Ask five people which prop firm to start with and at least three of them will say FTMO or FundedNext. Both are legit, both have real payout histories — but they’re not the same product wearing different branding, and which one’s actually right for you depends on what you care about.
Profit split
FTMO’s base split is 80%, and it scales up to 90% over time through their scaling plan. Worth knowing: 80% is what most funded FTMO traders are actually earning day to day. The 90% figure gets quoted more often because it’s the bigger number, but it’s not the starting point.
FundedNext goes higher out of the gate — up to 95% on CFDs and 100% on futures. That’s a real difference, though it’s worth double-checking which tier and account size that applies to before assuming you’ll land on the top number immediately.
Track record
FTMO’s been around since 2015 and has the deepest, most publicly documented payout history of almost anyone in the space. FundedNext is younger but has grown fast and has a strong review base of its own — over 90% five-star, which isn’t nothing.
Platforms
Both support MT4, MT5, and cTrader. Honestly, this isn’t where the decision gets made for most retail traders — neither has a real edge here.
So which one, actually
If you want the longer track record and don’t mind an 80% base split while you scale, FTMO is the safer first pick. If a higher ceiling on profit split matters more to you and you’re fine with a slightly newer (but well-reviewed) firm, FundedNext’s numbers are genuinely better.
Neither is the wrong call here — it just depends what you’re actually optimizing for.
Full rule-by-rule breakdowns for both are in our reviews of FTMO and FundedNext.