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upscale Review: Rules, Profit Split & Payouts
Upscale is a crypto prop firm that sells a Basic 2-step challenge, an Accelerated 1-step challenge and Turbo instant funding, traded on a TradingView-based terminal in the browser or a Telegram mini-app. Each account is bought for one market: crypto, RWA (forex, gold and silver, WTI crude oil, indices and 24/7 stocks) or ALL. Account sizes run from $5,000 to $200,000, with funded Basic and Accelerated accounts capped at $400,000 combined. Upscale leads with USDT payouts and no KYC, although its terms of use require a KYC check before any withdrawal and exclude US residents.
The Upscale rules change with the format. Basic sets a 5% profit target in Stage 1 and 8% in Stage 2, with a 5% daily drawdown and 10% maximum drawdown from the starting balance; on $200,000 accounts the maximum drawdown falls to 8% in Stage 2 and once funded. Accelerated asks for 10% with a 3% daily and 6% maximum drawdown. Turbo has no target and no daily limit, but a 6% trailing drawdown from the highest balance. Instead of minimum trading days Upscale counts profit days, each a gain of at least 0.5% of the starting balance: 3 in Basic Stage 1 and Accelerated, 5 in Basic Stage 2. There is no time limit. Turbo carries a 30% consistency rule, and bots are allowed only with the paid API Trading option. News trading is permitted, and hedging is allowed inside one account but not across accounts.
The default profit split is 80%, or 90% with an add-on bought with the challenge. The first withdrawal opens 14 calendar days after funding and the count restarts after each payout, with 5 profit days needed per period. Payouts are paid in USDT on TON, Base or BSC, which Upscale says takes up to 48 hours. Challenge fees are published: Basic from $59 to $1,499, Accelerated from $69 to $1,599 and Turbo from $199 to $1,099, depending on size and market. Daily drawdown protection and API Trading each add 15% of the base price. No refund policy is published; the terms let Upscale refund a fee and end the service at its sole discretion.
Basic 2-step, Accelerated 1-step and Turbo instant funding
Account sizes from $5,000 to $200,000, up to $400,000 combined
80% profit split, 90% with a paid add-on
Basic: 5% and 8% targets, 5% daily and 10% maximum drawdown
Turbo: no target, 6% trailing drawdown from the highest balance
Published challenge fees from $59 to $1,599
USDT payouts every 14 days on TON, Base or BSC
30% consistency rule on Turbo and API Trading accounts
Is upscale legit?
Prop Firm Pal has not verified upscale, so this is not an endorsement: it is what the record shows. Its own pages give its location as Dubai. Its website has been active in Prop Firm Pal's monthly traffic record since January 2026, and traffic over the last three months is growing fast. Its payout policy is published, and summarised on the Payouts tab.
Record
What we hold
Headquarters
What we hold
Dubai
In our traffic record
What we hold
Since January 2026 (8 months)
Traffic, last three months
What we hold
Growing fast (+113% to August 2026)
In upscale's words
Headquarters: “The platform operates from Dubai and is available via both a web application and a Telegram mini-app.” upscale.trade/…/faq
upscale trading platforms
Instruments & payment methods
Payment methods
upscale challenges & plans
Plan
Type
Account size
Price
Profit target
Daily drawdown
Max drawdown
Drawdown type
Profit split
Basic (Crypto)
Type
2-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$69
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (RWA)
Type
2-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$59
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (ALL)
Type
2-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$81
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (Crypto)
Type
2-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$119
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (RWA)
Type
2-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$99
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (ALL)
Type
2-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$144
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (Crypto)
Type
2-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$249
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (RWA)
Type
2-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$219
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (ALL)
Type
2-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$315
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (Crypto)
Type
2-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$399
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (RWA)
Type
2-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$349
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (ALL)
Type
2-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$540
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (Crypto)
Type
2-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$799
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (RWA)
Type
2-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$699
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (ALL)
Type
2-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$899
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (Crypto)
Type
2-step
Account size
$200K
Price
$1,399
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (RWA)
Type
2-step
Account size
$200K
Price
$1,299
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Basic (ALL)
Type
2-step
Account size
$200K
Price
$1,499
Profit target
5%
Daily drawdown
5%
Max drawdown
10%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Type
1-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$79
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (RWA)
Type
1-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$69
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (ALL)
Type
1-step
Account size
$5K
Price
$99
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Type
1-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$129
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (RWA)
