Head-to-head comparison
Blue Guardian vs Funded Futures Family: Which Futures Prop Firm Wins? (2026)
A side-by-side breakdown of the rules that decide which prop firm fits your strategy — drawdown type, profit splits, payout speed, account sizes, and total cost.
Blue Guardian
- From
- $55
- Account sizes
- $25K – $150K
- Profit split
- 100%
- Payout
- —
Funded Futures Family
- From
- $20
- Account sizes
- $25K – $150K
- Profit split
- 100%
- Payout
- 3 days
The verdict
Funded Futures Family has the lower starting price ($19.75 vs $55.25 for Blue Guardian).
Rules side by side
Each value is the best (or full range) across all of the firm's products.
| Rule | Blue Guardian | Funded Futures Family |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge type | Evaluation + Instant Funding | Evaluation + Instant Funding |
| Drawdown type | EOD | EOD / Intraday Trailing |
| Account sizes | $25K – $150K | $25K – $150K |
| Starting price | $55 | $20 |
| Profit split | 100% | 90–100% |
| Payout speed | — | 3 days |
| Payout frequency | — | — |
| Consistency rule | Eval: 0–40% | Eval: 0–40% / Funded: 25–40% |
| Payment model | One-time | Mixed (one-time + subscription) |
| Verified payouts | No | No |
| Sage rating | — | — |
About each firm
Blue Guardian
Blue Guardian's futures arm offers four challenge tiers including Standard (EOD drawdown), Pro (one-day pass, no daily loss limit), Rapid (soft-breach daily loss limits), and Instant funding. Payouts are processed in 48 hours, with a 100% split on the first $15,000 and 90% thereafter. Supported platforms include Tradovate, ProjectX, Volsys, and Deepcharts.
Products
- Standard — One-time · 100% split
- Rapid — One-time · 100% split
- Instant — Instant funding · One-time · 100% split
- Pro — One-time · 100% split
Funded Futures Family
Funded Futures Family runs a multi-step evaluation with plan-dependent rules: Prime and Premier Plus use end-of-day drawdown while the S2F plan uses an intraday trailing drawdown. Payouts issue within 24 hours of approval after seven winning trading days; the Velocity plan offers payouts every three days. Supported platforms are Tradovate and WealthCharts.
Products
- Premier Plus EOD — 100% split
- S2F — Instant funding · One-time · 90% split
- Prime — 100% split
- Premier Plus Intraday — 100% split
- Velocity — 100% split · 3 days
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper to start, Blue Guardian or Funded Futures Family?
Funded Futures Family has the lower starting price at $20 for its smallest evaluation account, compared to $55 for the other.
Are payouts verified at Blue Guardian and Funded Futures Family?
Blue Guardian does not have third-party verified payout history. Funded Futures Family does not have third-party verified payout history.