Alpha Capital Group vs Bulenox: which prop firm is better in 2026?
On the 33 criteria we compare, Alpha Capital Group comes out ahead (8 against 7). 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
Bulenox
Futures · Trustpilot 4.7/5
Bulenox is a futures-only firm run from Delaware since 2022. Accounts are sold as renewable monthly subscriptions, $145 to $325 for $25,000 to $150,000, payouts clear every Wednesday, and the first $10,000 goes entirely to the trader. It holds 4.7/5 across 1,761 Trustpilot reviews, but a 40% consistency rule gates withdrawals and drives recurring complaints.
Criteria won : 7 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Alpha Capital Group
$397
Bulenox
$215
Full comparison
| Criterion | Alpha Capital Group | Bulenox |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 80/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.7/5 |
| Founded | 2021 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | GB | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $27 ✓ | $145 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $397 | $215 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | — | — |
| Reset price | — | $78 |
| Account sizes | 200 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | 6 % | 6 % |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | — |
| Max total drawdown | 4 % | — |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) ✓ | Hybrid |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | — |
| Min trading days | 1 | 0 ✓ |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 90 % ✓ |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | 10 days |
| Payout frequency | Bi-hebdomadaire ou a la demande (choisi a l'achat) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres | hebdomadaire (traitement le mercredi) |
| Payout methods | rise and wise | bank, wire, paypal, and wise ✓ |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 400 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker ✓ | ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy ✓ | futures |
| Leverage | Jusqu'a 1:30 sur Alpha One (FX), 1:9 metaux, 1:10 indices et petrole | — |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes ✓ | No |
| Expert Advisors | — | Yes |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Yes ✓ |
| Scalping | — | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Alpha Capital Group if…
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $27, below Bulenox.
- You need a platform Bulenox does not offer: mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 400 K.
Choose Bulenox if…
- You need a platform Alpha Capital Group does not offer: ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower.
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 100 % against 90 % at Alpha Capital Group.
Our analysis
How much history each firm has
Alpha Capital Group has been running since 2021, 1 years longer than Bulenox. Our trust pillar scores them 74/100 and 77/100, 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.
The price question
Alpha Capital Group opens at $27 against $145 for Bulenox, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $397 for Alpha Capital Group against $215 for Bulenox. 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.
How the loss limit behaves
Alpha Capital Group applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with a 3 % daily limit. Bulenox applies a hybrid drawdown. 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.
Getting paid
Alpha Capital Group keeps 90 % of profits, then pays Bi-hebdomadaire ou a la demande (choisi a l'achat) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres. Bulenox keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 10 days, then pays hebdomadaire (traitement le mercredi). 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.
Tooling differences
Alpha Capital Group is the only one of the two to offer mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker. Bulenox covers ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower, which its rival does not. 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.