Futures prop firm comparison
FXIFY Futures vs Alpha Futures comes down to the exact current plan and full purchase cost. On October 2, 2026, the authenticated FXIFY Futures purchase flow offered Flex $50K at $179 and Direct $50K at $579, described as one-time fees. START30 was rejected on both tested configurations. Older Standard/Expert monthly prices do not describe those selections. Alpha figures and retained FXIFY rules, payouts and platform research are dated September observations, not an October revalidation.
Edited by Brandon King
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Conditional fit
For Alpha Futures vs FXIFY Futures, only the October 2 FXIFY purchase and code results are newly verified here; historical Standard/Expert rules must not be mapped onto Flex or Direct. A one-time purchase fee does not prove there are no later charges. FundingCodes has referral relationships with both firms.
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CME Group futures (CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX), in a simulated environment
Futures traded through the CME Group exchanges, on sim-live accounts
Zero, Standard and Advanced one-step evaluations; Direct starts on a Qualified Account with no evaluation
October 2 purchase selector: Flex and Direct; other routes not established by this test
September research: Zero $139/month, Standard $129/month, Advanced $209/month; no activation fee
October 2: Flex $179 one-time; Direct $579 one-time. START30 rejected on both. Later fees not verified.
Dated September research
Historical September Standard/Expert research only — NOT verified current Flex/Direct terms
Zero $3,000 / $2,000; Standard $3,000 / $2,000; Advanced $4,000 / $1,750
Standard $3,000 / $2,000; Expert $3,500 / $2,500
Daily Loss Guard of $1,000 on Zero; none on Standard evaluations ($1,000 once qualified); none on Advanced
$1,000 on Standard; $1,500 on Expert
Evaluation: Zero none, Standard 50%, Advanced 40%. Qualified: Zero and Standard 40%, Advanced none, Direct 20%
Direct to Sim Live publishes a 20% consistency target over 14 days on the larger tiers; confirm evaluation terms at checkout
Up to 4 requests a month after 5 winning days of $200 or more; up to 50% of profit per request; caps $1,000–$15,000; processed in 48 business hours or less
Requests every 14 calendar days; $100 minimum; processed in 24–48 hours; no maximum request amount on Expert
90% on all four plans
80% on Standard, 90% on Expert; a +10% checkout add-on takes either tier to 100%
AlphaTrader, TradingView (via Plus500), WealthCharts, Deepchart and Quantower; choice locked after purchase
NinjaTrader, Tradovate and TradingView, same price and rules; free Level 1 data
Brandon029274: issued code; buyer savings unverified
START30: issued code; buyer savings unverified
Rules
Both firms sell one-step futures evaluations, so the difference sits in the limits. At 50K, FXIFY Standard sets a $3,000 target against a $2,000 maximum loss and a $1,000 daily loss limit, and Expert sets $3,500 against $2,500 and $1,500. Alpha’s 50K Zero and Standard both target $3,000 against a $2,000 Maximum Loss Limit, while Advanced asks for $4,000 against $1,750 — the tightest drawdown-to-target ratio of Alpha’s four plans. FXIFY advertises unlimited trading days with no minimum to pass, and Expert can qualify for funding in as little as three trading days; Alpha’s Zero can be passed in one day, Standard needs two and Advanced three.
Alpha documents its drawdown model in detail: the Maximum Loss Limit trails the end-of-day balance, never moves backward after a losing day and stops trailing at the starting balance, but touching it at any point during the session still liquidates the account. Alpha’s consistency rules change by plan — none in the Zero evaluation, 50% on Standard and 40% on Advanced, then 40% on Zero and Standard qualified accounts, none on Advanced and 20% on Direct.
FXIFY’s program pages, as our review read them, publish the target, daily loss and maximum loss for each tier but do not state a news-trading or overnight-holding policy, so confirm both in the agreement at checkout. Alpha allows holding through news but bars orders within two minutes either side of a red-folder event on Zero, Standard and Direct qualified accounts, with no restriction on Advanced or on any evaluation.
Both firms sell simulated accounts, and both can be failed on rule mechanics rather than market direction. Neither firm guarantees qualification, funding or a payout.
October 2, 2026 purchase observations: FXIFY Futures Flex $50K $179 and Direct $50K $579, quantity one with no add-ons. The purchase flow described a one-time fee. START30 was rejected on both, with unchanged totals. Other sizes, later fees and WM3UNTJMCR savings are not confirmed.
