BrightFunded vs Take Profit Trader: which prop firm is better in 2026?
BrightFunded wins this comparison (8 against 7). Take Profit Trader stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
BrightFunded
Forex / CFD · Crypto
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 : 8 / 33
Take Profit Trader
Futures · Trustpilot 4.3/5
Founded in Florida in late 2021, Take Profit Trader runs a three-tier path — Test, then PRO, then PRO+ on the live market — with withdrawals available from day one on a funded account. It excludes no countries, which is rare. The point to watch is the drawdown type changing between tiers, which catches many traders out.
Criteria won : 7 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
BrightFunded
€477
Take Profit Trader
$330
Full comparison
| Criterion | BrightFunded | Take Profit Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.3/5 |
| Founded | 2023 | 2021 ✓ |
| Headquarters | AE | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | €47 ✓ | $150 |
| Price for a 100 K account | €477 | $330 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | No | No |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 2 | 1 ✓ |
| Profit target | 8 % | 6 % ✓ |
| Max daily loss | 4 % | — |
| Max total drawdown | 8 % | — |
| Drawdown type | Static ✓ | Trailing (end of day) |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | No ✓ | 50 |
| Min trading days | 5 | 3 ✓ |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % ✓ | 90 % |
| First payout | 30 days | 0 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | Premier paiement 30 jours apres le premier trade, puis toutes les 2 semaines ; add-ons hebdomadaire et bi-hebdomadaire disponibles | quotidien, a la demande des le premier jour |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes ✓ | No |
| Max allocation | 400 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade | ninjatrader, tradingview, tradovate, rithmic, quantower ✓ |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ | futures |
| Leverage | Forex 1:100, or et matieres premieres 1:40, indices 1:20, crypto 1:5 (identique en evaluation et en compte finance) | — |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | — | No |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | — |
| Scalping | — | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose BrightFunded if…
- Your results concentrate on a few strong sessions: no consistency rule caps a single day's share of total profit.
- You need a platform Take Profit Trader does not offer: mt5, ctrader, dxtrade.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 400 K.
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at €47, below Take Profit Trader.
Choose Take Profit Trader if…
- Cash flow matters to you: the first withdrawal comes after 0 days rather than 30.
- You want the shortest path to funding: 1 evaluation phase against 2 at BrightFunded.
- You need a platform BrightFunded does not offer: ninjatrader, tradingview, tradovate, rithmic, quantower.
Our analysis
Platforms and instruments
BrightFunded is the only one of the two to offer mt5, ctrader, dxtrade. Take Profit Trader covers ninjatrader, tradingview, tradovate, 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.
Trust and longevity
Take Profit Trader has been running since 2021, 2 years longer than BrightFunded. Our trust pillar scores them 66/100 and 83/100, 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.
Entry cost
BrightFunded opens at €47 against $150 for Take Profit Trader, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is €477 for BrightFunded against $330 for Take Profit Trader. 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.
Risk rules side by side
BrightFunded applies a static drawdown capped at 8 %, with a 4 % daily limit. Take Profit Trader applies a trailing (end of day) 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.
Payout terms compared
BrightFunded keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 30 days, then pays Premier paiement 30 jours apres le premier trade, puis toutes les 2 semaines ; add-ons hebdomadaire et bi-hebdomadaire disponibles. Take Profit Trader keeps 90 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 0 days, then pays quotidien, a la demande des le premier jour. 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.