Head to head · 33 criteria compared On the 33 criteria we compare, Bulenox comes out ahead (8 against 7). The5ers remains the cheaper way in and its drawdown model is the more forgiving of the two, so the choice is not automatic.
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: 8 / 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: 7 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Bulenox
$215
The5ers
$545
| Full comparison | | The5ers |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 81/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | 4.7/5 | 4.7/5 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2016 ✓ |
| Headquarters | US | IL |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $145 | $39 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $215 ✓ | $545 |
| Refundable fee | — | Yes |
| Reset price | $78 | — |
| Account sizes | 150 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 ✓ | 2 |
| Profit target | 6 % ✓ | 10 % |
| Max daily loss | — | 5 % |
| Max total drawdown | — | 10 % |
| Drawdown type | Hybrid | Static ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | No |
| Min trading days | 0 ✓ | 3 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 90 % ✓ | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 10 days ✓ | 14 days |
| Payout frequency | Weekly (processed on Wednesdays) | First withdrawal 14 days after the funded account is granted, then every two weeks; minimum withdrawal $150 |
| Payout methods | bank, wire, paypal, and wise ✓ | crypto and rise |
| Scaling plan | — | Yes |
| Max allocation | 150 K | 500 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower | mt5, ctrader, tradingview |
| Instruments | futures | fx, indices, metals, futures ✓ |
| Leverage | — | 1:100 on High Stakes; 1:30 on Hyper Growth and Pro Growth |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | No | — |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | Yes ✓ | Restricted |
| Scalping | Yes | — |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose The5ers if… Bulenox applies a hybrid drawdown. The5ers applies a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with a 5 % 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). 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.
Bulenox is the only one of the two to offer ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower. The5ers covers mt5, ctrader, 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, 6 years longer than Bulenox. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.7/5 and 4.7/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 77/100 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 $145 for Bulenox, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $215 for Bulenox 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.
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