Head-to-head comparison
Take Profit Trader vs Topstep
Compare FirmFax scores, account rules, reputation, fees, platforms, and current offers before choosing.
Take Profit Trader vs Topstep
Topstep leads by 7 FirmFax points.
Best account
Evaluation 78/100 account scoreAccount reviewed
Trading Combine - Standard Path 78/100 account scoreFast answer
Topstep edges this matchup on the firm score (78 vs 71, a 7 points gap). Both carry 0 logged status issues. The rules below decide the rest.
Best for Take Profit Trader
Pick Take Profit Trader for Evaluation, its top-scored tracked account at 78/100.
Best for Topstep
Pick Topstep for Trading Combine - Standard Path, its top-scored tracked account at 78/100.
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Take Profit Trader
Best account: Evaluation. 40% off for life, plus no activation fee.
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Topstep
Account reviewed: Trading Combine - Standard Path. $10-$30 Responsible Trading Discount.
The short version
What actually separates them
3 fields on the record split Take Profit Trader and Topstep. 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.
The share of funded profit you keep.
Not comparable yet: daily loss limit, starting price, minimum days to a first payout — 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
Topstep wins more categories (2–1, 1 tied, 2 not comparable), but the right pick depends on which category matters most to you.
Price
No dataTopstep publishes a starting price; we have none recorded for Take Profit Trader, so there is no comparison to draw here yet.
Drawdown
No single ruleWe do not have one drawdown model for every Take Profit Trader plan on sale, so there is no single firm-level rule to compare.
Payouts
Topstep keeps a higher trader split (90% vs 80%).
Rules
TieBoth score 72 on plan rules (drawdown model). The figures are for PRO+ Account and XFA Standard Payout Path, the plans whose scores are the two firms' grades.
Platforms
Take Profit Trader supports more platforms (3 vs 2).
Firm score
Topstep has the higher firm score (78 vs 71).
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?
Take Profit Trader is stronger when...
- Pick Take Profit Trader for Evaluation, its top-scored tracked account at 78/100.
- Entry cost: no starting price on record.
- Risk model: a drawdown that varies by plan, daily loss limit None, on 1 of 3 plans on sale that we list. Confirm it fits how you size trades.
- Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every Take Profit Trader plan, so check the plan you would buy before you plan around one big day.
- Payouts: PRO account 80/20; PRO+ advertises 90/10, Automated / no fixed payout window above buffer, according to homepage.
Topstep is stronger when...
- Pick Topstep for Trading Combine - Standard Path, its top-scored tracked account at 78/100.
- Entry cost: $49 starting price.
- Risk model: end-of-day trailing drawdown, daily loss limit not recorded. Confirm it fits how you size trades.
- Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every Topstep plan, so check the plan you would buy before you plan around one big day.
- Payouts: 90/10; traders who joined the new dashboard before January 12, 2026 receive 100% of first $10k lifetime profits, XFA Standard requires five $150+ winning days; XFA Consistency requires three days and a 40% consistency target; closed Labs drops can carry separate payout-day thresholds., first withdrawal from 3 days (unit not recorded).
Before you buy
Take Profit Trader 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.
Payout cadence differs (Take Profit Trader is Automated / no fixed payout window above buffer, according to homepage, Topstep is XFA Standard requires five $150+ winning days; XFA Consistency requires three days and a 40% consistency target; closed Labs drops can carry separate payout-day thresholds.), which compounds if you withdraw often.
Freshness: Take Profit Trader was last reviewed 2026-10-15; Topstep on 2026-09-23.
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 | Take Profit Trader | Topstep |
|---|---|---|
| FirmFax firm score | 71 | 78✓ |
| Account score | 78 (Evaluation) | 78 (Trading Combine - Standard Path) |
| Reputation | Strong reputation✓ | Mixed reputation |
| Founded | 2021 | 2012✓ |
| Starting price | Not recorded | $49 |
| Markets | Futures | Futures |
| Jurisdiction | USA | USA |
| Platforms | Tradovate, Rithmic, NinjaTrader | TopstepX, Quantower |
| Drawdown | Varies by plan | Trailing (end-of-day) |
| Daily loss limit | None, on 1 of 3 plans on sale that we list | Not recorded |
| Consistency rule | 50%, on 1 of 3 plans on sale that we list | Varies by plan |
| Profit split | PRO account 80/20; PRO+ advertises 90/10 | 90/10; traders who joined the new dashboard before January 12, 2026 receive 100% of first $10k lifetime profits |
| Payout frequency | Automated / no fixed payout window above buffer, according to homepage | XFA Standard requires five $150+ winning days; XFA Consistency requires three days and a 40% consistency target; closed Labs drops can carry separate payout-day thresholds. |
| Min days to payout | Not recorded | 3 days (unit 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
40% off for life, plus no activation fee
Official source · Last checked 2026-09-05
Current discount
$10-$30 Responsible Trading Discount
Official source · Last checked 2026-09-05
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Take Profit Trader vs Topstep FAQ
Is Take Profit Trader or Topstep better for futures traders?
They're close on highest account score, so compare drawdown style, price, consistency rule, and platform support before choosing between Take Profit Trader and Topstep.
Which is cheaper, Take Profit Trader or Topstep?
We cannot answer that yet: Take Profit Trader has no starting price on record. Compare both firm pages directly.
How do drawdown rules compare between Take Profit Trader and Topstep?
Take Profit Trader uses a drawdown that varies by plan and Topstep uses end-of-day trailing drawdown. Intraday trailing tightens fastest, so it is the stricter style to trade under.
Do Take Profit Trader and Topstep have a consistency rule?
Our record does not hold one consistency rule for every Take Profit Trader plan, and our record does not hold one consistency rule for every Topstep 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 Take Profit Trader vs Topstep 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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