Head to head · 33 criteria compared FundedNext wins this comparison (10 against 6). TradeDay stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
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: 10 / 33
TradeDay was founded in Chicago in 2020 by two former institutional market professionals, and that background shows in the rulebook: no daily loss limit, news trading and scalping allowed, and withdrawals available from day one. The May 2026 rework dropped static drawdown accounts in favour of two paths, Quick Pay and Fast Pass.
Criteria won: 6 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
FundedNext
$549.99
TradeDay
$240
| Full comparison | FundedNext | TradeDay |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 85/100 ✓ | 80/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.5/5 | 4.6/5 ✓ |
| Founded | 2022 | 2020 ✓ |
| Headquarters | AE | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $59.99 ✓ | $131 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $549.99 | $240 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | Yes ✓ | No |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 2 | 1 ✓ |
| Profit target | 8 % | 6 % ✓ |
| Max daily loss | 5 % | — |
| Max total drawdown | 10 % | — |
| Drawdown type | Static ✓ | Trailing intraday |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | No ✓ | 30 |
| Min trading days | 5 | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 95 % ✓ | 90 % |
| First payout | 5 days | 0 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | 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 | On demand from the first day, minimum $250 per withdrawal |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes ✓ | No |
| Max allocation | 300 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt4, mt5, ctrader, match-trader | tradovate, rithmic, ninjatrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ | futures |
| Leverage | 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 | — | No |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | — |
| Scalping | — | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose FundedNext if… Choose TradeDay if… FundedNext opens at $59.99 against $131 for TradeDay, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $549.99 for FundedNext against $240 for TradeDay. 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.
FundedNext applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % daily limit. TradeDay applies a trailing intraday 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.
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. TradeDay keeps 90 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 0 days, then pays On demand from the first day, minimum $250 per withdrawal. 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.
FundedNext is the only one of the two to offer mt4, mt5, ctrader, match-trader. TradeDay covers tradovate, rithmic, ninjatrader, 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.
TradeDay has been running since 2020, 2 years longer than FundedNext. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.5/5 and 4.6/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 81/100 and 85/100, 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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