Topstep's ProjectX stopped serving third-party prop firms in 2026. Give your traders a branded platform on Rithmic or Tradovate instead — copy trading, risk alerts, charts and a journal, as low as $5 per user per month.
ProjectX, the platform behind TopstepX, was licensed to a number of futures prop firms. In November 2025 firms reported being told that third-party support would end on 2026-02-28, leaving them to move traders to another platform and, in most cases, another rail. Check the current position with Topstep directly.
ProjectX bundled rail, risk engine and platform. Replacing it usually means choosing a rail first, then a trader platform.
| Option | Rail and risk | Trader platform | Published firm pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tradovate Prop | Tradovate | Tradovate apps | No |
| Rithmic + third-party platforms | Rithmic | R|Trader Pro, NinjaTrader, etc. | No |
| Volumetrica | dxFeed / own stack | Deepchart | No |
| Rithmic or Tradovate + Signal Trade App | Rithmic or Tradovate | Your branded web platform | As low as $5/user/month |
The rail decides everything downstream: how your rules are enforced, what your per-user costs are, and which platforms your traders can use. Choosing a platform first and discovering it does not run on your new rail is the most expensive mistake a migrating firm can make. Rithmic and Tradovate are the two rails most futures prop firms use, and Signal Trade App runs on both, so you can pick the rail on its own merits.
Traders care about three things in a platform change: will my account and rules carry over, will my tools still work, and when does it happen. Answer all three in one short announcement, with a date, a how-to for connecting the new account, and a support channel. A branded platform that already has copy trading, drawdown tracking and a journal makes the change an upgrade rather than a loss.
Moving traders off a platform is mostly communication. Cover these before switch-over.
Read build your own prop firm platform for the full stack, Signal Trade App for Rithmic firms, or the prop firm technology providers comparison. Back to the prop firm platform overview.
Reports from November 2025 say ProjectX told partner firms third-party support would end on 2026-02-28. Confirm the current status with Topstep.
No. It connects to Rithmic and Tradovate accounts.
Not on its own. ProjectX bundled the execution rail and risk engine; with Signal Trade App those come from Rithmic or Tradovate, and Signal Trade App provides the branded trader platform on top.
As low as $5 per user per month at volume, every feature included.