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Entry fees range from $1 trials to $500+ evaluations across this list. Sorted cheapest first, with filters for evaluation type and asset class — find the lowest-cost way into the account size you actually want.

Firm
Entry Fee
Max Account
Evaluation
Profit Split
from $1
$400,000
1-Step / 2-Step / Instant / Pay Later
80% rising to 100% via add-on
Leveraged
★ 2.8
from $8.88
$400000
Turbo / Sprint / Classic (1/2/3-Step)
80% base, up to 95%
Blue Guardian
★ 4.3
from $10
$4,000,000 (scaled)
2-Step
90% standard rising to 100%
Maven Trading
★ 4.1
from $13
$100000 (scaled to $1,000,000)
1-Step / 2-Step / 3-Step / Instant
80% standard, 70% on Mini
Aqua Funded
★ 4.1
from $15
$4,000,000 (scaled)
2-Step
Up to 90%
Bulenox
★ 4.1
from $16
$2,750,000 (scaled via 11 accounts)
One-Step (Option 1 or Option 2)
Up to 90%
Top One Trader
★ 3.9
from $17
$200000 (scaled to $5,000,000)
1-Step / 2-Step / Instant
80% base, up to 90%
For Traders
★ 2.7
from $20
$200000
Varies by asset class
Up to 90%
Atmos Funded
★ 4.0
from $21
$200000 (scaled to $400,000)
1-Step / 2-Step / Instant
80% base, up to 90%
FundedElite
★ 3.1
from $23
$300000
1-Step / 2-Step / Instant
70% base, up to 95%
BEM Funding
★ 3.2
from $24
$200000
BEM One (1-Step) / Classic / Swing / Extended
Up to 80%
ThinkCapital
★ 3.9
from $29
$200000 (scaled to $1,500,000)
Lightning (1-Step) / Dual Step (2-Step) / Nexus (3-Step)
80% base, up to 90%
Funding Pips
★ 4.6
from $29
$300,000
2-Step
Up to 95%
FundedNext
★ 5.0
from $33
$200,000
2-Step / Express
Up to 95%
Hantec Trader
★ 3.8
from $39
$100000 (scaled to $200,000)
1-Step / 2-Step / Instant / Instant24
75% base, up to 90%
from $39
$200000 (scaled to $4,000,000)
1-Step / 2-Step / 3-Step / Instant Funding
80% base, up to 100%
from $39
$200,000
2-Step
Up to 85%
Hola Prime
★ 3.8
from $39
$200,000
2-Step
Up to 80%
from $39
$250,000
2-Step
Up to 90%
DNA Funded
★ 4.3
from $39
$600,000
1-Step / 2-Step / 3-Step
Up to 90%
The5ers
★ 4.7
from $39
$4,000,000 (scaled)
2-Step / 3-Step
50% rising to 100%
E8 Markets
★ 4.8
from $40
$300,000
1-Step (customizable)
Up to 80%
Trade The Pool
★ 4.2
from $42
$200000 (scaled to $4,000,000)
1-Step (Day Trade / Swing)
70% flat (no confirmed scaling tier)
Fintokei
★ 4.3
from $44
$200000 (scaled to $4,000,000)
SwiftTrader (1-Step) / ProTrader (2-Step) / StartTrader (3-Step)
80% base, 100% on SwiftTrader
WSFunded
★ 3.6
from $49
$100000 (combinable to $400,000, scaling to $2,000,000)
Rapid (1-Phase) / Classic (2-Phase) / Ultra (2-Phase)
80% base, up to 95-100% via scaling
from $49
$240000 (scaled to $2,000,000)
Ability Challenge (2-Step) / Ability One (1-Step) / Instant
50-75% base, up to 90%
Moneta Funded
★ 3.8
from $49
$200000 (scaled to $2,000,000 via Phoenix)
1-Step / 2-Step / Instant / Phoenix
88% flat across all account types
BrightFunded
★ 4.0
from €49
$400000
2-Step Classic
80% base, up to 100% via scaling
Tradeify
★ 4.2
from $49
$250,000
One-Step / Instant
Up to 90%
Topstep
★ 4.5
from $49/mo
$750,000 (5 accounts)
One-Step Combine (futures)
100% first $25K then split
from $58
$200000
Instant / 1-Phase / 2-Phase
50% base, scales to 90%
from $77
$250,000 (up to 10 accounts)
One-Step
Up to 90%
Instant Funding
★ 4.1
from $79
$200000
Instant Funding / 1-Phase / 2-Phase / 3-Phase
80% base, up to 90% via add-on
FTMO
★ 5.0
from $79
$400,000
2-Step
80% base, up to 90%
from $89
$2,500,000 (scaled)
Instant / 1-Step Express / 2-Step Classic
80% base, up to 100%
Lucid Trading
★ 4.1
from $90
$250,000
One-Step
Up to 90%
The Trading Pit
★ 3.3
from $99
$100000 (scaled to $5,000,000)
1-Phase / 2-Phase (CFD Prime and Futures Prime)
80% base, up to 100%
TradeDay
★ 4.0
from $99
$200,000
One-Step
Up to 90%
from $147
$300,000 per account (20 max)
One-Step
100% first $25K then 90%
Orion Funded
★ 4.0
from $149
$400000
Instant / 1-Step / 2-Step / 3-Step / Nova
80% base (50% on Instant), up to 90%
from $170
$300,000 (5 accounts)
One-Step
Up to 90%

Entry fees are pulled directly from each firm's review and may include promotional pricing or vary by account size — always confirm the current price on the firm's own site before purchasing. Fees shown reflect our most recent verification date on each review.