Earn2Trade vs Topstep : Comparison 2026

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Logo Earn2Trade
Logo Topstep

Overview and reputation

Logo Earn2TradeEarn2Trade
Criterion
Logo TopstepTopstep
4.5
5048 reviews
Trustpilot rating
3.7
15002 reviews
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Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUS
2016
Year founded
2012
FUTURES
Instrument types
FUTURES
Rithmic
Tradovate
NinjaTrader
TradingView
Finamark
ATAS
Bookmap
Sierra Chart
Platforms
TopstepX
Indices
Fixed income
Currencies
Commodities
Available assets
Indices
Fixed income
Currencies
Crypto
Commodities
Bank transfer
Crypto
Payment methods
Bank transfer
Wise
7
Number of challenges
15
End of day
Available drawdown types
End of day
Static
$25,000
Minimum account size
$1,500
$200,000
Maximum account size
$250,000

Track record and reputation

Earn2Trade was founded in 2016 (10 years ago), and Topstep in 2012 (14 years ago).

Topstep has more Trustpilot reviews, with 15,002 reviews and a rating of 3.7/5. Earn2Trade has a rating of 4.5/5 from 5,048 reviews. Although the latter has a higher rating, it is based on far fewer reviews and may be less representative of overall customer satisfaction.

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.

Earn2Trade is the only one to support crypto payouts.

Pricing and challenge comparison

Logo Earn2TradeEarn2Trade
Account
Logo TopstepTopstep
-
$1.5K
Static
$99
-
$3K
Static
$65
-
$6K
Static
$149
$150
$25K
End of day
-
-
$25K
Static
$75
$170
$50K
End of day
$49
-
$50K
Static
$149
$315
$100K
End of day
$149
$375
$150K
End of day
$199
$550
$200K
End of day
-
-
$250K
End of day
$499
Best price
More expensive
Unique offer
*The displayed prices include current promotions.

Drawdown 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.

Earn2Trade offers $25k and $200k accounts with a end of day drawdown that Topstep does not offer.

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 Earn2Trade does not offer.

Cost comparison charts

*The displayed prices include current promotions.

Detailed comparison: who has the better rules?

Logo Earn2TradeEarn2Trade
Criterion
Logo TopstepTopstep
TCP 25 K
Name
Labs #001 - $25K Static Drawdown Trading Combine
1 step
Number of steps
1 step
End of day
Drawdown type
Static
$150
Challenge fee
$75
$55
Reset fee
-
$139
Activation fee
$0
$1,750
7%
Profit target
$2,000
8%
$1,500
6%
Maximum total loss
$1,000
4%
$550
2.2%
Daily loss limit
$500
2%
NO
Daily drawdown reset
-
Unlimited
Time limit per phase
90
0
Min trading days
2
30%
Consistency rule
55%
Trading during news releases
Weekend trading
Refundable challenge fee
Refundable activation fee
50% | 50%
Profit split
90% | 10%
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.