Head to head on price, cost to get funded, rules, payouts and trust, read on both firms' own pages. Checked October 31, 2026.
Verdict: E8 Markets wins 5 of the 6 points the data decides, Alpha Capital 1. E8 Markets leads on cheapest plan to start, cheapest $100k plan, lowest cost to get funded (est.), max profit split. Alpha Capital leads on proptested safety score. Points the data cannot decide are left unmarked.
 Alpha Capital |  E8 Markets | |
|---|---|---|
| Market | forex | forex |
| Based in | United Kingdom | USA |
| Founded | 2021 | 2021 |
| Trustpilot | n/a | n/a |
| PropTested safety score | 54/100 | 53/100 |
| Plans on sale | 8 | 4 |
| Cheapest plan to start | $154.20 (Alpha Direct, $50K) | $109 (E8 Pro (Perpetual), $50K) |
| Cheapest $100K plan | $274.20 | $199 |
| Lowest cost to get funded (est.) | $46 | $27 |
| Max profit split | 90% | 100% |
| Drawdown types | Intraday, Static | Trailing balance, Static |
| Plans without daily loss limit | 0 of 478 | 0 of 336 |
| Plans without consistency rule | 0 of 478 | 336 of 336 |
| First payout | n/a | No waiting period |
| Payout cycle | On demand on all plans; every 14 days as an option on Alpha Pro | E8 Pro daily; E8 One on demand |
| Payouts read on chain | $74,265,057 | $46,207,476 |
| Rules allowed (of 5) | 2 | 3 |
| Platforms | MT5, cTrader, DXTrade, TradeLocker | MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader, Match-Trader, E8 Terminal |
| Current offer | 40% off | 30% off |
| Checked | 2026-10-31 | 2026-10-31 |
Alpha Capital is a forex prop firm based in United Kingdom, founded in 2021. As of October 31, 2026, PropTested reads 8 plans on its site, from $18 one payment, with a profit split of up to 90%. Drawdown is intraday or static. All Alpha Capital plans and rules.
E8 Markets is a forex prop firm based in USA, founded in 2021. As of October 31, 2026, PropTested reads 4 plans on its site, from $14 one payment, with a profit split of up to 100%. Drawdown is trailing balance or static. The first payout can be requested as soon as you are funded. All E8 Markets plans and rules.
E8 Markets has the cheaper entry plan: Alpha Capital starts at $154.20 (Alpha Direct) and E8 Markets at $109 (E8 Pro (Perpetual)), checked October 31, 2026. The cost-to-funded estimate in the table is the better guide, because it counts resets and fees against each plan's pass odds.
Alpha Capital: On demand on all plans; every 14 days as an option on Alpha Pro. E8 Markets: E8 Pro daily; E8 One on demand.
Alpha Capital allows 2 of the five trading rules PropTested tracks (news, EAs, copy trading, overnight, weekend) and E8 Markets allows 3. 0 of Alpha Capital's 478 setups have no evaluation consistency rule, against 336 of 336 at E8 Markets.
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