Skip to content

theprop·trader 22 accounts · 2 firms

All comparisons

Head to head · Futures

Topstep vs TradeDay

Topstep and TradeDay 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.

	Topstep	TradeDay
Cheapest $50K account	$49/mo · Standard	$58.95/mo · QuickPay Intraday
Cheapest $50K to funded	$95 · No Activation Fee (+$95/mo)	$58.95 · QuickPay Intraday (+$58.95/mo)
Price range	$49–$499	$45–$265
Account models	6	3
Account sizes	$1.5K–$250K	$25K–$150K
Profit split	90%	80%
Profit target	6–100%	6%
Max drawdown	3–33%	3–4%
Drawdown type	EOD trailing, Static	EOD trailing, Intraday trailing
Billing	Monthly and One-time	Monthly
Daily loss limit	None on Challenge - Powered Up	None
Consistency rule	Every model	Every model
Fastest payout	1 day	1 day
Platforms	TopstepX	Jigsaw Daytradr, Finamark, Tradovate, MotiveWave, Quantower +11 more
Review rating	★ 4.5 (140 reviews)	★ 4.5 (19 reviews)

Price by account size

The cheapest account from each firm at every size.

	Topstep	TradeDay
$1.5K	$99Challenge - Powered Up · $99 to funded	Not offered
$25K	$75Static Trading Combine · $75 to funded	$45/moQuickPay Intraday · $45 to funded
$50K	$49/moStandard · $198 to funded	$58.95/moQuickPay Intraday · $58.95 to funded
$100K	$99/moStandard · $248 to funded	$108/moQuickPay Intraday · $108 to funded
$150K	$199/moStandard · $348 to funded	$162/moQuickPay Intraday · $162 to funded
$250K	$499Freedom Trading Combine · $499 to funded	Not offered

Which one fits you?

Choose Topstep if

You want the cheaper $50K account ($49/mo for Standard)
You want a higher profit split (up to 90%)
You want a larger account (up to $250K)
You trade on TopstepX

Choose TradeDay if

You want the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($58.95)
You trade on Jigsaw Daytradr, Finamark and Tradovate