Comparison

Best trading journal in 2026

Six tools compared on the same eleven criteria, with pricing read directly from the vendors. No ranking is universal: each tool wins a category, and this comparison names it — including when it is not ours.

How this comparison is built

Altiora’s features are established from the product itself. The other tools’ come from their official sites, on the date shown under each product. Where we could not confirm a point with the vendor, the cell reads “to verify” rather than an invented answer. We make one of the tools compared: read this knowing that.

Quick comparison

Feature-by-feature comparison
Feature	Altiora	TradeZella	TradesViz	Edgewonk	TraderSync	Tradervue
Trading journal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Backtesting	Yes	Yes	Yes	To verify	Yes	To verify
Bar-by-bar replay	Yes	Yes	Yes	To verify	Yes	To verify
Prop firm tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	To verify	To verify	To verify
Risk calculator	Yes	Yes	To verify	To verify	To verify	To verify
Habits	Yes	To verify	To verify	Yes	To verify	To verify
Goals	Yes	To verify	Yes	To verify	To verify	To verify
Economic calendar	Yes	Yes	To verify	To verify	To verify	To verify
Automatic broker sync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CSV import	Yes	Yes	Yes	To verify	To verify	To verify
French interface	Yes	To verify	To verify	To verify	To verify	To verify

Cells marked “to verify” are points we could not confirm on the vendor’s own site. We would rather leave them empty than guess: a comparison is only worth reading if every cell is traceable.

The ranking, category by category

01
Altiora
Best features-to-price ratio
Altiora brings the journal, backtesting with bar-by-bar replay, prop firm challenge tracking, a risk calculator, habits, goals and an economic calendar into a single subscription at €9.90/month billed annually. It is the most complete tool at that price, and the only one here with a French interface and French support. If absolute price is your criterion, TradesViz has a free tier Altiora does not.
From €9.90 per month billed annually · Pricing read on 2026-08-28 · Source: /pricing
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02
TradeZella
Best premium product
TradeZella is the English-speaking benchmark for trading journals: a mature, very broad product with a broker integration catalogue few tools match. It is also the most expensive tool here.
- You want the widest integration catalogue: the vendor advertises 500+ broker and prop firm connections.
- You are comfortable in English and budget is not the deciding factor.
- You need premium features specific to their ecosystem.
From $26.00 per month billed annually · Pricing read on 2026-08-28 · Source: tradezella.com
Altiora vs TradeZella
03
TradesViz
Best free option
TradesViz is the only tool here with a permanently free tier, alongside remarkable statistical depth. It is the cheapest entry point on the market.
- You do not want to pay anything to start: their Basic tier is free forever.
- You are primarily after analytical depth and indicators.
- You are comfortable in English.
From €13.49 per month billed annually · Free tier available · Pricing read on 2026-08-28 · Source: tradesviz.com
Altiora vs TradesViz
04
Edgewonk
Best for psychology
Edgewonk is built around trader behaviour: mistake tracking, checklists, discipline. Its pricing model stands apart — a single annual licence rather than a monthly subscription.
- Working on mistakes and behaviour is your absolute priority.
- You prefer a one-off annual licence over a monthly subscription.
- You are comfortable in English.
From $197.00 per year · Pricing read on 2026-08-28 · Source: edgewonk.com
Altiora vs Edgewonk
05
TraderSync
Best for integrations
TraderSync is an established journal known for its broad broker catalogue. It is also the closest competitor to Altiora on scope: it advertises a backtester and a market replay simulator, at three times the entry price.
- Your broker is unusual and appears in their catalogue.
- You want their multi-asset backtester and market replay simulator.
- You are comfortable in English.
From $29.95 per month · Pricing read on 2026-08-29 · Source: tradersync.com
Altiora vs TraderSync
06
Tradervue
The longest-running option
Tradervue is one of the oldest online trading journals, valued for sharing and reviewing trades between traders. Its offering stays centred on the journal: its pricing page highlights broker sync and export, not backtesting.
- Sharing and reviewing trades with a mentor or a group is your main use case.
- You want a proven tool that has been around a long time.
- You are comfortable in English.
From $29.95 per month · Pricing read on 2026-08-29 · Source: tradervue.com
Altiora vs Tradervue

Depending on what you trade

The ranking above holds for general use. Three use cases have their own criteria, and their own page.

FuturesTrading journal for futuresWhat futures break in a generic journal Prop firmsTrading journal for prop firmsThe four rules that disqualify BacktestingTrading journal with backtestingBacktesting and replay are not the same thing

Frequently asked questions

What is the best trading journal?

There is no universal best. TradeZella is the most complete premium product, TradesViz the best free option, Edgewonk the most psychology-oriented, and Altiora offers the best features-to-price ratio with a French interface. The right tool is the one that connects to your broker and that you will actually keep up.

Which trading journal has backtesting and replay?

Altiora, TradeZella, TradesViz and TraderSync all advertise backtesting and replay. What separates them is price: Altiora includes bar-by-bar replay in its single subscription at €9.90/month billed annually, against $26 for TradeZella and $29.95 for TraderSync.

What is the best trading journal for prop firms?

Altiora, TradeZella and TradesViz all offer prop firm account tracking. Altiora ships rule presets for FTMO, Topstep and Apex, covering daily drawdown, overall drawdown, whether the drawdown trails, and the consistency rule.

What is the cheapest trading journal?

TradesViz has a Basic tier that is free forever, making it the cheapest entry point. Among paid tools, Altiora is the cheapest here at €9.90/month billed annually.

Is there a trading journal in French?

Altiora is the only tool in this comparison with a natively French interface and French support. The others are English-only.

Do trading journals cost money?

Most serious tools are paid, because they maintain broker connections and continuous calculations. TradesViz has a free tier. Altiora offers a 7-day free trial before any charge.

Sources

This comparison is published by Altiora, which makes one of the tools compared. Information about the other products comes from their official sites on the dates shown and may have changed since. Always check with the vendor before subscribing.

The simplest thing is to try it

Altiora is €9.90/month billed annually, with a 7-day free trial. A card is required to start, but you are not charged if you cancel before day 7.

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