Alpha Futures lists Zero at $89/$139/$279 a month for 25K/50K/100K, Standard at $129/$239/$349 and Advanced at $209/$349/$489 for 50K/100K/150K, and Direct at a one-time $349/$519/$689/$859 for 25K–150K, as published on September 16, 2026. No current Alpha plan charges an activation fee. Evaluation resets are $79–$249 on Zero, $109–$289 on Standard and $189–$449 on Advanced.
Do not compare the new FXIFY one-time entry fee with an older monthly subscription as if they covered the same purchase path. Activation, resets, account rules and future fees must be checked for the exact current selection; no current full-cost winner is established here.
Promotion status: START30 was rejected on tested FXIFY Futures Flex $50K and Direct $50K on October 2, 2026; this does not prove permanent expiry or failure on every configuration. No current WM3UNTJMCR saving is claimed. Alpha Futures issued FundingCodes code Brandon029274 on September 30, 2026, but buyer savings, eligibility, fees, stacking and expiry are unverified. See each code page for dated evidence.
FXIFY Futures lets funded traders request a payout every 14 calendar days, with a $100 minimum, and processes requests within 24–48 hours via Riseworks or crypto. Standard pays an 80% split and Expert 90%, and a +10% checkout add-on raises either tier to 100%. Expert accounts can request up to the full above-buffer performance after 14 calendar days, with no maximum request amount.
Alpha Futures lets Zero, Standard and Advanced traders request up to four payouts a month, each after five winning days of $200 or more, for up to 50% of account profit per request; the trader receives 90% of the amount requested. Caps per request run from $1,000 on Zero 25K to $15,000 on Advanced at every size, with minimums of $200 to $1,000. Direct replaces the winning-day rule with a withdrawal profit target and 20% consistency. Alpha’s FAQ says requests are processed in 48 business hours or less.
The practical difference is timing against size. An FXIFY trader waits for the 14-calendar-day cycle but, on Expert, faces no request cap; an Alpha trader can request as soon as five winning days accumulate, up to four times a month, but each request is capped by plan and limited to half the account’s profit.
On Trustpilot, Alpha Futures showed 4.4 out of 5 from 5,929 reviews on September 11, 2026, and FXIFY Futures showed 3.9 from 41 reviews on September 9 and again on September 16, 2026. FXIFY’s count is under 1% of Alpha’s, so a handful of reviews moves its score. Both firms advertise cumulative payout figures on their own sites — over $35 million in verified payouts on FXIFY Futures’ homepage and $70 million in performance fees on Alpha’s — which are their own claims, not audited totals.
Our Alpha Futures payout rules guide has the full plan-by-plan caps, winning-day and consistency tables.
FXIFY Futures offers NinjaTrader, Tradovate and TradingView at the same price and rules, with free Level 1 data on all plans. Alpha Futures offers AlphaTrader, TradingView (connection powered by Plus500), WealthCharts, Deepchart by Volumetrica and Quantower (desktop PC only), and states that platform choice is not interchangeable after purchase. Alpha ended its NinjaTrader (Tradovate) partnership on July 12, 2026, so a NinjaTrader or Tradovate workflow points to FXIFY here. Confirm the platform, data fees and automation policy for the exact account at checkout.
Use these firm-specific guides for more detail on the rules and published offer terms.
Each of these compares one of the two firms on this page against another firm, using the same rule-level format.
FXIFY Futures Flex $50K showed $179 one-time and Direct $50K $579 one-time on October 2, 2026. The Alpha prices here are dated September monthly observations. Later fees and current rule differences need checking, so no like-for-like full-cost winner is verified.
The September research below described a 14-calendar-day FXIFY cycle and Alpha requests after winning-day requirements. Current FXIFY Flex/Direct payout terms were not reverified on October 2, so that historical comparison does not establish a current speed winner.
The older Expert research does not establish current Flex or Direct payout caps. Check both current agreements; the September payout tables below are historical context.
The September FXIFY research listed NinjaTrader, Tradovate and TradingView. Platform-specific eligibility was not reverified for the October Flex/Direct selections. Alpha platform information below is also dated; check the exact current plan before buying.
START30 was rejected on FXIFY Futures Flex $50K and Direct $50K on October 2, 2026. Other configurations and current WM3UNTJMCR savings are not confirmed. Alpha Futures issued Brandon029274 on September 30, 2026, but buyer savings, eligibility, fees, stacking and expiry remain unverified. See each code page for current evidence.
FundingCodes has referral relationships with both firms and may earn a commission when you use its links. That relationship does not determine a winner. This comparison is educational, not investment advice or a guarantee of qualification, funding or payouts.