Blue Guardian vs FTMO

Blue Guardian4.1/5

VS

FTMO4.2/5

Feature	Blue GuardianVisit	FTMOVisit
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	4.0
Costs	4.0	3.5
Platforms & markets	4.5	4.5
Transparency & support	4.0	4.5
Specs
Evaluation	1-step, 2-step, 3-step, Instant funding	1-step, 2-step, Instant funding
Account sizes	$5,000 to $400,000	Up to $200,000
Challenge fee	Starts at $10 for $5K account; $467 to $623 for $100K Instant	Not disclosed
Profit split	Up to 90%	80% to 90%
Daily drawdown limit	4% (or $3,000 on 100K Instant)	5%
Maximum drawdown	Trailing drawdown $6,000 on 100K Instant	10% static
Payout frequency	Instant, every 3 days, weekly, or bi-weekly depending on plan	Bi-weekly after 14 days
Payout methods	Crypto, Rise	Not disclosed
Crypto leverage	Up to 1:30	Up to 1:100
Trading platforms	MT5, Match-Trader, NinjaTrader, TradeLocker, TradingView, Tradovate, DeepCharts	MT4, MT5, TradingView, cTrader
Markets	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks
KYC required	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	2021	2015
Headquarters	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
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	Static 10% max drawdown calculated from initial balance rather than trailing equity Over $650M paid in rewards since 2015 across 140 countries Profit splits scale from 80% up to 90% through the scaling plan Supports TradingView, cTrader, MT4, and MT5 platforms
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	Standard accounts prohibit holding positions over weekends or trading major news events Identity verification is required before any reward withdrawal is processed All trading takes place entirely within simulated demo environments Slippage issues and disputed account-breach determinations
Best for	Traders wanting instant simulated funding, Automated traders using Expert Advisors, Prop traders seeking crypto payouts	Disciplined day traders avoiding trailing drawdowns, Swing traders using cTrader or TradingView, Forex and crypto technical analysts

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