Head to head on price, cost to get funded, rules, payouts and trust, read on both firms' own pages. Checked October 31, 2026.
Verdict: The data splits 2 to 2: neither firm leads. Alpha Capital leads on cheapest plan to start, rules allowed (of 5). Points the data cannot decide are left unmarked.
 Alpha Capital |  Goat Funded Trader | |
|---|---|---|
| Market | forex | forex |
| Based in | United Kingdom | Hong Kong (Wishes Tower International Limited) |
| Founded | 2021 | n/a |
| Trustpilot | n/a | n/a |
| PropTested safety score | 54/100 | n/a |
| Plans on sale | 8 | 9 |
| Cheapest plan to start | $154.20 (Alpha Direct, $50K) | $184.80 (2 Step GOAT, $50K) |
| Cheapest $100K plan | $274.20 | $99 |
| Lowest cost to get funded (est.) | $46 | $42 |
| Max profit split | 90% | 90% |
| Drawdown types | Intraday, Static | Static, Trailing balance, Intraday |
| Plans without daily loss limit | 0 of 478 | 13 of 56 |
| Plans without consistency rule | 0 of 478 | 25 of 56 |
| First payout | n/a | After 14 days |
| Payout cycle | On demand on all plans; every 14 days as an option on Alpha Pro | Bi-weekly by default, daily on Instant Daily; on-demand first reward as an add-on |
| Payouts read on chain | $74,265,057 | $18,909,375 |
| Rules allowed (of 5) | 2 | 1 |
| Platforms | MT5, cTrader, DXTrade, TradeLocker | MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader |
| Current offer | 40% off | 50% off |
| Checked | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-04 |
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.
Goat Funded Trader is a forex prop firm based in Hong Kong (Wishes Tower International Limited). As of November 4, 2026, PropTested reads 9 plans on its site, from $17 one payment, with a profit split of up to 90%. Drawdown is static or trailing balance or intraday and some plans have no daily loss limit. The first payout can be requested after 14 days. All Goat Funded Trader plans and rules.
Alpha Capital has the cheaper entry plan: Alpha Capital starts at $154.20 (Alpha Direct) and Goat Funded Trader at $184.80 (2 Step GOAT), 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. Goat Funded Trader: Bi-weekly by default, daily on Instant Daily; on-demand first reward as an add-on.
Alpha Capital allows 2 of the five trading rules PropTested tracks (news, EAs, copy trading, overnight, weekend) and Goat Funded Trader allows 1. 0 of Alpha Capital's 478 setups have no evaluation consistency rule, against 25 of 56 at Goat Funded Trader.
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