FTMO vs FundedNext Futures: which prop firm is better in 2026?
On the 33 criteria we compare, FTMO comes out ahead (12 against 5). FundedNext Futures remains the cheaper way in and it pays out a larger share of profits, so the choice is not automatic.
FTMO
Forex / CFD · Crypto · Stocks · Trustpilot 4.8/5
Founded in Prague in 2015, FTMO reports more than $450 million paid to traders and closed its acquisition of broker OANDA in December 2025. The 2-Step challenge, static drawdown and no deadline, remains its core product, with fees fully refunded on the first payout. Price is the weak spot, and it rose again in 2026.
Criteria won : 12 / 33
FundedNext Futures
Futures · Trustpilot 4.5/5
FundedNext's futures arm went live in April 2025 and runs entirely on one-step evaluations across Tradovate, NinjaTrader and TradingView. Five programs share the same trailing end-of-day drawdown, with no activation fee and pricing from 69.99 USD for a 50K Flex account. The trade-off: every position is closed out before 3:10 pm Chicago time.
Criteria won : 5 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
FTMO
€499
FundedNext Futures
$129.99
Full comparison
| Criterion | FTMO | FundedNext Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 88/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8/5 ✓ | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2015 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | CZ | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | €79 | $69.99 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | €499 | $129.99 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | Yes | — |
| Reset price | — | $91.99 |
| Account sizes | 200 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | 10 % | 6 % ✓ |
| Max daily loss | 3 % ✓ | 2 % |
| Max total drawdown | 10 % ✓ | 4 % |
| Drawdown type | Static ✓ | Trailing (end of day) |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 50 ✓ | 40 |
| Min trading days | — | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 90 % ✓ |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 95 % ✓ |
| First payout | 14 days | — |
| Payout frequency | A la demande a partir du 14e jour suivant le premier trade, puis tous les 14 jours | quotidien (Rapid Daily), tous les 3 jours (Rapid Pro), tous les 5 jours de reference (Flex et Legacy) |
| Payout methods | — | rise and crypto |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 2 M ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradingview ✓ | tradovate, ninjatrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto, stocks ✓ | futures |
| Leverage | 1:100 (forex) | — |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes ✓ | No |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | — |
| Scalping | Yes | Yes |
| Hedging | Yes | — |
Choose FTMO 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 need a platform FundedNext Futures does not offer: mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 2 M.
Choose FundedNext Futures if…
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 95 % against 90 % at FTMO.
- You need a platform FTMO does not offer: tradovate, ninjatrader.
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $69.99, below FTMO.
Our analysis
Getting paid
FTMO keeps 90 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 14 days, then pays A la demande a partir du 14e jour suivant le premier trade, puis tous les 14 jours. FundedNext Futures keeps 95 % of profits, then pays quotidien (Rapid Daily), tous les 3 jours (Rapid Pro), tous les 5 jours de reference (Flex et Legacy). 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.
Tooling differences
FTMO is the only one of the two to offer mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade. FundedNext Futures covers tradovate, ninjatrader, 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.
How much history each firm has
FTMO has been running since 2015, 7 years longer than FundedNext Futures. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.8/5 and 4.5/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 97/100 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.
The price question
FundedNext Futures opens at $69.99 against €79 for FTMO, a moderate gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is €499 for FTMO against $129.99 for FundedNext Futures. 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.
How the loss limit behaves
FTMO applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 3 % daily limit. FundedNext Futures applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with a 2 % 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.