Head to head · 33 criteria compared FundingPips wins this comparison (6 against 2). BrightFunded stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Set up in 2023 by a Dutch team and operated out of Dubai, BrightFunded keeps its rulebook short: no consistency rule, no time limit, static drawdown on both 2-Step plans. The model leans instead on paid add-ons — fee refund, 90% split, waived minimum days — and the first payout only lands 30 days after the first trade.
Criteria won: 2 / 33
FundingPips lets you choose the withdrawal rhythm and prices the split accordingly: 60% weekly, 80% biweekly, 90% on demand, 100% on a monthly cycle. Its four evaluation models keep static drawdown, with only the instant-funding Zero account switching to trailing. Against that, a Striking System closes a funded account on the fourth warning.
Criteria won: 6 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
BrightFunded
€477
FundingPips
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Closest size: 5 K — $29
| Full comparison | BrightFunded | FundingPips |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 76/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2023 | 2022 ✓ |
| Headquarters | AE | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | €47 | $29 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | €477 | — |
| Refundable fee | No | No |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 200 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 2 | 2 |
| Profit target | 8 % | 6 % ✓ |
| Max daily loss | 4 % ✓ | 3 % |
| Max total drawdown | 8 % ✓ | 6 % |
| Drawdown type | Static | Static |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | No | — |
| Min trading days | 5 | 1 ✓ |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 30 days | 7 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | First payment 30 days after the first trade, then every 2 weeks; weekly and bi-weekly add-ons available | Cycle of your choice: weekly (60%), bi-weekly (80%), on demand (90%) or monthly (100%) |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 400 K | — |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade | mt5, ctrader, match-trader |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto |
| Leverage | Forex 1:100, gold and commodities 1:40, indices 1:20, crypto 1:5 (identical on evaluation and funded accounts) | — |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | — | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose BrightFunded if… Choose FundingPips if… BrightFunded applies a static drawdown capped at 8 %, with a 4 % daily limit. FundingPips applies a static drawdown capped at 6 %, with a 3 % daily limit. Both use the same model, so the difference plays out on the percentages rather than on the mechanism.
BrightFunded keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 30 days, then pays First payment 30 days after the first trade, then every 2 weeks; weekly and bi-weekly add-ons available. FundingPips keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 7 days, then pays Cycle of your choice: weekly (60%), bi-weekly (80%), on demand (90%) or monthly (100%). Payout frequency deserves as much attention as the split itself: a slightly lower share paid every two weeks compounds faster than a headline percentage locked behind a monthly cycle and a long first-withdrawal delay.
BrightFunded is the only one of the two to offer dxtrade. FundingPips covers match-trader, which its rival does not. Platform choice is not cosmetic: order execution, available order types and the reliability of your automation all depend on it, and switching mid-evaluation is rarely possible.
FundingPips has been running since 2022, 1 years longer than BrightFunded. Our trust pillar scores them 66/100 and 81/100, which weighs age, corporate transparency and public payout evidence. In an industry with no financial regulator overseeing these evaluations, longevity and a verifiable payout history are the closest thing to a guarantee.
FundingPips opens at $29 against €47 for BrightFunded, a substantial gap on the smallest account. The headline fee is rarely the real cost, though: what matters is the price of a reset after a failed attempt, whether the fee comes back on the first payout, and whether an activation fee appears when you move to a funded account. Compare those three lines in the table above before deciding on price alone.
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