BrightFunded, Measured: The Cheapest Loss-Room Unit Price on This Site — But That's the Price Before Add-Ons

※ This article reflects direct measurements taken from the official site, the official comparison table, checkout, and Trustpilot on September 23, 2026. Not investment advice. Rules and prices change frequently — always check the official site before purchasing.

BrightFunded is a Dubai-based prop firm founded in 2023. This is its first appearance on this site.

Here's the number that came out first once we lined everything up.

Challenge fee per $1,000 of loss room ($100K, list price)

BrightFunded 2-Step Classic    $57.0  ← cheapest
BrightFunded 2-Step Bright     $68.4
BrightFunded 1-Step            $95.0
Funded Trader Markets 2 Step   $99.8
Breakout Prop Classic         $133.3
MyFundedPerps Signature       $145.0

The cheapest of any plan listed on this site. And on top of that: no consistency rule, no time limit, and a static max drawdown.

But that $57.0 figure is the number if you buy it plain, with no add-ons. That's the core of this article.

Conclusion up front

The good

• Cheapest unit price for loss room. 2-Step Classic comes in at $57.0 per $1,000, ahead of even the runner-up, 2-Step Bright ($68.4)
• No consistency rule, no time limit (all plans)
• Max drawdown is static. Not trailing
• You get 15% of profit made during evaluation (Evaluation Profit Reward). This effectively lets you claw back part of the challenge fee
• EAs are officially allowed. Stated explicitly in the help center, and no pre-approval is required
• Only 5 restricted countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam) — Japan isn't one of them
• Trade2Earn, which builds up tokens even on losing trades, and a free $1K challenge

The bad

• The listed price is before add-ons. +20% of the fee for a 90% profit split, +25% for weekly payouts — stack everything and the fee comes to 1.8x
• The default profit split is 80%. The homepage's "Keep up to 100%" only applies once you've run scaling all the way through
• Billing is in euros. Comparing unit prices against dollar-denominated competitors requires a currency conversion
• Trustpilot's rating is suspended. And yet the official site keeps displaying "4.5"
• There's almost no reason to choose 1-Step. It costs the same as 2-Step Classic but offers a narrower cushion

1. Pricing (measured at checkout on September 23, 2026)

Billing is in euros. Account sizes are labeled in dollars, but you pay in €.

1-Step and 2-Step Classic cost the same at every size. Only 2-Step Bright is slightly cheaper.

2. Rules

A static max DD is worth crediting. With a trailing setup, the floor rises as profit accumulates and your real cushion disappears; BrightFunded keeps the line fixed relative to the starting balance instead.

News trading carries a restriction of ±5 minutes around major economic releases.

3. There's almost no reason to choose 1-Step

Lining it up against the price table exposes a clear distortion.

For the same price, 2-Step Classic gives you 67% more loss room, a looser daily limit, and a better pass-through metric. In exchange, the target is 5 points heavier and it's split into two phases.

The only reason to pick 1-Step is "I want to finish in a single phase." On every other axis, 2-Step Classic wins outright. Running with a 3% daily limit is quite tight, so going with 2-Step Classic is the sensible default.

4. Cheapest on this site by unit price of loss room

Here's the ranking by challenge fee per $1,000 of loss room ($100K, converted at EURUSD 1.146).

Lined up against other firms, this produces the ranking at the top of the article. 2-Step Classic's $57.0 is roughly half of Funded Trader Markets' 2 Step Plus ($99.8), and just over 40% of Breakout Prop's Classic ($133.3).

No consistency rule, no time limit, static max DD. On the numbers alone, this is the best-conditioned account among any firm listed on this site.

5. But that price is before add-ons

BrightFunded's checkout has six add-ons, and every one of them is a percentage markup on the challenge fee.

Here's what stacking them looks like for the $100K 2-Step Classic (€497).

Plain              €497   →  $57.0 per $1,000 of room
+ 90% split (+20%) €596   →  $68.3
+ weekly (+25%)    €721   →  $82.6
Everything (+80%)  €895   →  $102.5

Stack everything and it comes to $102.5 — nearly level with FTM's 2 Step Plus ($99.8). The "cheapest" conclusion only holds if you buy it plain.

Realistically, most people are likely to buy the 90% profit-split add-on (+20%), so it's fair to treat the effective unit price as around $68.3. Even then, it's still a fairly cheap level.

How to read "Keep up to 100%"

The homepage prominently displays "Keep up to 100% of the Profits," but the default is 80%.

• 80% ... the default
• 90% ... the +20% add-on at purchase, or hitting the first scale-up
• 100% ... only after running the unlimited scaling program all the way through

It doesn't mean you get 100% the moment you buy. This kind of "up to" wording is common at other firms too, so judge it by the numbers on the purchase screen.

6. The Evaluation Profit Reward is an unusually good mechanism

There's a program that gives you 15% of the profit made during the evaluation (challenge) phase.

