Prop firm comparison · no hype
PropCrab compares 44 prop firms on the fine print: profit target, drawdown, costs and payouts. Every number with source and date.
As of 29 October 2026 · 44 firms · 876 challenge variants · no stars, no overall score
Partner agreements: none. And sorting never follows commission anyway.
On day 28 the loss limit is reached. The account ends here.
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Figures, not feelings
What does each thousand you may lose during the evaluation cost you? List price (subscriptions: 1st month) plus activation, divided by the buffer. Sorted ascending – a calculation, not a recommendation.
As of 07 Nov 2026
| Firm · challenge | Price | Buffer | per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Funded Trader2 Step Promo 100K | USD 99 | USD 8,000static | USD 12.38 |
| AquaFunded2 Step Pro | USD 279.20 | USD 10,000other calculation | USD 27.92 |
| Finotive Funding2 Step Solo FX | USD 325 | USD 10,000static | USD 32.50 |
| AquaFunded2 Step Elite | USD 393.08 | USD 12,000static | USD 32.76 |
| Goat Funded Trader2 Step GOAT (1% Floating Loss) | USD 330 | USD 10,000static | USD 33.00 |
| Audacity CapitalAbility Challenge (2 Step) | USD 549 | USD 15,000static | USD 36.60 |
| AquaFunded1 Step Flex | USD 481.39 | USD 12,000static | USD 40.12 |
| Atlas Funded2-Step | USD 443 | USD 10,000static | USD 44.30 |
The 8 lowest figures of 78 variants. A low figure is no recommendation.
1 more variant without a documented price is not included.
As of 07 Nov 2026
| Firm · challenge | Price | Buffer | per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TopstepTrading Combine (No Activation Fee Path) | USD 95USD 95/month | USD 2,000trailing (end of day) | USD 47.50 |
| Lucid TradingLucidFlex | USD 115 | USD 2,000trailing (end of day) | USD 57.50 |
| Funded Futures FamilyPremier+ (Labs, invite only) – Intraday drawdown, Standard | USD 119USD 119/month | USD 2,000trailing (intraday) | USD 59.50 |
| OneUp TraderEvaluation | USD 150USD 75/month + USD 75 activation | USD 2,500trailing (closed balance) | USD 60.00 |
| AquaFundedAquaFutures Daily | USD 121.70 | USD 2,000trailing (end of day) | USD 60.85 |
| Alpha FuturesStandard Account | USD 129USD 129/month | USD 2,000trailing (end of day) | USD 64.50 |
| Atlas FundedAtlas Daily | USD 129 | USD 2,000trailing (end of day) | USD 64.50 |
| UProfitDay Soft (DAY Program 2.0) | USD 130USD 130/month | USD 2,000trailing (end of day) | USD 65.00 |
The 8 lowest figures of 70 variants. A low figure is no recommendation.
1 more variant without a documented price is not included.
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Every rule links the firm's own page, with the day we read it.
Sim means sim
Most "funded" accounts are simulated accounts. We say so.
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No bought places
Paying commission does not move a firm up. Firms without a partner agreement are listed the same way.
What we don't promise: that you'll pass. Most traders don't – work out what it costs you first.
How it works
Market, challenge type, account size, drawdown type, platform, payout rhythm and residence (CH, DE, AT included). Unknown values never count as a match.
Cost per 1,000 of loss buffer, profit target ÷ buffer, profit split. Sorted by numbers – never by commission, never by a score.
Every rule carries a link and a date. Older rule versions stay visible – that matters if you already bought.
Explainer
What we compare, where the numbers come from and what we never do. With voice and captions, so it works without sound too.
Is it sus?
No "scam" shouting, no gut feeling: every flag follows fixed criteria and shows its source. What we cannot document stays "Unclear".
Red FlagRed Flags, when documented
Green FlagGreen Flags, when documented
UnclearFlags are never added up and never used to sort.
Documented warnings, stops and closures for the 44 firms listed (as of 7 November 2026).
