Both send TradingView alerts to Tradovate, and both copy trades across Tradovate accounts. Only one adds native NinjaTrader 8, saved ATM templates, a trade journal, and a public API, from $29/mo.
You trade futures on Tradovate or NinjaTrader 8. CrossTrade routes TradingView to both natively, adds saved ATM templates for Tradovate that we have not found on another platform, and starts at $29/mo with the full toolkit included.
You need brokers CrossTrade doesn't touch: Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, TradeLocker. Multi-broker breadth beyond futures is PickMyTrade's remaining edge.
| Feature | CrossTrade Recommended | PickMyTrade |
|---|---|---|
| TradingView to Tradovate | Available: Route cloud orders and brackets from $29 per month | Available: $50 per month, or $500 per year |
| Saved Tradovate bracket templates | Available: Reuse targets, stops, quantities, trailing, and breakeven rules | Limited or conditional: Saved Alerts stores a named alert config; edits are re-pasted into TradingView |
| Native NinjaTrader 8 Add-On | Available: Control orders directly inside NinjaTrader 8 | Unavailable: NinjaTrader is not on their supported broker list |
| Broker-level trade copier | Available: Tradovate (signal, execution and order modes, order in beta) and NinjaTrader 8 (order and execution modes) | Available: Tradovate copier: one admin account to unlimited followers, per-account multiplier |
| REST and WebSocket API | Available: Place orders, read positions, manage accounts, and stream updates | Unavailable: No public API documented, webhook-driven workflow |
| Journal and live charts | Available: Review every trade and monitor live account state | Unavailable: Dashboard trade logs, no trade journal documented |
CrossTrade's JSON Converter accepts PickMyTrade-formatted webhook payloads. Paste the JSON, get the equivalent CrossTrade command, point the alert at your new webhook URL. Most traders are moved over in an afternoon, and the first month pays for the difference.
Yes, and it costs less. Tradovate cloud routing is generally available on every CrossTrade plan starting at $29/mo. Link your account with OAuth, add destination=tradovate; to your alert, and orders route in the cloud with no desktop app and no VPS. PickMyTrade lists one plan at $50/mo, $135/quarter, or $500/year for the same TradingView-to-Tradovate route.
Not on like-for-like billing. PickMyTrade lists a single plan at $50/mo, $135/quarter, or $500/year, which works out to about $42/mo annually. CrossTrade Standard is $29/mo, or $279/year (about $23/mo), and covers the same TradingView-to-Tradovate automation plus native NinjaTrader 8, the trade journal, and the manual trading dashboard. CrossTrade Pro at $49/mo, or $469/year (about $39/mo), adds the Trade Copier, the Account Manager risk suite, and the full REST API, and stays under PickMyTrade on both monthly and annual billing.
CrossTrade. Saved ATM-style bracket templates, entries with attached targets, stops, and risk behavior, work on Tradovate through CrossTrade's cloud connection. PickMyTrade does offer several stop-loss and take-profit methods, including trailing stops and breakeven, but its documentation presents them as settings you configure on the alert or in copier settings rather than as a saved, reusable template you attach by name. If that has changed, tell us and we will update this page.
NinjaTrader is not listed among PickMyTrade's supported platforms. Their published broker list is Tradovate, Rithmic, Ironbeam, Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, TradeLocker, ProjectX, Match Trader, Tradier, and cTrader. If NinjaTrader 8 is your platform, CrossTrade runs inside it through the NT8 Add-On and averages ~30ms alert-to-execution.
We have not run a controlled latency benchmark across the two services. Vendor figures can measure different parts of the order path. Compare the same broker, order type and conditions, and inspect actual fills separately from webhook processing. CrossTrade’s NT8 Add-On and direct Tradovate connection have different runtime requirements.
Yes. CrossTrade's Command Builder includes a JSON Converter that accepts PickMyTrade payload format and translates it to CrossTrade syntax. Paste the JSON, click convert, done.
Yes, and so does CrossTrade. Lucid, Tradeify, and other Tradovate-based funded firms link to CrossTrade through Tradovate's own OAuth (Link Demo covers evaluation and funded accounts), and CrossTrade flags every order it places as automated, which Tradovate requires. Check your firm's automation rules before going live; that responsibility is yours on either platform.
Yes. PickMyTrade offers a Tradovate trade copier: you place a trade on an admin Tradovate account and it mirrors in real time to your follower accounts, with a per-account quantity multiplier and the stop-loss and take-profit copied alongside the entry. Their documentation notes one admin account per copier setup, with unlimited followers under it, and it works across Tradovate-based prop firms. CrossTrade's copier covers both NinjaTrader 8 and Tradovate, runs in signal and fill-driven modes, and is included in Pro at $49/mo.
Broker breadth. PickMyTrade connects ten brokers in one dashboard, including Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, TradeLocker, ProjectX, Tradier, and cTrader, and it reaches stocks and options through Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, and Tradier. CrossTrade does not connect any of those directly. If you need brokers outside NinjaTrader 8 and Tradovate, PickMyTrade is the right tool.
CrossTrade offers a free 7-day trial. PickMyTrade’s Tradovate site also advertised a 7-day trial when checked October 9, 2026. Confirm current trial terms on the relevant service and test your account route before subscribing.
Free 7-day trial with full Pro features and no credit card. Link Tradovate over OAuth and route your first cloud order today.
This comparison is based on publicly available information and our own product knowledge, last reviewed against PickMyTrade's websites and documentation on 2026-09-11. Pricing and features change. Verify current details on each company's website before making a decision. CrossTrade is the publisher of this comparison; we've done our best to represent PickMyTrade accurately and fairly. Errors or outdated information should be reported to support@crosstrade.io.
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Execution-route comparison
Both services can be considered for TradingView automation. The decision should follow your actual broker connection, account count and order-management needs.
List the account environment and connection used by each alert. CrossTrade’s NT8 route acts through the desktop add-on; its Tradovate route acts server-side. Check the specific supported route rather than assuming all broker integrations behave identically.
Multi-account alert placement applies one instruction to selected accounts. Broker-event copying responds to leader activity according to mode. Test how manual changes and partial exits reach followers when they are part of your trading.
Save original alerts, build equivalent messages and validate on Sim or Demo. Prevent both services from placing the same live entry during cutover. Use broker orders and positions as the final check on the transition.
