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Barclays's service is slightly better than Royal's and a comparison of their fees shows that Barclays's fees are slightly lower than Royal's.
Account opening takes more effort at Barclays compared to Royal, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Barclays, while customer service quality is lower than Royal's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Barclays as less user-friendly than the platform of Royal, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Barclays, while Royal provides somewhat better research and education.