Head to head · 33 criteria compared E8 Markets wins this comparison (5 against 4). Alpha Capital Group remains the cheaper way in, 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: 4 / 33
Every E8 Markets product is now single-phase: a 6% target, withdrawals available from day three, and a split running from 80% to 100%. The trade-offs are a 35-40% consistency rule, no scaling plan, and a Trustpilot rating suspended in August 2026 for a breach of the platform's guidelines.
Criteria won: 5 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Alpha Capital Group
$397
E8 Markets
$260
| Full comparison | Alpha Capital Group | E8 Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Trustpilot | — | — |
| Founded | 2021 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | GB | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $27 ✓ | $110 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $397 | $260 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | — | No |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 500 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | 6 % | 6 % |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | — |
| Max total drawdown | 4 % | — |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | — |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | 35 |
| Min trading days | 1 | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | — |
| Payout frequency | Bi-weekly or on demand (chosen at purchase); processed within 2 business days | On demand (daily on E8 Pro; minimum $100) |
| Payout methods | rise and wise ✓ | rise |
| Scaling plan | Yes ✓ | No |
| Max allocation | 400 K | 500 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker | mt5, ctrader, tradelocker, match-trader |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto, futures ✓ |
| Leverage | Up to 1:30 on Alpha One (FX), 1:9 metals, 1:10 indices and oil | Forex 1:30, indices 1:15, metals 1:15, crypto 1:1 |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Yes |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Alpha Capital Group if… Choose E8 Markets if… Alpha Capital Group opens at $27 against $110 for E8 Markets, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $397 for Alpha Capital Group against $260 for E8 Markets. 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. E8 Markets does not publish a clear drawdown model. 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. E8 Markets keeps 100 % of profits, then pays On demand (daily on E8 Pro; minimum $100). 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.
Alpha Capital Group is the only one of the two to offer dxtrade. E8 Markets covers match-trader, 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.
Our trust pillar scores them 74/100 and 74/100, 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.
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