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Head-to-Head Comparison

Funding Pips vs Blue Guardian Side-by-side breakdown — fees, rules, payouts, and our verdict

Funding Pips
Est. 2022
4.6
out of 5.0
from $29 challenge fee
Up to 95% profit split
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Blue Guardian
Est. 2023
4.3
out of 5.0
from $10 challenge fee
90% standard rising to 100% profit split
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Quick Verdict

Overall Score
Funding Pips
Lower Entry Fee
Blue Guardian
Higher Profit Split
Funding Pips
Larger Max Account
Blue Guardian

Full Comparison

Metric Funding Pips Blue Guardian
Our Score 4.6/5 4.3/5
Challenge Fee from $29 from $10 ✓
Profit Split Up to 95% ✓ 90% standard rising to 100%
Max Account $300,000 $4,000,000 (scaled) ✓
Evaluation Type 2-Step 2-Step
Drawdown Type Static Static
Min Trading Days 3 days Varies
Time Limit Varies Varies
Platforms MT4, MT5, cTrader MT5, cTrader, DXtrade
Payout Speed 1-2 days typical 24-hour guarantee (or split rises)
News Trading ✓ ✓
Weekend Hold ✓ ✓
EAs / Robots ✓ ✓
Fee Refundable ✗ ✗
Founded 2022 2023
HQ Dubai UAE United States

Score Breakdown

Customer Support Funding Pips: 8.6 · Blue Guardian: 8.4
Value for Money Funding Pips: 9.1 · Blue Guardian: 8.6
■ Funding Pips ■ Blue Guardian

Funding Pips and Blue Guardian both show up on most "best prop firm" shortlists, but they are built for different traders. Funding Pips scores 4.6/5 on our review and has been paying traders since 2022 (4 years); Blue Guardian scores 4.3/5 and has been paying traders since 2023 (3 years). The table below puts every rule side by side — this intro is the short version.

On entry cost, Funding Pips charges from $29 and Blue Guardian charges from $10 for its standard evaluation. The profit split is Up to 95% at Funding Pips versus 90% standard rising to 100% at Blue Guardian — but a bigger split only matters if the payout actually arrives, so weigh it against the payout-speed row. Both use a static drawdown model, so neither wins on that front — the difference comes down to time limits and the minimum-days rule.

Funding Pips allows weekend holding and Blue Guardian allows it. If your strategy carries positions across the weekend, that alone should decide this comparison for you.

Pros & Cons

Funding Pips

✅ Pros
• Splits up to 95% depending on your consistency, which beats a flat-rate model for anyone who trades well
• Weekend holds, news trading — both allowed, no asterisks
• Widely considered one of the easier on-ramps into prop trading for newer evaluators
• Fees sit below FTMO and FundedNext without giving up much
❌ Cons
• Launched in 2022, so there isn't a decade of payout history backing this one up yet
• Community sentiment online is mixed — worth a current Trustpilot check before you commit a bigger account
• MT4 isn't supported here either

Blue Guardian

✅ Pros
• Scales to $4 million, putting it right alongside FundedNext and The5ers at the top of this list for ceiling size
• A unique payout mechanic: miss the 24-hour window and the trader's split rises to 100% as compensation
• 90% starting split, high relative to most competitors' standard tier
• Weekend holds and news trading both allowed
❌ Cons
• Founded in 2023, without the multi-year track record FTMO or The5ers have built
• Reaching that full 100% split depends on the firm missing its own guarantee — an odd thing to bank on rather than a standard scaling plan
• A smaller funded trader base than the category leaders
Funding Pips
4.6/5
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Blue Guardian
4.3/5
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