FundedNext vs The5ers
FundedNext
The5ers
Computed verdict
There isn't a current verified offer on both firms, so we don't call a cost winner. On the overall score, The5ers comes out ahead (82 vs 52).
The verdict is computed from verified data and recomputes when the data changes. It is not an opinion and no commercial arrangement alters it. Methodology
Rule by rule
The daily limit (3–5% by model) is anchored to the INITIAL balance, not the day's, and max loss is a static 6–10% floor; only Stellar Instant uses a 6% trailing equity line.
A static 10% max loss from initial balance and a 5% daily limit anchored to the higher of the previous close's balance or equity — nothing trails, but touching either terminates the account.
Hard daily limit of 3–5% of initial balance by model (Instant has none), with swaps counted in the calculation — exceeding it breaches the account.
A hard daily limit on High Stakes, measured against the higher of the previous midnight's balance or equity — hitting it terminates the account. The5ers' own pages disagree on the number: the 2-Step Plan Rules & Specifications page (last updated 7 September 2026) and the Summer Plan page both state 3%, while the High Stakes general-rules page (last updated 10 August 2026) states 5%. Unresolved, and we do not pick a side. We publish 5% because it comes from the High Stakes page, but 3% is the safer assumption and the one to trade to until The5ers reconciles its pages. On a $100,000 account the gap is $2,000 of daily room, on a limit that ends the account.
No current Stellar model has a consistency rule — though the news rule counting only 40% of profit in ±5-minute windows acts as a stealth haircut.
There is no percentage consistency rule, but each step requires at least 3 profitable days of +0.5% or more, which blocks one-day passes.
Targets by phase: 1-Step 10% (no time limit, min 2 days); 2-Step 8% Phase 1 and 5% Phase 2 (min 5 days per phase); Lite 8% and 4%; Instant no target. Stellar Lite minimum days conflict (5 vs 2 across their own pages).
Two steps on the current High Stakes plan: 10% then 5% (a legacy Classic variant runs 8% then 5%), each needing a minimum of 3 profitable days, where a profitable day is closed net of at least +0.5% of the initial balance. Maximum total loss is 10% of the initial balance. The daily loss limit is disputed between The5ers' own pages at 3% and 5% — see the daily-loss section, where both positions are recorded and neither is settled. Inactivity: an account expires after 30 consecutive days without trading during evaluation, and after 60 on a funded account.
First payout at 21 days then every 14 (every 5 business days on 1-Step), at a base 80% split rising to 90% via Scale-Up — the advertised '95%' is in unresolved documented conflict.
On the 2-Step, The5ers splits 80/20 and scales to 100% with a fixed monthly payout at high balances. On how much you need before you can be paid, its own pages disagree: the 2-Step rules page asks for $250 of profit, the withdrawals help page asked for $150. We record both and pick neither. What is clear is that there is a cap: $2,000 per payout cycle. First payout 14 days after the account is activated, then every two weeks.
Stellar 2-Step and 1-Step 50K: $299.99 list; Stellar Lite 50K: $229.99. No activation fee; one-time $25 fee for cTrader/Match-Trader (non-refundable, waived in the US). Paid reset after a breach. The 200K 2-Step price conflicts across their own pages ($999 vs $1,099.99).
$100K 2-Step Classic (8%/5%): one-time $179, and $149 for the 10%/5% tier — both read on The5ers' own pages on 2026-09-08. Smaller sizes are served by a dynamic pricing widget we could not read, so we publish no $50K price. No monthly fee, no activation fee documented, and no paid reset product: a failed evaluation means buying a new one.