Head to head on price, cost to get funded, rules, payouts and trust, read on both firms' own pages. Checked October 31, 2026.
Verdict: Apex Trader Funding wins 4 of the 7 points the data decides, Take Profit Trader 3. Apex Trader Funding leads on cheapest plan to start, cheapest $100k plan, lowest cost to get funded (est.), max profit split. Take Profit Trader leads on trustpilot, proptested safety score, first payout. Points the data cannot decide are left unmarked.
 Apex Trader Funding |  Take Profit Trader | |
|---|---|---|
| Market | futures | futures |
| Based in | US | US |
| Founded | n/a | n/a |
| Trustpilot | 4.2 (21,513 reviews) | 4.4 (11,078 reviews) |
| PropTested safety score | 52/100 | 61/100 |
| Plans on sale | 7 | 1 |
| Cheapest plan to start | $79.90 (Intraday Trail No Activation Fee, $50K) | $85 (Test, $50K) |
| Cheapest $100K plan | $99.90 | $165 |
| Lowest cost to get funded (est.) | $152 | $277 |
| Max profit split | 100% | 80% |
| Drawdown types | Intraday, End of day | End of day |
| Plans without daily loss limit | 18 of 34 | 5 of 5 |
| Plans without consistency rule | 16 of 34 | 0 of 5 |
| First payout | After 5 days | No waiting period |
| Payout cycle | Every 5 qualifying trading days, up to weekly; max 6 payouts per Performance Account | Daily from day one in PRO for profit above the buffer; no profitable-day minimum and no payout window |
| Payouts read on chain | none visible | none visible |
| Rules allowed (of 5) | 0 | 0 |
| Platforms | Tradovate, Rithmic, WealthCharts | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Bookmap, MultiCharts, MotiveWave, Trade Navigator, R|Trader, VolFix, ATAS, Investor R/T, Quantower, Finamark, Jigsaw Trader |
| Current offer | 90% off | 50% off |
| Checked | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-04 |
Apex Trader Funding is a futures prop firm based in US. As of October 31, 2026, PropTested reads 7 plans on its site, from $69 one payment, with a profit split of up to 100%. Drawdown is intraday or end of day and some plans have no daily loss limit. The first payout can be requested after 5 days. Trustpilot shows 4.2 of 5 from 21,513 reviews. All Apex Trader Funding plans and rules.
Take Profit Trader is a futures prop firm based in US. As of November 4, 2026, PropTested reads 1 plan on its site, from $75 per month, with a profit split of up to 80%. Drawdown is end of day and some plans have no daily loss limit. The first payout can be requested as soon as you are funded. Trustpilot shows 4.4 of 5 from 11,078 reviews. All Take Profit Trader plans and rules.
Apex Trader Funding has the cheaper entry plan: Apex Trader Funding starts at $79.90 (Intraday Trail No Activation Fee) and Take Profit Trader at $85 (Test), 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.
Take Profit Trader allows the earlier first payout: Apex Trader Funding after 5 days, Take Profit Trader after 0 days. Cycles: Apex Trader Funding Every 5 qualifying trading days, up to weekly; max 6 payouts per Performance Account; Take Profit Trader Daily from day one in PRO for profit above the buffer; no profitable-day minimum and no payout window.
Apex Trader Funding allows 0 of the five trading rules PropTested tracks (news, EAs, copy trading, overnight, weekend) and Take Profit Trader allows 0. 16 of Apex Trader Funding's 34 setups have no evaluation consistency rule, against 0 of 5 at Take Profit Trader.
On Trustpilot Take Profit Trader scores higher: Apex Trader Funding 4.2 from 21,513 reviews, Take Profit Trader 4.4 from 11,078. PropTested's safety score adds payout proof, rules and the company behind the firm.
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