⚔️ Head-to-Head Comparison
E8 Markets vs FundedNext
Facts below come from our firm data and reviews, checked against each firm’s own website in October 2026. MyPropGenius has no affiliate relationship with either firm.
E8 Markets
One-time-fee challenges: E8 One, E8 Pro, E8 Signature
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FundedNext
CFD and futures challenges, plus instant accounts
📊 Full Comparison
| Feature | E8 Markets | FundedNext |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | Not stated in our review | Not stated in our review |
| Operating company | E8 Funding LLC (Dallas, US); E8 Markets Ltd (Saint Lucia) runs MT5 | GrowthNext F.Z.E. (Ajman Free Zone, UAE); FundedNext Ltd (Comoros) |
| Evaluation types | E8 One (1 phase); E8 Pro and E8 Signature (rules not seen) | Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step, Lite, Instant (CFD); futures Flex, Rapid, Direct |
| Account sizes | $5K – $500K (E8 One) | $6K – $200K (Stellar 2-Step prices shown) |
| Markets | Forex, Futures, Crypto, Stocks, Indices, Commodities | Forex, Futures, Crypto, Stocks, Indices, Commodities |
| Platforms | MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader, Match-Trader, E8 Terminal | MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader (CFD); Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView (futures) |
| Profit split | 80% on the E8 One setting shown; firm says “up to 100%” (conditions not seen) | CFD 80% standard, up to 90% via Scale-Up, 95% with a paid add-on; futures Flex 95% |
| Price | One-time; E8 One listed from $48 ($5K) | One-time; Stellar 2-Step from $59.99 ($6K) |
| Profit target | 9% on the E8 One $100K setting shown | 2-Step 8% then 5%; 1-Step 10%; Lite 8% then 4%; Instant none |
| Max loss | 6% “dynamic” on the E8 One setting shown; E8 Pro described as static | Static: 10% (2-Step), 6% (1-Step), 8% (Lite); Instant 6% trailing |
| Daily loss limit | 4% on the E8 One setting shown | 5% (2-Step), 3% (1-Step), 4% (Lite); none on Instant |
| Fee refund | Non-refundable unless unused | Stellar 2-Step: refunded with the first reward; otherwise only within 7 days if no trade |
| Scaling plan | None seen on the pages we could open | Scale-Up: +40% balance per four-month review, up to $4M |
| US residents | Footer says MT5 access “is restricted to US citizens”; check with the firm | CFDs: Match-Trader only |
| News trading | Not confirmed (rules pages did not load) | 2-Step, 1-Step and Lite labelled “News Trading Allowed” |
| Weekend holding | Not confirmed (rules pages did not load) | Not stated in our review |
| EAs / bots | Not confirmed (rules pages did not load) | CFDs: MetaTrader only, usage fee applies; futures: bots allowed |
| Time limit | “No deadline” (How it works page) | No deadline on CFD challenges; 60-day inactivity rule |
| Consistency rule | 40% on the E8 One funded account shown | None on Stellar Instant; 40% in the futures Flex challenge |
| Payouts | E8 One: “First payout in as little as 3 Days” | Stellar 2-Step: first after 21 days, then every 14 days; firm says payouts are processed within 24 hours |
⚖️ The Verdict
Quick Take
Both firms sell one-time-fee challenges with no deadline to pass and a wide range of markets. E8 Markets’ E8 One lets you configure the drawdown and payout level and starts at $48, but most of its rules pages did not load for us, so check its help centre for news, weekend and EA rules. FundedNext publishes detailed rules for four CFD programmes and three futures programmes, with static loss limits on its CFD challenges and a Scale-Up plan, but its standard CFD split is 80% and its list of prohibited practices is long. Read both reviews before choosing.
E8 Markets
One-time-fee challenges: E8 One, E8 Pro, E8 Signature
- ✓ One-time challenge fee; E8 One listed from $48 for $5K
- ✓ E8 One lets you choose the drawdown and payout level
- ✓ “No deadline” to pass, per the How it works page
- ✓ Wide market list, including stocks and crypto perpetuals
- ✓ Publishes a 17.7% historic evaluation pass rate
- ✗ Most rules pages did not load for us: news, weekend and EA rules not confirmed
- ✗ E8 One setting shown pays 80%; conditions for “up to 100%” not seen
- ✗ 40% consistency rule on the E8 One funded account shown
- ✗ Payments non-refundable unless unused
- ✗ Footer says MT5 access “is restricted to US citizens”
FundedNext
CFD and futures challenges, plus instant accounts
- ✓ One-time fees, from $59.99 for a $6K Stellar 2-Step
- ✓ No deadline to pass a CFD challenge
- ✓ Static maximum loss on Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step and Lite
- ✓ Scale-Up plan: +40% balance per four-month review, up to $4M
- ✓ Stellar 2-Step fee refunded with the first reward
- ✗ Standard CFD split is 80%; 95% needs a paid add-on
- ✗ CFD EAs only on MetaTrader, with a usage fee
- ✗ Long list of banned practices, incl. a 30-second “Quick Strike” limit
- ✗ US clients limited to Match-Trader for CFDs
- ✗ 60-day inactivity rule deactivates CFD accounts
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