Futures prop firm comparison
FXIFY Futures vs Alpha Futures comes down to the exact plan and current agreement, not September's historical verdict. October 29, 2026 coupon-only correction: Futureify checkout accepted WM3UNTJMCR for one FXIFY Flex $50K account, no add-ons, reducing $179.00 to $98.45 (45% off first account). Historical October 2 tests rejected START30 on Flex $50K and Direct $50K. The comparison was published September 24 from research checked through September 16; Alpha figures and FXIFY Standard/Expert rules, payouts and platforms below remain historical September observations, not a full October research refresh.
Edited by Brandon King
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Conditional fit
For Alpha Futures vs FXIFY Futures, the October 29 correction verifies only the scoped FXIFY coupon result, not a current full-cost or suitability winner. September provider-published payout terms are not independently verified payout performance, and current Flex/Direct eligibility remains unverified. Historical Standard/Expert rules must not be mapped onto Flex or Direct. FundingCodes has referral relationships with both firms and may earn commission from sponsored links.
Side-by-side
Firm terms change. The provider’s checkout, agreement, and help center control.
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
WM3UNTJMCR: checkout-tested October 29, 2026. One Flex $50K account, no add-ons: $179.00 to $98.45 (45% off first account). Other configurations and expiry 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.
Historical 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. October 29 coupon-only update: Futureify checkout accepted WM3UNTJMCR on one Flex $50K, no add-ons, at $98.45 from $179.00 (45% off first account). Other sizes, Direct, add-ons, resets, stacking, duration and expiry remain unverified.
On September 16, 2026, Alpha published 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. Those September pages listed no activation fee, with evaluation resets of $79–$249 on Zero, $109–$289 on Standard and $189–$449 on Advanced. These are historical observations, not current price verification.
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: WM3UNTJMCR, issued to FundingCodes, returned $98.45 on one Flex $50K account with no add-ons at Futureify checkout on October 29, 2026, saving $80.55 (45% off first account). Public FUTUREIFY returned $107.40 (40%), $8.95 more; referral tracking with the public code did not improve that total. Portal copy still says 30%; this checkout result controls the tested selection. Historically, START30 was rejected on Flex $50K and Direct $50K on October 2; this does not prove permanent expiry or failure on every configuration. 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.
In September, FXIFY published a 14-calendar-day payout-request cycle, $100 minimum and 24–48-hour processing via Riseworks or crypto. Standard and Expert listed 80% and 90% splits, an add-on described as reaching 100%, and no Expert maximum request amount above the buffer after 14 days. These were provider-published terms, not independently verified payout performance or current Flex/Direct eligibility.
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.
On paper in September, the difference was request timing versus limits: FXIFY Expert described a 14-day cycle without a maximum request amount, while Alpha described winning-day requirements and plan caps. This historical comparison does not establish current payout speed or independently verified performance at either firm.
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.
In September, FXIFY listed NinjaTrader, Tradovate and TradingView with the same advertised prices and rules and free Level 1 data. Alpha listed AlphaTrader, TradingView via Plus500, WealthCharts, Deepchart and Quantower (desktop PC only), with platform choice not interchangeable after purchase, and reported ending its NinjaTrader (Tradovate) partnership on July 12, 2026. These historical listings are not current platform recommendations. Confirm current eligibility, data fees and automation policy for the exact account.
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.
FXIFY Futures now uses Futureify checkout. Issued WM3UNTJMCR took 45% off the first account on one Flex $50K with no add-ons on October 29, 2026: $179.00 to $98.45, versus $107.40 with public FUTUREIFY. Other configurations, resets, stacking, duration and expiry are unverified. The October 2 START30 rejections are historical tests. 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.