Head-to-head comparison
Alpha Capital Group vs FTMO
Compare FirmFax scores, account rules, reputation, fees, platforms, and current offers before choosing.
Alpha Capital Group vs FTMO
FTMO leads by 3 FirmFax points.
Account reviewed
Alpha One 80/100 account scoreBest account
FTMO Challenge - 2-Step 96/100 account scoreFast answer
FTMO edges this matchup on the firm score (83 vs 80, a 3 points gap). Both carry 0 logged status issues. The rules below decide the rest.
Best for Alpha Capital Group
Pick Alpha Capital Group for Alpha One, its top-scored tracked account at 80/100.
Best for FTMO
Pick FTMO for FTMO Challenge - 2-Step, its top-scored tracked account at 96/100, 16 points clear of Alpha Capital Group's top-scored account.
Next step
Alpha Capital Group
Account reviewed: Alpha One. 10K evaluation for $40 with code 10KFOR40.
Next step
FTMO
Best account: FTMO Challenge - 2-Step. 20% off the $100K 1-Step Challenge.
The short version
What actually separates them
3 fields on the record split Alpha Capital Group and FTMO. Everything else either matches or is not on the record yet.
Intraday trailing tightens against your open profit; end-of-day trailing only resets at the close; static never moves. This is the rule most likely to end an account.
A consistency cap limits how much of your total profit one day may contribute, so a single outsized winner can delay a payout.
A daily loss limit ends the session, not the account — but it decides how many attempts a bad open costs you.
Not comparable yet: starting price, minimum days to a first payout, trader profit split — at least one of the two firms has no figure on record, so we do not draw a conclusion from it. A blank here means we have not confirmed the rule, not that the firm has none.
Fig. 01 — Category winners
Who wins each category
FTMO wins more categories (2–1, 3 not comparable), but the right pick depends on which category matters most to you.
Price
No dataAlpha Capital Group publishes a starting price; we have none recorded for FTMO, so there is no comparison to draw here yet.
Drawdown
No single ruleWe do not have one drawdown model for every FTMO plan on sale, so there is no single firm-level rule to compare.
Payouts
No dataNeither firm publishes a minimum number of days to a first payout in a form we have recorded, so this category is not comparable yet. Trader split is level or equally unrecorded, so nothing separates them here.
Rules
FTMO scores higher on plan rules (drawdown model), 72 to 63 for Alpha Capital Group. The figures are for FTMO Challenge - 1-Step and Alpha Direct, the plans whose scores are the two firms' grades.
Platforms
Alpha Capital Group supports more platforms (4 vs 3).
Firm score
FTMO has the higher firm score (83 vs 80).
A “tie” means both firms publish the same answer. “No data” means one of them has no figure on record for that category, so there is nothing to compare — it is never a point against either firm. “No single rule” means a firm’s plans do not share one rule in our record, so there is no firm-level rule to compare.
Buyer guide
Which one should you choose?
Alpha Capital Group is stronger when...
- Pick Alpha Capital Group for Alpha One, its top-scored tracked account at 80/100.
- Entry cost: $27 starting price.
- Risk model: closed-balance trailing drawdown, daily loss limit 3%. Confirm it fits how you size trades.
- Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every Alpha Capital Group plan, so check the plan you would buy before you plan around one big day.
- Payouts: 80% standard on qualified accounts; Direct and add-ons may reach 90%, Not recorded.
FTMO is stronger when...
- Pick FTMO for FTMO Challenge - 2-Step, its top-scored tracked account at 96/100, 16 points clear of Alpha Capital Group's top-scored account.
- Entry cost: no starting price on record.
- Risk model: a drawdown that varies by plan, daily loss limit varies by plan. Confirm it fits how you size trades.
- Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every FTMO plan, so check the plan you would buy before you plan around one big day.
- Payouts: 80/20 to 90/10 depending on program/scaling, Reward cycle depends on FTMO Account terms.
Before you buy
FTMO has no starting price on record, so there is no price comparison to make here yet — check both firm pages directly.
Both firms sit at 0 logged status issues, so status issues are level in this matchup.
Freshness: Alpha Capital Group was last reviewed 2026-10-05; FTMO on 2026-09-26.
Fig. 02 — Score breakdown
Where each firm is stronger
Each side shows the plan whose score is that firm's grade.
A dash means the factor is not scored for that plan: we have not recorded the evidence it needs, such as the firm's founding year or enough of the plan's rules. Its weight moves to the factors that are scored rather than counting as a zero.
Fig. 04 — The tale of the tape
Head-to-head
| Metric | Alpha Capital Group | FTMO |
|---|---|---|
| FirmFax firm score | 80 | 83✓ |
| Account score | 80 (Alpha One) | 96 (FTMO Challenge - 2-Step)✓ |
| Reputation | Rating withheld | Strong reputation |
| Founded | 2021 | 2015✓ |
| Starting price | $27 | Not recorded |
| Markets | Forex | Forex Crypto |
| Jurisdiction | UK | Czech Republic |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, TradeLocker | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader |
| Drawdown | Varies by plan | |
| Daily loss limit | 3% | Varies by plan |
| Consistency rule | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |
| Profit split | 80% standard on qualified accounts; Direct and add-ons may reach 90% | 80/20 to 90/10 depending on program/scaling |
| Payout frequency | Not recorded | Reward cycle depends on FTMO Account terms |
| Min days to payout | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Checkmarks flag the objectively better value (higher score/reputation, older firm, lower price/fee) and are only awarded when both firms have that figure on record — “Not recorded” never loses a row. Rules are shown side by side without a “winner” because the best choice depends on your strategy.
Current discount
10K evaluation for $40 with code 10KFOR40
Official source · Last checked 2026-09-16
Current discount
20% off the $100K 1-Step Challenge
Official source · Last checked 2026-09-05
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Alpha Capital Group vs FTMO FAQ
Is Alpha Capital Group or FTMO better for forex traders?
FTMO's highest-scoring account has the higher FirmFax score right now. The better pick is the one whose drawdown, platforms, and fees match how you trade. FTMO's drawdown varies by plan, so compare the plan you would buy.
Which is cheaper, Alpha Capital Group or FTMO?
We cannot answer that yet: FTMO has no starting price on record. Compare both firm pages directly.
How do drawdown rules compare between Alpha Capital Group and FTMO?
Alpha Capital Group uses closed-balance trailing drawdown and FTMO uses a drawdown that varies by plan. Intraday trailing tightens fastest, so it is the stricter style to trade under.
Do Alpha Capital Group and FTMO have a consistency rule?
Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every Alpha Capital Group plan, and our record does not hold one consistency rule for every FTMO plan. Where a firm's plans do not share one rule in our record, check the plan you would buy on its firm page.
Does FirmFax rank Alpha Capital Group vs FTMO using payouts?
Payout history is used as context, not as a score input. FirmFax scores each plan on plan rules, firm track record, plan transparency and plan accessibility.
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