Blue Guardian vs DNA Funded
Blue Guardian and DNA Funded 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 $30 cheaper at the entry tier ($19 with code NOV30 against $49). Blue Guardian publishes the wider maximum drawdown at $25k (10% on 2 Step Nano against 8% on Two Phase Evaluation). Open Blue Guardian
| Term | Blue Guardian | DNA Funded |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest evaluation | $19 code NOV30 | $49 |
| Size at that price | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25k fee | $94 code NOV30 | $179 |
| Profit split | 85% default, 90% with paid add-on | 80% (90% with add-on) |
| Drawdown (25k) | 6% trailing, 4% daily (1 Step Standard) | 6% max total, 4% daily (Single Phase) |
| Profit target (25k) | 9% (1 Step Standard) | 10% (Single Phase) |
| KYC | Before payout | Before payout |
| Payout rail | Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min) | Crypto (USDT, BTC and other coins) / International bank transfer |
| Payout speed | Instant accounts on-demand; challenge accounts every 14 days, 7-day add-on; processing within 24 business hours | 14-day cycle, 24-48h processing |
| Leverage | Forex 1:50 (1:100 on 1 Step Standard challenge), indices/metals 1:10-1:20, crypto 1:2 | 1:50 forex / 1:10 indices / 1:10 commodities / 1:2 crypto / 1:5 stocks |
| Allocation ceiling | $400,000 active funded allocation; scaling plan to $4,000,000 | $600,000 |
| Instruments | Forex, indices, gold and commodities, cryptocurrencies; crypto commission $0 | Forex, indices, commodities, stocks and crypto CFDs (BTCUSD, ETHUSD, SOLUSD, XRPUSD on the published instrument list); crypto commission 0.01% of notional |
Each drawdown above is the rule of the plan its own $25k fee buys. The rest of the ladder at that size: 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); DNA Funded: Two Phase Evaluation at $159 (8% of room), Rapid 10-Day Challenge at $189 (5% of room) and Instant Funding at $559 (4% 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 | Blue Guardian | DNA Funded | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25k | $94 code NOV30 | $179 | Blue Guardian |
| $50k | $140 code NOV30 | $319 | Blue Guardian |
| $100k | $279 code NOV30 | $619 | Blue Guardian |
What the fee buys, and what it takes back
Spent on the other firm, that gap buys 0.9 further attempts. The fee is also only the entry cost: at the headline split, Blue Guardian has to make $104 of profit before the attempt has paid for itself, and $199 at DNA Funded.
| Measure | Blue Guardian | DNA Funded |
|---|---|---|
| Fee for a $25k attempt | $94 code NOV30 | $179 |
| Fee per $1,000 of account | $3.76 | $7.16 |
| Profit needed to win the fee back at the headline split | $104 | $199 |
| Account destroyed on a bad day (drawdown in dollars) | $1,500 (6%) | $1,500 (6%) |
| Drawdown type | Trailing | Static |
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
DNA Funded 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.
Getting the money out
Blue Guardian pays Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min), DNA Funded pays Crypto (USDT, BTC and other coins) / International bank transfer. Timing is not the same either: Instant accounts on-demand; challenge accounts every 14 days, 7-day add-on; processing within 24 business hours against 14-day cycle, 24-48h processing.
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: Blue Guardian pays Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min), DNA Funded pays Crypto (USDT, BTC and other coins) / International bank transfer.
- clearing $25k means 9% (1 Step Standard) in profit at Blue Guardian and 10% (1 Phase Evaluation) at DNA Funded.
- top allocation, DNA Funded: $600,000; Blue Guardian: $400,000 active funded allocation; scaling plan to $4,000,000.
The decision rule
At $25k, if you routinely risk more than 8% of the account in a session, DNA Funded is the one that ends the attempt, not Blue Guardian. 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 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.
Choose DNA Funded if Cost-sensitive traders who want a straightforward two-phase or instant CFD challenge and can trade on TradeLocker only.
Both reviews carry the specific terms and the source pages: Blue Guardian review and DNA Funded 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.