Head-to-head comparison
Legends Trading vs Topstep: Which Futures Prop Firm Wins? (2026)
A side-by-side breakdown of the rules that decide which prop firm fits your strategy — drawdown type, profit splits, payout speed, account sizes, and total cost.
Legends Trading
- From
- $30
- Account sizes
- $25K – $150K
- Profit split
- 90%
- Payout
- —
Topstep
Verified payouts
- From
- $95
- Account sizes
- $50K – $150K
- Profit split
- 90%
- Payout
- 3 days
The verdict
Legends Trading has the lower starting price ($29.5 vs $95 for Topstep). Legends Trading offers a one-time payment option, avoiding recurring monthly fees. Topstep has an instant-funding path with no evaluation phase. Topstep has third-party verified payout history.
Rules side by side
Each value is the best (or full range) across all of the firm's products.
| Rule | Legends Trading | Topstep |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge type | Evaluation | Evaluation + Instant Funding |
| Drawdown type | EOD | Static |
| Account sizes | $25K – $150K | $50K – $150K |
| Starting price | $30 | $95 |
| Profit split | 90% | 90% |
| Payout speed | — | 3 days |
| Payout frequency | — | On demand |
| Consistency rule | Eval: 30–40% | Eval: 0–50% |
| Payment model | Mixed (one-time + subscription) | Subscription |
| Verified payouts | No | Yes |
| Sage rating | — | 4.5 / 5 |
About each firm
Legends Trading
Legends Trading Group offers a one-step evaluation marketed as 'Get Funded in 1 day,' followed by a master account stage. Drawdown is end-of-day max trailing, and live funded traders earn a 90/10 profit split with payouts available up to twice per month after consistency rules are met. Supported platforms include Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Sierra Chart, and Quantower.
Products
- Apprentice — 90% split
- Elite — One-time · 90% split
Topstep
Topstep is a long-running futures prop firm offering Trading Combine evaluations, Live Funded Accounts, and Express Funded Accounts. Restricted to CME, COMEX, NYMEX, CBOT futures.
Highlights
- Pass Trading Combine in as little as 2 days, no minimum time
- 90% profit split with payouts as fast as next trading day
- CFTC-registered Topstep Brokerage (NFA member)
- Run on proprietary TopstepX platform
Products
- Trading Combine — 90% split · 3 days
- Live Funded Account — 90% split
- Express Funded Account — Instant funding · 90% split
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper to start, Legends Trading or Topstep?
Legends Trading has the lower starting price at $30 for its smallest evaluation account, compared to $95 for the other.
Are payouts verified at Legends Trading and Topstep?
Legends Trading does not have third-party verified payout history. Topstep has third-party verified payout history.