Head to head · Forex / CFD

Alpha Capital vs FTMO

Alpha Capital and FTMO side by side: prices, rules and payouts. Checked Nov 10. The two firms price in different currencies, so prices are not marked as cheaper.

At a glance

Across every account each firm lists. Green marks the clearly better side.

	Alpha Capital	FTMO
Cheapest $50K account	$97 · Alpha Direct	€319 · Standard Challenge 1-step
Cheapest $50K to funded	$97 · Alpha Direct (one-time)	€319 · Standard Challenge 1-step (one-time)
Price range	$27–$1,097	€79–€2,999
Account models	8	4
Account sizes	$2.5K–$200K	$5K–$200K
Profit split	80%	80–90%
Profit target	6–15%	10–15%
Max drawdown	4–10%	10%
Drawdown type	Static, Trailing balance	EOD trailing, Static, Trailing balance
Billing	One-time	One-time
Daily loss limit	3–5%	3–5%
Consistency rule	None	None
Fastest payout	1 day	14 days
Platforms	TradeLocker, cTrader, DXTrade, MT5	cTrader, MT4, MT5, TradingView
Review rating	★ 4.4 (1169 reviews)	★ 4.5 (219 reviews)

Price by account size

The cheapest account from each firm at every size.

	Alpha Capital	FTMO
$2.5K	$30Alpha Direct · $30 to funded	Not offered
$5K	$27Alpha Pro 6% · $27 to funded	€169Instant · €169 to funded
$10K	$40Alpha One · $40 to funded	€79Standard Challenge 1-step · €79 to funded
$25K	$117Alpha Pro 6% · $117 to funded	€199Standard Challenge 1-step · €199 to funded
$50K	$97Alpha Direct · $97 to funded	€319Standard Challenge 1-step · €319 to funded
$100K	$197Alpha Direct · $197 to funded	€399.20Standard Challenge 1-step · €399.20 to funded
$200K	$647Alpha One 6% · $647 to funded	€999Standard Challenge 1-step · €999 to funded

Which one fits you?

Choose Alpha Capital if

You want a lower profit target (6%)
You want the fastest payouts
You trade on TradeLocker and DXTrade

Rules Visit

Choose FTMO if

You want a higher profit split (up to 90%)
You trade on MT4 and TradingView
You weigh reviews (rated 4.5 from 219 reviews)