Autopilot and Collective2: what each one is, and what to compare

I'm Chris, one of the co-founders of Autopilot. Collective2 is closer to what we do than almost anything else out there.

Both let you follow somebody else's strategy in your own brokerage account. The differences are in the details, and the details are the whole decision. So here they are.

One thing first, because we're an SEC-registered investment adviser and I have to say it. Autopilot is the app. The actual investment advice comes from Autopilot Advisers, LLC. If you want the full legal version of anything in here, it's on our disclaimer page.

1) What Collective2 is

On its own website, as read on September 23, 2026, Collective2 describes itself as a marketplace for manager-led trading strategies. It says you can examine each strategy's platform-tracked history and automatically follow its signals in your own brokerage account, and that your capital stays in your brokerage account.

Credit where it's due. That's a real product that's been around a long time, and the core idea is one I obviously agree with.

2) What Autopilot is

Autopilot is an app where you follow a Portfolio in the brokerage account you already have. Autopilot Advisers, LLC is a registered investment adviser. You give Autopilot Advisers limited authority to send orders to the account you already have. When the Portfolio changes, we send them and your broker fills them. The money stays put.

The Portfolios come from independent Pilots who create and manage their own, from AI-model Portfolios run by Pilots, and from trackers Autopilot builds on public SEC filings.

3) Where they actually differ

What you can follow. Collective2's site lists stocks, options, futures, and forex. Portfolios on Autopilot hold stocks and ETFs. If you want futures or forex strategies, that's a real reason to look at Collective2.

How records are presented. Collective2's site labels some strategy statistics as coming from hypothetical track records. On Autopilot, the records shown in the app are computed from actual follower accounts. That's a meaningful difference in what a number tells you, so check what you're looking at on any platform.

Structure. Read how each one's fees work and who the regulated party is, because those shape what you're actually agreeing to.

4) What to compare, for any platform like these

Where your money sits. Both say it stays in your brokerage. Confirm it on your own statements.

What the record is built from. Real accounts or a model account, and for how long.

What asset types are in play. Options and futures behave very differently from stocks.

What it costs at your balance. A flat fee and a percentage cross over somewhere. Do that math with What Autopilot's fee actually means at your balance.

5) What it costs

On Autopilot: A flat cash subscription, not a percentage of your balance. Per our Form CRS dated February 2026, Basic Tier has no Base Advisory and Licensing Fee, and Premium Tier is $29.99 to $199.99 a quarter or $99.99 to $699.99 a year. Pilot subscriptions are separate and add on for each Pilot you subscribe to. Because it's a flat dollar amount, it's a bigger share of a small account than a big one, so do the math at your balance.

I'm not going to tell you we're better, because that isn't something I can prove to you. What I can tell you is what to check, and it's all above.

TLDR: Collective2 and Autopilot both let you follow strategies in your own brokerage account. Collective2 covers more asset types, including options, futures, and forex, and labels some stats as hypothetical. Autopilot is stocks and ETFs, with records from real follower accounts. Compare on assets, record type, structure, and cost.

Frequently asked questions

Autopilot vs Collective2

Both let you follow strategies in your own brokerage account. Per its website, Collective2 is a marketplace for manager-led strategies across stocks, options, futures, and forex, with some stats from hypothetical track records. Autopilot Portfolios hold stocks and ETFs, with records computed from actual follower accounts.

Collective2 alternatives

Autopilot is one, if you want to follow stock and ETF Portfolios in the brokerage account you already have. Compare any alternative on asset types, how its records are built, where your money sits, and the cost at your balance.

Is Autopilot or Collective2 better for following investors in my own brokerage?

I won't claim either is better, because it depends on what you want to follow. For futures or forex, Collective2 covers them. For stocks and ETFs with records from real accounts, that's Autopilot. Check the structure and fees of each.

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Since Autopilot Advisers is an SEC-registered investment adviser, we have to put disclaimers on stuff like this. They're below, and the full version is on our disclaimer page.

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