A TradeZella alternative for forex and prop firm traders
Prices checked October 2026 from TradeZella's published pricing (July 2026)
TradeZella is one of the best-known trading journals. If you trade forex or CFDs on MetaTrader and run prop firm challenges, TradeLog covers the core journal for less, with a free plan and prop firm rules built in. Here is an honest side-by-side.
| TradeLog | TradeZella | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; Pro $24/month or $199/year (lower in many countries), 7-day free trial | Essential $35/month ($315/year), Pro $59/month ($531/year), Ultra $99/month ($891/year) |
| Free plan | Yes: unlimited trades, every report, 2 active accounts | No free plan |
| Accounts | Free: 2 active; Pro: 20 | Essential: 1 broker account; Pro: up to 50; Ultra: unlimited |
| MT4/MT5 | Report upload (free); auto-sync with the investor password (Pro, 2 accounts) | Report upload and auto-sync |
| Other platforms | cTrader, Match-Trader, DXtrade files; any CSV/Excel with column matching | 500+ brokers and platforms, including stocks, options and futures |
| Prop firm rules | Daily loss, max loss (static or trailing), target and minimum days, with templates for FTMO, FundedNext, The5ers, FundingPips, Alpha Capital | Check TradeZella's site |
| AI | TradeLog AI coach that answers from your own trades (Pro) | Zella AI credits on every plan; AI agents on Pro and Ultra |
| Trade replay and backtesting | No | Yes (backtesting runs vary by plan) |
| Languages | English and Turkish | English |
TradeZella prices are from its own pricing article (updated July 2026); check its website for current plans. TradeZella is a trademark of its owner, and TradeLog is not affiliated with it.
When TradeZella is the better choice
- You trade stocks, options or futures and need its broker coverage.
- You want trade replay and automated backtesting inside your journal.
- You need more than 20 accounts on one plan.
When TradeLog is the better choice
- You trade forex, indices or gold on MT4/MT5 (or cTrader, Match-Trader, DXtrade).
- You run prop firm challenges and want daily loss, max loss (including trailing), target and minimum days tracked from your firm's template.
- You want to start free: unlimited trades and every report, no card.
- Pro costs $24 a month instead of $35–99, with lower prices in many countries.
- You want the journal in Turkish.
Moving your history over
Your broker history is the cleanest source. Download the history report from MT5 or MT4 (or your platform's export) and upload it to TradeLog: past trades come in with R calculated, and uploading the same file again never creates duplicates. See MT5/MT4 trading journal and How to keep a trading journal.