Head to head · 33 criteria compared On the 33 criteria we compare, The5ers comes out ahead (10 against 3). 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: 3 / 33
Founded in Israel in 2016, The5ers is one of the oldest forex prop firms still operating. Its strongest asset is the rulebook: static drawdown across every program, no time limit and no consistency rule. The tradable universe stays narrow, though — forex, indices, metals and futures, with no crypto and no equities.
Criteria won: 10 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
BrightFunded
€477
The5ers
$545
| Full comparison | BrightFunded | The5ers |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 76/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | — | 4.7/5 |
| Founded | 2023 | 2016 ✓ |
| Headquarters | AE | IL |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | €47 | $39 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | €477 ✓ | $545 |
| Refundable fee | No | Yes ✓ |
| Reset price | — | — |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 2 | 2 |
| Profit target | 8 % ✓ | 10 % |
| Max daily loss | 4 % | 5 % ✓ |
| Max total drawdown | 8 % | 10 % ✓ |
| Drawdown type | Static | Static |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | No | No |
| Min trading days | 5 | 3 ✓ |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 30 days | 14 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | First payment 30 days after the first trade, then every 2 weeks; weekly and bi-weekly add-ons available | First withdrawal 14 days after the funded account is granted, then every two weeks; minimum withdrawal $150 |
| Payout methods | — | crypto and rise |
| Scaling plan | Yes | Yes |
| Max allocation | 400 K | 500 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade | mt5, ctrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ | fx, indices, metals, futures |
| Leverage | Forex 1:100, gold and commodities 1:40, indices 1:20, crypto 1:5 (identical on evaluation and funded accounts) | 1:100 on High Stakes; 1:30 on Hyper Growth and Pro Growth |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | — | — |
| Expert Advisors | — | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose BrightFunded if… Choose The5ers if… 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. The5ers keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 14 days, then pays First withdrawal 14 days after the funded account is granted, then every two weeks; minimum withdrawal $150. 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. The5ers covers tradingview, 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.
The5ers has been running since 2016, 7 years longer than BrightFunded. Our trust pillar scores them 66/100 and 96/100, 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.
The5ers opens at $39 against €47 for BrightFunded, a moderate gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is €477 for BrightFunded against $545 for The5ers. 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.
BrightFunded applies a static drawdown capped at 8 %, with a 4 % daily limit. The5ers applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % daily limit. Both use the same model, so the difference plays out on the percentages rather than on the mechanism.
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