Head to head · 33 criteria compared FTMO wins this comparison (8 against 6). FundedNext remains the cheaper way in and it pays out a larger share of profits, so the choice is not automatic.
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: 8 / 33
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: 6 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
FTMO
€499
FundedNext
$549.99
| Full comparison | FTMO | FundedNext |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 88/100 ✓ | 85/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8/5 ✓ | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2015 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | CZ | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | €79 | $59.99 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | €499 ✓ | $549.99 |
| Refundable fee | Yes | Yes |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 200 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | 10 % | 8 % ✓ |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | 5 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | 10 % | 10 % |
| Drawdown type | Static | Static |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 50 | No ✓ |
| Min trading days | — | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 95 % ✓ |
| First payout | 14 days | 5 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | On demand from the 14th day after the first trade, then every 14 days | Stellar 1-Step: first withdrawal after 5 business days then every 5 business days. Stellar 2-Step: first withdrawal at 21 days then every 14 days |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 2 M ✓ | 300 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradingview ✓ | mt4, mt5, ctrader, match-trader |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto, stocks ✓ | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto |
| Leverage | 1:100 (forex) | 1:30 forex on Stellar 1-Step (verified on the official site); 1:100 forex advertised on Stellar 2-Step |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | Yes | — |
| Hedging | Yes | — |
Choose FTMO if… Choose FundedNext if… FundedNext opens at $59.99 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 $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.
FTMO applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 3 % daily limit. FundedNext 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.
FTMO keeps 90 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 14 days, then pays On demand from the 14th day after the first trade, then every 14 days. FundedNext keeps 95 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 5 days, then pays Stellar 1-Step: first withdrawal after 5 business days then every 5 business days. Stellar 2-Step: first withdrawal at 21 days then every 14 days. 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.
FTMO is the only one of the two to offer dxtrade, tradingview. FundedNext covers 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.
FTMO has been running since 2015, 7 years longer than FundedNext. 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.
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