FTMO vs Top One Futures: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Across pricing, rules and payout terms, FTMO takes the lead (7 against 5). Top One Futures remains the cheaper way in, 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 : 7 / 33
Top One Futures
Futures · Trustpilot 4.8/5
Launched in Wyoming in April 2025, Top One Futures built its name on fast payouts and a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating. Its four programs span monthly subscription, $39 access and instant funding. Two reservations: displayed prices include a permanent promotion, and a rules revision was applied to already-open accounts.
Criteria won : 5 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
FTMO
€499
Top One Futures
$39
Full comparison
| Criterion | FTMO | Top One Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 88/100 ✓ | 78/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Founded | 2015 ✓ | 2025 |
| Headquarters | CZ | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | €79 | $39 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | €499 | $39 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | Yes | — |
| Reset price | — | $35 |
| Account sizes | 200 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | 10 % | 6 % ✓ |
| Max daily loss | 3 % | — |
| Max total drawdown | 10 % | — |
| Drawdown type | Static ✓ | Trailing (end of day) |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 50 | — |
| Min trading days | — | 1 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 90 % ✓ |
| Max profit split | 90 % | 90 % |
| First payout | 14 days | — |
| Payout frequency | A la demande a partir du 14e jour suivant le premier trade, puis tous les 14 jours | quotidien sur Elite Daily, par cycles de 5 jours sur les autres programmes |
| Payout methods | — | rise and crypto |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 2 M ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradingview ✓ | tradingview, tradovate, ninjatrader |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto, stocks ✓ | futures |
| Leverage | 1:100 (forex) | — |
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Yes ✓ |
| Scalping | Yes | Yes |
| Hedging | Yes | — |
Choose FTMO if…
- You need a platform Top One Futures does not offer: mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 2 M.
- 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.
Choose Top One Futures if…
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $39, below FTMO.
- You need a platform FTMO does not offer: tradovate, ninjatrader.
Our analysis
Where you actually trade
FTMO is the only one of the two to offer mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade. Top One 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.
Track record
FTMO has been running since 2015, 10 years longer than Top One Futures. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.8/5 and 4.8/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 97/100 and 71/100, 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.
What you pay to start
Top One Futures opens at $39 against €79 for FTMO, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is €499 for FTMO against $39 for Top One 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.
Drawdown: the rule that decides
FTMO applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 3 % daily limit. Top One Futures applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown. 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.
What reaches your account
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. Top One Futures keeps 90 % of profits, then pays quotidien sur Elite Daily, par cycles de 5 jours sur les autres programmes. 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.