compare prop firms
Head-to-head guides, ranked by the evidence each firm has actually published. Fees, drawdown rules, payout caps, and who has let someone other than themselves count the payouts.
Every comparison says on the page which firm, if any, pays us a commission. Scores come from the methodology and are never moved by affiliate status. See the affiliate disclosure for who pays and how much.
head-to-head
Apex tore up its subscription model, Topstep went flat 90/10. Fees, drawdown, payout caps and the one funnel disclosure that should decide it.
One polished expensive product versus three programs at three price points. Daily-loss rules, scaling, on-chain payout evidence, and our affiliate position spelled out.
Head-to-head comparison: rules, fees, payout schedules, scaling plans. Forex (FTMO) vs futures (Apex) — and who actually wins for a beginner.
The three big futures prop firms compared on rules, payout cadence, scaling, affiliate value, and trader complaints.
by budget
What a $500 budget actually buys across futures, forex and crypto, ranked by payout evidence rather than sticker price. Three ways to spend it.
The cheap-evaluation tier ranked. Which sub-$200 challenges are actually winnable, which are evaluation farms.
by payout evidence
All fifteen tracked firms sorted by the quality of their payout evidence: on-chain verified, published funnel, self-reported, or nothing at all.
After MFF, TFF, and 80+ closures in 2024, how to tell BEFORE depositing whether a firm is operationally solvent.
crypto-native
The three crypto-native firms we track, compared on venue, simulated vs real fills, payout evidence and age. No crypto prop firm pays us.
The crypto-native prop firm wave. Propr, SizeProp, HyroTrader — what's real, what's risk, who should consider them.
all 15 firms, one table
Pick any two. Each firm page carries its own last-reviewed date and the full note list behind the score.
| Firm | Market | Est. | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Trader Funding | futures | 2021 | 88 | Healthy |
| FTMO | forex | 2015 | 86 | Healthy |
| Topstep | futures | 2012 | 84 | Healthy |
| The5ers | forex | 2016 | 81 | Healthy |
| MyFundedFutures | futures | 2023 | 79 | Healthy |
| FundedNext | forex | 2022 | 78 | Healthy |
| FunderPro | multi | 2023 | 76 | Healthy |
| Take Profit Trader | futures | 2022 | 74 | Healthy |
| Goat Funded Trader | forex | 2023 | 72 | Healthy |
| Earn2Trade | futures | 2017 | 71 | Healthy |
| Propr | crypto | 2024 | 70 | Healthy |
| Maven Trading | forex | 2023 | 68 | Yellow Flag |
| SizeProp | crypto | 2024 | 68 | Yellow Flag |
| HyroTrader | crypto | 2024 | 65 | Yellow Flag |
| The Funded Trader | forex | 2021 | 32 | Red Flag |
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