What “cheapest” actually means
The cheapest prop firm is the one with the lowest effective cost per funded account — not the lowest fee. A $79 challenge that passes 3% of the time is more expensive than a $129 challenge that passes 18%.
Cost inputs that matter
- Evaluation fee for the size you actually want to trade (accounts commonly range from $3K to $20K).
- Reset fee vs. the price of a fresh challenge — check both before you commit.
- Fees refund policy: is your fee returned with a payout, and in what currency?
- Add-ons: EA usage, news trading, weekend holding, higher leverage — priced or free?
- Payout fees / network fees on withdrawals.
Where Zero Funded sits
Our Two-Step accounts start at $24 for the $3K plan and our One-Step accounts start at $34. Fees refund is paid together with your payout in crypto (USDT TRC-20 by default). Swap-free by default, no add-on gating for news, EAs, or weekend holding, and payouts settle in USDT.
What actually makes a plan good value
- Rules that are enforced live in your dashboard, so you always know where you stand.
- Static drawdown you can plan around — not a moving floor that follows equity.
- Payout minimums small enough that early wins actually reach your wallet.
- Fees refund paid alongside a payout in crypto, on a documented schedule.
Try Zero Funded
One-Step and Two-Step evaluations from $3K to $20K, 80% profit split, and USDT payouts on funded accounts.