TradeZella Alternative — PropLedger
TradeZella is a well-known general-purpose trading journal. PropLedger is built specifically for funded futures traders: it loads the exact published rules for your prop firm, account size and account type, and tracks every trade against them. If your day revolves around Apex, MyFundedFutures, Topstep or FTMO limits, here is how the two compare.
TradeZella is a broad, multi-asset trading journal and analytics platform used across stocks, options and futures.
PropLedger vs TradeZella, feature by feature
| Feature | PropLedger | TradeZella |
|---|---|---|
| Prop-firm rule engine | Loads exact Apex, MFF, Topstep & FTMO limits, resolved by firm, account size and account type | Multi-asset journaling; no firm-specific rule engine resolved by account 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.