Funded Trading Plus vs The5ers: which prop firm is better in 2026?
On the 33 criteria we compare, The5ers comes out ahead (8 against 4). Funded Trading Plus stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Funded Trading Plus
Forex / CFD
A London firm founded in late 2021 and bought by Instant Funding in May 2026, Funded Trading Plus pays every 7 days on its 1-Step Express and Instant programs, with the split rising from 80 to 100% and scaling up to $5 million. The catch: intraday trailing drawdown on both, and a Trustpilot score the platform has pulled.
Criteria won : 4 / 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 : 8 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Funded Trading Plus
$549
The5ers
$545
Full comparison
| Criterion | Funded Trading Plus | The5ers |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 80/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.7/5 |
| Founded | 2021 | 2016 ✓ |
| Headquarters | GB | IL |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $89 | $39 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $549 | $545 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | Yes | Yes |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | 10 % | 10 % |
| Max daily loss | 4 % | 5 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | 6 % | 10 % ✓ |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | No |
| Min trading days | — | 3 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | — | 14 days |
| Payout frequency | Tous les 7 jours sur 1-Step Express et Instant ; tous les 10 jours sur 2-Step Classic | Premier retrait 14 jours apres l'obtention du compte finance, puis toutes les deux semaines ; retrait minimum de 150 $ |
| Payout methods | crypto and rise | crypto and rise |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 5 M ✓ | 500 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, match-trader ✓ | mt5, ctrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ | fx, indices, metals, futures |
| Leverage | 1:30 sur 1-Step Express, 1:50 sur 2-Step Classic | 1:100 sur High Stakes ; 1:30 sur Hyper Growth et Pro Growth |
| News trading | — | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | Yes | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Funded Trading Plus if…
- You want the shortest path to funding: 1 evaluation phase against 2 at The5ers.
- You need a platform The5ers does not offer: dxtrade, match-trader.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 5 M.
Choose The5ers if…
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $39, below Funded Trading Plus.
- 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 Funded Trading Plus does not offer: tradingview.
Our analysis
Getting paid
Funded Trading Plus keeps 100 % of profits, then pays Tous les 7 jours sur 1-Step Express et Instant ; tous les 10 jours sur 2-Step Classic. 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.
Tooling differences
Funded Trading Plus is the only one of the two to offer dxtrade, match-trader. The5ers covers tradingview, 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
The5ers has been running since 2016, 5 years longer than Funded Trading Plus. Our trust pillar scores them 74/100 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.
The price question
The5ers opens at $39 against $89 for Funded Trading Plus, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $549 for Funded Trading Plus 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.
How the loss limit behaves
Funded Trading Plus applies a trailing intraday drawdown capped at 6 %, with a 4 % daily limit. The5ers applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % 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.