Type
1-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$109
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (ALL)
Type
1-step
Account size
$10K
Price
$189
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Type
1-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$259
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (RWA)
Type
1-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$249
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (ALL)
Type
1-step
Account size
$25K
Price
$399
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Type
1-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$459
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (RWA)
Type
1-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$399
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (ALL)
Type
1-step
Account size
$50K
Price
$649
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Type
1-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$899
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (RWA)
Type
1-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$799
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (ALL)
Type
1-step
Account size
$100K
Price
$999
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Type
1-step
Account size
$200K
Price
$1,499
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (RWA)
Type
1-step
Account size
$200K
Price
$1,399
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Accelerated (ALL)
Type
1-step
Account size
$200K
Price
$1,599
Profit target
10%
Daily drawdown
3%
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
static
Profit split
80%
Turbo (Crypto)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$5K
Price
$229
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (RWA)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$5K
Price
$199
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (ALL)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$5K
Price
$269
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (Crypto)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$10K
Price
$449
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (RWA)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$10K
Price
$399
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (ALL)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$10K
Price
$549
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (Crypto)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$25K
Price
$899
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (RWA)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$25K
Price
$799
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
Turbo (ALL)
Type
instant funding
Account size
$25K
Price
$1,099
Profit target
—
Daily drawdown
—
Max drawdown
6%
Drawdown type
trailing
Profit split
80%
upscale trading rules
Rule
Stance
Condition
News trading
Stance
Permitted
Condition
—
Expert advisors and automated trading
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Bots and algorithmic tools are prohibited unless the paid API Trading option (15% of the base challenge price, $10,000+ accounts) is bought, which adds the 60-second profit adjustment and the 30% rule to the account
Copy trading
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Coordinated or mirrored trading across multiple accounts is prohibited; copying outside signals is not addressed
Hedging
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Allowed within one trading account; opposite positions in the same instrument across two or more of a trader's accounts are prohibited
High-frequency and latency arbitrage
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Trading on external data feeds and exploiting price-update delays or glitches is prohibited; hold time and trade count are otherwise unrestricted, except the 60-second profit adjustment on API Trading accounts
Consistency rule
Stance
Applies
Condition
30% rule: on Turbo and API Trading accounts the most profitable day must stay under 30% of total profit to withdraw (and, with the API option, to pass each stage); none on standard Basic and Accelerated
Weekend holding
Stance
Conditional
Condition
Positions may be held over the RWA weekend pause, but no new RWA positions can be opened and no withdrawal can be requested while holding them; crypto and 24/7 stocks trade through the weekend
Overnight holding
Stance
Permitted
Condition
—
Minimum trading days
Stance
Applies
Condition
Profit days of at least 0.5% gain: 3 in Basic Stage 1 and Accelerated, 5 in Basic Stage 2, and 5 in every payout period on funded and Turbo accounts
Time limit
Stance
None
Condition
No time limit
Maximum number of accounts
Stance
Applies
Condition
No count limit; combined funded Basic and Accelerated notional capped at $400,000 (Turbo not counted), and accounts over the cap are paused
Account sharing
Stance
Not permitted
Condition
—
News-based trading is permitted.
Bots and algorithmic tools are prohibited unless the paid API Trading option is bought, which applies a 60-second profit adjustment and the 30% rule to the whole account.
Running the same strategy in coordinated or mirrored trades across several accounts is prohibited.
Long and short positions in the same instrument are allowed on one account but prohibited across two or more of the same trader's accounts.
Trading on external data feeds or exploiting price-update delays and platform glitches is prohibited.
On Turbo and API Trading accounts the single most profitable day must be under 30% of total profit before a withdrawal can be requested.
Positions can stay open through the RWA weekend pause, but no new RWA positions can be opened and withdrawals cannot be requested while they are held.
There is no restriction on hold time, trades per day or lot size within the leverage limits.
Profit days (a gain of at least 0.5% of the starting balance) are required: 3 in Basic Stage 1 and Accelerated, 5 in Basic Stage 2 and 5 per payout period once funded.
Challenges have no time limit.
Funded Basic and Accelerated accounts are capped at $400,000 combined notional; an account reaching funded above the cap is paused until room frees up.
