Prop Firms With No Activation Fee

57 firms, 2481 plans, ranked November 2026. An activation fee is a second payment due when you pass, before the funded account opens; these plans charge none, so the evaluation price is the full price.

As of November 12, 2026, 57 of the 86 prop firms PropTested tracks qualify. The best value is MyFundedPerps Select ($10K) at $30 to start, an estimated $143 until funded. Activation fees of $85 to $150 are common on futures plans and are easy to miss in the headline price. No fee means the price you see is what getting funded costs.

Every qualifying firm, best plan first

Prop Firms With No Activation Fee, best plan per firm, checked 2026-11-12
#Firm and planSizeTo startCost to fundedTargetMax lossDrawdownDaily lossConsistencySplit
1MyFundedPerps Select$10K$30$143$900$300Static$300None80%
2Tradeify Select$300K$368$1,488$14,000$8,000End of day$4,00040%90%
3Top One Futures IGNITE Instant Funding$150K$319.60$770n/a$6,000End of day$3,000n/a90%
4Lucid Trading LucidDaily$50K$65.80$258$3,000$2,000Intraday$1,20040%90%
5Funded Futures Family S2F Payday$50K$70$169n/a$2,000End of day$1,000n/a90%
6BluSky Trading Propel$150K$119 /mo$727$3,000$1,000StaticNone34%90%
7FundedNext Futures Flex$50K$74.99$298$2,500$1,500End of dayNone40%95%
8My Funded Futures Builder$50K$91.80$312$3,000$2,000End of day$1,000None80%
9Breakout 1-Step Turbo$100K$330$1,569$9,000$3,000Static$3,000n/a80%
10FTMO FTMO Challenge 1-Step$100K$443.97 converted from EUR 399$1,107$10,000$10,000End of day$3,00050%90%
11Apex Trader Funding Intraday Trail No Activation Fee$100K$99.90$558$6,000$3,000IntradayYesNone100%
12Ylos Trading No Activation Fee$50K$99$291$3,000$2,500End of dayn/aNone90%
13FTMO Futures Growth$150K$229 /mo$1,170$9,000$5,000End of dayNone40%90%
14RZR Funded Instant24$5K$11.05$26n/a$150Trailing balance$100n/a80%
15HyroTrader Hyro Core$2.5K$9$26$250$125Static$7540%80%
16Carrot Funding 2-Phase$10K$28$137$500$600Static$300None90%
17TradeDay Quick Pay$50K$59 /mo$371$3,000$2,000IntradayNone30%80%
18Alpha Futures Direct$150K$429.50$1,019n/a$4,500End of day$3,000n/a90%
19E8 Markets E8 Pro (Perpetual)$5K$17$33$300$300Static$125None100%
20Traders Launch Legacy NYC$100K$99$451$2,000$1,000End of dayNone40%80%
21Kraken Prop Lite$50K$166.80$716$3,000$1,500End of dayNoneNone90%
22Take Profit Trader Test$150K$180 /mo$1,121$9,000$4,500End of dayNone50%80%
23Fintokei StartTrader$5K$34$50$150$400Static$100None80%
24Alpha Capital Alpha Direct$200K$538.20$1,371n/a$10,000Intraday$6,000n/a90%
25LEGENDS Trading Elite$50K$98.15$320$2,700$2,200End of dayNone40%90%
26The5ers Futures Day Trade$50K$100$359$3,000$2,000End of dayn/a40%80%
27Blue Guardian Futures Reserve$100K$111$505$6,000$3,000End of day$1,70040%90%
28Topstep Trading Combine, No Activation Fee$100K$129 /mo$794$6,000$3,000End of day$2,00055%90%
29DayTraders.com S2F (Straight to Funded)$150K$495$1,175n/a$6,000End of day$3,750n/a100%
30FuturesElite ELITE$150K$194.60$809$9,000$4,500End of day$2,70040%90%
31Bulenox Momentum$50K$143$524$3,000$2,000End of day$1,200None90%
32Goat Funded Futures Flex$50K$71.10$256$3,000$2,000End of day$1,00050%80%
33Propr Turbo 1-Step$100K$450$2,139$9,000$3,000Static$3,000None80%
34Audacity Capital Ability Challenge (2 Step)$200K$682$1,556$20,000$30,000Static$15,000None90%
35Tradeify FX 1-Step Daily$100K$257.40$1,141$10,000$5,000Trailing balanceNone40%80%
36Hola Prime Futures 1-Step Prime$150K$359$1,591$9,000$4,500End of dayNone40%90%
37Instant Funding IF Evolve$50K$99$354$3,000$2,000End of dayNone40%80%
38Finotive Futures One Step$150K$239.40$1,098$9,000$4,500End of day$3,000None90%
39Funded Trader Markets 1 Step Nitro$300K$649$2,496$30,000$18,000Trailing balance$9,00050%90%
40Alpha Funded Futures Flex$150K$279.60$829$9,000$7,500End of day$4,50050%90%

Dollar prices that show a euro amount are converted from EUR at 1.1127, the ECB reference rate of November 11, 2026. The firm charges in EUR.

One row per firm: the plan that scored best for this list. Prices and rules read on each firm's own pages, latest check November 12, 2026. Sizes in this list: $0.625K, $1K, $1.25K, $2K, $2.5K, $3.5K, $5K, $10K, $20K, $25K, $40K, $50K, $75K, $80K, $100K, $120K, $150K, $200K, $250K, $300K, $400K, $450K, $500K. How the score works.

Questions traders ask

Which no activation fee plan is the cheapest to start?

HyroTrader Hyro Core at $9 for a $2.5K account, checked November 12, 2026. Cheapest to start is not cheapest to get funded: the table's "cost to funded" column counts resets and fees against the simulated pass rate.

Which firm in this list has the best Trustpilot score?

My Funded Futures, with 4.9 of 5 from 22,692 reviews, among firms with at least 100 reviews.

What does activation and reset fees mean?

The listed price is often not the full cost. An activation fee may be due when you pass, a reset costs money when you fail, and monthly plans keep billing until you pass. Read the full explainer: Activation and reset fees.

How does PropTested rank these plans?

Each plan is scored out of 100 the same way whichever firm sells it: 45% cost until funded (the plan's own rules simulated 3,000 times for a trader with no edge), 35% the firm's record and 20% payout terms. Commission never enters the score. The method is published on the methodology page.

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