Prop firm rankings, head to head

Which prop firm is better? Pick any two futures prop firm accounts and they go five rounds: cost to get funded, room to trade, the rules that can end it, payout speed and payday. Below, every firm's head-to-head record against the rest.

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Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep Take Profit Trader vs Topstep Lucid Trading vs Topstep Alpha Futures vs Topstep Lucid Trading vs Tradeify Apex Trader Funding vs Take Profit Trader

Every firm's head-to-head record

Each firm against every other firm, a $50K evaluation in each corner where both sell one, scored on the five rounds with every discount applied. It updates whenever a price or a rule changes.

#FirmWon / lostWin rateWins most on

1My Funded Futures Wins most on speed · See every matchup18/195%Speed
2Take Profit Trader Wins most on payday · See every matchup18/195%Payday
3Funded Futures Family Wins most on cost · See every matchup17/289%Cost
4Alpha Futures Wins most on cost · See every matchup16/384%Cost
5BluSky Trading Company Wins most on speed · See every matchup15/479%Speed
6FTMO Futures Wins most on cost · See every matchup14/574%Cost
7Topstep Wins most on fewer rules · See every matchup12/763%Fewer rules
8Tradeify Wins most on cost · See every matchup12/763%Cost
9Funded Futures Network Wins most on speed · See every matchup9/1047%Speed
10IQ Capital Wins most on speed · See every matchup9/1047%Speed
11FundedNext Futures Wins most on cost · See every matchup8/1142%Cost
12Legends Trading Wins most on room to trade · See every matchup8/1142%Room to trade
13Lucid Trading Wins most on fewer rules · See every matchup7/1237%Fewer rules
14TradeDay Wins most on cost · See every matchup7/1237%Cost
15Bulenox Wins most on speed · See every matchup6/1332%Speed
16Phidias Prop Firm Wins most on room to trade · See every matchup5/1426%Room to trade
17DayTraders Wins most on payday · See every matchup4/1521%Payday
18E8 Markets Wins most on speed · See every matchup3/1616%Speed
19Apex Trader Funding Wins most on speed · See every matchup2/1711%Speed
20Purdia Capital Wins most on fewer rules · See every matchup0/190%Fewer rules

The most searched matchups

The pairs traders look up most, with how each one ended on our card.

Every matchup

Every firm against every other, grouped by firm. Open a firm to see how each of its fights ended.

Alpha Futures vs every firmWon 16, lost 3.

Apex Trader Funding vs every firmWon 2, lost 17.

BluSky Trading Company vs every firmWon 15, lost 4.

Bulenox vs every firmWon 6, lost 13.

DayTraders vs every firmWon 4, lost 15.

E8 Markets vs every firmWon 3, lost 16.

FTMO Futures vs every firmWon 14, lost 5.

Funded Futures Family vs every firmWon 17, lost 2.

Funded Futures Network vs every firmWon 9, lost 10.

FundedNext Futures vs every firmWon 8, lost 11.

IQ Capital vs every firmWon 9, lost 10.

Legends Trading vs every firmWon 8, lost 11.

Lucid Trading vs every firmWon 7, lost 12.

My Funded Futures vs every firmWon 18, lost 1.

Phidias Prop Firm vs every firmWon 5, lost 14.

Purdia Capital vs every firmWon 0, lost 19.

Take Profit Trader vs every firmWon 18, lost 1.

Topstep vs every firmWon 12, lost 7.

TradeDay vs every firmWon 7, lost 12.

Tradeify vs every firmWon 12, lost 7.

How the card is scored

Five rounds, one point each. The account that wins the most rounds wins the card, and a level card goes to the cheaper account. A round without the numbers for both sides scores nobody and says so.

Round 1
Cost to get funded
The evaluation after the discount code, plus any activation fee charged when you pass. Lower wins.
All-in price, explained
Round 2
Room to trade
The drawdown, the line that ends the account. Static beats end-of-day, which beats intraday trailing. Same kind? More room wins.
Drawdown, explained
Round 3
Rules that can end it
A daily loss limit, a consistency rule to pass, one on payouts, and a payout buffer. Fewer wins.
Consistency rule, explained
Round 4
Speed to first payout
Days to pass plus days to the first payout, counted the way each firm publishes them. Fewer wins.
Payout cycle, explained
Round 5
Payday
The most one payout can put in your pocket: the payout cap times your split. More wins.
Profit split, explained

Platforms, news rules and the rest depend on how you trade, so they are on every card for reference and never scored. Prices come from the same data as the board and the firm pages, so a number here always matches the rest of the site.

Prop firm rankings FAQ

Which futures prop firm is the best?

My Funded Futures has the best head-to-head record on our card right now, winning more matchups than any other firm when each is compared at the same account size with every discount applied. Take Profit Trader is next. The table above shows every firm's record and the round it wins most.

How do you compare two prop firms?

Put the same size of account from each firm side by side and check five things in order: what it costs to get funded, the drawdown, the rules that can fail the account, how soon you can get paid, and how much one payout can put in your pocket.

Is Topstep better than Apex Trader Funding?

Yes. On our card Topstep beats Apex Trader Funding when a matching account from each is compared, winning more of the five rounds. The Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep page shows every round and what each account is best for. It is the most searched matchup of all.

What matters most when choosing a prop firm?

The drawdown matters most, because it is the rule that ends most accounts: a line that only moves at the end of the day is far easier to live with than one that trails every tick. Those are the five rounds on every card here.

Which prop firm is cheapest to get funded?

The cheapest route changes with every promotion, so the board on our homepage sorts every account by its real all-in price: the evaluation after the discount code, plus any activation fee. Here, the cost round on each card compares that price for two accounts. Code SOPF works at most firms.

Which prop firm pays out the fastest?

The fastest payout prop firms list ranks every firm by the fewest days from buying an account to your first payout request, counted the way each firm publishes them. On a card here, the speed round compares the same thing for two accounts. Some firms count profitable days and others calendar days, so check which.

Why does the cheaper account win a tie?

When two accounts win the same number of rounds, the one that costs less to get funded takes the card, because most traders need more than one try and a cheaper account is cheaper to try again. If the prices are the same too, the card is a draw.

Are prop firm rankings biased?

Ours are not decided by who pays us: every card is scored by the same five rules on each account's published numbers, and the scoring is written out in full on this page. We do earn a commission when you buy through our links, which keeps the site free.