Apex Trader Funding vs FundedNext : Comparison 2026

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Logo Apex Trader Funding
Logo FundedNext

Overview and reputation

Logo Apex Trader FundingApex Trader Funding
Criterion
Logo FundedNextFundedNext
4.2
21460 reviews
Trustpilot rating
4.5
82444 reviews
🇺🇸US
Country
🇦🇪AE
2021
Year founded
2022
FUTURES
Instrument types
CFD
Rithmic
Tradovate
WealthCharts
NinjaTrader
TradingView
ATAS
Quantower
Sierra Chart
VolFix
Platforms
MT4
MT5
cTrader
Match-Trader
Indices
Fixed income
Currencies
Commodities
Available assets
Forex
Crypto
Currencies
Indices
Commodities
Bank transfer
Rise
Payment methods
Bank transfer
PayPal
Crypto
Skrill
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Perfect Money
22
Number of challenges
25
Trailing
End of day
Available drawdown types
TRAILING EOD
Trailing
Static
$25,000
Minimum account size
$2,000
$300,000
Maximum account size
$200,000
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Track record and reputation

Apex Trader Funding was founded in 2021 (5 years ago), and FundedNext in 2022 (4 years ago).

FundedNext has more Trustpilot reviews, with 82,444 reviews and a rating of 4.5/5. Apex Trader Funding has a rating of 4.2/5 from 21,460 reviews. Both the rating and review count favour FundedNext.

Instrument types and assets

A major difference: Apex Trader Funding is a Futures prop firm, while FundedNext is a CFD prop firm.

FundedNext is the only one of the two that offers crypto trading.

It is also the only one to support crypto payouts.

Pricing and challenge comparison

Logo Apex Trader FundingApex Trader Funding
Account
Logo FundedNextFundedNext
-
$2K
Trailing
$60
-
$5K
Trailing
$150
-
$5K
TRAILING EOD
$33
-
$6K
TRAILING EOD
$66
-
$10K
Trailing
$300
-
$10K
TRAILING EOD
$60
-
$15K
TRAILING EOD
$130
-
$20K
Trailing
$600
$109
$1,090
$25K
End of day
-
$17
$167
$25K
Trailing
-
-
$25K
TRAILING EOD
$140
-
$25K
Static
$150
$119
$1,190
$50K
End of day
-
$20
$197
$50K
Trailing
$150
-
$50K
TRAILING EOD
$230
$100
$999
$100K
Trailing
-
$159
$1,590
$100K
End of day
-
-
$100K
TRAILING EOD
$550
$189
$1,890
$150K
Trailing
-
$219
$2,190
$150K
End of day
-
-
$200K
TRAILING EOD
$799
$60
$597
$250K
Trailing
-
$70
$697
$300K
Trailing
-
Best price
More expensive
Unique offer
*The displayed prices include current promotions.

Drawdown and cost analysis

Overall challenge analysis

Both prop firms offer a $50k account with a trailing drawdown.

Apex Trader Funding offers better prices on these challenges.

It also offers $25k, $50k, $100k and $150k accounts with a end of day drawdown.

It also offers $25k, $100k, $150k, $250k and $300k accounts with a trailing drawdown that FundedNext does not offer.

FundedNext offers $2k, $5k, $10k and $20k accounts with a trailing drawdown that Apex Trader Funding does not offer.

It also offers $5k, $6k, $10k, $15k, $25k, $50k, $100k and $200k accounts with a TRAILING EOD drawdown.

It also offers a $25k account with a static drawdown.

Cost comparison charts

*The displayed prices include current promotions.

Detailed comparison: who has the better rules?

Logo Apex Trader FundingApex Trader Funding
Criterion
Logo FundedNextFundedNext
25K INTRADAY TRAIL
Name
25K Stellar Lite
1 step
Number of steps
2 steps
Trailing
Drawdown type
TRAILING EOD
$17
$167
Challenge fee
$140
-
Reset fee
$132
$89
Activation fee
$0
$1,500
6%
Profit target
$2,000
8%
$1,000
4%
Maximum total loss
$2,000
8%
-
Daily loss limit
$1,000
4%
NO
Daily drawdown reset
NO
30
Time limit per phase
Unlimited
1
Min trading days
5
Trading during news releases
Weekend trading
Refundable challenge fee
Refundable activation fee
100% on the first $25,000
90% above $25,000
Profit split
80% | 20%
Better option
Less favourable
Equivalent
*The displayed prices include current promotions.

Bobby

Written by

Bobby

Independent trader

I'm a former financial engineer and spent seven years on trading floors and at a hedge fund. For over three years, I've been sharing my trading experience and what I know about finance.

Disclaimer: The data is provided for information only and does not constitute professional financial advice. The prop firm may change this information at any time.