Earn2Trade vs FundingPips: which prop firm is better in 2026?
FundingPips wins this comparison (6 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
FundingPips
Forex / CFD · Crypto · Trustpilot 4.5/5
FundingPips lets you choose the withdrawal rhythm and prices the split accordingly: 60% weekly, 80% biweekly, 90% on demand, 100% on a monthly cycle. Its four evaluation models keep static drawdown, with only the instant-funding Zero account switching to trailing. Against that, a Striking System closes a funded account on the fourth warning.
Criteria won : 6 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Earn2Trade
$315
FundingPips
—
Closest size : 5 K — $29
Full comparison
| Criterion | Earn2Trade | FundingPips |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 79/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | 4.6/5 ✓ | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2016 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | US | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $150 | $29 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $315 | — |
| Refundable fee | — | No |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 200 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | — | 6 % |
| Max daily loss | 2.2 % | 3 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | — | 6 % |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 30 | — |
| Min trading days | 0 ✓ | 1 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 80 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | 7 days |
| Payout frequency | hebdomadaire | Cycle au choix : hebdomadaire (60 %), bi-hebdomadaire (80 %), a la demande (90 %) ou mensuel (100 %) |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 200 K | — |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic ✓ | mt5, ctrader, match-trader |
| Instruments | futures | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ |
| Leverage | — | — |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | — | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | — | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Earn2Trade if…
- You need a platform FundingPips does not offer: ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic.
- You want the shortest path to funding: 1 evaluation phase against 2 at FundingPips.
Choose FundingPips if…
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $29, below Earn2Trade.
- You want a drawdown you can compute in your head: the limit is fixed on the starting balance and never moves as the account grows.
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 100 % against 80 % at Earn2Trade.
- You need a platform Earn2Trade does not offer: mt5, ctrader, match-trader.
Our analysis
Entry cost
FundingPips opens at $29 against $150 for Earn2Trade, a substantial gap on the smallest account. 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
Earn2Trade applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown, with a 2.2 % daily limit. FundingPips applies a static drawdown capped at 6 %, with a 3 % 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.
Payout terms compared
Earn2Trade keeps 80 % of profits, then pays hebdomadaire. FundingPips keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 7 days, then pays Cycle au choix : hebdomadaire (60 %), bi-hebdomadaire (80 %), a la demande (90 %) ou mensuel (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.
Platforms and instruments
Earn2Trade is the only one of the two to offer ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic. FundingPips covers 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.
Trust and longevity
Earn2Trade has been running since 2016, 6 years longer than FundingPips. 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.