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, FundedNext 1. E8 Markets leads on cheapest plan to start, cheapest $100k plan, lowest cost to get funded (est.), max profit split. FundedNext leads on proptested safety score. Points the data cannot decide are left unmarked.
 FundedNext |  E8 Markets | |
|---|---|---|
| Market | forex | forex |
| Based in | UAE | USA |
| Founded | 2022 | 2021 |
| Trustpilot | 4.5 (82,734 reviews) | n/a |
| PropTested safety score | 73/100 | 53/100 |
| Plans on sale | 5 | 4 |
| Cheapest plan to start | $149.99 (Labs Instant FNL-004, $50K) | $109 (E8 Pro (Perpetual), $50K) |
| Cheapest $100K plan | $399.99 | $199 |
| Lowest cost to get funded (est.) | $89 | $27 |
| Max profit split | 95% | 100% |
| Drawdown types | Static, Trailing balance | Trailing balance, Static |
| Plans without daily loss limit | 5 of 104 | 0 of 336 |
| Plans without consistency rule | 104 of 104 | 336 of 336 |
| First payout | n/a | No waiting period |
| Payout cycle | By plan: 2-Step first after 21 days then every 14; 1-Step every 5 business days; Lite every 10 days; Instant on-demand or bi-weekly; processed within 24 hours | E8 Pro daily; E8 One on demand |
| Payouts read on chain | $256,315,484 | $46,207,476 |
| Rules allowed (of 5) | 2 | 3 |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader | MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader, Match-Trader, E8 Terminal |
| Current offer | 15% off | 30% off |
| Checked | 2026-11-05 | 2026-10-31 |
FundedNext is a forex prop firm based in UAE, founded in 2022. As of November 5, 2026, PropTested reads 5 plans on its site, from $29.99 one payment, with a profit split of up to 95%. Drawdown is static or trailing balance and some plans have no daily loss limit. Trustpilot shows 4.5 of 5 from 82,734 reviews. All FundedNext 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: FundedNext starts at $149.99 (Labs Instant FNL-004) 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.
FundedNext: By plan: 2-Step first after 21 days then every 14; 1-Step every 5 business days; Lite every 10 days; Instant on-demand or bi-weekly; processed within 24 hours. E8 Markets: E8 Pro daily; E8 One on demand.
FundedNext allows 2 of the five trading rules PropTested tracks (news, EAs, copy trading, overnight, weekend) and E8 Markets allows 3. 104 of FundedNext's 104 setups have no evaluation consistency rule, against 336 of 336 at E8 Markets.
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