Head to head · 33 criteria compared 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 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
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
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Alpha Capital Group
$397
BrightFunded
€477
| Full comparison | 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-weekly or on demand (chosen at purchase); processed within 2 business days | First payment 30 days after the first trade, then every 2 weeks; weekly and bi-weekly add-ons available |
| 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 | Up to 1:30 on Alpha One (FX), 1:9 metals, 1:10 indices and oil | Forex 1:100, gold and commodities 1:40, indices 1:20, crypto 1:5 (identical on evaluation and funded accounts) |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Alpha Capital Group if… Choose BrightFunded if… 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.
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.
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.
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.
Alpha Capital Group keeps 90 % of profits, then pays Bi-weekly or on demand (chosen at purchase); processed within 2 business days. BrightFunded keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 30 days, then pays First payment 30 days after the first trade, then every 2 weeks; weekly and bi-weekly add-ons available. 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.
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