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Alpha Capital vs Goat Funded Trader

Alpha Capital and Goat Funded Trader side by side: prices, rules and payouts. Checked Nov 10.

At a glance

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

	Alpha Capital	Goat Funded Trader
Cheapest $50K account	$97 · Alpha Direct	$308 · Goat 2-step
Cheapest $50K to funded	$97 · Alpha Direct (one-time)	$308 · Goat 2-step (one-time)
Price range	$27–$1,097	$17–$2,998
Account models	8	8
Account sizes	$2.5K–$200K	$1K–$400K
Profit split	80%	60–90%
Profit target	6–15%	3–15%
Max drawdown	4–10%	3–10%
Drawdown type	Static, Trailing balance	Intraday trailing, Static, Trailing, Trailing equity
Billing	One-time	One-time
Daily loss limit	3–5%	None on Daily
Consistency rule	None	None
Fastest payout	1 day	1 day
Platforms	TradeLocker, cTrader, DXTrade, MT5	TradeLocker, cTrader, MT5, Match Trader
Review rating	★ 4.4 (1169 reviews)	★ 4 (1305 reviews)

Price by account size

The cheapest account from each firm at every size.

	Alpha Capital	Goat Funded Trader
$1K	Not offered	$30Daily · $30 to funded
$2.5K	$30Alpha Direct · $30 to funded	$58Blitz · $58 to funded
$5K	$27Alpha Pro 6% · $27 to funded	$17Goat 2-step · $17 to funded
$10K	$40Alpha One · $40 to funded	$65Goat 2-step · $65 to funded
$15K	Not offered	$156.67HERO - No Evaluation · $156.67 to funded
$25K	$117Alpha Pro 6% · $117 to funded	$158Goat 2-step · $158 to funded
$50K	$97Alpha Direct · $97 to funded	$308Goat 2-step · $308 to funded
$100K	$197Alpha Direct · $197 to funded	$478Goat 2-step · $478 to funded
$150K	Not offered	$758Goat 2-step · $758 to funded
$200K	$647Alpha One 6% · $647 to funded	$914GOAT 1-step · $914 to funded
$300K	Not offered	$1,663.33HERO - No Evaluation · $1,663.33 to funded
$400K	Not offered	$2,330HERO - No Evaluation · $2,330 to funded

Which one fits you?

Choose Alpha Capital if

You want the cheaper $50K account ($97 for Alpha Direct)
You want the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($97)
You trade on DXTrade
You weigh reviews (rated 4.4 from 1169 reviews)

Choose Goat Funded Trader if

You want a higher profit split (up to 90%)
You want a lower profit target (3%)
You want a plan with no daily loss limit
You want a larger account (up to $400K)
You trade on Match Trader

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