Journalytix Alternative — PropLedger
Journalytix serves futures traders with journaling and analytics. PropLedger adds a prop-firm rule engine on top of the journal: pick your firm, size and account type at onboarding and every gauge measures against the exact published limits — plus a dedicated LIVE vs BACKTEST comparison and a Chrome extension that auto-tags your Tradovate fills.
Journalytix is a trading journal and analytics service that has historically focused on futures traders.
PropLedger vs Journalytix, feature by feature
| Feature | PropLedger | Journalytix |
|---|---|---|
| Prop-firm rule engine | Loads exact Apex, MFF, Topstep & FTMO limits, resolved by firm, account size and account type | Futures-focused journaling and analytics; not resolved per prop-firm rule set by size/type |
| LIVE vs BACKTEST split | Every trade tagged LIVE or BACKTEST with a side-by-side comparison view | General trade tagging; no dedicated live-vs-backtest comparison |
| Chrome extension auto-import | Auto-captures Tradovate fills tagged LIVE — no manual entry | Primarily broker sync and CSV/manual import |
| Analytics charts | 14 charts incl. drawdown distance, R-multiple distribution, time-of-day | Broad analytics dashboard with its own chart set |
| Free plan | Free plan that never expires | Free trial; paid plans for full access |
| Starting price | $0 free · Founding $19/mo · Pro $29/mo | Subscription tiers (see provider for current pricing) |
What makes PropLedger different
A rule engine, not a hardcoded number
PropLedger resolves your daily loss limit and trailing drawdown by firm, account size and account type. A 25K Apex evaluation reads its own limits; a 100K Apex reads its own. Your distance-to-the-line gauge is always computed from the rules you actually trade under.
LIVE and BACKTEST kept honest
Every trade is tagged at import. A dedicated comparison view puts your real fills next to your TradingView Strategy Tester results so the gap between tested edge and live execution is impossible to average away.
Automatic capture, zero busywork
The Chrome extension auto-populates your Tradovate fills tagged LIVE. CSV import handles Rithmic (LIVE) and TradingView (BACKTEST) history, with a preview that flags duplicates before anything is saved.
Probability with guardrails
Fourteen charts and analytics — win rate by setup, R-multiple distribution, time-of-day performance — each computed from your own history and shown with its sample size and confidence interval, so you know exactly how much to trust a number.