Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep: Which Futures Eval Is Cheaper?
Apex Trader Funding is cheaper in the first month at 50K: $98.80 vs $198.00 with our codes. Apex Trader Funding gives more room per dollar of target (PT:DD 1:0.80). On Trustpilot, Apex Trader Funding scores higher (4.4 from 17,950 reviews), which is Trustpilot’s data, not ours. Apex Trader Funding uses intraday trailing drawdown with a 90% split and a $85 activation fee; Topstep uses eod trailing drawdown with a 80% split and a $149 activation fee.
| AT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | |||
| Price with code | ◆$13.80monthly | $49.00monthly | |
| Original price | $69.00 | $49.00 | |
| First month | ◆$98.80incl. activation | $198.00incl. activation | |
| Activation fee | ◆$85 | $149 | |
| Reset | $29.00 | ◆$19.00 | |
| Rules | |||
| Plan | Intraday · 1-step | Trading Combine · 1-step | |
| Profit target | $2,500 | $3,000 | |
| Daily loss | None | None | |
| Max loss | $2,000 | $2,000 | |
| Drawdown | Intraday trailing | EOD trailing | |
| PT:DD | ◆1:0.80 | 1:0.67 | |
| Max contracts | 5 | 50 | ◆10 | 100 | |
| Consistency | None | 40% | None | 20% | |
| Payouts | |||
| Profit split | ◆90% | 80% | |
| Frequency | Every 8 trading days, 5 of them $50+ | On demand after 5 trading days | |
| Min payout | $500 | ◆$250 | |
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, WealthCharts | TopstepX, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Quantower | |
| Reputation | |||
| TrustScore (Trustpilot) | ◆4.4 | 3.9 | |
| Trustpilot reviews | ◆17,950 | 12,240 | |
| Years operating | 5 yr | ◆14 yr | |
| Headquarters | US | US | |
Which one fits you?
Pick Apex Trader Funding if you want the lower first-month cost ($98.80), more room per dollar of target (PT:DD 1:0.80), a higher split (90%), an intraday trailing drawdown, Tradovate, Rithmic and WealthCharts and the bigger code (80% off).
Pick Topstep if you want an eod trailing drawdown and TopstepX, TradingView and Quantower.