Fintokei vs The5ers: which prop firm is better in 2026?
The5ers wins this comparison (10 against 3). Fintokei stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Fintokei
Forex / CFD · Trustpilot 4.3/5
Fintokei is a Czech prop firm launched in 2022 and backed by Purple Holding, the group behind broker Purple Trading, which supplies execution. All four of its evaluation tracks run on static drawdown measured from the starting balance, never trailing. The trade-off is a narrow instrument list: forex and CFDs on metals, energy and indices, with no crypto and no stocks.
Criteria won : 3 / 33
The5ers
Forex / CFD · Futures · Trustpilot 4.7/5
Founded in Israel in 2016, The5ers is one of the oldest forex prop firms still operating. Its strongest asset is the rulebook: static drawdown across every program, no time limit and no consistency rule. The tradable universe stays narrow, though — forex, indices, metals and futures, with no crypto and no equities.
Criteria won : 10 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Fintokei
$419
The5ers
$545
Full comparison
| Criterion | Fintokei | The5ers |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 75/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | 4.3/5 | 4.7/5 ✓ |
| Founded | 2022 | 2016 ✓ |
| Headquarters | CZ | IL |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $44 | $39 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $419 ✓ | $545 |
| Refundable fee | — | Yes |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 400 K ✓ | 250 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 3 | 2 ✓ |
| Profit target | 2 % ✓ | 10 % |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | 5 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | 6 % | 10 % ✓ |
| Drawdown type | Static | Static |
| Time limit | 180 | Unlimited ✓ |
| Consistency rule | 40 | No ✓ |
| Min trading days | 3 | 3 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 14 days | 14 days |
| Payout frequency | tous les 14 jours | Premier retrait 14 jours apres l'obtention du compte finance, puis toutes les deux semaines ; retrait minimum de 150 $ |
| Payout methods | — | crypto and rise |
| Scaling plan | — | Yes |
| Max allocation | 400 K | 500 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | tradingview, mt5, ctrader | mt5, ctrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | fx, metals, energy, indices | fx, indices, metals, futures |
| Leverage | — | 1:100 sur High Stakes ; 1:30 sur Hyper Growth et Pro Growth |
| News trading | — | — |
| Weekend holding | — | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | — | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Fintokei if…
- You already know Fintokei and value the familiarity of its dashboard and support over a marginal edge elsewhere.
Choose The5ers if…
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $39, below Fintokei.
- You trade selectively and refuse a countdown: there is no deadline to clear the evaluation.
- Your results concentrate on a few strong sessions: no consistency rule caps a single day's share of total profit.
- You want the shortest path to funding: 2 evaluation phase against 3 at Fintokei.
Our analysis
Trust and longevity
The5ers has been running since 2016, 6 years longer than Fintokei. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.3/5 and 4.7/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 72/100 and 96/100, 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
The5ers opens at $39 against $44 for Fintokei, a moderate gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $419 for Fintokei against $545 for The5ers. 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
Fintokei applies a static drawdown capped at 6 %, with a 3 % daily limit. The5ers applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % daily limit. Both use the same model, so the difference plays out on the percentages rather than on the mechanism.
Payout terms compared
Fintokei keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 14 days, then pays tous les 14 jours. The5ers keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 14 days, then pays Premier retrait 14 jours apres l'obtention du compte finance, puis toutes les deux semaines ; retrait minimum de 150 $. 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.