Only the account holder may access a challenge or funded account and place trades on it.
upscale payout rules
Payout
Detail
Profit split
Detail
Up to 90%
Payout frequency
Detail
Every 14 calendar days, one request per period
First payout
Detail
14 days after funding
Processing time
Detail
Up to 48 hours
Minimum payout
Detail
$1
Payout methods
upscale account policies
Policy
Detail
Refund policy
Detail
No refund policy published; the terms let Upscale refund a challenge fee and end the service at its sole discretion during any challenge phase
Resets
Detail
No challenge reset published; Basic and Accelerated funded accounts that breach a limit may be offered a paid restoration within 48 hours (92–100% of the original balance on Basic, 96–100% on Accelerated); not available on Turbo
Inactivity
Detail
Account frozen after 90 consecutive days without a trade; reactivated through support, not terminated
KYC
Detail
The Terms of Use (updated 15 May 2026) require a KYC check before any withdrawal: passport photo page and a live selfie, reviewed by a third-party provider; the marketing pages, FAQ and documentation say no KYC is required
Trading hours
Detail
Crypto 24/7; forex, metals and indices pause at weekends
Support
Detail
24/7
upscale fees
Fee
Amount
Applies to
Daily Drawdown Protection option
Amount
15% of the base challenge price
Applies to
Basic and Accelerated challenges, bought with the challenge
API Trading option
Amount
15% of the base challenge price
Applies to
Challenges of $10,000 or more, before the funded stage
Trading commission
Amount
Crypto 0.008% per open and close (0.06% on Turbo); forex, metals and indices 0.0035% (0.007% on Turbo); 24/7 stocks and WTI 0.003% (0.02% on Turbo)
Applies to
—
Daily funding
Amount
0.025% per day (0.075% on Fridays for indices)
Applies to
24/7 stocks, WTI crude oil and indices
upscale restricted countries
upscale web traffic, month by month
Prop Firm Pal has tracked upscale's website traffic every month since January 2026. In August 2026 the site received an estimated 110.73K visits, down 25% on the month before and up 113% over three months.
Its busiest month on record was February 2026 at roughly 229.60K visits. Traffic now is 52% below that peak.
Growth of this size usually means active marketing rather than anything about payout reliability. A firm can grow quickly and still have strict rules.
These are third-party estimates of website visits, collected once a month and stored against the month they describe. They are not trader counts, funded-account numbers or revenue.
Month
Estimated visits
Change
January 2026
Estimated visits
202.59K
Change
—
February 2026
Estimated visits
229.60K
Change
+13%
March 2026
Estimated visits
130.02K
Change
-43%
April 2026
Estimated visits
54.57K
Change
-58%
May 2026
Estimated visits
51.99K
Change
-5%
June 2026
Estimated visits
41.21K
Change
-21%
July 2026
Estimated visits
146.93K
Change
+257%
August 2026
Estimated visits
110.73K
Change
-25%
How upscale compares in size
Measured on estimated monthly website visits for August 2026, upscale ranks 91 of the 477 prop firms Prop Firm Pal tracks — larger than 81% of them, at roughly 110.73K visits a month.
The ranking covers every firm measured between June 2026 and August 2026, each on its own latest reading in that window. Firms last measured before June 2026 are left out rather than shown with a stale figure, so the total moves month to month.
Size is not quality. A large firm is one that markets successfully, and several of the most visited firms in this ranking have the strictest rules; some of the smallest pay out reliably to everyone who asks. What the ranking is useful for is scale — whether you are looking at an established operation or something very new.
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FAQs
What is Upscale's profit split?
Upscale pays an 80% profit split by default. A 90% split is available as an add-on bought together with the challenge; its price was not found on the pages read.
How much does an Upscale challenge cost?
Upscale publishes its challenge fees, which depend on account size and market. Basic costs $59 to $1,499, Accelerated $69 to $1,599 and Turbo $199 to $1,099; for example, a $100,000 crypto Basic challenge is $799. The optional daily drawdown protection and API Trading are charged at 15% of the challenge price before discounts.
What are the Upscale challenge rules?
The Basic 2-step challenge needs 5% profit in Stage 1 and 8% in Stage 2, with a 5% daily and 10% maximum drawdown (8% in Stage 2 and funded on $200,000 accounts). The Accelerated 1-step challenge needs 10% with a 3% daily and 6% maximum drawdown. There is no time limit, but each stage needs 3 or 5 profit days of at least 0.5%.
Does Upscale offer instant funding?
Yes. Turbo opens straight into a funded account at $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000, priced from $199 to $1,099. It has no profit target or daily drawdown, but a 6% trailing drawdown from the highest balance and a 30% consistency rule on withdrawals.
Does Upscale have a consistency rule?
Only on some accounts. Turbo and accounts with the API Trading option have a 30% rule: if the most profitable day is 30% or more of total profit, withdrawal is blocked until more profit dilutes it. Standard Basic and Accelerated accounts have no consistency rule.
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