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Head to head · Futures

Topstep vs Tradeify

Topstep and Tradeify 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	Tradeify
Cheapest $50K account	$49/mo · Standard	$145 · Growth Plan
Cheapest $50K to funded	$95 · No Activation Fee (+$95/mo)	$145 · Growth Plan (one-time)
Price range	$49–$499	$99–$796
Account models	6	4
Account sizes	$1.5K–$250K	$25K–$150K
Profit split	90%	90%
Profit target	6–100%	6%
Max drawdown	3–33%	3–4%
Drawdown type	EOD trailing, Static	EOD trailing
Billing	Monthly and One-time	One-time
Daily loss limit	None on Challenge - Powered Up	None on Lightning Funded Plan and Select Flex
Consistency rule	Every model	None on Growth Plan and Lightning Funded Plan
Fastest payout	1 day	1 day
Platforms	TopstepX	Tradovate, Quantower, Tradesea, R Trader, NinjaTrader +3 more
Review rating	★ 4.5 (140 reviews)	★ 4.6 (223 reviews)

Price by account size

The cheapest account from each firm at every size.

	Topstep	Tradeify
$1.5K	$99Challenge - Powered Up · $99 to funded	Not offered
$25K	$75Static Trading Combine · $75 to funded	$99Growth Plan · $99 to funded
$50K	$49/moStandard · $198 to funded	$145Growth Plan · $145 to funded
$100K	$99/moStandard · $248 to funded	$255Growth Plan · $255 to funded
$150K	$199/moStandard · $348 to funded	$369Growth Plan · $369 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 the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($95)
You want a larger account (up to $250K)
You trade on TopstepX

Choose Tradeify if

You would rather pay once than a monthly subscription
You want a plan with no consistency rule
You trade on Tradovate, Quantower and Tradesea
You weigh reviews (rated 4.6 from 223 reviews)