A side-by-side breakdown of The Funded Trader and Tradeify — 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 Aug 11, 2026
We track 7 The Funded Trader products and 4 from Tradeify that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-08-11. These firms sell different instruments — The Funded Trader runs CFD products and Tradeify runs futures — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race. Tradeify is cheaper to funded at 3 of the 3 directly comparable tiers. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is Growth Evaluation at $99 (One-time fee), which needs $110 of profit at a 90% 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 — 11 of them, each with its own price, split, drawdown rule and source date.
We track 7 The Funded Trader products and 4 from Tradeify that pass the 30-day source-freshness gate, last verified 2026-08-11. These firms sell different instruments — The Funded Trader runs CFD products and Tradeify runs futures — so treat the tables below as a fit comparison, not a like-for-like price race.
Tradeify is cheaper to funded at 3 of the 3 directly comparable tiers. At $25K, the cheapest verified route is Growth Evaluation at $99 (One-time fee), which needs $110 of profit at a 90% split before the fee is back in your pocket.
The Funded Trader's own products disagree on 12 terms. On evaluation steps it is 1-step on Knight Challenge and Knight Pro Challenge and Classic 1-Step Challenge, versus 2-step on Royal Challenge and Royal Pro Challenge and Classic 2-Step Challenge, versus 3-step on Dragon Challenge. Which product you buy decides that rule, not which firm you sign with — a firm-level table cannot show this.
Tradeify is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: Growth Evaluation at $99 — $30 less than The Funded Trader's cheapest route at this tier (Classic 2-Step Challenge, $129) — 23% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth EvaluationTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $99One-time fee | $110at 90% split | 0.11vs $1,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| Select Evaluation → FlexTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $109One-time fee | $121at 90% split | 0.12vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| Select Evaluation → DailyTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $109One-time fee | $121at 90% split | 0.12vs $1,000 tier max loss | — |
| Classic 2-Step ChallengeThe Funded Trader · One-time · 80% split | $129One-time fee | $161at 80% split | 0.08vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| Classic 1-Step ChallengeThe Funded Trader · One-time · 80% split | $139One-time fee | $174at 80% split | 0.12vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Lightning FundedTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $345One-time fee | $383at 90% split | 0.38vs $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.
Tradeify is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: Growth Evaluation at $145 — $104 less than The Funded Trader's cheapest route at this tier (Classic 2-Step Challenge, $249) — 42% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth EvaluationTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $145One-time fee | $161at 90% split | 0.08vs $2,000 tier max loss | 1 |
| Select Evaluation → FlexTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $165One-time fee | $183at 90% split | 0.09vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| Select Evaluation → DailyTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $165One-time fee | $183at 90% split | 0.09vs $2,000 tier max loss | — |
| Classic 2-Step ChallengeThe Funded Trader · One-time · 80% split | $249One-time fee | $311at 80% split | 0.08vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| Classic 1-Step ChallengeThe Funded Trader · One-time · 80% split | $269One-time fee | $336at 80% split | 0.11vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Lightning FundedTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $492One-time fee | $547at 90% split | 0.27vs $2,000 tier max loss | 2 |
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.
Tradeify is cheaper within the shared USD one-time class: Growth Evaluation at $255 — $224 less than The Funded Trader's cheapest route at this tier (Classic 2-Step Challenge, $479) — 47% cheaper.
| Product | Cost to funded | Break-even profit | R-multiple | Days @ 1%/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth EvaluationTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $255One-time fee | $283at 90% split | 0.08vs $3,500 tier max loss | 1 |
| Select Evaluation → FlexTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $265One-time fee | $294at 90% split | 0.10vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| Select Evaluation → DailyTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $265One-time fee | $294at 90% split | 0.10vs $3,000 tier max loss | — |
| Classic 2-Step ChallengeThe Funded Trader · One-time · 80% split | $479One-time fee | $599at 80% split | 0.07vs 8% max DD | 1 |
| Classic 1-Step ChallengeThe Funded Trader · One-time · 80% split | $499One-time fee | $624at 80% split | 0.10vs 6% max DD | 1 |
| Lightning FundedTradeify · One-time · 90% split | $660One-time fee | $733at 90% split | 0.18vs $4,000 tier max loss | 1 |
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. 12 of 16 rows split this way in this matchup.
| Term | The Funded Trader | Tradeify |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation steps | 1-stepKnight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge, Classic 1-Step Challenge 2-stepRoyal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge 3-stepDragon Challenge | 1-stepGrowth Evaluation, Select Evaluation → Flex, Select Evaluation → Daily Instant fundingLightning Funded |
| Profit split | Not publishedKnight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge, Royal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Dragon Challenge 80%Classic 1-Step Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge | 90% |
| Drawdown method | StaticKnight Challenge, Classic 1-Step Challenge, Royal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge, Dragon Challenge Not publishedKnight Pro Challenge | EOD trailing |
| Daily loss cap | 3%Knight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge, Classic 1-Step Challenge 5%Royal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Dragon Challenge 4%Classic 2-Step Challenge | Fixed $ per tierGrowth Evaluation, Lightning Funded Not publishedSelect Evaluation → Flex, Select Evaluation → Daily |
| Max loss cap | 10%Royal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Dragon Challenge 8%Knight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge 6%Classic 1-Step Challenge | Fixed $ per tier |
| Funded drawdown | StaticKnight Challenge, Classic 1-Step Challenge, Royal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge, Dragon Challenge Not publishedKnight Pro Challenge | EOD trailing |
| Min trading days | 5Knight Challenge, Royal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge 1Knight Pro Challenge, Dragon Challenge 3Classic 1-Step Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge | 3Select Evaluation → Flex, Select Evaluation → Daily 0Lightning Funded 1Growth Evaluation |
| Max trading dayssame | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | None published | 40%Select Evaluation → Flex, Select Evaluation → Daily 20%Lightning Funded 35%Growth Evaluation |
| First payout after | 7 daysClassic 1-Step Challenge, Dragon Challenge Not publishedKnight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge 14 daysClassic 2-Step Challenge 2 daysRoyal Pro Challenge 30 daysRoyal Challenge | 5 daysGrowth Evaluation, Select Evaluation → Flex 0 daysLightning Funded 1 daysSelect Evaluation → Daily |
| Payout frequency | Bi-weeklyClassic 1-Step Challenge, Royal Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge On demandKnight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge Not publishedRoyal Pro Challenge WeeklyDragon Challenge | On demand |
| News trading | AllowedKnight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge, Classic 1-Step Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge Not allowedRoyal Challenge, Dragon Challenge | Allowed |
| Weekend holding | AllowedKnight Challenge, Knight Pro Challenge, Classic 1-Step Challenge, Royal Challenge, Royal Pro Challenge, Classic 2-Step Challenge Not allowedDragon Challenge | Not allowed |
| Overnight holding | Not published | Not allowed |
| EAs / algos | Allowed | Conditional |
| Copy trading | Allowed | Conditional |
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