Both firms' $100K challenges, with rules checked on their own sites, put through the same 20,000 simulated attempts.
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For a trader with 45% win rate, 1:2 R:R, 1% risk per trade, 2 trades a day on a $100K account, The5%ers is the cheaper route to funded: High Stakes New costs $446 on average, failed attempts included, against $468 for Alpha Capital's Alpha Pro 10%, about $22 less. Change the trader and the answer can flip, which is why the calculator exists.
| The5%ers | Alpha Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest route to funded | High Stakes New | Alpha Pro 10% |
| Fee | $405 | $447 |
| Pass chance | 91% | 96% |
| Trading days (median pass) | 19 | 19 |
| Avg. to funded | $446 | $468 |
| Target | 10% → 5% | 10% → 5% |
| Daily loss | 4% | 5% |
| Max loss | 8% static | 10% static |
| Min. days | 3 profitable days per phase | 1 per phase |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Reference trader: 45% win rate, 1:2 R:R, 1% risk per trade, 2 trades a day, no extra trading costs, 20,000 simulated attempts per plan, $100K accounts unless shown otherwise. Avg. to funded is the fee divided by the pass chance: what you spend on average, failed attempts included, before you hold a funded account. How the simulation works.
| Type | The5%ers | Alpha Capital | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-step | High Stakes New$446 · 91% pass | Alpha Pro 10%$468 · 96% pass | The5%ers |
| Plan | 0.5% risk | 1% risk | 2% risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Stakes NewThe5%ers | 99% | 91% | 67% |
| Alpha Pro 10%Alpha Capital | 99%+ | 96% | 78% |
The reference trader is not you. Run both firms against your own win rate, R:R and risk. The calculator ranks every plan for your numbers.
Run your own numbers| Plan | Target | Daily | Max loss | Fee | Pass chance | Avg. to funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Stakes NewThe5%ers · 2-step | 10% → 5% | 4% | 8% static | $405 | 91% | $446 |
| Alpha Pro 10%Alpha Capital · 2-step | 10% → 5% | 5% | 10% static | $447 | 96% | $468 |
| Alpha Pro 6%Alpha Capital · 2-step | 6% → 6% | 3% | 6% static | $397 | 82% | $482 |
| High Stakes ClassicThe5%ers · 2-step | 8% → 5% | 4% | 8% static | $455 | 91% | $501 |
| Alpha Pro 8%Alpha Capital · 2-step | 8% → 5% | 4% | 8% static | $527 | 91% | $579 |
| SwingAlpha Capital · 2-step | 10% → 5% | 5% | 10% static | $577 | 96% | $604 |
| Alpha One 6%Alpha Capital · 1-step | 6% | 3% | 4% trailing | $397 | 61% | $649 |
| Alpha One 10%Alpha Capital · 1-step | 10% | 4% | 6% trailing | $477 | 70% | $686 |
| Alpha One 12%Alpha Capital · 1-step | 12% | 5% | 8% trailing | $587 | 81% | $724 |
The lowest $100K fee is $405 at The5%ers and $397 at Alpha Capital. Counting failed attempts, The5%ers is cheaper to get funded for a trader with 45% win rate, 1:2 R:R, 1% risk per trade, 2 trades a day: $446 against $468.
For the same trader, the highest pass chance at The5%ers is High Stakes New (91%) and at Alpha Capital Alpha Pro 10% (96%). A higher pass chance often costs a higher fee, so check the cost to get funded too.
The roomiest $100K plan at The5%ers is High Stakes New (8% static, daily 4%); at Alpha Capital it is Alpha Pro 10% (10% static, daily 5%). A static maximum loss gives more room than a trailing one of the same size.
The5%ers scores 4.7 and Alpha Capital 4.5 on Trustpilot (checked 4 November 2026).