Bitfunded vs Blue Guardian
Bitfunded and Blue Guardian are not the same product at different prices. Below is every term each firm publishes, side by side, and the differences that decide which one suits a given trader.
The difference in two lines: Blue Guardian is $20 cheaper at the entry tier ($19 with code NOV30 against $39). Blue Guardian advertises the higher split ceiling (85% default, 90% with paid add-on). Open Blue Guardian
| Term | Bitfunded | Blue Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest evaluation | $39 | $19 code NOV30 |
| Size at that price | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25k fee | $124 | $94 code NOV30 |
| Profit split | 80% | 85% default, 90% with paid add-on |
| Drawdown (25k) | 3%, 3% daily (1-Step Express) | 6% trailing, 4% daily (1 Step Standard) |
| Profit target (25k) | 9% (1-Step Express) | 9% (1 Step Standard) |
| KYC | Before payout | Before payout |
| Payout rail | USDT | Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min) |
| Payout speed | Within 24 hours of the profit split day | Instant accounts on-demand; challenge accounts every 14 days, 7-day add-on; processing within 24 business hours |
| Leverage | 1:100 | Forex 1:50 (1:100 on 1 Step Standard challenge), indices/metals 1:10-1:20, crypto 1:2 |
| Allocation ceiling | $150,000 USDT | $400,000 active funded allocation; scaling plan to $4,000,000 |
| Instruments | 100+ crypto pairs plus 20 TradFi pairs, both tradable on the challenge accounts; traditional pairs carry a 5-day holding limit | Forex, indices, gold and commodities, cryptocurrencies; crypto commission $0 |
Each drawdown above is the rule of the plan its own $25k fee buys. The rest of the ladder at that size: Bitfunded: 2-Step at $249 (10% of room) and 1-Step at $299 (6% of room); Blue Guardian: 2 Step Nano at $47 (10% of room), 1 Step Nano at $55 (6% of room), 2 Step Standard at $108 (8% of room) and Instant at $146 (6% of room).
Which is cheaper, size by size
Blue Guardian is cheaper at 3 of the 3 sizes where both publish a price. Comparing the entry tier alone hides that: fee ladders do not scale at the same rate, so the cheaper start can become the dearer account.
| Account size | Bitfunded | Blue Guardian | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25k | $124 | $94 code NOV30 | Blue Guardian |
| $50k | $399 | $140 code NOV30 | Blue Guardian |
| $100k | $799 | $279 code NOV30 | Blue Guardian |
What the fee buys, and what it takes back
The $30 gap is 0.3 cheap attempts at the Bitfunded fee. The fee is also only the entry cost: at the headline split, Bitfunded has to make $155 of profit before the attempt has paid for itself, and $104 at Blue Guardian.
| Measure | Bitfunded | Blue Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Fee for a $25k attempt | $124 | $94 code NOV30 |
| Fee per $1,000 of account | $4.96 | $3.76 |
| Profit needed to win the fee back at the headline split | $155 | $104 |
| Account destroyed on a bad day (drawdown in dollars) | $750 (3%) | $1,500 (6%) |
| Drawdown type | Static | Trailing |
Cost per $1,000, the break-even profit and the cost of 1% of drawdown are our arithmetic from each firm's published fee, split and limit; each drawdown figure is the firm's own percentage for the plan that fee buys, applied to a $25,000 balance.
The rule that ends most attempts
Bitfunded measures drawdown from a fixed floor, while Blue Guardian trails it - so a profitable run can leave the second account closer to its line than the balance suggests. At $25k there is $750 more room at Blue Guardian ($1,500 against $750), which is 3.0 percentage points of the account.
Getting the money out
Bitfunded pays USDT, Blue Guardian pays Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min). Timing is not the same either: Within 24 hours of the profit split day against Instant accounts on-demand; challenge accounts every 14 days, 7-day add-on; processing within 24 business hours.
Worth checking against your own cash-flow: a fast rail that pays into an account you then have to move is not the same as one that lands where you spend it.
Where they actually differ
- Payout rails are not the same: Bitfunded pays USDT, Blue Guardian pays Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min).
- how far each one scales, Bitfunded: $150,000 USDT; Blue Guardian: $400,000 active funded allocation; scaling plan to $4,000,000.
- per 1% of drawdown at $25k the fee is $41.33 at Bitfunded and $15.67 at Blue Guardian: $124 over a 3% limit (1-Step Express) against $94 with code NOV30 over a 6% limit (1 Step Standard).
The decision rule
If the first attempt is a test rather than a plan, Blue Guardian at $19 with code NOV30 costs less to be wrong about.
Which one, and for whom
Choose Bitfunded if Traders who mostly trade coins but want a few traditional pairs on the same account, and who value coin coverage over leverage
Choose Blue Guardian if Traders who want a cheap, well-documented challenge and will pay crypto or Rise for payouts, and who treat crypto as one market among several.
Both reviews carry the specific terms and the source pages: Bitfunded review and Blue Guardian review. If a figure here has changed since it was read, email research@cryptopropfirms.com and it will be re-checked against the firm's own page.