FTMO 84/100
- Account sizes
- $10,000 to $200,000
- Profit split
- 80%
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 14 days on request after the first payout
Best Prop Firms 2026
This ranking orders every prop firm we cover by its methodology score across nine factors: company transparency, trading rules, drawdown, profit targets, profit split, payouts, platforms, markets and challenge cost. Transparency and payouts carry the most weight, because a firm that does not pay makes every other factor irrelevant.
The scores are a starting point. Each profile's rules table is the detail, and the guide on comparing prop firms explains what to weigh.
The rule: Every prop firm in the database, ordered by weighted methodology score.
The ranked list
Topstep 83/100
- Account sizes
- $50,000, $100,000, $150,000
- Profit split
- 100% of the first $10
- Drawdown
- Trailing (end of day)
- Payouts
- On request after five winning days, up to a cap per period
FundedNext 81/100
- Account sizes
- $6,000 to $200,000, scaling to $4 million
- Profit split
- 80% to 95%
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 5 days on Stellar after the first
The5ers 81/100
- Account sizes
- $5,000 to $100,000 starting balances, scaling to $4 million
- Profit split
- 50% at the first Hyper Growth level
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- On demand at the end of each level, or every 14 days
FundingPips 79/100
- Account sizes
- $5,000 to $100,000, scaling to $300,000
- Profit split
- 80%
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 5 days after the first
Alpha Capital Group 76/100
- Account sizes
- $5,000 to $200,000
- Profit split
- 80%
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 14 days after the first
Take Profit Trader 75/100
- Account sizes
- $25,000 to $150,000
- Profit split
- 80% standard; 90% on PRO+ accounts
- Drawdown
- Trailing (end of day)
- Payouts
- On demand after the Test, daily on PRO+
Apex Trader Funding 72/100
- Account sizes
- $25,000 to $300,000
- Profit split
- 100% of the first $25
- Drawdown
- Trailing
- Payouts
- Twice monthly after qualifying days, with caps in the early payouts
Tradeify 70/100
- Account sizes
- $50,000 to $150,000
- Profit split
- 90%
- Drawdown
- Static and trailing
- Payouts
- Frequent, with caps in early payouts
| Firm | Score | Drawdown | Targets | Split | Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTMO | 84 | Static | 10% in the Challenge, 5% in the Verification | 80% | Every 14 days on request after the first payout |
| Topstep | 83 | Trailing (end of day) | $3,000, $6,000 or $9,000 by account size | 100% of the first $10 | On request after five winning days, up to a cap per period |
| FundedNext | 81 | Static | Stellar One-Step: 10%; Stellar Two-Step: 8% then 5%; Express: 25% cumulative | 80% to 95% | Every 5 days on Stellar after the first |
| The5ers | 81 | Static | Hyper Growth: 10% per level; High Stakes: 8% then 5%; Bootcamp: 6% per phase | 50% at the first Hyper Growth level | On demand at the end of each level, or every 14 days |
| FundingPips | 79 | Static | Two-step: 8% then 5%; One-step: 10%; Three-step: 5% per phase | 80% | Every 5 days after the first |
| Alpha Capital Group | 76 | Static | Two-step: 8% then 5%; One-step: 10% | 80% | Every 14 days after the first |
| Take Profit Trader | 75 | Trailing (end of day) | $1,500 for $25,000 up to $9,000 for $150,000 | 80% standard; 90% on PRO+ accounts | On demand after the Test, daily on PRO+ |
| Apex Trader Funding | 72 | Trailing | $1,500 for $25,000 up to $20,000 for $300,000 | 100% of the first $25 | Twice monthly after qualifying days, with caps in the early payouts |
| Tradeify | 70 | Static and trailing | $3,000 to $9,000 by size in evaluations; none on Select | 90% | Frequent, with caps in early payouts |
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