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 want a lower profit target (6%)
- You want the fastest payouts
- You trade on TradeLocker and MT5
Head to head · Forex / CFD
Alpha Capital and Lark Funding side by side: prices, rules and payouts. Checked Nov 10.
Across every account each firm lists. Green marks the clearly better side.
| Alpha Capital | Lark Funding | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest $50K account | $97 · Alpha Direct | $266 · 3-Stage Evaluation |
| Cheapest $50K to funded | $97 · Alpha Direct (one-time) | $266 · 3-Stage Evaluation (one-time) |
| Price range | $27–$1,097 | $94.05–$4,275 |
| Account models | 8 | 4 |
| Account sizes | $2.5K–$200K | $5K–$200K |
| Profit split | 80% | 80–90% |
| Profit target | 6–15% | 10–12% |
| Max drawdown | 4–10% | 5–12% |
| Drawdown type | Static, Trailing balance | Static, Trailing balance |
| Billing | One-time | One-time |
| Daily loss limit | 3–5% | None on 3-Stage Evaluation |
| Consistency rule | None | None |
| Fastest payout | 1 day | 14 days |
| Platforms | TradeLocker, cTrader, DXTrade, MT5 | cTrader, DXTrade, Match Trader |
| Review rating | ★ 4.4 (1169 reviews) | ★ 4.5 (92 reviews) |
The cheapest account from each firm at every size.
| Alpha Capital | Lark Funding | |
|---|---|---|
| $2.5K | $30Alpha Direct · $30 to funded | Not offered |
| $5K | $27Alpha Pro 6% · $27 to funded | $190Funding · $190 to funded |
| $10K | $40Alpha One · $40 to funded | $94.05Max · $94.05 to funded |
| $25K | $117Alpha Pro 6% · $117 to funded | $166.253-Stage Evaluation · $166.25 to funded |
| $50K | $97Alpha Direct · $97 to funded | $2663-Stage Evaluation · $266 to funded |
| $100K | $197Alpha Direct · $197 to funded | $351.503-Stage Evaluation · $351.50 to funded |
| $200K | $647Alpha One 6% · $647 to funded | $712.503-Stage Evaluation · $712.50 to funded |