Comparison
FX Back Office, often shortened to FXBO, is a CRM and back-office system for brokerages and prop firms that connects to a trading platform you already run. FirmForge bundles a back office with its own trading engine, trade room and client portal. If you are choosing between them, the first question is whether you want to keep a separate trading platform.
By Arthur Chan. Last updated 26 October 2026
FirmForge is our product. Competitor details come from their public websites as of October 2026; check current terms with each vendor.
FX Back Office is a CRM and back-office provider for forex brokerages, based in Limassol, Cyprus, that claims 250+ clients and 15+ years in the market [1]. It states that it "is not a broker, does not offer trading services, execute trades, provide investment advice" [1].
Its products include a Back Office CRM, a Client Area portal, a mobile app for traders and a Partner Area for IBs with multi-level partnership programmes [1]. KYC and AML run through Shufti Pro and Sumsub, payments through 400+ PSP integrations, and marketing through 60+ automated emails, a loyalty programme and VOIP [1][3]. There is also a B2B CRM and a Service Desk product [1].
For prop firms, the Prop Trading CRM handles multi-stage challenges with "unlimited trading goals", applies real-time risk parameters that set an account to "read only" on failure, and manages profit-share payouts [3].
FXBO does not supply a trading terminal of its own. It integrates with MT4 and MT5, Match-Trader, cTrader, Devexperts, X Open Hub and Condor [1], so your total cost includes a platform licence from one of those vendors alongside the CRM fee. That combined cost, plus a separate onboarding fee, is the usual reason operators compare FXBO with all-in-one products.
FXBO lists three plans (as published on the FX Back Office site, October 2026) [2]:
Every plan carries a one-time onboarding fee, but the amount is not published [2]. A minimum term and a launch timeline are not stated either [2][3].
FirmForge prices in US dollars and has no onboarding or setup fee. The Custom plan starts from $400 a month, Growth is $799 and Professional is $1,499, with Enterprise quoted individually. That figure covers the trading platform as well as the back office, so there is no second licence to budget for. The FirmForge pricing page shows what each plan includes.
| Question | FirmForge | FX Back Office |
|---|---|---|
| What's included | Back office plus the trading engine, trade room and client portal in a single subscription | Back Office CRM, Client Area, trader mobile app, Partner Area, prop CRM [1][3] |
| Deployment | Hosted SaaS; operators register and configure it themselves | Cloud-based SaaS [1] |
| Pricing model | US dollar plans from $400 a month; no onboarding fee | €2,500 or €10,000 a month plus a one-time onboarding fee of undisclosed size [2] |
| Setup time | Platform is live minutes after you pick a plan; custom DNS takes minutes | Not stated [2][3] |
| Platforms supported | Its own trading platform only | MT4/5, Match-Trader, cTrader, Devexperts, X Open Hub, Condor [1] |
| Prop challenge engine | Included on prop platforms with phases, loss limits, certificates and payouts | Prop Trading CRM: multi-stage challenges, read-only on failure, profit share [3] |
| CRM and back office | Clients, lead desks and routing, tasks, KYC review, cashier, staff roles, staff activity | Back Office CRM with 400+ PSPs, Shufti Pro and Sumsub, marketing emails, VOIP [1] |
| Copy, MAM and IB | Paid monthly extras: IB/Affiliate Portal ($149), Copy Trading ($99), MAM/PAMM ($149) | PAMM or Social Trading on UNLIMITED [2]; Partner Area for IBs [1] |
| Own domain and branding | Operator domain, logo, colours and email sender | Branded Client Area [1] |
| Support | Email; priority channel on Professional and Enterprise | 24/5, with 24/7 emergency cover [1] |
FirmForge, like FXBO, is a software company and not a broker. Neither vendor removes the need for your own licensing and compliance work.
There is more context in our 2026 prop firm software guide, and every comparison is listed on the alternatives page.
FXBO publishes a STANDARD plan at €2,500 a month and an UNLIMITED plan at €10,000 a month, plus a Custom Choice plan on request. Every plan adds a one-time onboarding fee whose amount is not published.
No. FXBO is a CRM and back office that integrates with MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, cTrader, Devexperts, X Open Hub and Condor. You license the trading platform separately.
No. FirmForge's back office works with FirmForge's own trading engine and trade room, and MetaTrader is not a bring-your-own option. Only cTrader, DXtrade and Match-Trader can be brought, on the Enterprise plan. If you need to keep MT5, a standalone CRM such as FXBO is the closer match.
Yes. Every FirmForge prop platform has a challenge engine covering phased rules, drawdown, a daily loss cap, certificates and payouts, run from the same back office as clients and staff.
No. FirmForge has no setup or onboarding fee. You pay the monthly plan for each platform, and any add-ons you turn on are billed monthly.
Anyone can open the client, admin and manager views in our demo. Plan prices are public.
Each bracketed number refers to an FX Back Office page in this list, consulted on 26 October 2026.
Last updated 26 October 2026.