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Head to head · Futures

FuturesElite vs Topstep

FuturesElite 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.

	FuturesElite	Topstep
Cheapest $50K account	$139 · Elite - With DLL	$49/mo · Standard
Cheapest $50K to funded	$139 · Elite - With DLL (one-time)	$95 · No Activation Fee (+$95/mo)
Price range	$77–$569	$49–$499
Account models	5	6
Account sizes	$25K–$150K	$1.5K–$250K
Profit split	80–90%	90%
Profit target	5–9000%	6–100%
Max drawdown	1.2–4%	3–33%
Drawdown type	EOD trailing	EOD trailing, Static
Billing	One-time	Monthly and One-time
Daily loss limit	None on Elite - Without DLL, Instant and Nitro	None on Challenge - Powered Up
Consistency rule	None on Instant and Prime	Every model
Fastest payout	1 day	1 day
Platforms	Deepmap, Tradovate, Deepcharts, Quantower, ATAS Orderflow Trading +3 more	TopstepX
Review rating	★ 3.9 (26 reviews)	★ 4.5 (140 reviews)

Price by account size

The cheapest account from each firm at every size.

	FuturesElite	Topstep
$1.5K	Not offered	$99Challenge - Powered Up · $99 to funded
$25K	$77Elite - With DLL · $77 to funded	$75Static Trading Combine · $75 to funded
$50K	$139Elite - With DLL · $139 to funded	$49/moStandard · $198 to funded
$100K	$217Elite - With DLL · $217 to funded	$99/moStandard · $248 to funded
$150K	$278Elite - With DLL · $278 to funded	$199/moStandard · $348 to funded
$250K	Not offered	$499Freedom Trading Combine · $499 to funded

Which one fits you?

Choose FuturesElite if

You want a lower profit target (5%)
You would rather pay once than a monthly subscription
You want a plan with no consistency rule
You trade on Deepmap, Tradovate and Deepcharts

Choose Topstep if

You want the cheaper $50K account ($49/mo for Standard)
You want the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($95)
You want a larger account (up to $250K)
You trade on TopstepX
You weigh reviews (rated 4.5 from 140 reviews)