Head to head · 33 criteria compared Alpha Capital Group wins this comparison (9 against 3). 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: 9 / 33
FundedNext's futures arm went live in April 2025 and runs entirely on one-step evaluations across Tradovate, NinjaTrader and TradingView. Five programs share the same trailing end-of-day drawdown, with no activation fee and pricing from 69.99 USD for a 50K Flex account. The trade-off: every position is closed out before 3:10 pm Chicago time.
Criteria won: 3 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Alpha Capital Group
$397
FundedNext Futures
$129.99
| Full comparison | Alpha Capital Group | FundedNext Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2021 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | GB | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $27 ✓ | $69.99 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $397 | $129.99 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | — | — |
| Reset price | — | $91.99 |
| Account sizes | 200 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | 6 % | 6 % |
| Max daily loss | 3 % ✓ | 2 % |
| Max total drawdown | 4 % | 4 % |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | Trailing (end of day) |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | 40 |
| Min trading days | 1 | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 90 % ✓ |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 95 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | — |
| Payout frequency | Bi-weekly or on demand (chosen at purchase); processed within 2 business days | Daily (Rapid Daily), every 3 days (Rapid Pro), every 5 reference days (Flex and Legacy) |
| Payout methods | rise and wise | rise and crypto |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 400 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker ✓ | tradovate, ninjatrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy ✓ | futures |
| Leverage | Up to 1:30 on Alpha One (FX), 1:9 metals, 1:10 indices and oil | — |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes ✓ | No |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | — |
| Scalping | — | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Alpha Capital Group if… Choose FundedNext Futures if… Alpha Capital Group applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with a 3 % daily limit. FundedNext Futures applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with a 2 % daily limit. Both use the same model, so the difference plays out on the percentages rather than on the mechanism.
Alpha Capital Group keeps 90 % of profits, then pays Bi-weekly or on demand (chosen at purchase); processed within 2 business days. FundedNext Futures keeps 95 % of profits, then pays Daily (Rapid Daily), every 3 days (Rapid Pro), every 5 reference days (Flex and Legacy). 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 mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker. FundedNext Futures covers tradovate, ninjatrader, tradingview, 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.
Alpha Capital Group has been running since 2021, 1 years longer than FundedNext Futures. Our trust pillar scores them 74/100 and 81/100, 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 $69.99 for FundedNext Futures, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $397 for Alpha Capital Group against $129.99 for FundedNext Futures. 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.
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