Head to head · 33 criteria compared On the 33 criteria we compare, FundingPips comes out ahead (6 against 5). Bulenox stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Bulenox is a futures-only firm run from Delaware since 2022. Accounts are sold as renewable monthly subscriptions, $145 to $325 for $25,000 to $150,000, payouts clear every Wednesday, and the first $10,000 goes entirely to the trader. It holds 4.7/5 across 1,761 Trustpilot reviews, but a 40% consistency rule gates withdrawals and drives recurring complaints.
Criteria won: 5 / 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.
Bulenox
$215
FundingPips
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Closest size: 5 K — $29
| Full comparison | | FundingPips |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 81/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | 4.7/5 ✓ | 4.5/5 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | US | AE |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $145 | $29 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $215 | — |
| Refundable fee | — | No |
| Reset price | $78 | — |
| Account sizes | 150 K | 200 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | 6 % | 6 % |
| Max daily loss | — | 3 % |
| Max total drawdown | — | 6 % |
| Drawdown type | Hybrid | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | — |
| Min trading days | 0 ✓ | 1 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 90 % ✓ | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 10 days | 7 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | Weekly (processed on Wednesdays) | Cycle of your choice: weekly (60%), bi-weekly (80%), on demand (90%) or monthly (100%) |
| Payout methods | bank, wire, paypal, and wise | — |
| Scaling plan | — | — |
| Max allocation | 150 K | — |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower | mt5, ctrader, match-trader |
| Instruments | futures | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ |
| Leverage | — | — |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | No | — |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | Yes ✓ | Restricted |
| Scalping | Yes | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose FundingPips if… FundingPips opens at $29 against $145 for Bulenox, 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.
Bulenox applies a hybrid drawdown. FundingPips applies a static drawdown capped at 6 %, with a 3 % daily limit. This is the single most consequential difference between the two. A static drawdown is measured once, from the starting balance, and never moves; a trailing drawdown follows your equity upward, so a winning streak raises the floor you can no longer fall below. Intraday trailing is stricter still, because it tracks unrealised peaks reached inside the session — profit you never actually banked can permanently raise your loss threshold.
Bulenox keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 10 days, then pays Weekly (processed on Wednesdays). 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.
Bulenox is the only one of the two to offer ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower. FundingPips covers mt5, ctrader, 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.
On Trustpilot they sit at 4.7/5 and 4.5/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 77/100 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.
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