CS2TradeUp.gg vs CS2Locker: trade up calculators compared
Short answer: CS2Locker has more marketplaces in its price list and a Reverse mode behind a Steam login. CS2TradeUp.gg has the knife calculator for all 43 cases, selectable fees, a mixed-collection finder and target search without any login, and buy links per input.
| CS2TradeUp.gg | CS2Locker | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Steam Market + 9 marketplaces (Waxpeer, Tradeit, DMarket, White.Market, CS.TRADE, LIS-SKINS, HaloSkins, Skinport, Buff.Market), refreshed every 30–60 min; pick the source per contract | About 19 marketplaces in the price-source list (CS.MONEY by default, also CSFloat, Skinport, DMarket, Buff163, Waxpeer…); “prices updated hourly” |
| Fees | 5 presets: none, Steam 13%, CSFloat 2%, Skinport 8%, Buff163 2.5% – or show both | Steam prices include the 15% fee; no fee toggle |
| 5-Covert knife contract | Yes: 5 Covert → knife/gloves for all 43 cases, every pool priced | FAQ states the 5-Covert rule; the calculator page shows Forward and Reverse modes, no separate knife mode |
| Finder | Yes: ~2,500 single-collection contracts, every two-collection mix, and “target a skin” (cheapest way to roll one skin) | Yes, pre-calculated, refreshed every 6 hours; requires Steam sign-in. Reverse mode: pick a target skin, see input combinations |
| Inventory import | Public profile link, no login: exact floats from Steam, contracts you can make now | Steam login; reads float, stickers and rarity |
| Login | None, no account | Calculator free without login; finder and saving need Steam sign-in |
| Paid tier | None, all free | Pro $7/month or $60/year: faster Live Deals and alerts (the calculator and finder stay free) |
| Extras | 1,000-roll simulator, price history, price alerts, trade up email alerts, tracker, share links, ~6,000 skin/sticker/case pages with odds | Skin database, Live Deals ticker, English and Russian |
Every row comes from the site’s own pages as read on 2026-10-20 – nothing from reviews or other third parties. Where a site does not state something, the cell says so. Tell us if something changed: contact@cs2tradeup.gg.
We run CS2TradeUp.gg, so read this as our view of the differences, not a neutral review. The CS2Locker column only repeats what their own pages say. The full table with eight sites is on the trade up sites comparison.
Related questions
Is CS2Locker free?
Pro $7/month or $60/year: faster Live Deals and alerts (the calculator and finder stay free). Login: calculator free without login; finder and saving need steam sign-in. CS2TradeUp.gg has no paid tier and no account.
Does CS2Locker support the 5-Covert knife trade up?
FAQ states the 5-Covert rule; the calculator page shows Forward and Reverse modes, no separate knife mode. CS2TradeUp.gg models it for all 43 cases with every knife and glove priced.
Which has the better trade up finder?
Yes, pre-calculated, refreshed every 6 hours; requires Steam sign-in. Reverse mode: pick a target skin, see input combinations. CS2TradeUp.gg scans about 2,500 single-collection contracts, every two-collection mix and a target-skin search, all without login.