Four firms whose tier grids do not match themselves

A discrepancy between the landing page and the agreement is a straightforward case: two documents, different jobs, priority to the one that is signed. There is a harder case. A firm publishes one tier grid on its affiliate page, another in its help centre and a third in the agreement PDF. All three sources belong to the same firm, all three are available to the affiliate, and none of them is marked as outdated.

We reviewed four such programs. Below is what each source says for each of them.

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FundedNext: three sources, three grids

The affiliate page shows two grids, one for CFD and one for futures: 10, 12 and 15 percent on CFD and 8, 10 and 12 percent on futures (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

The same firm’s help centre gives different values for the same products: 10, 15 and 18 percent on CFD and 8, 12 and 15 percent on futures (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

The agreement PDF describes four tiers with names and thresholds (the agreement text, checked 2026-07-28):

Three sources give three different sets of tiers and two different ceilings: 15 percent on the landing page against 18 percent in the help centre and in the agreement. The design of the thresholds in the agreement deserves separate attention: the move up is counted by the amount of commission for the month, not by the number of referred clients. To reach 18 percent you have to earn 6000 dollars of commission in a month, which at a rate of 15 percent means 40,000 dollars of referred sales in that same month.

A separate detail on the landing page: the Gold and Platinum tiers are listed with the same threshold of “100+ active clients” (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). Two different tiers with an identical condition for moving up mean that this text makes it impossible to determine at what volume an affiliate moves from one to the other.

Other FundedNext terms: a 90 day attribution window, a 100 dollar payout threshold, tracking on FirstPromoter (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

Two points that are easy to miss. In case of a promo code conflict, no commission is paid to anyone (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). And a fee of 10 dollars per month is deducted from an unwithdrawn balance older than 12 months (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). The second condition means that a balance that falls short of the threshold and sits for more than a year starts shrinking on its own.

Goat Funded Trader: cards and FAQ on the same page

Here the discrepancy sits within a single screen.

The tier cards on the affiliate page show three steps: 10 percent at 1-49 sales, 12 percent at 50-149 sales, 15 percent at 150 and above (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

The FAQ, placed on the same page below the cards, shows a different grid: 8 percent to start, 10 percent after 40 referrals, 15 percent after 100 referrals, up to 20 percent after 500 referrals (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

A help centre article dated 2025-05-23 matches the FAQ rather than the cards (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). So two of the three publications agree with each other, and the one that diverges is the one seen first.

There is a third inconsistency as well, an internal one. The section heading promises up to 20 percent, while the cards stop at 15 percent (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). The figure from the heading does not appear on any card below it.

Other terms: a payout threshold of 100 dollars (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). The program includes one-off milestone payments: 50 dollars for 20 referrals, 200 dollars for 50, 500 dollars for 250, 1000 dollars for 500 (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

Two restrictions matter more than the grid. Paid advertising is banned entirely, and a breach carries account suspension and loss of commissions (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). And registration requires uploading a passport or a driving licence (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

A full ban on paid advertising makes the question of the tier grid secondary for a media buyer: the program is closed to him regardless of which of the three versions is in force. The requirement to upload a document at the registration stage, before the terms are confirmed, is worth noting separately.

Blueberry Funded: four tiers against five

The affiliate page describes four steps: 12.5 percent at 0-25 sales, 15 percent at 26-75, 17.5 percent at 76-200, 20 percent at 201 and above (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

The help centre describes five steps with names of their own: Speed at 0-25, Accelerator at 26-75, Titan at 76-150, Legend at 151-225, Icon at 226 and above (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

It is not only the number of steps that diverges but also the boundaries. The third step on the landing page ends at 200 sales, in the help centre at 150. The rewards for the same tier are stated differently in the two sources (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

The practical effect: an affiliate who has made 180 sales is on the third step according to the landing page and on the fourth according to the help centre, and his rate differs between the two documents.

At the same time Blueberry Funded’s base terms are among the best in the niche: a 365 day attribution window and a lifetime recurring commission of 10 percent (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). The payout threshold is 200 dollars, payouts are made on Thursdays through RiseWorks or in cryptocurrency (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

That is exactly why the discrepancy here is worth clarifying rather than ignoring. A yearly window and lifetime recurring commission make the program suitable for content and SEO, and over a long run a one step difference in the grid accumulates into a noticeable amount. How the window interacts with the other parameters is covered in the piece on the attribution window.

FXIFY: three tiers on the landing page, four in the FAQ

The affiliate page describes three steps: 10 percent, 15 percent after 100 registrations, 20 percent after 500 registrations (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28).

The same firm’s FAQ describes four steps with an additional element (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28):

The intermediate step of 17.5 percent at 250 registrations is missing from the landing page entirely, as is the whole promo code construction.

There is also a discrepancy in the wording of the calculation base. The landing page says commission is credited on all first-time accounts, the FAQ says on all referred accounts (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). These are different bases: the first limits accrual to the first purchase, the second does not. That single line determines whether the program has recurring commission at all, and two of the firm’s own sources answer the question differently.

Other terms: a payout threshold of 50 dollars, commission is credited only on transactions older than 30 days (the firm’s own page, checked 2026-07-28). The second condition means an extra month of delay on top of the usual settlement cycle.

Why this is not a detail

A tier grid looks like reference information, but it determines three things at once: your current rate, how long it takes to reach the next step, and the point at which a traffic source becomes profitable.

When a firm publishes two or three mismatching grids, an affiliate cannot calculate any of the three. He does not know which one applies, and finds out only when the first payout lands, that is, after the budget has already been spent on media buying.

We note separately that in all four cases the discrepancy sits inside the firm’s own materials, not between the firm and a third party source. That removes the question of the reliability of ratings and moves it to the consistency of the firm’s own publications. The overall picture for the niche, including programs where the landing page and the signed agreement diverge, is collected in the piece on the landing page against the agreement.

What to do

Collect every source on the program before registering: the affiliate page, the FAQ on it, the help centre articles and the agreement PDF if it is available. Save each file with the date it was saved.

Calculate the economics on the lowest grid you found. If a source is only profitable on the upper version, it is not profitable.

Check not only the rates but also the boundaries of the steps. At Blueberry Funded it is the boundary that diverges, and an affiliate on 180 sales lands in different tiers under different documents.

Establish the accrual base separately: first-time accounts or all referred ones. At FXIFY two of the firm’s own sources give different wording, and the presence of recurring commission depends on it.

Check the conditions for moving up for internal contradictions. Two steps with the same threshold, like Gold and Platinum at FundedNext, mean the condition for moving up is not defined.

Read the clauses on deductions and terms. A fee of 10 dollars per month on an unwithdrawn balance older than a year and the “transactions older than 30 days” rule do not affect the rate, but they affect how much you receive and when.

Request written confirmation of the grid in force from the affiliate manager, with a direct question about which of the published versions applies to the calculation. Keep the answer in email.

Before launching paid traffic, check whether it is allowed at all. At Goat Funded Trader paid advertising is banned entirely, and the sanction includes the loss of commissions already accrued.

Company response

Requests for comment were sent to FundedNext, Goat Funded Trader, Blueberry Funded and FXIFY. We asked each company to state which of the published tier grids is in force and to explain the reason for the discrepancy between its own sources. The responses will be published in this piece in full as soon as they arrive.