.7%), and a fee for optional Guaranteed Stop Loss Orders.

Platforms

Exness

MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Exness Terminal, Exness Trade App

Plus500

Proprietary Plus500 WebTrader, Plus500 Mobile App (iOS/Android), and Plus500 Futures terminal for dedicated US futures contracts.

Account types

Exness

Standard, Standard Cent, Raw Spread, Zero, Pro, Swap-Free (Islamic)

Plus500

Offers a single unified Retail Trading Account, a Professional Account for qualifying traders requiring higher leverage limits under ESMA rules, and a dedicated US Futures Account.

Min deposit

Exness

$10

Plus500

$100 for credit/debit cards and electronic wallets; $500 for bank wire transfers.