Entry price
The cost of starting a challenge varies significantly depending on the model you choose.
- Blueberry Funded: Entry prices start at $30 for a $2,500 account and go up to $1,240 for a $200,000 evaluation. They do not offer refunds of the evaluation fee, which means the initial cost is a sunk cost regardless of your success.
- Sure Leverage Funding: They offer a "Buy Now, Pay Later" option where you can start any account size for just $10, paying the rest only after you pass. For standard evaluations, a $50,000 account costs $199 (2 Phase) or $455 (1 Step). Unlike their competitor, they offer a refund of the fee on the 4th payout for accounts purchased after January 2026.
What you pay while trading
Operating the account has a direct impact on your profit margins through commissions and platform choices.
- Blueberry Funded: You pay $7 per lot on Forex and Metals. This is a higher-than-average cost that penalizes high-frequency traders. However, Indices and Crypto are commission-free ($0). They offer a wider range of platforms, including Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, and DXTrade.
- Sure Leverage Funding: Commissions are lower at $5 per lot across Forex, Crypto, Metals, and Indices. This $2 difference per lot can save a heavy scalper hundreds of dollars over a month. Platform options are more limited, restricted to Metatrader 5 and TradeLocker.
What mistakes cost you
In prop firms, the "cost" of a mistake is measured by how easily the firm closes your account due to risk breaches.
- Blueberry Funded: For 1-Step and 2-Step challenges, the maximum drawdown is static (6% to 10%). Static drawdown is "cheaper" for the trader because it doesn't move up as you make profit, giving you more room to breathe. However, they have a strict "Risk Per Trade Idea" rule of 1.5% (on funded accounts); exceeding this is a mistake that leads to warnings or account termination.
- Sure Leverage Funding: Their 1-Step evaluation uses an End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown of 10%. Trailing drawdown is "expensive" because it follows your balance peak, effectively locking in your losses and giving you less margin for error as you grow the account.
What it costs to get paid
Getting your money out isn't free, and the rules can delay your access to capital.
- Blueberry Funded: There are no explicit payout fees mentioned, but crypto withdrawals are capped at $2,000. The standard payout frequency is 14 days. A unique economic benefit is the 110% Payout Option, where withdrawing to a Blueberry Markets live account gives you a 30% bonus on your funds.
- Sure Leverage Funding: Every payout carries a 2% fee or a $10 minimum. The real "cost" here is time: most accounts are subject to a profit consistency rule (between 20% and 50%). If one single day represents more than that percentage of your total profit, you cannot withdraw that full amount yet, forcing you to keep trading and risking your capital to balance the proportions.
Where each one hides its cost
Both firms use "Add-Ons" and specific instrument rules to increase the total price.
- Blueberry Funded: Faster payouts (7 days instead of 14) cost an extra +20% on the initial fee. Increasing your risk limit per trade to 2% also requires a paid upgrade. Their "Synthetic" accounts are a unique instrument class but are not available for standard payouts.
- Sure Leverage Funding: They offer several paid upgrades, such as a +10% profit split boost for +15% of the price, or weekly payouts for an extra +20%. While the entry price seems low, a fully "boosted" account can end up costing 35% more than the base price.
Cheapest for whom
Sure Leverage Funding is the cheapest option for swing traders and low-frequency traders who want to leverage the $10 entry fee and benefit from lower commissions without being bothered by consistency rules.
Blueberry Funded is the better value for scalpers and news traders who need the safety of static drawdown and want to avoid the 2% payout fee, even if they have to pay more for the initial challenge and higher commissions.
Frequently asked questions
Which firm is cheaper for a $100,000 account, Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding?
Sure Leverage Funding is significantly cheaper for a $100,000 2-step account, with a price of $359, compared to the $620 charged by Blueberry Funded for their Step 2 model. Even in the 1-step category, Sure Leverage Funding costs $711 while Blueberry Funded reaches $605 (1-Step) or $835 (Flex), though Sure Leverage Funding offers the $10 "Buy Now Pay Later" entry for all sizes.
Does Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding have higher trading commissions?
Blueberry Funded has higher commissions for Forex and Metals at $7 per lot, while Sure Leverage Funding charges a flat $5 per lot across almost all assets, including Forex, Crypto, and Indices. This makes Sure Leverage Funding more economical for high-volume traders, although Blueberry Funded offers $0 commissions on Indices and Crypto.
Which firm has more restrictive payout fees, Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding?
Sure Leverage Funding is more restrictive as it charges a 2% payout fee (or $10 minimum) on every withdrawal, whereas Blueberry Funded does not list a specific withdrawal fee. Additionally, Sure Leverage Funding imposes consistency rules (e.g., no single day can exceed 25% to 50% of total profit), which can delay payouts, while Blueberry Funded has no consistency rules on its main challenge types.
Who offers a better refund policy, Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding?
Sure Leverage Funding has a better refund policy for new traders, as accounts purchased after January 9, 2026, are eligible for a fee refund on the 4th payout. In contrast, Blueberry Funded explicitly states they have no refund policy (hasRefund: false), meaning the cost of the evaluation is never recovered.






















