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Plans with no activation fee

109 plans across 11 firms meet this page’s criterion. 65 are ranked on the total cost to first payout; 44 cannot be, for want of a complete total, and are listed separately. Most recent reading: August 18, 2026.

The ranking

FirmPlanSizeOther billed itemsCost to 1st payout
Lucid Trading 25K LucidFlex 25K reset $139 The guide
Tradeify 25K Growth 25K reset $169 The guide
Lucid Trading 25K LucidDaily intraday 25K reset $180 The guide
Tradeify 25K Select (one-off fee) 25K reset $184 The guide
YRM Prop 25K Starter Challenge (one-off payment) 25K reset $189 The guide
Lucid Trading 25K LucidPro (one-off fee) 25K reset $193 The guide
FundedNext Futures 50K Flex (one-off fee, 1-phase evaluation) 50K reset $211.98 The guide
Lucid Trading 25K LucidDaily end-of-day 25K reset $217 The guide
Lucid Trading 50K LucidFlex 50K reset $236 The guide
Tradeify 50K Growth 50K reset $240 The guide
Lucid Trading 50K LucidDaily intraday 50K reset $246 The guide
Topstep 50K Combine, no activation + daily loss limit 50K reset $255 The guide
YRM Prop 50K Starter Challenge (one-off fee) 50K reset $255 The guide
Alpha Futures 25K Zero Eval (monthly subscription) 25K market data + reset $257 The guide
Tradeify 50K Select (one-off fee) 50K reset $274 The guide
Lucid Trading 50K LucidDaily end-of-day 50K reset $295 The guide
Lucid Trading 50K LucidPro (one-off fee) 50K reset $307 The guide
TradeDay 50K Intraday (subscription) 50K reset $321 The guide
Lucid Trading 25K LucidDirect (straight-to-funded) 25K nothing else billed $329 The guide
Tradeify 25K Lightning (instant funding) 25K nothing else billed $345 The guide
Alpha Futures 25K Direct Qualified (direct funding) 25K market data $349 The guide
Alpha Futures 50K Standard Eval (monthly subscription) 50K market data + reset $367 The guide
Topstep 100K Combine, no activation + daily loss limit 100K reset $387 The guide
Alpha Futures 50K Zero Eval (monthly subscription) 50K market data + reset $397 The guide
Lucid Trading 100K LucidDaily intraday 100K reset $414 The guide
Tradeify 100K Growth 100K reset $424 The guide
TradeDay 50K Quick Pay end-of-day (subscription) 50K reset $429 The guide
Tradeify 100K Select (one-off fee) 100K reset $434 The guide
YRM Prop 100K Starter Challenge (one-off payment) 100K reset $447 The guide
FundedNext Futures 100K Legacy (one-off payment) 100K reset $460.78 The guide
TradeDay 50K Fast Pass (subscription, end-of-day) 50K reset $463 The guide
Lucid Trading 100K LucidFlex 100K reset $463 The guide
Lucid Trading 100K LucidPro (one-off fee) 100K reset $487 The guide
Tradeify 50K Lightning (instant funding) 50K nothing else billed $492 The guide
Lucid Trading 100K LucidDaily end-of-day 100K reset $499 The guide
Lucid Trading 50K LucidDirect (straight-to-funded) 50K nothing else billed $515 The guide
Alpha Futures 50K Direct Qualified (direct funding) 50K market data $519 The guide
YRM Prop 150K Starter Challenge (one-off payment) 150K reset $563 The guide
Lucid Trading 150K LucidDaily intraday 150K reset $582 The guide
TradeDay 100K Intraday (subscription) 100K reset $588 The guide
Topstep 150K Combine, no activation + daily loss limit 150K reset $597 The guide
Tradeify 150K Growth 150K reset $598 The guide
Alpha Futures 50K Advanced Eval (monthly subscription) 50K market data + reset $607 The guide
Tradeify 150K Select (one-off fee) 150K reset $608 The guide
Lucid Trading 150K LucidPro (one-off fee) 150K reset $655 The guide
Lucid Trading 150K LucidFlex 150K reset $657 The guide
Tradeify 100K Lightning (instant funding) 100K nothing else billed $660 The guide
Alpha Futures 100K Standard Eval (monthly subscription) 100K market data + reset $677 The guide
Alpha Futures 100K Direct Qualified (direct funding) 100K market data $689 The guide
Lucid Trading 150K LucidDaily end-of-day 150K reset $696 The guide
TradeDay 100K Quick Pay end-of-day (subscription) 100K reset $699 The guide
Lucid Trading 100K LucidDirect (straight-to-funded) 100K nothing else billed $700 The guide
FundedNext Futures 150K Flex (one-off payment) 150K reset $762.98 The guide
Tradeify 150K Lightning (instant funding) 150K nothing else billed $796 The guide
FundedNext Futures 100K Rapid Pro (one-off payment) 100K reset $799.97 The guide
Alpha Futures 100K Zero Eval (monthly subscription) 100K market data + reset $807 The guide
TradeDay 100K Fast Pass (subscription, end-of-day) 100K reset $809 The guide
Lucid Trading 150K LucidDirect (straight-to-funded) 150K nothing else billed $836 The guide
Alpha Futures 150K Direct Qualified (direct funding) 150K market data $859 The guide
TradeDay 150K Intraday (subscription) 150K reset $882 The guide
TradeDay 150K Quick Pay end-of-day (subscription) 150K reset $980 The guide
Alpha Futures 150K Standard Eval (monthly subscription) 150K market data + reset $987 The guide
Alpha Futures 100K Advanced Eval (monthly subscription) 100K market data + reset $1,017 The guide
TradeDay 150K Fast Pass (subscription, end-of-day) 150K reset $1,225 The guide
Alpha Futures 150K Advanced Eval (monthly subscription) 150K market data + reset $1,427 The guide

Those whose total cannot be complete

These 44 plans are not ranked with the others, deliberately: their total is a MINIMUM, not a price. Placing it beside a known price would produce a false ranking — which is exactly what pages that rank on the advertised price do. On 4, the firm does not publish an amount; on 34, it is WE who have not recorded it; on 6, both happen.

