Search for the best prop firm trade copier and you will find lists that rank tools without saying what was tested. The right copier depends on your prop firms, the connection your accounts use, how many accounts you run, and the platform you already trade on.
This guide gives you the criteria to compare copiers yourself: the three kinds of copier, what to check before you pay, and what each costs. Aeris makes one of the copiers covered here, so check every claim against each vendor’s current pages.
1. The three kinds of trade copier
Every futures trade copier does the same basic job: it watches a leader account and sends matching orders to follower accounts. Where it runs and how it connects is what separates them.
- Standalone copiers run as a separate service or app and connect to your accounts directly. Tradesyncer is an example: a dedicated web copier with plans that reach 120 accounts. You still need a trading platform beside it.
- Platform add-ons install into a platform you already use. Replikanto, for example, copies between accounts inside NinjaTrader and is sold as 1-year or lifetime licenses. They suit traders committed to that platform.
- Built-in copiers come with the trading platform. Quantower has a copy trading panel, DeepCharts lists a copier in beta, and the Aeris trade copier is part of its Prop plan. You trade and copy in one app.
2. Check your prop firms’ rules first
A copier that connects to your accounts is not the same as a copier your firm allows. Firms set rules on copying between accounts, on how many accounts one person can hold, on automation, and on where trading runs from, such as a VPS or VPN. Evaluation and funded stages can differ.
Read the current rules for every firm you trade, and ask support when the wording is unclear. Keep the answer. Our guide to copying trades across prop-firm accounts lists what to confirm.
3. Match the copier to your connections
Prop-firm futures accounts reach the market through a connection such as Rithmic or Tradovate. A copier can only reach accounts on connections it supports, so list the connection for every account you plan to copy, leader included.
Also decide where the copier should run. A cloud copier keeps copying when your computer sleeps, but your account credentials sit with the vendor. A desktop copier keeps credentials and orders on your machine, but your computer must stay on and connected while you trade.
4. Size and risk per account
Accounts rarely match. One may be a $50,000 evaluation, another a $150,000 funded account, and a third may be close to its drawdown limit. A good copier lets you set the size for each follower instead of sending the same contract count everywhere.
Size is only half of it. Each account has its own daily loss limit and trailing drawdown. Check each firm’s dashboard and size every follower to its remaining room, not to the leader’s.
5. See how it handles failure
Copied accounts drift apart. An order can be rejected on one follower, fill partly on another, or never arrive on an account that lost its connection. The best prop firm trade copier is the one that shows you this quickly and lets you fix it.
Before you trust a copier with funded accounts, test these cases on simulated or evaluation accounts:
- A follower rejects an order because it is over its contract limit.
- The leader fills partly and you cancel the rest.
- One follower disconnects while you trade, then reconnects.
- You flatten every account at once, and check each one is flat.
- You restart the app with positions and working orders open.
6. Compare the total cost
A standalone copier’s price is only part of the bill, because you also pay for the platform you trade on. Compare the copier plus your platform against a platform with a copier built in. Prices below were checked September 26, 2026 and exclude market data, exchange, brokerage, and tax.
- Aeris Prop: $69 with the full platform; $49 per month billed yearly.
- Tradesyncer: $49 · $99 · $149; $34–$104 per month yearly.
- Copilink Standalone: $28.88 · $37.88; $289.88–$379.88 per year.
- Replikanto: No monthly option; Up to $399 for 1-year or lifetime licenses.
Where Aeris fits
The Aeris trade copier is part of the Prop plan. It copies orders from one leader account to up to 20 follower accounts, each with its own size, through Rithmic. Charts, footprint, order flow, the DOM, flatten, and the kill switch are in the same desktop app. Prop is $69/month, or $49/month billed yearly.
A standalone copier may suit you better if you need a connection Aeris does not support, more than 20 accounts, a journal attached to your copier, or a cloud copier that runs while your computer is off. See Aeris vs Tradesyncer for a side-by-side comparison.
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Primary sources checked September 26, 2026.