Side by side
We compared the closest like-for-like plans: Select evaluation, 50K and Elite Daily evaluation, 50K. Prices are list prices; promotions come and go, and we don't show codes we haven't verified at checkout.
| Rule | Tradeify | Top One Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Plan compared | Select evaluation, 50K | Elite Daily evaluation, 50K |
| Evaluation price (list) | $165 one-time | $218 one-time |
| Reset fee | $109 (up to 10 resets per evaluation per 30 days) | $104 |
| Activation fee | None | None |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Drawdown type and amount | End-of-day trailing, $2,000. It locks once your end-of-day balance is $100 above the starting balance. | End-of-day trailing, $2,000 |
| Daily loss limit | None in the evaluation. Funded: Select Daily has a $1,000 DLL; Select Flex has none. | $1,000 |
| Consistency rule | 40% in the evaluation (50% option available). No consistency rule once funded. | 40% in the evaluation. No consistency target on funded Elite Daily accounts; instead, after the first payout at least 50% of each payout must come from new profit. |
| Minimum trading days | 3 | Not published on the pages we checked |
| Max position size | 4 minis / 40 micros | 3 minis |
| Profit split | 90% | 90/10 |
| Payout frequency, minimums and caps | Choose at funding: Select Daily (daily eligibility above a buffer, $1,250 cap on 50K) or Select Flex (every 5 winning days, $2,500 cap on 50K, up to 50% of profits). Caps shown are for accounts bought on or after Sep 1, 2026. | Daily once funded: $500 minimum, $1,000 maximum per request on 50K, $2,500 buffer that must stay in the account |
| Platforms | Tradovate (incl. NinjaTrader, TradingView), Rithmic (Tradesea, Quantower, Sierra Chart, R|Trader) or WealthCharts, chosen at checkout | Tradovate/NinjaTrader, BlackArrow and WealthCharts (per Top One's help center sections) |
| News trading | Allowed: Tradeify says it has no rules against trading news events | Free in the evaluation. Funded Elite Daily accounts can't open, close or modify orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after major high-impact news. |
| Bots, EAs and copy trading | Allowed only if you're the sole owner, it isn't high-frequency and you don't run it at other firms. Tradeify may ask for a live video of you enabling it. | Not allowed: Top One prohibits EAs and bots on all accounts. Copy or group trading is on its prohibited-practices list; it has a separate copy trading policy. |
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 on each firm's own pages. "Not published" means we couldn't find it stated by the firm. Want the total cost with resets and activation? Use the calculator.
Who each is better for
Tradeify is the better fit for
Traders who want a cheaper list price, a choice of three broker connections, no news restrictions and the option to run their own bot (with proof of ownership).
Top One Futures is the better fit for
Manual traders who want daily payouts with no funded consistency target and a daily loss limit that's built in, and who won't trade the 2-minute news window once funded.
Neither is "best" for everyone. The right pick depends on how you trade: your strategy's daily swings, whether you trade news or use automation, and how fast you need payouts.
Red flags and rule changes we track
Tradeify
- Funded payouts require more than 50% of trades, and more than 50% of profit, to come from trades held longer than 10 seconds.
- Hedging is banned across correlated products and across your own accounts, and a violation hits every account involved.
- Accounts need at least one trade per week to stay active.
- Tradeify's homepage publishes outcome stats: 17.2% of evaluations passed and 28.5% of funded participants were paid.
Rule changes we've logged:
- TradeifyPayouts
Lightning Funded consistency now steps up per payout
Lightning Funded accounts bought after Sept 12, 2025 (8:00 AM ET) use 20% consistency for payout 1, 25% for payout 2, and 30% after that. The same date split applies to Growth funded payout tiers and minimum balances.
Who it affects: Accounts purchased after the cutoff. Older Lightning accounts keep a flat 20%.
Source: Tradeify Help: Consistency Rule
Top One Futures
- Young firm: operating since April 2025.
- Its review profile has a very high share of 5-star ratings. We re-check review quality every quarter rather than taking the average at face value.
- Funded Elite Daily has a news blackout window that the evaluation doesn't, so a news strategy that passes may not pay out.
- Once an Elite Daily funded account is breached, profit inside the buffer isn't withdrawable.
Full Top One Futures rules explained
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Sources
Pages we used, checked Oct 25, 2026: the firm's official pages first, plus any named third-party source. If anything here disagrees with the firm's current page, the firm's page wins.
- Tradeify Help: Select Evaluation Accounts
- Tradeify Help: Guidelines for Traders
- Tradeify Help: Supported Platforms
- Tradeify homepage (pricing)
- Top One Futures homepage (plans and pricing)
- Top One Help: Elite Daily V2 Daily Payout Rules
- Top One Help: Elite Daily V2 News Trading Rule
- Top One Help: Can I Use EAs/Bots?
- Top One Help: Prohibited Trading Practices