TradeZella alternative for prop firm traders
This page is for futures traders taking prop firm evaluations who use TradeZella, or are pricing it up, and want to know how TradeHarbor compares. Both journals track prop firm rules, so the real differences are price, the free plan, how trades get in, and how much else you want around the journal.
We make TradeHarbor, so read this with that in mind. Every fact about TradeZella links to TradeZella's own website, checked on October 2, 2026, and we say where TradeZella is stronger. Sources
TradeZella vs TradeHarbor at a glance
| TradeHarbor | TradeZella | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; Pro $24 a month or $199 a year[1] | Essential $35, Pro $59 and Ultra $99 a month, or $315, $531 and $891 billed yearly[2] |
| Free plan | Yes, with no time limit: one active account, unlimited trades, CSV import, the journal and core analytics, prop rules tracking and the Pass simulator[1] | None listed[2] |
| Trial or guarantee | 14 days of Pro for new accounts, no card needed; you move to the Free plan if you don't subscribe[1] | Not listed on the pricing page[2] |
| Prop firm rules tracking | Built-in rules for 14 futures prop firms: daily loss limit, drawdown floor, profit target and consistency, tracked from your trades on Free and Pro. Pro adds payout readiness and a consistency planner[1][3] | Yes. PropFirm Sync tracks daily loss limits, max drawdown, profit target progress, trading days and consistency rules. TradeZella says it is free for all TradeZella users and works with all major prop firms[4] |
| Pass odds or simulation | The Pass simulator, on the free plan: replays your own trading days against every evaluation to show how often you'd have passed, busted or run out of time, and the expected cost to get funded[1] | A simulator, listed as a beta feature, shows pass/fail probability against different challenge rules[4] |
| Prop fees and payouts | Pro: the Prop P&L ledger totals the evaluations, resets, activation fees and payouts you log, by firm, with a year-end CSV[1] | Yes. PropFirm Sync tracks evaluation fees, resets, activation fees and payouts, entered by hand or fetched by connecting a bank through Plaid[4] |
| Import sources | CSV exports from Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic R|Trader, TopstepX/ProjectX, Quantower, Sierra Chart, TradingView and Interactive Brokers are recognized automatically, and any other CSV works by matching its columns once. Pro auto-imports from ProjectX, with Tradovate, Interactive Brokers and Alpaca in beta[1] | 500+ broker and prop firm integrations with auto-sync (including NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic R Trader and TopstepX), file upload or manual entry. Connected accounts: 1 on Essential, up to 50 on Pro, unlimited on Ultra[2][5] |
| Asset classes | Futures, stocks, options, forex and crypto; the prop firm presets cover futures firms[1] | Stocks, options, forex, futures and crypto[5] |
| Standout features | Rule alerts by email, push, Discord or Telegram on auto-imported accounts, Mindset (tilt flags, discipline score, the cost of each mistake), the Strategy lab, and a backtester on ProjectX price history (Pro)[1] | Zella AI credits and agents, tick-by-tick trade replay (Pro and Ultra), bar-by-bar backtesting on 11+ years of data, automated AI backtesting (Pro and Ultra), Mentor Mode and Spaces, Zella University[2] |
List prices in US dollars before any tax or promotion, from each company's website as of October 2, 2026. "Not listed" means we didn't find it on TradeZella's pricing, feature or help pages, not that it can't exist.
Where TradeZella is stronger
- Many more automatic connections. TradeZella lists 500+ broker and prop firm integrations that sync on their own[2]. TradeHarbor auto-imports from ProjectX, with Tradovate, Interactive Brokers and Alpaca in beta; everything else comes in by CSV.
- Replay and backtesting. TradeZella has tick-by-tick trade replay on Pro and Ultra and bar-by-bar backtesting on 11+ years of historical data[2]. TradeHarbor has no trade replay, and its backtester runs on the price history your ProjectX connection serves.
