Crux compared with other trading journals
TradeZella, TraderSync, Tradervue and Edgewonk each do things Crux does not — replay, backtesting, AI, hundreds of broker connections. Crux does one thing they do not lead with: it tells you what following your plan is worth, and what to change. Here is all of it side by side, checked against each company’s pricing page on 19 September 2026.
Which trading journal should you choose?
Which trading journal fits depends on how you improve. If you learn by replaying trades and backtesting, TradeZella ($35 to $99 a month) and TraderSync ($29.95 to $79.95) do far more of that than Crux, and each lists hundreds of broker integrations. Tradervue ($29.95 to $49.95) suits traders who review trade by trade on the chart. Edgewonk ($197 a year, one plan) is the closest to Crux in spirit, with a Tiltmeter for rule breaks. Crux costs $9.99 to $29.99 a month and is narrower. It scores each trade against your own rules, puts a dollar figure on following them, finds costly habits from your fills, and tracks prop firm evaluations with alerts before a limit. If your problem is discipline rather than analysis, especially on a prop firm account, that is the gap Crux is built for. Prices are from each company's pricing page, checked 19 September 2026.
Everything side by side
| Crux | TradeZella | TraderSync | Tradervue | Edgewonk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $9.99 / $19.99 / $29.99 (Journal / Edge / Elite) | $35 / $59 / $99 (Essential / Pro / Ultra) | $29.95 / $49.95 / $79.95 (Pro / Premium / Elite) | $29.95 / $49.95 (Silver / Gold) | Yearly only |
| Yearly price | $99.99 / $199.99 / $299.99 | $315 / $531 / $891 | $269.52 / $449.52 / $719.52 | Not on their pricing page | $197 (one plan) |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card | Not on their pricing page | 7 days | Yes | 14-day money-back guarantee |
| Automatic broker sync | On every plan: cTrader (and the prop firms on it), OANDA, Interactive Brokers and six crypto exchanges, with more on the way | 500+ broker and prop firm integrations | 700+ brokers and platforms | Broker sync | Auto-sync and import for broker and prop firm accounts |
| Import from any broker's file | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Puts a dollar figure on following your plan | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Finds costly habits from your fills (after a loss, sizing up, late in the day) | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Psychology analysis |
| Prop firm evaluations: trailing drawdown, daily limit, consistency | Yes (Elite) | Yes (PropFirm Sync) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Emails you before a drawdown or daily limit | Yes (Elite) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Weekly and monthly review with one thing to fix | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Edge Finder: a weekly performance and mistake scan |
| Your own risk rules, checked on every trade, with alerts | Yes (Elite) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Tiltmeter tracks rule breaks |
| What-if: test a rule on your own trades before adopting it | Yes (Elite) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Performance simulator |
| Monthly goals with progress | Yes (Elite) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Scaling plan: the balance or profit you want before you size up | Yes (Edge and Elite) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Checks every limit before the trade, not after | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| All your funded accounts on one board, worst first | Yes (Elite) | Yes (PropFirm Sync) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Payout planner: what stands between you and a withdrawal | Yes (Elite) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| A public page for your record, saying what was synced and what was typed | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Daily check-in: what sleep, stress and focus do to your results | Yes (Edge and Elite) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Psychology Lab: mindset and discipline tracking |
| Your week or month as an image to post | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| An optional daily Bible verse | Yes | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Trade or market replay | No | Yes (Pro and Ultra) | Yes, with market replay | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| Backtesting | No | Yes | Yes (automated) | Not on their pricing page | Simulator and strategy testing |
| AI assistant | No | Yes | Yes (Cypher) | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
| MAE/MFE and exit analysis | No | Not on their pricing page | Yes | Yes (Gold: exit and max potential P&L analysis) | Not on their pricing page |
| On your phone | In your phone's browser (no app) | Not on their pricing page | Mobile app | Not on their pricing page | Not on their pricing page |
Prices in US dollars. “Not on their pricing page” means we could not confirm it there, not that it is missing. Sources: TradeZella, TraderSync, Tradervue, Edgewonk. Seen something out of date? Email support@cruxjournal.com.