Compare prop firm challenges side-by-side to find the perfect match
Pick an account size and the number of evaluation steps, add up to three challenges, and every rule the firms publish is laid out side by side: fees, profit targets, drawdown, payouts and trading restrictions. 931 active challenges from 42 firms, at regular list prices.
The median entry fee at each size, across the 931 active challenges from 42 firms on this page. Half the challenges in a cell cost less, half cost more.
| Account size | 1 step | 2 steps | Instant funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10K | $9045 challenges | $8945 challenges | $18937 challenges |
| $25K | $19753 challenges | $19747 challenges | $30733 challenges |
| $50K | $30258 challenges | $31751 challenges | $49038 challenges |
| $100K | $55056 challenges |
Account size
Evaluation type
Firm
2 with a promo code, shown first
Funded Trading Plus 2-Step Challenge $100K
| $54950 challenges |
| $75033 challenges |
| $200K | $1,04931 challenges | $1,06430 challenges | $1,19915 challenges |
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Regular list prices of one-off purchases, in US dollars. Monthly subscriptions and challenges with no published price are left out; fees charged in euros (BrightFunded and FTMO) are converted at the European Central Bank daily rate.
Some firms charge a small entry fee and the real money when you pass, as an activation fee. Others bill the evaluation monthly - 37 challenges from 5 firms here are subscriptions, so the price you see renews until you pass. On the other side, 142 challenges refund the fee - when and how varies, from passing the evaluation to the first payout, so read the Refund policy row. The comparison lists the fee, activation charge and refund terms in one place so the total is not a guess.
At $100K, a two-step challenge most often asks for 8% in phase one. A one-step challenge most often asks for 10% in its only phase. A second phase usually asks for less, most often 5%, but it is a second chance to break a rule. Look at the time limit and the minimum trading days next to the target: an easy target with a short deadline is not an easy challenge.
Two challenges with the same 10% maximum loss can be very different. With static drawdown the floor stays where it started. With trailing drawdown it follows your highest balance up, so a profit you give back is counted as a loss. 56% of the challenges here are static and 44% trail in some form, so check the Drawdown mechanics section before comparing percentages. Whether the daily limit is measured on balance or on equity matters too: equity counts losses on positions that are still open.
80% is the most common default split, and 30% of challenges start at 90% or more. A higher number sold as an add-on is listed separately under Paid add-ons, not folded into the split. The first payout most often comes after 14 days; 26% of challenges pay within a week.
286 challenges from 26 firms have a consistency rule - most often a cap on how much of your profit may come from your best day, at some firms from a single trade, and at others a minimum number of profitable days before a payout. News trading, holding over the weekend, expert advisors and copying between your own accounts are allowed at some firms and not at others. They are under Trading rules in the comparison; turn on “Show only what differs” to see just the ones that separate your picks. For the firm behind a challenge - reviews, payout record, how long it has been around - see or the .
Pick an account size and the number of evaluation steps at the top of this page, then add up to three challenges from the cards. The comparison opens on its own page with every rule the firms publish in one table - fees, profit targets, drawdown, payouts and trading restrictions - and a switch that hides the rows where they agree. It covers 931 active challenges from 42 firms.
The cheapest two-step $100K challenge is Blue Guardian 2-Step Nano $100,000 at $239. The cheapest one-step is Blue Guardian Futures Reserve $100,000 at $148. Cheapest here means the least it costs to reach a funded account: the entry fee plus any one-off activation charge, at regular list prices. Monthly subscriptions are left out, because their cost depends on how many months you take. Cheapest is not the same as best - compare the drawdown and payout rows before you buy.
At $100K, the most common phase-one target on a two-step challenge is 8% (27 of 48). On a one-step challenge it is 10% (26 of 65), reached in a single phase. A two-step challenge adds a second, usually smaller, target before funding - most often 5%. Instant-funding accounts almost always skip the target; you pay more up front instead.
With static drawdown the loss limit is fixed at your starting balance minus the maximum loss, and it never moves. With trailing drawdown the limit follows your highest balance upward, so profit you give back counts against you; end-of-day trailing only moves the limit when the trading day closes, not on open positions. 56% of the challenges here use static drawdown and 44% some form of trailing. It is in the Drawdown mechanics section of every comparison.
80% is the most common default split (59% of challenges), and 30% start at 90% or more. The figure shown is the default - some firms sell a higher split as a paid add-on, and some raise it as you keep getting paid; both are listed separately in the comparison. The first payout is most often available after 14 days, and within a week on 26% of challenges.
BrightFunded and FTMO quote the account in dollars but charge the fee in euros, so the fee is shown as charged, with its approximate dollar value beside it. When challenges are ordered by price, euro fees are converted at the European Central Bank daily reference rate, so a fee in euros sorts where its dollar value puts it.
No. Fees are the regular list prices. Most prop firms run discounts that are rarely switched off, and a sale price recorded today is wrong the day the sale ends. Active promo codes are shown on the cards instead, and challenges from firms that have one are listed first. See all current codes on the .