FirmPlanSizeOther billed itemsCost to 1st payout
FundedNext Futures 25K Legacy (one-off payment) 25K nothing else billed ≥ $79.99 The guide
Bulenox 25K Momentum (trailing drawdown) 25K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $94 The guide
Bulenox 25K Momentum (end-of-day drawdown) 25K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $94 The guide
Bulenox 50K Momentum (trailing drawdown) 50K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $143 The guide
Bulenox 50K Momentum (end-of-day drawdown) 50K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $143 The guide
My Funded Futures 50K Rapid EOD (one-off payment) 50K nothing else billed ≥ $157 The guide
FundedNext Futures 25K Rapid Pro (one-off payment) 25K nothing else billed ≥ $159.98 The guide
Topstep 50K Combine, no activation fee 50K nothing else billed ≥ $190 The guide
FundedNext Futures 50K Legacy (one-off payment) 50K nothing else billed ≥ $199.99 The guide
My Funded Futures 25K Builder (subscription) 25K nothing else billed ≥ $210 The guide
Bulenox 100K Momentum (trailing drawdown) 100K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $248 The guide
Bulenox 100K Momentum (end-of-day drawdown) 100K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $248 The guide
FundedNext Futures 100K Flex (one-off payment) 100K nothing else billed ≥ $249.99 The guide
My Funded Futures 50K Builder (subscription) 50K nothing else billed ≥ $250 The guide
Phidias Propfirm 25K Express to Live (one-off payment) 25K nothing else billed ≥ $277 The guide
Topstep 100K Combine, no activation fee 100K nothing else billed ≥ $298 The guide
FundedNext Futures 50K Rapid Pro (one-off payment) 50K nothing else billed ≥ $299.98 The guide
My Funded Futures 25K Rapid (subscription) 25K reset ≥ $315 The guide
Bulenox 25K Fast Track (trailing drawdown) 25K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $338 The guide
Bulenox 25K Fast Track (end-of-day drawdown) 25K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $338 The guide
Bulenox 150K Momentum (trailing drawdown) 150K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $358 The guide
Bulenox 150K Momentum (end-of-day drawdown) 150K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $358 The guide
My Funded Futures 50K Pro (subscription) 50K nothing else billed ≥ $454 The guide
Topstep 150K Combine, no activation fee 150K nothing else billed ≥ $458 The guide
My Funded Futures 50K Rapid (subscription) 50K reset ≥ $471 The guide
Bulenox 50K Fast Track (trailing drawdown) 50K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $488 The guide
Bulenox 50K Fast Track (end-of-day drawdown) 50K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $488 The guide
Phidias Propfirm 50K Fundamental (one-off payment) 50K nothing else billed ≥ $580 The guide
Bulenox 100K Fast Track (trailing drawdown) 100K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $648 The guide
Bulenox 100K Fast Track (end-of-day drawdown) 100K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $648 The guide
My Funded Futures 100K Pro (subscription) 100K nothing else billed ≥ $688 The guide
Phidias Propfirm 50K Express to Live (one-off payment) 50K nothing else billed ≥ $723 The guide
Bulenox 150K Fast Track (trailing drawdown) 150K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $788 The guide
Bulenox 150K Fast Track (end-of-day drawdown) 150K market data + monthly subscription ≥ $788 The guide
My Funded Futures 100K Rapid (subscription) 100K reset ≥ $801 The guide
Phidias Propfirm 150K Fundamental (one-off payment) 150K nothing else billed ≥ $863 The guide
Phidias Propfirm 100K Premium (one-off payment) 100K nothing else billed ≥ $900 The guide
My Funded Futures 150K Pro (subscription) 150K nothing else billed ≥ $954 The guide
Apex Trader Funding 25K EOD Trail, no activation fee 25K nothing else billed ≥ $990 The guide
My Funded Futures 150K Rapid (subscription) 150K reset ≥ $1,041 The guide
Phidias Propfirm 150K Express to Live (one-off payment) 150K nothing else billed ≥ $1,125 The guide
Apex Trader Funding 50K EOD Trail, no activation fee 50K nothing else billed ≥ $1,190 The guide
Apex Trader Funding 100K EOD Trail, no activation fee 100K nothing else billed ≥ $1,590 The guide
Apex Trader Funding 150K EOD Trail, no activation fee 150K nothing else billed ≥ $2,490 The guide

What this page leaves out

Of the 144 plans tracked here, 109 meet the criterion. Here is what the other 35 carry — because a list that does not say what it excludes suggests the rest does not exist:

  • 14 — an amount the firm does not publish
  • 12 — charged
  • 9 — no line in our record

Absent from this page entirely: Funded Futures Network, Take Profit Trader. None of their plans meets the criterion.

This criterion keeps 109 of the 144 plans we track, or 76%. That is the NORM in this market, not a distinguishing feature: a page selling it to you as a rare advantage would be misleading you about what you gain by choosing here.

The closest page to this one is Plans with end-of-day drawdown: 91 plans appear on both. The criteria co-occur in the data, and saying so beats publishing two neighbouring lists without a word.

What this page guarantees

A plan is listed here when the firm STATES that activation is free. Plans whose amount we have not read are not: our gap is not a zero, and treating it as one would recommend a firm on the strength of an empty cell.