Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep : Comparison 2026
Overview and reputation
Apex Trader FundingTopstepTrack record and reputation
Apex Trader Funding was founded in 2021 (5 years ago), and Topstep in 2012 (14 years ago).
Apex Trader Funding has more Trustpilot reviews, with 21,460 reviews and a rating of 4.2/5. Topstep has a rating of 3.7/5 from 15,002 reviews. Both the rating and review count favour Apex Trader Funding.
Instrument types and assets
Both prop firms offer FUTURES, so their rules and conditions are broadly comparable.
Topstep is the only one of the two that offers crypto trading.
Neither prop firm supports crypto payouts.
Pricing and challenge comparison
Apex Trader FundingTopstepDrawdown and cost analysis
Overall challenge analysis
Both prop firms offer $50k, $100k and $150k accounts with a end of day drawdown.
Topstep offers better prices on these challenges.
Apex Trader Funding offers a $25k account with a end of day drawdown that Topstep does not offer.
It also offers $25k, $50k, $100k, $150k, $250k and $300k accounts with a trailing drawdown.
Topstep offers $2k, $3k, $6k, $25k and $50k accounts with a static drawdown.
It also offers a $250k account with a end of day drawdown that Apex Trader Funding does not offer.
Cost comparison charts
Detailed comparison: who has the better rules?
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