Can I keep my existing PickMyTrade alert format?

The webhook URL can stay - /v2/add-trade-data still answers. The message cannot. Add the strategy name you typed in the app and swap in your BridgePit token. The app's Copy block writes both, plus the two clocks. Keep the old body and the alert is refused.

Why does it matter where execution runs?

A cloud service places your orders from its datacenter IP and holds your broker access to do it. Software on your own machine places orders from your own IP with credentials that never leave your computer. Rules differ by firm and change; always check your firm's current rules.

What does BridgePit cost compared to PickMyTrade?

BridgePit paper trading is free now. Live starts at $59/month or $590/year for one account (Seat); Desk is $99 for up to 3 accounts and Floor $149 for up to 10, all when it goes on sale. PickMyTrade lists $50/month, $135/quarter, or $500/year with a 5-day trial (checked August 2026). Your prop firm sets its own API-access fee, paid to the firm directly - not to us.

Comparison · facts checked August 29, 2026

A PickMyTrade alternative that isn't another cloud.

PickMyTrade forwards your TradingView alerts to your broker through its servers. BridgePit does the same job with no servers in the middle: a desktop app on your own machine executes the alert, the order leaves from your own IP, and your broker login never leaves your computer. Same alerts - different architecture.

The one difference that decides it.

Cloud relay - PickMyTrade

TradingView fires your alert

…to their cloud servers, which hold your broker access

…which place the order from a datacenter IP

Local execution - BridgePit

TradingView fires your alert

…to your own computer, credentials encrypted on it

…which places the order from your own IP

Why funded traders care: firm rules on automation and third-party tools differ and change - some firms prohibit automation entirely. Always check your firm's current policy yourself. We never claim a firm has approved BridgePit.

Side by side.

	BridgePit	PickMyTrade
Where execution runs	Your own machine, your own IP	Their cloud, their IP
Your broker login	Encrypted on your computer, never sent to us	Held by the service so it can trade for you
Price	Paper free now · Seat $59/mo (1 account), Desk $99 (up to 3), Floor $149 (up to 10), coming soon · yearly = 2 months free	$50/mo · $135/quarter · $500/yr · unlimited accounts · 5-day trial
Brokers	Rithmic-based prop firms (supported firms announced at launch). BridgePit passed Rithmic's vendor conformance in July 2026	Tradovate, Rithmic and others
Safety rails	Kill-switch, position caps, duplicate rejection, EOD auto-flatten - on from the start, enforced on your machine; the daily loss stop is the one number you enter. Software rails, best effort - they run while the Mac is awake and online	Feature set varies; see their docs
Needs your computer on	Yes - lid open, on the internet, during your trading hours - that's what "your own IP" means	No
Alert format	The URL can stay. The message cannot: add the strategy name from the app, and swap in your BridgePit token. Copy block is the safe path

PickMyTrade pricing and account terms read from pickmytrade.trade on August 29, 2026. Your prop firm sets its own API-access fee for a direct connection, paid to the firm directly - not to us.

When PickMyTrade is the better pick.

Honest answer, because it's also our sales filter: if you run many accounts on their flat $50, need a broker we don't support yet, or want nothing running at home - machine off, cloud does everything - PickMyTrade fits you better today. BridgePit exists for one trader specifically: the one whose income depends on a funded account and who doesn't want their execution living on someone else's IP.

The URL can stay. The message cannot.

Install BridgePit and follow the 20-minute setup - it ends with a paper fill on your screen.
Point each TradingView alert at your Mac. The webhook URL can end in /webhook or /v2/add-trade-data - both answer. That is the only part that is a URL edit.
Replace the message. Do not keep the PickMyTrade body. In the app, Settings → Alert setup → Copy block. That writes the strategy name, your token, and the two clocks. Paste that into TradingView. Keep the old body and the alert is refused.
Watch a day of paper fills, then cancel the old subscription when you trust what you see.

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Questions traders ask.

Can I keep my existing alert format?

The URL, yes - /v2/add-trade-data still answers. The message, no. BridgePit routes by the strategy name you typed in the app, not by symbol, and it needs your BridgePit token. Copy block writes both. Keep the old body and the alert is refused.

Is BridgePit fully automated?

Semi-automated by design: it executes your TradingView alerts and you supervise. The kill-switch, per-strategy contract caps, duplicate rejection and the end-of-day flatten are on from the start. The daily loss stop is the one number you enter yourself.

Is local execution allowed at my prop firm?

BridgePit runs on your own computer and sends orders from your own IP - no cloud server between your signals and your broker. Rules differ by firm and change, so always check your firm's current policy.

What if my internet drops mid-position?

No new orders leave this Mac while it is down: TradingView cannot reach it, and it cannot reach the broker. A stop you set is already resting at the broker and still protects the open position. When the connection returns, BridgePit reconnects and the end-of-day flatten keeps asking the broker until it confirms the account is flat - and if it cannot by the cutoff, it raises the alarm rather than pretending. It is software on your machine: it runs while the Mac is awake, online and the app is open.