Klein Funding vs Upscale: which prop firm is better?
Klein Funding
Wins on 3 of 18 points
Upscale
Wins on 2 of 18 points
Choose Klein Funding if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- a cheaper entry price
- faster payout processing
Choose Upscale if you care most about…
- larger account sizes
- running bots or EAs
Overview
Our rating
3.3
2.7
Trustpilot
No score shown
No score shown
Founded
2024
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Platforms
Bybit, Cleo
TradingView, Own platform
Cost & challenge
Cheapest plan
$36 · $5K Cleo Flex
$69 · $5K Basic (2-stage)
Account sizes
$1.3K – $100K
$5K – $200K
Evaluation types
Instant, 1-step, 2-step
Instant, 1-step, 2-step
Drawdown
Static, Trailing (intraday)
Static, Trailing (intraday)
Payouts
Max profit split
90%
90%
Payout frequency
On demand
Every 2 weeks
First payout after
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14 days
Typical processing
4h
48h
Payout methods
Bank transfer, Wise, Crypto
Crypto
Trading rules
News trading
Not stated
Allowed
Weekend holding
Allowed
Allowed
EAs / bots
Not allowed
Allowed
Copy trading
Not allowed
Not allowed
Consistency rule
Bybit plans: best day must stay below 30% (1-step) or 45% (2-step) of total profit; Cleo One Step has none
Turbo and API-enabled accounts: payout blocked while the best day is 30% or more of total profit