Blue Guardian vs Breakout

How Blue Guardian vs Breakout compare on our ratings, prop firm specs, funding, pros and cons.

Feature	Blue Guardian Visit	Breakout Visit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	4.2/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Payout reliability	4.5	4.5
Rules & drawdown	3.5	4.5
Costs	4.0	3.5
Platforms & markets	4.5	4.0
Transparency & support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Evaluation	1-step, 2-step, 3-step, Instant funding	1-step
Account sizes	$5,000 to $400,000	$5,000 to $200,000
Challenge fee	Starts at $10 for $5K account; $467 to $623 for $100K Instant	$20 to $1,090
Profit split	Up to 90%	80% to 90%
Daily drawdown limit	4% (or $3,000 on 100K Instant)	3%
Maximum drawdown	Trailing drawdown $6,000 on 100K Instant	3% to 6% (static)
Payout frequency	Instant, every 3 days, weekly, or bi-weekly depending on plan	On-demand, 24/7
Payout methods	Crypto, Rise	USDC (ERC-20)
Crypto leverage	Up to 1:30	Up to 10x
Trading platforms	MT5, Match-Trader, NinjaTrader, TradeLocker, TradingView, Tradovate, DeepCharts	Breakout Terminal, iOS, Android
Markets	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities	Crypto, Indices, Commodities
KYC required	Not disclosed	Yes
Restricted countries	Not disclosed	Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk
Company
Founded	2021	2023
Headquarters	United Arab Emirates	—
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Instant funding option skips demo challenge requirements entirely Average payout processing speed completed within one hour Profit splits pay out up to 90% via crypto or Rise Starter funded accounts begin at $10 for $5,000 in simulated capital	Owned by Kraken and operated under Payward Oceanic Ltd Static drawdown never trails unrealized equity gains No minimum trading days or mandatory evaluation time limits On-demand USDC withdrawals on Ethereum with a $50 minimum
Cons	Trailing drawdown calculates from peak equity, punishing intraday profit pullbacks Presents 40% consistency rule limiting single-day profit weighting on withdrawals Restricts trade execution 5 minutes before and after high-impact news on funded models Minimum trade holding time of 2 minutes required per position	Evaluation fees are non-refundable and forfeited accounts offer no free resets Enforces a strict 3% daily loss limit across all account tiers Mandatory KYC verification before receiving funded account payouts Every trade incurs a 0.04% per-side commission and overnight swap costs
Best for	Traders wanting instant simulated funding, Automated traders using Expert Advisors, Prop traders seeking crypto payouts	Crypto swing and news traders, Traders wanting static drawdowns, US residents seeking crypto evaluations

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