Head to head · Futures

Apex Trader Funding vs Earn2Trade

Every figure below comes from each firm's own site and is scored by the same published formula. A firm's commercial relationship with us changes nothing here.

Apex Trader Funding

7.8 /10 · #13 of 25 · Verified

Last verified Sep 14, 2026 · Full profile →

Earn2Trade

5.2 /10 · #24 of 25 · Verified

Last verified Sep 14, 2026 · Full profile →

The short answer

Apex Trader Funding scores 7.8/10 on the PFM Score, Earn2Trade 5.2/10.

Apex Trader Funding leads on Payout Integrity (8.3 vs 3.0) and Trading Conditions (7.8 vs 7.3).

Choose Apex Trader Funding if…

you want the higher profit split (90% vs 80%)
you want faster payout processing (2 days vs 7 days)
you'd rather not pay a monthly fee (Earn2Trade charges $170)
you want a larger account (up to $300K vs $200K)

Choose Earn2Trade if…

you want the shorter minimum path to a first payout (7 trading days vs at least 8 trading days)
you want it cheaper to get funded on a $50K account ($170 vs at least $550 in month one)
you run EAs or bots (Apex Trader Funding doesn't allow them)

Side by side

✓ marks the firm ahead on that metric, by the rules on our methodology page — a fact, not a recommendation. "At least" means a fee or step isn't published (or we haven't verified it yet); the real figure can only be higher, so it's never counted as a lead. Costs are list prices, not promos.

Apex Trader Funding vs Earn2Trade, metric by metric
Metric	Apex Trader Funding	Earn2Trade
Score
PFM Score	7.8/10 (#13 of 25) (ahead)	5.2/10 (#24 of 25)
Payout Integrity	8.3 (ahead)	3.0
Rule Clarity	6.9	6.9
Trading Conditions	7.8 (ahead)	7.3
Rules & payouts
Drawdown	End-of-day · $2K	End-of-day · $2K
Profit split	90% (ahead)	80%
Payout processing	2 days (ahead)	7 days
Minimum path to first payout	at least 8 trading days	7 trading days (ahead)
Profit target	6% ($3,000 on $50K)	6% ($3,000 on $50K)
Costs — $50K account
Entry fee	$550	$170 (ahead)
Monthly fee	None (ahead)	$170
Activation fee	Not disclosed	None
Cost to get funded (month one)	at least $550	$170 (ahead)
Trading conditions
Platforms	Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView	Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TradingView, Finamark
Account sizes	$25K–$300K	$50K–$200K
News trading	Yes	Yes
Weekend holding	No	No
EAs / bots	No	Yes (ahead)
Scaling plan	Yes	Yes
Same-day payouts	No	No
The firm
Founded	2021	2018
Based in	Austin, TX · United States	United States