Earn2Trade vs Goat Funded Trader: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Goat Funded Trader wins this comparison (7 against 6). 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 : 6 / 33
Goat Funded Trader
Forex / CFD · Futures · Crypto · Stocks
Goat Funded Trader launched in 2023 out of Hong Kong. It publishes a full price grid, runs static drawdown across its three evaluation models, and pays every 14 days with a profit split from 80 % up to 100 %. The counterweight: its Trustpilot score is suspended over fake reviews, rules tightened in summer 2026, and 29 countries are excluded.
Criteria won : 7 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Earn2Trade
$315
Goat Funded Trader
$478
Full comparison
| Criterion | Earn2Trade | Goat Funded Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 78/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.6/5 | — |
| Founded | 2016 ✓ | 2023 |
| Headquarters | US | HK |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $150 | $36 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $315 ✓ | $478 |
| Refundable fee | — | — |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 400 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | — | 8 % |
| Max daily loss | 2.2 % | 4 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | — | 10 % |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 30 | — |
| Min trading days | 0 ✓ | 3 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 80 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | — |
| Payout frequency | hebdomadaire | Toutes les 2 semaines (14 jours) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres, minimum 100 $ |
| Payout methods | — | rise, crypto, and paypal |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 200 K | 400 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic ✓ | mt5, tradelocker, ctrader |
| Instruments | futures | fx, indices, metals, energy, stocks, crypto ✓ |
| Leverage | — | Evaluation : forex 1:100, indices/matieres 1:20, crypto 1:2 — Finance : forex 1:50, indices/matieres 1:10, crypto 1:2 |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | — | Yes |
| Expert Advisors | — | Yes |
| Copy trading | — | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Earn2Trade if…
- You need a platform Goat Funded Trader does not offer: ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic.
- You want the shortest path to funding: 1 evaluation phase against 2 at Goat Funded Trader.
Choose Goat Funded Trader if…
- 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, tradelocker, ctrader.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 400 K.
Our analysis
Platforms and instruments
Earn2Trade is the only one of the two to offer ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic. Goat Funded Trader covers mt5, tradelocker, ctrader, 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, 7 years longer than Goat Funded Trader. Our trust pillar scores them 94/100 and 66/100, 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
Goat Funded Trader opens at $36 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 $478 for Goat Funded 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
Earn2Trade applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown, with a 2.2 % daily limit. Goat Funded Trader applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 4 % 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. Goat Funded Trader keeps 100 % of profits, then pays Toutes les 2 semaines (14 jours) ; traitement sous 2 jours ouvres, minimum 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.