Head to head
Blue Guardian vs FundingPips
Two CFD prop firms compared on price, rules and payouts. Every figure comes from the PropFirmTrading database, with verified discount codes applied.
Data checked by Oliver · Updated 19 October 2026
★ 3.8 · 5 yrs · 🇦🇪
- From
- $20
- Max funding
- $400K
- Deal
- 25% refund
- Code
- PROPFT
★ 4.5 · 4 yrs · 🇦🇪
- From
- $24.65
- Max funding
- $200K
- Deal
- −15%
- Code
- PROPFT
The short version
- Cheapest at 100K
- Blue Guardian $179 (FundingPips $358.70)
- Higher split
- Blue Guardian up to 100%
- More drawdown room
- Blue Guardian 0.77 per 1 of target
- First challenge
- Blue Guardian
- Scaling up
- Blue Guardian
- Swing trader
- Blue Guardian
The rulebook that matches the trader’s style should decide.
Side by side at 100K
The cheapest program each firm sells at 100K, the size both firms offer that is closest to $100K.
Rule friction is the PropFirmTrading reading of how many rules can end an account by accident. Low means fewer.
Where Blue Guardian and FundingPips differ
Price at 100K
Blue Guardian $179
FundingPips $358.70
$180 between cheapest and dearest, per attempt
Profit split
Blue Guardian up to 100%
FundingPips up to 80%
$200 more per $1,000 payout at the top
Maximum loss
Blue Guardian 10%, Static
FundingPips 6%, Static
Wider buffer, more room for a losing run; static beats trailing
Drawdown per 1 of target
Blue Guardian 0.77
FundingPips 0.50
Higher means the target is small next to the room to fail
Daily loss limit
Blue Guardian 3%
FundingPips 3%
Ends more accounts than the maximum drawdown does
Total profit target
FundingPips 12% in 2 phases
Blue Guardian 13% in 2 phases
Lower total, shorter evaluation
Trustpilot
FundingPips 4.5
Blue Guardian 3.8
The review pages explain what sits behind each score
Where Blue Guardian and FundingPips differ (full text)
Price is the clearest difference at the 100K size. Blue Guardian Nano 2-Step costs $179 with the code applied, and FundingPips 2-Step Pro costs $358.70. The gap is $180 per attempt, so a trader who needs three attempts pays about $539 more at FundingPips.
Blue Guardian pays up to 100% of profit and FundingPips up to 80%. On a $1,000 payout the difference is $200, and it repeats on every payout.
Blue Guardian allows a maximum loss of 10% ($10,000) on this program, against 6% ($6,000) at FundingPips. A wider buffer gives more room for a losing run before the account closes.
FundingPips asks for 12% of profit in total across its 2 phases, and Blue Guardian asks for 13% across 2. A lower total target usually means a shorter evaluation.
Blue Guardian applies a 50% (funded only) consistency rule and FundingPips applies a 35% (eval, daily payouts) consistency rule. A consistency rule caps how much of the profit may come from one day, which slows down traders with occasional large wins.
The cheapest way to test either firm is Blue Guardian Nano 1-Step 5K at $20 or FundingPips 2-Step Pro 5K at $24.65. Small accounts share the rulebook of the larger ones, so they show how a firm behaves at low cost.
On Trustpilot, FundingPips holds 4.5 from 67,934 reviews and Blue Guardian holds 3.8 from 1,755 reviews. The review pages linked below explain what sits behind each score.
Blue Guardian programs
One row per program, at the size closest to $100K.
FundingPips programs
One row per program, at the size closest to $100K.
Rules side by side
Firm-wide rules as each firm publishes them. Some rules vary by program, and the firm profiles carry the full text.
Which firm fits which trader
A reading of the data for three common situations. The rulebook that fits the trader's style matters more than any single figure.
A first challenge on a small budget
New to prop firms and paying to learn a rulebook at the lowest cost.
The data favours
Blue Guardian
- The entry ticket is $20 at Blue Guardian against $24.65 at FundingPips.
- Its cheapest program also allows 0.60 of drawdown per 1 of target, so a learner has more room.
A consistent trader scaling up
Has passed evaluations before and cares about the share of profit kept and the ceiling on funding.
The data favours
Blue Guardian
- The profit split reaches 100% at Blue Guardian and 80% at the other firm.
- The largest account is $400K at Blue Guardian, so a consistent trader has further to scale.
A swing trader holding for days
Uses wider stops and needs room for positions to move against the entry before they work.
The data favours
Blue Guardian
- At 100K, Blue Guardian allows 0.77 of drawdown per 1 of profit target and FundingPips allows 0.50.
- The drawdown is static, so open profit does not raise the floor while a position runs.
Questions traders ask about Blue Guardian and FundingPips
What does a 100K challenge cost at Blue Guardian and FundingPips?
Blue Guardian Nano 2-Step 100K costs $179 with code PROPFT (list price $239). FundingPips 2-Step Pro 100K costs $358.70 with code PROPFT (list price $422). Prices are checked daily and may change.
Which pays the higher profit split, Blue Guardian or FundingPips?
Blue Guardian pays up to 100%, and FundingPips pays up to 80%. On a $2,000 payout that is a difference of $400.
Which firm allows more drawdown at 100K?
Blue Guardian allows 10% ($10,000), Static and FundingPips allows 6% ($6,000), Static. The daily loss limit is 3% ($3,000) at Blue Guardian and 3% ($3,000) at FundingPips.
Do Blue Guardian and FundingPips allow news trading?
Blue Guardian: Instant Standard & Funded: restricted 5 min before/after high-impact news. Challenge accounts, Instant Starter & Guardian X: no restriction. FundingPips: Holding or opening trades 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after high-impact news events and speeches on the affected currency is strictly prohibited | Hard…
Which firm suits a first prop firm challenge, Blue Guardian or FundingPips?
On price and drawdown room the data favours Blue Guardian. The entry ticket is $20 at Blue Guardian against $24.65 at FundingPips. Its cheapest program also allows 0.60 of drawdown per 1 of target, so a learner has more room. Both firms are viable, and the rulebook that fits the trader's style matters more than the cheaper ticket.
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