- AI review. Zella AI chats about your performance, reviews sessions and auto-tags trades, with monthly credits by plan[2]. TradeHarbor doesn't offer AI trade review.
- Prop expenses from your bank. PropFirm Sync can find evaluation fees, resets and payouts by connecting a bank through Plaid[4]. TradeHarbor's ledger is entered by hand.
- Education and mentoring: Zella University, a trading community, Mentor Mode and Spaces for sharing your journal[2].
- A longer track record. TradeZella says more than 100K traders use it[2]; TradeHarbor launched in September 2026.
Where TradeHarbor is different
- A free plan with no time limit. TradeZella lists no free plan[2]; TradeHarbor's covers one active account with unlimited trades, prop rules tracking and the Pass simulator[1].
- Price. TradeHarbor Pro is $24 a month or $199 a year with unlimited accounts[1]. TradeZella's plans are $35, $59 and $99 a month, with 1, up to 50, or unlimited connected accounts[2].
- Futures prop firm rules built in and published. Rules for 14 futures prop firms are preset, and the same data is public on our prop firm rules pages, dated and linked to each firm's own rules[3].
- Pass odds from your own trades on the free plan. The Pass simulator replays your real trading days against every evaluation and adds what getting funded is likely to cost[1].
Who should pick which
- You want trades to sync automatically from a broker TradeHarbor only reads by CSV.
- Trade replay, long-history backtesting or AI review are part of how you study.
- You trade a wide mix of markets, or want mentoring and education in the same app.
- You want a free journal for one prop account, with the rules and pass odds included.
- You run several futures prop accounts and want unlimited accounts for $24 a month.
- Your firm is one of the 14 we track and you'd rather not enter its rules by hand.
The free plan is the easiest test: import a few weeks of your own trades and see whether the rule tracking and pass odds earn a place in your routine. No journal makes a trader profitable on its own.
TradeZella vs TradeHarbor: common questions
Is there a free alternative to TradeZella?
TradeZella's pricing page lists three paid plans, from $35 a month, and no free plan[2]. TradeHarbor has a free plan with no time limit for one active account, with unlimited trades, CSV import, prop firm rules tracking for 14 futures firms and the Pass simulator. Pro is $24 a month or $199 a year[1].
Does TradeZella track prop firm rules?
Yes. Its PropFirm Sync dashboard tracks daily loss limits, max drawdown, profit targets, trading days and consistency rules, along with what you spend on evaluations and receive in payouts, and TradeZella says it's free for all TradeZella users[4]. TradeHarbor tracks the same kinds of rules from built-in presets, on its free plan[1].
Can either one show my odds of passing an evaluation?
TradeZella lists a beta simulator that shows pass/fail probability against challenge rules[4]. TradeHarbor's Pass simulator replays your own trading days against every evaluation it tracks and shows how often you'd have passed, busted or run out of time[1]. It describes your history, not a prediction.
How do I move my trades from TradeZella to TradeHarbor?
TradeHarbor imports CSV files. Exports from Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic R|Trader, TopstepX/ProjectX, Quantower, Sierra Chart, TradingView and Interactive Brokers are recognized automatically; any other CSV, including one from another journal if it can export one, works by matching its columns once, and TradeHarbor remembers the mapping. Duplicates are skipped, so overlapping files are safe, and every import can be undone.
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Every fact about another journal comes from that company's own website or help center, read on October 2, 2026. Where a site doesn't say, we write "Not listed" rather than guess. Spotted something out of date? Email support@tradeharbor.co and we'll fix it.
- TradeHarbor pricing (tradeharbor.co/pricing), checked October 2, 2026
- TradeZella pricing (www.tradezella.com/pricing), checked October 2, 2026
- TradeHarbor prop firm rules (tradeharbor.co/prop-firm-rules), checked October 2, 2026
- TradeZella PropFirm Sync (www.tradezella.com/prop-firm-sync), checked October 2, 2026
- TradeZella supported brokers (www.tradezella.com/brokersupport), checked October 2, 2026
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