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Head to head · Futures

FTMO Futures vs Topstep

FTMO Futures and Topstep 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.

	FTMO Futures	Topstep
Cheapest $50K account	$83.30/mo · Growth	$49/mo · Standard
Cheapest $50K to funded	$83.30 · Growth (+$83.30/mo)	$95 · No Activation Fee (+$95/mo)
Price range	$83.30–$269	$49–$499
Account models	2	6
Account sizes	$50K–$150K	$1.5K–$250K
Profit split	90%	90%
Profit target	6%	6–100%
Max drawdown	3.33–4.5%	3–33%
Drawdown type	EOD trailing	EOD trailing, Static
Billing	Monthly	Monthly and One-time
Daily loss limit	2%	None on Challenge - Powered Up
Consistency rule	Every model	Every model
Fastest payout	4 days	1 day
Platforms	Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView	TopstepX
Review rating	Not rated	★ 4.5 (140 reviews)

Price by account size

The cheapest account from each firm at every size.

	FTMO Futures	Topstep
$1.5K	Not offered	$99Challenge - Powered Up · $99 to funded
$25K	Not offered	$75Static Trading Combine · $75 to funded
$50K	$83.30/moGrowth · $83.30 to funded	$49/moStandard · $198 to funded
$100K	$169/moGrowth · $169 to funded	$99/moStandard · $248 to funded
$150K	$229/moGrowth · $229 to funded	$199/moStandard · $348 to funded
$250K	Not offered	$499Freedom Trading Combine · $499 to funded

Which one fits you?

Choose FTMO Futures if

You want the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($83.30)
You trade on Tradovate, NinjaTrader and TradingView

Choose Topstep if

You want the cheaper $50K account ($49/mo for Standard)
You want the fastest payouts
You want a plan with no daily loss limit
You want a larger account (up to $250K)
You trade on TopstepX