Head to head · September 2026
Take Profit Trader vs Topstep
Our call: Take Profit Trader (9.0 vs 8.0). Day-one uncapped withdrawals and a genuine live 90/10 tier (PRO+) — but the row-by-row below shows where Topstep still wins.
Topstep8.0 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.0 / 10 | 8.0 / 10 |
| Eval cost (50K) | $102/mo + $130 fee | $85/mo |
| Activation fee | $130 | $0 |
| Drawdown | intraday (changes on pass) | EOD |
| Consistency | 50% eval, none funded | 55% eval, none funded |
| Profit split | 80/20 (PRO sim) → 90/10 (PRO+ live) | 90/10 from dollar one (post-Jan-2026 accounts) |
| First payout | 0 days | 5 days |
| Platforms | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, Bookmap, MultiCharts, MotiveWave, ATAS, Jigsaw Trader | TopstepX (in-house only), Quantower via TopstepX credentials |
| Discount | 40% off | up to 13% off |
| Get started | Visit Take Profit Trader | Visit Topstep |
Take Profit Trader in one paragraph
Still top-3: day-one uncapped withdrawals, no daily loss limit anywhere, a 3-day evaluation minimum, and a real live-capital path at 90/10 via PRO+. The standing 40% lifetime discount with the $130 activation waived is quietly the best recurring deal of the 16, and unlike the flash sales it carries no published end date. Watch the trap: PRO (sim-funded) switches to intraday trailing drawdown, the most common reason passers fail in week one.
Full review →Topstep in one paragraph
Worst deal in Tier 1 (no public discount code, $5-6K payout caps on a 150K) but the most trustworthy payout record in futures prop: more than a decade, no credible non-payment scandal. Keep exactly one as the 'this check always clears' anchor. Two things to price in: the MLL resets to $0 permanently after every payout, so you are one bad day from losing the account; and the caps only double (to as much as $12,000) if you opt into the Daily Loss Limit add-on at purchase — without it, scaling withdrawals here is slow.
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