Alpha Capital Group vs Elite Trader Funding: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Across pricing, rules and payout terms, Alpha Capital Group takes the lead (7 against 4). 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 : 7 / 33
Elite Trader Funding
Futures · Trustpilot 3.8/5
At Elite Trader Funding the funded account stays simulated: the headline split is 100%, but payouts are capped at $25,000 per trader, after which moving to the LIVE ELITE program on an 80/20 split becomes mandatory. Six futures evaluation models, $47 resets, but activation fees of $177 to $307 and $87 a month once funded.
Criteria won : 4 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Alpha Capital Group
$397
Elite Trader Funding
$205
Full comparison
| Criterion | Alpha Capital Group | Elite Trader Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Trustpilot | — | 3.8/5 |
| Founded | 2021 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | GB | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $27 ✓ | $99 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $397 | $205 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | — | — |
| Reset price | — | $47 |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | 6 % | — |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | — |
| Max total drawdown | 4 % | — |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) ✓ | Trailing intraday |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | — |
| Min trading days | 1 ✓ | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 100 % ✓ |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | 8 days |
| Payout frequency | Bi-hebdomadaire ou a la demande (choisi a l'achat) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres | a la demande, approbation le jour meme |
| Payout methods | rise and wise | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 400 K ✓ | 250 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker | ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate |
| 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 | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Yes |
| Expert Advisors | — | No |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Alpha Capital Group if…
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 400 K.
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $27, below Elite Trader Funding.
- You need a platform Elite Trader Funding does not offer: mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker.
Choose Elite Trader Funding if…
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 100 % against 90 % at Alpha Capital Group.
- You need a platform Alpha Capital Group does not offer: ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate.
Our analysis
Where you actually trade
Alpha Capital Group is the only one of the two to offer mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker. Elite Trader Funding covers ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate, 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.
Track record
Alpha Capital Group has been running since 2021, 1 years longer than Elite Trader Funding. Our trust pillar scores them 74/100 and 67/100, 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.
What you pay to start
Alpha Capital Group opens at $27 against $99 for Elite Trader Funding, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $397 for Alpha Capital Group against $205 for Elite Trader Funding. 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.
Drawdown: the rule that decides
Alpha Capital Group applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with a 3 % daily limit. Elite Trader Funding applies a trailing intraday 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.
What reaches your account
Alpha Capital Group keeps 90 % of profits, then pays Bi-hebdomadaire ou a la demande (choisi a l'achat) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres. Elite Trader Funding keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 8 days, then pays a la demande, approbation le jour meme. 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.