MQL5 Market Alternative
MQL5 Market takes 20% of every sale. LicenseFort takes a flat subscription.
The MQL5 Market only protects copies sold through the Market itself — and keeps 20% for the privilege. Sell your EA anywhere (your own site, Gumroad, Payhip, direct) and license it with LicenseFort instead: one flat cost, no commission, no cap on where you sell.
What 20% actually costs you
Plug in your own numbers — this is your real math, not a hypothetical.
MQL5 Market (20% commission)
Potential marketplace fees
$3,000/mo
$36,000/yr
LicenseFort (Pro)
Fixed subscription cost — you keep 100% of the sale
$79/mo
$948/yr
Potential difference at this volume
+$35,052/yr
Illustrative comparison based on publicly available marketplace commission information (mql5.com/en/market/rules, checked August 2026) and the selected LicenseFort plan. Actual costs vary — LicenseFort doesn't process payments on your behalf or guarantee any level of sales, and you're responsible for your own checkout/payment processing either way.
The honest trade-off
MQL5 Market
- Built-in buyer traffic and discovery — the marketplace does the selling for you
- Handles checkout and delivery natively
- 20% commission on every sale, and protection only covers copies sold through the Market
LicenseFort
- No commission — flat subscription regardless of sales volume
- Sell anywhere — your own site, Gumroad, Payhip, direct — licensing works the same way everywhere
- You bring your own traffic — no built-in marketplace audience
If you already rely on the Market for discovery, that's a real reason to stay. If you have your own audience — a YouTube channel, a ForexFactory thread, an existing customer base — the 20% is pure cost for something you don't need.
Comparing against LicenseShield instead? See that comparison.
Start free — no card requiredMQL5 Market commission rate (20%) verified August 2026 against mql5.com/en/market/rules. LicenseFort doesn't process payments on your behalf or guarantee any level of sales — you remain responsible for your own checkout/payment processing wherever you sell.