Bulenox vs FundingPips: which prop firm is better in 2026?
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
Futures · Trustpilot 4.7/5
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
Forex / CFD · Crypto · Trustpilot 4.5/5
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
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Bulenox
$215
FundingPips
—
Closest size : 5 K — $29
Full comparison
| Criterion | Bulenox | 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 | hebdomadaire (traitement le mercredi) | Cycle au choix : hebdomadaire (60 %), bi-hebdomadaire (80 %), a la demande (90 %) ou mensuel (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 Bulenox if…
- You want the shortest path to funding: 1 evaluation phase against 2 at FundingPips.
- You need a platform FundingPips does not offer: ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower.
Choose FundingPips if…
- You want a drawdown you can compute in your head: the limit is fixed on the starting balance and never moves as the account grows.
- Cash flow matters to you: the first withdrawal comes after 7 days rather than 10.
- You need a platform Bulenox does not offer: mt5, ctrader, match-trader.
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $29, below Bulenox.
Our analysis
The price question
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.
How the loss limit behaves
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.
Getting paid
Bulenox keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 10 days, then pays hebdomadaire (traitement le mercredi). FundingPips keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 7 days, then pays Cycle au choix : hebdomadaire (60 %), bi-hebdomadaire (80 %), a la demande (90 %) ou mensuel (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.
Tooling differences
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.
How much history each firm has
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.