Atlas FundedRetroactive rule change
Per the Atlas FAQ every "funded" futures account on the original rules was moved to the new "funded" rules (balance and profit carried over). Example Atlas Apex 50K: cap per payout USD 2,000 instead of 3,000, smallest payout USD 500 instead of 100, a new daily limit of USD 1,200 (lockout, not a breach), max loss USD 2,000 trailing and stopping at starting balance + USD 100 instead of 4% stopping at the starting balance, half contract size until the floor stops or the first payout is paid.
help.atlasfunded.comFundingPipsClosure
Concerns the futures brand FundingTicks, according to TradeInformer on 19 January 2026 the futures arm of FundingPips, not the FundingPips programmes recorded here: FundingTicks announced it was winding down its operations "as a strategic decision". According to the notice on fundingticks.com, active evaluation and Master accounts are refunded in full; live accounts additionally receive shares of profit and of the initial balance depending on their state. According to Finance Magnates on 19 January 2026, the move followed a backlash against new trading rules introduced in December 2025.
fundingticks.comTopstepData breach
According to Finance Magnates on 5 January 2026, Topstep told some users by letter that files containing personal data may have been accessed without authorisation between 8 September and 16 October 2025; the letter links this to a DDoS attack on 8 September 2025. Topstep Support then wrote on X that Topstep's systems had not been breached and that a small number of traders who reused passwords from other, breached sites were affected. According to the letter, affected users get free credit monitoring.
financemagnates.comTopstepData breach
A sample notification letter from Topstep (January 2026, published by ClassActionU) describes a credential-stuffing attack on 14 December 2025, discovered on 15 December 2025: attackers may have accessed accounts with credentials stolen elsewhere. Possibly affected for some users: name, contact and profile information, date of birth, phone number, government ID numbers, tax information and Social Security numbers. According to the letter, Topstep forced password resets for the affected accounts, offers free credit monitoring and is working on further safeguards such as mandatory multi-factor authentication.
classactionu.orgReserve Bank of India (RBI): listing "FTMO (https://ftmo.com/en)" (exact name match). The Reserve Bank of India's Alert List concerns persons resident in India. For the countries PropCrab covers, it does not change availability (operator decision of 3 November 2026). A listing is not proof of wrongdoing.
rbi.org.inA listing on a warning list is not proof of wrongdoing.
In the graveyard: 19 closed firms and 6 more paused or with an unknown status. Plus 16 entries on regulator lists. Every entry with its source. To the warning list
Links checked on 29 October 2026.
Rule radar
Documented changes only – dated, scoped and sourced.
Ability One (1 Step) for purchases from 2 Nov 2026: no minimum trading days in the evaluation, no fee refund, 50% consistency rule on the live account only; 10% profit target, 3% / 6% drawdowns and 75–90% split as before. Earlier purchases keep the previous rules.
Changed: Minimum trading days, Consistency rule, Fee refund
Sources
FTP (Instant Funding) for purchases from 2 Nov 2026: no profit target, no minimum trading days, no scaling; split 75/80/85% by payout, 35% consistency rule, payouts every 14 days, commissions and swaps apply. Earlier purchases keep the previous rules. The same notice announces new Ability One rules from the same date.
Changed: Profit target, Profit split, Consistency rule, Minimum days per payout, Payout frequency, Scaling
Sources
Progression Ladder dropped for newly bought evaluations: fixed contract limit per size, enforced by the system; exceeding it no longer fails the account. Older subscriptions keep the old rule.
Changed: Maximum contracts
Sources
End of the "Trade How You Want" promotion: since 2 Nov 2026 the terms apply as written on all sim accounts, including at least 10 seconds per trade, no abusive HFT, no Martingale/DCA and flattening 1 minute before close (except DTF and Diamond Hands).
Sources
Sources of the new rules
S2F Accelerate 50K: for purchases from this date a USD 1,500 profit target per cycle and USD 500 per payout.
Changed: Payout cap, profit target per payout
Sources
Honest deals
Final price, saving in money and source – most recently confirmed first, never sorted by commission.
The firm's public promotion
FTMO promotion: 1-Step Challenge 100K for EUR 399 instead of EUR 499.
The firm names no end date
From the source of 03 Nov 2026 · not checked at checkout
Details and source: FTMOThe firm's public promotion
FTMO promotion: 2-Step Challenge 100K (Standard account) for EUR 439 instead of EUR 540.
The firm names no end date
From the source of 03 Nov 2026 · not checked at checkout
Details and source: FTMOThe firm's public code
Apex coupon SAVENOW: 90% off all evaluations (EOD, intraday, legacy, any size).
The firm names no end date
From the source of 29 Oct 2026 · not checked at checkout
Details and source: Apex Trader FundingFilter, sort, read the source. The crab already has the terms open.