Apex moved new purchases to 4 one-time evaluation paths
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A side-by-side breakdown of Apex Trader Funding and FundedNext — profit splits, payout speed, drawdown rules, platforms, and a clear verdict on which firm wins for which trader profile.
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Data-driven comparison · checked Jul 28, 2026
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 4 from FundedNext that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-07-28. These firms sell different instruments — Apex Trader Funding runs futures products and FundedNext runs CFD — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race. FundedNext is the cheaper route at the one tier both firms sell on the same currency and billing model. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is Stellar Lite at $140 (One-time fee), which needs $175 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
Winning value on each row is marked. Ties are flagged. Empty cells mean we don't have that data point yet.
The table above compares the two firms. This one compares the products you actually buy — 8 of them, each with its own price, split, drawdown rule and source date.
We track 4 Apex Trader Funding products and 4 from FundedNext that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-07-28. These firms sell different instruments — Apex Trader Funding runs futures products and FundedNext runs CFD — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race.
FundedNext is the cheaper route at the one tier both firms sell on the same currency and billing model. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is Stellar Lite at $140 (One-time fee), which needs $175 of profit at a 80% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
FundedNext's own products disagree on 9 terms. On evaluation steps it is 2-step on Stellar 2-Step and Stellar Lite, versus 1-step on Stellar 1-Step, versus instant funding on Stellar Instant. Which product you buy decides that rule, not which firm you sign with — a firm-level table cannot show this.
FundedNext is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: Stellar Lite at $140 — $118 less than Apex Trader Funding's cheapest route at this tier (Intraday Trail - Standard, $258) — 46% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar LiteFundedNext · One-time · 80% split | $140One-time fee | $175at 80% split | 0.09vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| Stellar 2-StepFundedNext · One-time · 80% split | $200One-time fee | $250at 80% split | 0.10vs 10% max DD | 1 |
| Stellar 1-StepFundedNext · One-time · 80% split | $220One-time fee | $275at 80% split | 0.18vs 6% max DD | 2 |
| Intraday Trail - StandardApex Trader Funding · One-time · 100% split | $258Fee + tier activation | $258at 100% split | 0.26vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
R-multiple is break-even profit divided by that product's own maximum permitted loss — under 1.00 means you can lose more than you need to make to win the fee back. Day count assumes 1% account growth per day, capped by the product's own daily loss limit. Blank cells are figures the firm does not publish.
Each cell shows every value that firm's current products hold. Where a firm disagrees with itself the products are named — those are the rows a firm-level table has to flatten, and the ones that decide whether your strategy is allowed. 9 of 16 rows split this way in this matchup.
| Term | Apex Trader Funding | FundedNext |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation steps | 1-step | 2-stepStellar 2-Step, Stellar Lite 1-stepStellar 1-Step Instant fundingStellar Instant |
| Profit split | 100% | 80%Stellar 2-Step, Stellar 1-Step, Stellar Lite 70%Stellar Instant |
| Drawdown method | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | StaticStellar 2-Step, Stellar 1-Step, Stellar Lite TrailingStellar Instant |
| Daily loss cap | Fixed $ per tierEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee Not publishedIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | 3%Stellar 1-Step 4%Stellar Lite 5%Stellar 2-Step Not publishedStellar Instant |
| Max loss cap | Fixed $ per tier | 6%Stellar 1-Step, Stellar Instant 10%Stellar 2-Step 8%Stellar Lite |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailingEOD Trail - Standard, EOD Trail - No Activation Fee TrailingIntraday Trail - Standard, Intraday Trail - No Activation Fee | StaticStellar 2-Step, Stellar 1-Step, Stellar Lite TrailingStellar Instant |
| Min trading days | 1 | 5Stellar 2-Step, Stellar Lite 0Stellar Instant 2Stellar 1-Step |
| Max trading dayssame | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rulesame | None published | None published |
| First payout after | 5 days | 21 daysStellar 2-Step, Stellar Lite 0 daysStellar Instant 5 daysStellar 1-Step |
| Payout frequency | Weekly | Bi-weeklyStellar 2-Step, Stellar Lite On demandStellar Instant WeeklyStellar 1-Step |
| News tradingsame | Conditional | Conditional |
| Weekend holding | Not allowed | Allowed |
| Overnight holding | Not allowed | Allowed |
| EAs / algos | Not allowed | Conditional |
| Copy tradingsame | Conditional | Conditional |
Apex moved new purchases to 4 one-time evaluation paths
Older Apex reviews can describe a different billing and drawdown structure. Match any comparison to the product name shown at checkout.
Every figure above is read from these pages. Products older than 30 days are removed from the comparison until they are recaptured, so a missing product means stale data, not a discontinued plan.
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