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Prop firm rankings

The top eight

Every firm

Strongest on each thing

How each is scored
Rank prop firms by
  1. 1FTMOStatic drawdown from starting balance8.4
  2. 2FundedNextStatic drawdown from starting balance8.3
  3. 3FundingPipsStatic drawdown from starting balance7.9
  4. 4Alpha Capital GroupStatic drawdown from starting balance7.8
  5. =The5%ersStatic drawdown from starting balance7.8
  6. 6E8 MarketsTrails on end-of-day balance7.0
  1. 1Topstep90% split · every 7 days8.5
  2. 2FundingPips90% split · every 14 days6.9
  3. 3FTMO80% split · every 14 days5.3
  4. =Alpha Capital Group80% split · every 14 days5.3
  5. =E8 Markets80% split · every 14 days5.3
  6. =Breakout80% split · every 14 days5.3
  1. 1FundingPips$439 per $100k account9.5
  2. 2Breakout$499 per $100k account8.8
  3. 3FTMO$540 per $100k account8.3
  4. 4FundedNext$549 per $100k account8.1
  5. 5E8 Markets$588 per $100k account7.7
  6. 6Alpha Capital Group$599 per $100k account7.5
  1. 1FTMOMT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade · 4 markets10.0
  2. =FundedNextMT4, MT5, cTrader · 4 markets10.0
  3. 3FundingPipsMT5, cTrader, Match-Trader · 3 markets9.6
  4. 4Alpha Capital GroupMT5, cTrader · 3 markets7.6
  5. =E8 MarketsMT5, Match-Trader · 3 markets7.6
  6. 6TopstepTradingView, NinjaTrader, Quantower · 1 markets7.2
  1. 1FTMORead at the company’s own pages and against an outside document10.0
  2. =FundedNextRead at the company’s own pages and against an outside document10.0
  3. =The5%ersRead at the company’s own pages and against an outside document10.0
  4. 4Alpha Capital GroupRead against an outside document, not at the company’s own pages7.0
  5. =TopstepRead at the company’s own pages; no outside document names it7.0
  6. 6FundingPipsNeither the company’s own pages nor an outside document was read4.0
1

FTMO

8.2

Static drawdown and no time limit — the rules most traders can actually survive

Drawdown StaticFee $540Split 80%
2

FundedNext

7.7

Four companies in three countries, and the best split is one you pay extra for

Drawdown StaticFee $549Split 80%
3

FundingPips

7.7

Cheapest static-drawdown challenge in the directory

Drawdown StaticFee $439Split 90%
4

Alpha Capital Group

6.6

A British company behind the brand, and a 40% best-day rule behind the target

Drawdown StaticFee $599Split 80%
5

E8 Markets

6.2

Flexible rules offset by a lower split and end-of-day trailing drawdown

Drawdown Trailing (EOD)Fee $588Split 80%
6

Topstep

6.2

The longest-running futures programme; weekly payouts from day seven

Drawdown Trailing (EOD)Fee $1090Split 90%
7

Breakout

5.3

Crypto-only and cheap, but intraday trailing drawdown is the strictest form

Drawdown Trailing (intraday)Fee $499Split 80%
8

The5%ers

5.3

A route to a 100% split, starting at 80, with a four-minute blackout around the news

Drawdown StaticFee $1150Split 80%

What the challenge costs, and what you keep

Full ranking
FirmFee / $100kSplit
FundingPipsStatic drawdown$43990%
BreakoutTrailing (intraday) drawdown$49980%
FTMOStatic drawdown$54080%
FundedNextStatic drawdown$54980%
E8 MarketsTrailing (EOD) drawdown$58880%
Alpha Capital GroupStatic drawdown$59980%
TopstepTrailing (EOD) drawdown$109090%
The5%ersStatic drawdown$115080%

Fees normalised to a $100k account. Split is the trader’s share.

How the score is built

Full method
  • Rule fairness
    27%
  • Payout terms
    22%
  • Challenge cost
    18%
  • Platforms & markets
    13%
  • Transparency
    10%
  • Evidence behind this record
    10%

Common questions

What matters most when choosing a prop firm?
How drawdown is measured. Static is fixed against your starting balance; trailing follows equity upward, so an unrealised spike permanently raises the floor. It carries the heaviest weight in rule fairness.
What is a consistency rule?
A cap on how much of your total profit one day may contribute, often 25 to 40 percent — so a single good day can disqualify a passing account. Firms that impose one score lower.
Why compare challenge fees per $100k?
Firms price many account sizes, so a headline fee tells you nothing on its own. Normalising to a $100k account is the only way to compare them directly.
Are prop firms regulated?
No, and none of them is. A prop firm sells access to a simulated account rather than a financial service, which is outside what financial regulators license — so the company named in its terms, and the country that company is registered in, is the whole of what a trader could act on if a payout is refused.
Why do some firms score lower for reasons that are not their fault?
Four of these eight refuse automated requests, so their rules could not be read where they are published — only where other sites quote them. That is scored as a separate published component, because a ranking where "nobody could check this" beats "we checked and it was worse than we thought" is measuring the wrong thing. It says nothing about the firm’s honesty.