Head to head · Futures
DayTraders and Topstep side by side: prices, rules and payouts. Checked Nov 10.
Across every account each firm lists. Green marks the clearly better side.
| DayTraders | Topstep | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest $50K account | $50 · Static | $49/mo · Standard |
| Cheapest $50K to funded | $55 · Static (incl. $5 activation · one-time) | $95 · No Activation Fee (+$95/mo) |
| Price range | $40–$495 | $49–$499 |
| Account models | 5 | 6 |
| Account sizes | $25K–$300K | $1.5K–$250K |
| Profit split | 80–100% | 90% |
| Profit target | 4.5–10% | 6–100% |
| Max drawdown | 1.17–6% | 3–33% |
| Drawdown type | EOD trailing, Intraday trailing, Static | EOD trailing, Static |
| Billing | One-time | Monthly and One-time |
| Daily loss limit | None on S2F, Static and Trail | None on Challenge - Powered Up |
| Consistency rule | None on S2F | Every model |
| Fastest payout | 1 day | 1 day |
| Platforms | Jigsaw Daytradr, Finamark, MotiveWave, Quantower, Bookmap +4 more | TopstepX |
| Review rating | ★ 4.7 (13 reviews) | ★ 4.5 (140 reviews) |
The cheapest account from each firm at every size.
| DayTraders | Topstep | |
|---|---|---|
| $1.5K | Not offered | $99Challenge - Powered Up · $99 to funded |
| $25K | $40Static · $45 to funded | $75Static Trading Combine · $75 to funded |
| $50K | $50Static · $55 to funded | $49/moStandard · $198 to funded |
| $100K | $75Static · $80 to funded | $99/moStandard · $248 to funded |
| $150K | $90Static · $95 to funded | $199/moStandard · $348 to funded |
| $250K | Not offered | $499Freedom Trading Combine · $499 to funded |
| $300K | $140Trail · $145 to funded | Not offered |