The cheapest $50K futures prop evaluation
What a $50K futures evaluation account actually costs to start, across every futures firm we track — each price read from the firm's own pages on October 5, 2026, with the source linked on every row.
Among 14 tracked $50K configurations with a stated activation fee, the lowest confirmed initial cost in this dated snapshot is $19 — Funded Futures Family's Velocity, a monthly subscription that renews until you pass or cancel, at the firm's displayed price with code FFF. 1 configurations have an unconfirmed total and are excluded from that comparison.
These are dated price snapshots. Recheck the firm’s page before buying; the newest check does not imply every row was checked on that date.
The axis includes confirmed totals only. Unstated activation fees appear as lower bounds in the table.
6 of 15 evaluations recur monthly, so the initial cost is not like-for-like: a monthly evaluation costs more for every extra month it takes to pass.
| Firm | Plan | Advertised price | Activation | Initial cost¹ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VelocityAt both of our checks the page displayed this discounted price while the FFF banner's own countdown read 'Offer Expired' (banner: 85% off the code's first five uses, then 75%). We publish the price the page displayed at the timestamp shown; the expired countdown makes this row especially likely to change, and if the firm withdraws the code the $125 list price applies. Monthly subscription while the evaluation is active; no activation fee on any plan per the firm's fees article. | $19recurs monthly until passed | None (firm-stated) | $19first month | Firm's page ↗ | |
| 50K Quick Pay (Intraday drawdown)TradeDay's members checkout shows the applied price as $58.95/month for this configuration. End-of-day drawdown and Fast Pass configurations cost more. No end date published for TDNEW. | $59recurs monthly until passed | None (firm-stated) | $59first month | Firm's page ↗ | |
| $50K EODGFF's EOD plan family is its cheapest evaluation at every size; its rules differ from GOAT Daily (50% consistency, no daily loss limit). Checkout links carry the coupon automatically. 'LIMITED PROMO' with no end date published. | $69 | None (firm-stated) | $69 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Builder PlanMFFU's banner reads 'Save 40% On Any Plan With Code CLUB. New to MFFU? Get 50% off your first eval.' The displayed $76.50 is 50% off list, so it reads as the new-customer first-evaluation rate; the 40% price ($91.80) is not displayed. Cheapest of MFFU's four plans at this size. No end date published. | $76.50 | None (firm-stated) | $76.50 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Reserve 50K (with daily loss limit)Reserve's default is the lower-priced variant with a $1,700 daily loss limit; the no-DLL variant costs more. Cheapest Blue Guardian evaluation at this size (Standard $157, Express $98 discounted). 'No activation fees', one-time fee per the page. No end date published for BG25. | $84 | None (firm-stated) | $84 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Trading Combine 50K · No Activation Fee PathTopstep's Standard path is $49/month but adds a $149 activation per funded account earned ($198 all-in); the No Activation Fee path costs more per month and nothing at funding. An optional Responsible Trading Advantage toggle (adds a daily loss limit) lowers this path to $85/month. No coupon displayed. | $95recurs monthly until passed | None (firm-stated) | $95first month | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Nitro $50KFuturesElite's checkout auto-applies coupon NEW on page load (35% off Nitro). Nitro is the cheapest of its three evaluation plans at this size (Elite $112, Prime $116.35 discounted). No end date published. | $98.80 | None (firm-stated) | $98.80 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Growth 50K EvaluationTradeify's banner states the GEMS promotion 'ENDS 15 OCTOBER, 11:59PM EST'. Growth is the cheapest Tradeify evaluation at this size (Select 50K costs more); Lightning is instant funding, not an evaluation. | $102 | None (firm-stated) | $102 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Intraday Trail · Standard (one-time)The card says '(with Coupon Code)'; the sitewide banner names it: 'Any Size Evals up to 90% Off | Use code: COUPON "SAVENOW" Ends in: 9d 04h' — a countdown as displayed, no calendar end date published. $89 one-time PA activation. Apex's limited-time Legacy 50K FULL ($197/mo, $19.70 with the code, $99 PA fee) costs more all-in and rebills monthly. | $24.90 | $89 | $113.90 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| 50K PRO EVALWithout the code the page shows a $140.40 'Limited time' sale price; $115.40 is the page's own 'w/ coupon at checkout' figure for code VAULT. No end date published. LucidFlex prices identically at this size. | $115.40 | None (firm-stated) | $115.40 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Elite Daily $50K EvaluationOur Top One checkout links carried a split-test flag (splitTest=A), so these prices are what our session was served and may differ for other visitors. Elite Access showed $39 at every size but a $189 activation at 50K ($228 all-in) and unclear on-page wording about code BOGO. Top One confirmed in writing on 21 Sep 2026 that code PDD gives 50% off a customer's first purchase on any account size (never resets, not recurring); our one checkout check, 20 Sep 2026 on this plan, showed $218 to $109. The page displays no PDD price, so none is shown here. No end date published for OCT. | $120recurs monthly until passed | None (firm-stated) | $120first month | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU50Earn2Trade's anniversary banner advertises '50% OFF any evaluation' ('Ends Oct 10') but no reduced GAU price is displayed on the cards, so the list price is shown. No upfront activation fee; a one-time $139 LiveSim activation is deducted from the first successful withdrawal only, never charged up front. | $170recurs monthly until passed | None (firm-stated) | $170first month | Firm's page ↗ | |
| TL Early Access 50K (60% profit split)A limited launch range ('620 of 1,000 left' at our check) with a static $1,000 drawdown and a 50% consistency rule in evaluation — rules differ sharply from most rows here. The FALL banner showed a countdown ('Ends In 1d04h' at our check); no calendar end date published. Higher profit-split variants cost more. | $180 | None (firm-stated) | $180 | Firm's page ↗ | |
| $50K Test AccountTPT's banner offers code NOFEE40 ('Get 40% Off For Life + Never Pay An Activation Fee!') but prints no discounted dollar figure, so the list price is shown. We last verified the code at TPT's own checkout on 14 Sep 2026 at $102/month for this plan. The $130 PRO activation is waived with the code per the banner. | $170recurs monthly until passedNOFEE40 | $130 | $300first month | Firm's page ↗ | |
| Flex $50KThe page shows 47% off with code FNFLEX; FundedNext's help pages have described the code as first-two-accounts pricing (about 40% from the third). The futures page checked does not state an activation fee; a September help article said FundedNext Futures charges none. Cheapest FundedNext challenge at this size (Legacy $199.99, Rapid $159.99 with code RAPID). No end date published. | $69.99 | Not stated | At least $69.99Total unconfirmed | Firm's page ↗ |
¹ Initial cost = advertised evaluation price plus any stated activation fee, assuming one successful attempt within the initial billing period. Resets, renewals after the first month, commissions, data fees and taxes are excluded. Prices are what each firm's own page displayed at the checked time; firms change prices without notice.
How these prices are checked
Each row is read from the linked firm page: the advertised price, any discount and code the firm itself displays, and the activation fee where one is stated. A coupon price appears here only when the firm's own pricing display or checkout showed it; we never compute one from a claimed percentage. Where an activation fee is not stated, the row says so instead of assuming zero. Affiliate links never replace a source link, and no firm can pay for a position in this order — see the disclosure page.
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