Earn2Trade vs FundedNext: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Across pricing, rules and payout terms, FundedNext takes the lead (8 against 5). Earn2Trade stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Earn2Trade
Futures · Trustpilot 4.6/5
Earn2Trade does not fund traders itself: it is a US evaluation and education platform founded in 2016, with capital supplied by partner firms Helios, Appius and Kronos. Its TCP and Gauntlet Mini programs bill monthly, $150 to $550, cover CME futures only, cap the split at 80% and run a trailing EOD drawdown.
Criteria won : 5 / 33
FundedNext
Forex / CFD · Futures · Crypto · Trustpilot 4.5/5
On the forex and CFD side, FundedNext runs just two routes: Stellar 1-Step (10% target, 6% max loss) and Stellar 2-Step (8% then 5%, 10% max loss). Both use static drawdown, carry no deadline and come with refundable fees. Pricing is on the high side, and the headline 95% split needs a paid option — the contractual base is 80%.
Criteria won : 8 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Earn2Trade
$315
FundedNext
$549.99
Full comparison
| Criterion | Earn2Trade | FundedNext |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 79/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | 4.6/5 ✓ | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2016 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | US | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $150 | $59.99 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $315 ✓ | $549.99 |
| Refundable fee | — | Yes |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 200 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | — | 8 % |
| Max daily loss | 2.2 % | 5 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | — | 10 % |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 30 | No ✓ |
| Min trading days | 0 ✓ | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 80 % | 95 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | 5 days |
| Payout frequency | hebdomadaire | Stellar 1-Step : premier retrait apres 5 jours ouvres puis tous les 5 jours ouvres. Stellar 2-Step : premier retrait a 21 jours puis tous les 14 jours |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 200 K | 300 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic | mt4, mt5, ctrader, match-trader |
| Instruments | futures | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ |
| Leverage | — | 1:30 forex sur Stellar 1-Step (verifie sur le site officiel) ; 1:100 forex annonce sur Stellar 2-Step |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | — | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | Yes |
| Copy trading | — | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Earn2Trade if…
- You need a platform FundedNext does not offer: ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic.
- You want the shortest path to funding: 1 evaluation phase against 2 at FundedNext.
Choose FundedNext if…
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 95 % against 80 % at Earn2Trade.
- Your results concentrate on a few strong sessions: no consistency rule caps a single day's share of total profit.
- You need a platform Earn2Trade does not offer: mt4, mt5, ctrader, match-trader.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 300 K.
Our analysis
What reaches your account
Earn2Trade keeps 80 % of profits, then pays hebdomadaire. FundedNext keeps 95 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 5 days, then pays Stellar 1-Step : premier retrait apres 5 jours ouvres puis tous les 5 jours ouvres. Stellar 2-Step : premier retrait a 21 jours puis tous les 14 jours. 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.
Where you actually trade
Earn2Trade is the only one of the two to offer ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic. FundedNext covers mt4, mt5, ctrader, 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.
Track record
Earn2Trade has been running since 2016, 6 years longer than FundedNext. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.6/5 and 4.5/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 94/100 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.
What you pay to start
FundedNext opens at $59.99 against $150 for Earn2Trade, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $315 for Earn2Trade against $549.99 for FundedNext. 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
Earn2Trade applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown, with a 2.2 % daily limit. FundedNext applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % daily limit. 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.