It's not paid in cash directly — instead, it's added to your next funded account once you've hit 10% growth. If you fail the evaluation, you don't get it.

Even so, a design that effectively lets you claw back part of the challenge fee is a fairly rare feature among the firms covered on this site. Combined with the refund add-on (+10%), it can meaningfully compress the cost of the evaluation phase.

Trade2Earn, which builds up tokens even on losing trades and can be exchanged for free challenges or a higher profit split, also pays off more the more you trade.

7. EAs are officially allowed

This is stated explicitly in the help center's "Can I use EA?" article.

Absolutely, at BrightFunded, we allow the use of Expert Advisors (EAs).

Allowed on both evaluation and funded accounts, and no pre-approval is needed. But there are three conditions.

• Daily loss and max loss rules apply equally to EAs (the official text emphasizes "even when trading with an EA")
• DXtrade doesn't support APIs or automated trading. If you're running an EA, MT5 is your only option
• Trades closed in under 60 seconds get flagged

Prohibited practices include HFT bots, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, and grid trading without a technical rationale. The official text also states it doesn't guarantee compatibility or performance for external EAs.

8. Trustpilot is suspended, yet the site keeps showing 4.5

This is the biggest problem here.

As of September 23, 2026, BrightFunded's Trustpilot page reads "This company's rating is unavailable due to a breach of our guidelines." In other words, the rating is suspended due to a guidelines violation.

Despite that, the official site's homepage still displays "4.5" and "loved by 42.9K+" right now.

Since a suspended score is still being displayed, this number can't be used as a decision-making input. Other firms are in the same state (FundedElite, Alpha Capital, E8 Markets, Funded Trader Markets, and others), but whether a firm keeps displaying the score while knowing it's suspended is a separate issue.

The official claims of "$16M+ paid out in rewards," "40,000+ active traders," and "155+ countries" are all self-reported, with no third-party verification.

9. Can you use it from Japan?

Yes. The terms and conditions list only 5 restricted countries — Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Vietnam — and Japan isn't among them. This is on the shorter side of restricted-country lists among the firms covered on this site.

Two caveats, though.

• There's no Japanese-language site or Japanese support. It advertises 24/7 support in 5+ languages, but whether Japanese is among them is unconfirmed
• MT5 isn't offered to residents of the US or the UAE. Despite being headquartered in Dubai, it doesn't offer MT5 to UAE residents

10. Who is this for

A good fit for

• Anyone who prioritizes unit price of loss room above all else. Bought plain, 2-Step Classic is the cheapest among the firms listed on this site
• Anyone who wants to avoid consistency rules and time limits
• Anyone who wants to run an EA on MT5 (since DXtrade doesn't support automated trading, choose MT5)
• Anyone looking to compress the cost of the evaluation phase (15% Evaluation Profit Reward + the refund add-on)

Not a good fit for

• Anyone who wants to choose based on track record. Trustpilot is suspended, and the official numbers are self-reported only
• Anyone who wants to run at 3% daily. The 1-Step's cushion is narrow and loses across the board to the equally priced 2-Step Classic
• Anyone who wants to manage everything in dollars. Billing is in euros, so currency exposure comes with it

Summary

Cheapest if bought plain. Ordinary once you stack add-ons. And there's no track record backing it up.

2-Step Classic's $57.0 per $1,000 is cheaper than any other plan listed on this site. No consistency rule, no time limit, static DD — the conditions line up too. This part deserves a straightforward positive assessment.

On the other hand, three things — the homepage's "4.5" being a suspended score, "Keep up to 100%" not being the default, and the listed price being before add-ons — all lean toward making the firm look better than it is. Apply the rule of "confirm the numbers on the purchase screen" especially strictly at this firm.

If you want to try it, start with the $5K 2-Step Classic (€49). It's enough to run one payout through before considering a larger size.

FAQ

Q. Which plan should I choose?

2-Step Classic. It costs the same as 1-Step but gives you a wider cushion — 10% max DD (vs. 6%) and 5% daily (vs. 3%) — and the best target-to-max-DD ratio at 1.50. The only reason to pick 1-Step is "I want to finish in a single phase."

Q. Is the profit split really 100%?

The default is 80%. 90% requires either the +20% fee add-on or hitting the first scale-up; 100% only comes after running the unlimited scaling program all the way through.

Q. Can I use an EA?

Yes. No pre-approval is required either. But since DXtrade doesn't support automated trading, choose MT5. Trades closed in under 60 seconds get flagged.

Q. Why is pricing in euros?

Because the billing currency at checkout is euros. Account sizes are labeled in dollars, so comparing against other firms requires a conversion. This article converts at EURUSD 1.146. During a period of euro strength, the effective price rises.

Q. Can I trust the Trustpilot 4.5?

No. The rating is currently suspended, and the 4.5 the official site displays doesn't reflect that.

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