Alpha Capital Group vs BrightFunded: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Alpha Capital Group wins this comparison (8 against 5). and its drawdown model is the more forgiving of the two and it pays out a larger share of profits, so the choice is not automatic.
Alpha Capital Group
Forex / CFD
Alpha Capital Group is a UK forex prop firm registered in 2021, running eight programs that span a $27 two-phase challenge through to accounts funded at purchase. The rulebook is permissive — news, weekend and overnight holding allowed, four platforms — but the tradable universe stops at forex, indices and metals, and Trustpilot has suspended the rating over fake reviews.
Criteria won : 8 / 33
BrightFunded
Forex / CFD · Crypto
Set up in 2023 by a Dutch team and operated out of Dubai, BrightFunded keeps its rulebook short: no consistency rule, no time limit, static drawdown on both 2-Step plans. The model leans instead on paid add-ons — fee refund, 90% split, waived minimum days — and the first payout only lands 30 days after the first trade.
Criteria won : 5 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Alpha Capital Group
$397
BrightFunded
€477
Full comparison
| Criterion | Alpha Capital Group | BrightFunded |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Trustpilot | — | — |
| Founded | 2021 ✓ | 2023 |
| Headquarters | GB | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $27 ✓ | €47 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $397 ✓ | €477 |
| Refundable fee | — | No |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 200 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | 6 % ✓ | 8 % |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | 4 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | 4 % | 8 % ✓ |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | No |
| Min trading days | 1 ✓ | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | 30 days |
| Payout frequency | Bi-hebdomadaire ou a la demande (choisi a l'achat) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres | Premier paiement 30 jours apres le premier trade, puis toutes les 2 semaines ; add-ons hebdomadaire et bi-hebdomadaire disponibles |
| Payout methods | rise and wise | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 400 K | 400 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker ✓ | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ |
| Leverage | Jusqu'a 1:30 sur Alpha One (FX), 1:9 metaux, 1:10 indices et petrole | Forex 1:100, or et matieres premieres 1:40, indices 1:20, crypto 1:5 (identique en evaluation et en compte finance) |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Alpha Capital Group if…
- You need a platform BrightFunded does not offer: tradelocker.
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $27, below BrightFunded.
- You want the shortest path to funding: 1 evaluation phase against 2 at BrightFunded.
Choose BrightFunded if…
- You want a drawdown you can compute in your head: the limit is fixed on the starting balance and never moves as the account grows.
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 100 % against 90 % at Alpha Capital Group.
Our analysis
Platforms and instruments
Alpha Capital Group is the only one of the two to offer tradelocker. Platform choice is not cosmetic: order execution, available order types and the reliability of your automation all depend on it, and switching mid-evaluation is rarely possible.
Trust and longevity
Alpha Capital Group has been running since 2021, 2 years longer than BrightFunded. Our trust pillar scores them 74/100 and 66/100, which weighs age, corporate transparency and public payout evidence. In an industry with no financial regulator overseeing these evaluations, longevity and a verifiable payout history are the closest thing to a guarantee.
Entry cost
Alpha Capital Group opens at $27 against €47 for BrightFunded, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $397 for Alpha Capital Group against €477 for BrightFunded. The headline fee is rarely the real cost, though: what matters is the price of a reset after a failed attempt, whether the fee comes back on the first payout, and whether an activation fee appears when you move to a funded account. Compare those three lines in the table above before deciding on price alone.
Risk rules side by side
Alpha Capital Group applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with a 3 % daily limit. BrightFunded applies a static drawdown capped at 8 %, with a 4 % daily limit. This is the single most consequential difference between the two. A static drawdown is measured once, from the starting balance, and never moves; a trailing drawdown follows your equity upward, so a winning streak raises the floor you can no longer fall below. Intraday trailing is stricter still, because it tracks unrealised peaks reached inside the session — profit you never actually banked can permanently raise your loss threshold.
Payout terms compared
Alpha Capital Group keeps 90 % of profits, then pays Bi-hebdomadaire ou a la demande (choisi a l'achat) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres. BrightFunded keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 30 days, then pays Premier paiement 30 jours apres le premier trade, puis toutes les 2 semaines ; add-ons hebdomadaire et bi-hebdomadaire disponibles. Payout frequency deserves as much attention as the split itself: a slightly lower share paid every two weeks compounds faster than a headline percentage locked behind a monthly cycle and a long first-withdrawal delay.