Which prop firm fits you?
7 questions, ~60 seconds. Get a personalized prop firm recommendation based on your budget, market, trading style, and priorities.
Recommendations pull from our editorial coverage of FTMO, FundedNext, Topstep, and Alpha Capital. No email required.
How the matcher works
This matcher weighs your answers across 5 established prop firm archetypes:
- FTMO Classic — the industry benchmark two-step evaluation. Best for traders who value credential weight and the longest payout track record.
- FundedNext Speedster — one-step Stellar Challenge for traders who want fast time-to-funding.
- Stellar Lite Patient — no-time-limit variant for swing traders and part-time traders.
- Topstep Futures Trader — the CME futures specialist with 100% profit split on the first $10K.
- Budget Explorer — the $32 FundedNext $5K Stellar Challenge for traders testing the format at minimum cost.
Each of the 7 questions weights the answer toward 1–3 of these archetypes. The highest cumulative score wins. Take the quiz above and share your result — the URL updates automatically so you can copy it into Twitter, Telegram, or Discord.
What we don't do
We don't email-gate the result. We don't sell your data. The quiz is stateless — all logic runs in your browser and nothing is stored server-side. If you're curious about the scoring matrix, it's open source.
Deeper reading on each recommended firm
What is a prop firm matcher?
A prop firm matcher is an interactive tool that recommends a proprietary trading firm based on your specific situation — budget for evaluation fees, market you trade, trading style, time availability, experience level, and geography. This one uses a 7-question weighted scoring model across FTMO, FundedNext, Topstep, and Alpha Capital archetypes.
Which prop firm should I choose?
It depends on 6 dimensions: your budget for evaluation fees, the market you trade (forex/crypto/futures/stocks), your trading style (scalper/day/swing/position), how much time you can commit, whether it's your first challenge, and whether you're a US resident. The quiz above weighs all six and recommends the best-fit firm from FTMO, FundedNext, Topstep, or Alpha Capital.
Is FTMO better than FundedNext?
Depends on what you value. FTMO has the longer payout track record (11 years vs 4) and the two-step credential weight. FundedNext has the one-step speed advantage (15-45 days to funded vs 60-90) and typically lower fees at the smaller tiers. FTMO wins on credibility; FundedNext wins on time-to-funding. The quiz above will tell you which fits your specific situation.
What's the cheapest prop firm challenge?
FundedNext's $5K Stellar Challenge at ~$32 is the industry's cheapest legit paid evaluation from a firm with real payout track record. Sub-$100 challenges from unknown firms carry meaningful counterparty risk. See our full ranking at /articles/cheapest-prop-firm-challenges-2026.
Do you take a commission on the quiz recommendation?
Yes — the article links from the recommendation card may include tracked affiliate URLs. The fees and terms you receive from each firm are identical to visiting them directly. Editorial coverage on the linked articles is written independently of the affiliate relationship; our directory would list these firms whether or not they had partner programs.
How is this quiz different from just reading reviews?
Reading reviews gives you general information about firms. This quiz gives you a personalized recommendation based on your specific answers to 7 filter questions. It compresses ~2 hours of comparison research into a 60-second interactive tool.