Trading journal comparison · checked 8 October 2026
VantageGrid checks every closed trade against the rules you trade by and shows what breaking them cost you, rule by rule. Every competitor price and feature below is taken from that company's own homepage or pricing page on 8 October 2026, with the links, so you can check it yourself.
This week
Mon 28 Sep – Sun 4 Oct · 18 trades
Rule Cost−$1,620
On planAs traded
4 of 18 trades broke a rule. Broken most: No trades after 15:30, 2 times.
Sample week · synthetic data, not a customer result
What sets VantageGrid apart
Most of these journals lead with AI, statistics or automatic sync. VantageGrid leads with the question that decides your next session: did you trade your plan, and what did it cost when you didn't?
Every closed trade is checked against your own rules: trading window, trades a day, loss limits, losses in a row, a wait after a loss, size. The Rule Cost shows what the trades that broke them netted, rule by rule, and a winner that broke a rule still counts.
The Trade Check runs on last week's export in your browser: no account, no card, and the file is never uploaded. On the pages we checked, the other five start with a sign-up, a purchase or a trial.
Set your prop firm's daily loss limit once and each day's review shows the room you had left after the closed trades, next to the trades that used it. Practice accounts stay out of your live totals.
At a glance
| Journal | What it leads with | How you try it | Lowest paid plan | How trades get in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VantageGrid | Your own rules, checked on every closed trade, with what the rule breaks netted: the Rule Cost | Free Trade Check on your own file with no account; 21 days of Pro for every new account, no card; then Free to keep, showing this week and last | Pro €24 a month, incl. VAT (or €179 a year) | Your platform's CSV export, read in your browser; trades added by hand; the Pro API |
| TradeZella | An AI trading partner | No free plan or trial listed on the pricing page we checked | Essential $35 a month ($315 billed yearly) | Broker connections |
| TradesViz | 600+ statistics, AI coaching and broker auto-sync | Free Basic plan, no credit card required; 7-day free trial of paid plans | Pro $19.99 a month | Broker auto-sync |
| Edgewonk | An automated trading journal | 14-day, 100% money-back guarantee | $197 per 12 months ($169 for the EU and UK, VAT extra) | Trade import from supported platforms |
| Tradervue | A journal to improve trading performance | Free plan; on a paid-plan trial the card is charged when the trial ends | Silver $29.95 a month | Imports from supported platforms |
| TurtleMetrics | Automatic journaling | 14 days free, no card required to start | $19 a month or $190 a year | Automatic NinjaTrader sync, for NinjaTrader futures day traders |
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Coming from one of these? Here is what changes when you switch.
Instead of TradeZella
TradeZella leads with an AI trading partner, and its plans start at $35 a month. With VantageGrid you check last week's export against your own rules before you sign up, get 21 days of Pro with no card, and pay €24 a month with VAT included to keep your whole history.
Instead of TradesViz
TradesViz leads with 600+ statistics, AI coaching and broker auto-sync. VantageGrid starts with one question: which of your own rules did you break, and what did those trades net? Then it gives you one rule to work on next session.
Instead of Edgewonk
Edgewonk is sold per 12 months: $197, or $169 in the EU and UK with VAT extra, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. VantageGrid starts every new account with 21 days of Pro, with no card; Pro, with your whole history, is then €24 a month or €179 a year with VAT included; cancel renewal any time from your billing settings.
Instead of Tradervue
Tradervue leads with a journal to improve your trading performance, with a free plan and Silver at $29.95 a month. VantageGrid checks every closed trade against the rules you trade by, counts a winning trade that broke a rule as a rule break, and shows the room left under your firm's daily loss limit in each day's review.
Instead of TurtleMetrics
TurtleMetrics is built for NinjaTrader futures day traders: 14 days free, then $19 a month or $190 a year. VantageGrid reads exports from NinjaTrader 8, Tradovate, TopstepX, MetaTrader and other platforms, checks every trade against your rules, and has a free plan.
MetaTrader is the registered trademark of MetaQuotes Ltd. NinjaTrader is a trademark of its respective owner. Tradovate is a trademark of its respective owner. TopstepX is a trademark of its respective owner. VantageGrid is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these trademark owners.
Drop last week's export into the Trade Check, set the rules you trade by, and see what breaking them cost you. Free, private, and no account.
All pages fetched on 8 October 2026. TraderSync was not included because its site blocked automated reading that day. TradeZella, TradesViz, Edgewonk, Tradervue and TurtleMetrics are trademarks of their respective owners; VantageGrid is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Spotted something out of date? Write to support@vantagegrid.pro and we will correct it.
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