Why PerkBridge

Most trading APIs run in someone else’s cloud. Ours runs in yours.

If you run several accounts today, you choose between convenience and control. A cloud API is easy but keeps your broker password. A rented VPS keeps the password with you, but every terminal is a remote desktop to babysit. PerkBridge removes that trade-off.

CONTROLYour servers, your terminalsInspect every container. Choose where it runs.
CUSTODYPasswords never leaveNo vendor holds your broker credentials.
CONVENIENCEOne dashboard, one APIThe whole fleet without remote desktops.
SAFETYCareful by designNo blind restarts, no duplicate orders.

The alternatives

Four ways people run many accounts today.

Each one is good at something. Here is where each falls short when the fleet grows.

Cloud trading API A vendor runs terminals in its data centre and sells you an API to them.
GOOD ATFast to start, low price per account, uptime managed for you.
FALLS SHORTYou hand over your broker password and cannot inspect where or how your terminals run.
Platform-hosted VPS The hosting built into the trading platform, one click from the terminal.
GOOD ATThe cheapest and simplest way to keep one terminal online.
FALLS SHORTOne account per terminal, no API, no fleet view, and restrictions on what your EAs may load.
Windows VPS + remote desktop Rent a server and log in to each terminal by remote desktop.
GOOD ATFull control, and the password stays on a machine you rent.
FALLS SHORTNo fleet view, no alerts when a terminal freezes, and every restart is manual.
DIY containers Open-source images that run one terminal in a container.
GOOD ATFree and open. Fine for one developer and one terminal.
FALLS SHORTYou build provisioning, credential delivery, monitoring and recovery yourself.

Side by side

Feature by feature.

Based on public information about products in each category, October 2026. Individual products vary.
CAPABILITY Cloud trading API Platform-hosted VPS Windows VPS + remote desktop DIY containers PerkBridge
Custody and control
Runs on servers you own No No Rented VM Yes Yes
Broker password stays with you Vendor holds it Vendor holds it Yes Yes Yes
Whole platform runs on-premises No No Terminals only Terminals only Yes
Inspect every container and image No No Your VM only Yes Yes
Running a fleet
Many accounts from one dashboard Vendor-run One per terminal One desktop per VM Build it yourself Yes
Add a server from the dashboard Not needed Not needed Manual Manual Yes
Health alerts, in the dashboard and your channels Vendor-managed No Manual restarts Health check only Yes
Keeps trading if the dashboard is down Depends on vendor Yes Yes Yes Yes
Failover to a standby server Paid tiers No No No ✓ Included
Trading and risk
One API across accounts Yes No No Per terminal Yes
Idempotent orders, no double fills Varies No API No API Build it yourself Yes
Risk rules before every order Some products No In your EA only No Yes
Halt one account or the whole fleet Varies No Manual Manual Yes
Audit log of every privileged action Varies No No No Yes
● Yes● Partly● No

What we do best

Six reasons teams switch.

01 Custody by design The whole platform runs on-premises: control plane, database, sign-in, agents and terminals. Credentials are sealed to the agent on your server and never reach us. Self-hosted · encrypted credential delivery Read the security overview →
02 A real fleet, not a pile of VPS Add servers by address, deploy accounts in a few clicks and see every server, container and broker link in one place. Provisioning · monitoring · alerts See fleet provisioning →
03 Careful recovery, no surprises Monitoring detects faults and raises alerts. A stalled terminal is never restarted blindly, and nothing is deleted because the dashboard is unreachable. Failover to a standby server is included. Alerts · failover · local execution How recovery and failover work →
04 Risk enforced next to the terminal Loss, exposure and order-rate limits run on your server next to the terminal, so they hold even when the control plane is unreachable. Closing a position always stays possible. Risk engine · available now Set up risk rules →
05 One API, built to grow One OpenAPI 3 interface with idempotent market, limit, stop and stop-limit orders, modify and cancel, and scoped tokens per account or route. Designed so new platforms can sit behind the same calls. DirectConnect, an opt-in low-latency order path, is coming next. MT5 today · cTrader coming soon Open the API reference →
06 Any broker, from the dashboard Find your broker by name or paste its installer link. No files to copy to servers and no broker lock-in. Broker discovery · installer links See supported connectors →

Straight answers

When PerkBridge is not the right fit yet.

We would rather tell you now than after you install it.

You run one terminal
Your platform’s built-in hosting is simpler and cheaper. PerkBridge pays off from about three accounts.
You do not want to run any servers
You bring the servers. We do not host PerkBridge for you.
You need live accounts today
Early access supports MT5 broker demo accounts only. Real-money accounts are planned and not supported yet. See the roadmap.
You trade only on platforms we do not support yet
MetaTrader 5 is available now and cTrader is coming soon. Other platforms and crypto exchanges are a direction only, with no dates. See what is coming and tell us what you need.
Coming from a cloud API or a VPS?See the same fleet in a demo sandbox, then move one account at a time.