Fips vs TradesViz: a focused journal or a full analytics platform
TradesViz is a broad, publicly available journal and analytics platform: hundreds of charts and statistics, stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto and CFDs on its paid plans, auto-sync for MetaTrader 4/5 and cTrader brokers, trading simulators, AI tools, iOS and Android apps and a REST API. Fips is narrower on purpose: a trading journal for MT4, MT5, cTrader, Interactive Brokers and crypto accounts, with read-only sync, notes, tags and reviews, prop firm challenge tracking and chart replay backtesting in one place. Here is where each one fits.
Key differences
Forex on the free plan
TradesViz Basic is free forever but covers stock trades; forex, futures, options, crypto and CFDs are on Pro and Platinum (as of October 2026). The Fips free plan is a trading journal with a 30-day trade history for the accounts you connect or import.
Read-only by design
MT4 and MT5 accounts sync automatically: connect with the account number, server and read-only investor password, or run the Fips connector on your own computer, which sends your account data to Fips. No broker partnership is needed. Fips never asks for your platform login password or for a key that can place trades.
Prop firm challenges tracked
Set an account’s challenge rules (profit target, daily loss limit, maximum loss and consistency rule) and the challenge tracker on the dashboard shows progress, the room left and any breach.
Replay with costs and honest statistics
Bar-by-bar chart replay on real 1-minute forex and gold history charges spread, commission and slippage and reports expectancy in R with a 95% interval. It is in the Fips free plan; TradesViz Basic includes one hidden market day a day (the Daily Drill), and its full simulator is on Platinum.
Pricing in USD (as of October 2026)
| Item | Fips | TradesViz |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free forever: journal with 30-day trade history, chart replay backtesting, economic calendar, no credit card | Basic: free forever, stocks only, 3,000 executions a month, no credit card |
| Paid | Pro $19.99/month or $139/year · Team $69.99/month or $559/year | Pro $19.99/month, or $14.99/month billed annually · Platinum $29.99/month, or $22.49/month billed annually |
| Trial / refunds | 7-day Pro trial (card required); refund within 7 days (Pro monthly) or 30 days (Pro annual, Team) of the first payment | 7-day free trial on Pro and Platinum |
TradesViz prices from tradesviz.com/pricing as of October 2026. Prices change; check the vendor’s site before you decide.
Fips vs TradesViz, side by side
| Item | Fips | TradesViz |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Trading journal with live account sync, prop firm tracking and chart replay | All-in-one journal, analytics, simulation and backtesting platform |
| Markets | Trades from MT4/MT5, cTrader, Interactive Brokers and crypto exchanges; futures support coming soon | Basic: stocks. Pro and Platinum: stocks, stock options, futures, futures options, forex, crypto and CFDs |
| Getting trades in | Automatic sync through read-only access for MT4/MT5, cTrader, Interactive Brokers and major crypto exchanges, plus CSV import with a column mapper for other platforms | Auto-sync for brokers on MetaTrader 4/5 and cTrader and many other brokers and platforms, plus manual import; see its Supported Brokers page |
| Journaling | Notes, chart screenshots and custom tags on any trade; weekly and monthly reviews | Dedicated notes tab with templates, custom tag groups, trade plans and mistake analysis |
| Analytics | Performance statistics from your trade data; advanced analytics on Pro | A much larger set of charts and statistics, custom dashboards and exit analysis, some on Platinum only |
| Prop firms | Challenge tracker per account: profit target, daily loss limit, maximum loss and consistency rule | Prop firm compliance tracking (drawdown types, daily loss, profit target, consistency); prop challenge simulator on Platinum |
| Replay and simulation | Bar-by-bar replay on real 1-minute history for seven forex and gold symbols, with costs, on the free plan | Daily Drill on every plan; full simulator with any symbol and date and multi-chart replay on Platinum |
| AI | AI trade coach coming soon | AI Coach review, AI Query, AI Chat and other AI tools on Pro and Platinum |
| Where it runs | Web app in private beta, access by waitlist invite; native iOS and Android apps coming soon | Publicly available web app, plus iOS and Android apps |
TradesViz details from tradesviz.com (pricing, supported brokers, prop firm journal and forex journal pages) as of October 2026. Features and limits change; check the vendor’s site before you decide. Third-party brand names belong to their owners.
Who should pick which
TradesViz may suit you better if
- You trade stocks, options or futures, or several asset classes at once.
- You want deep analytics, custom dashboards, AI tools or API access to your journal today.
- You want native mobile apps and a publicly available product rather than a private beta.
Fips may suit you better if
- You trade forex or CFDs on MT4, MT5 or cTrader, or crypto, and want to start on a free plan.
- You want a simpler journal: notes, tags, reviews and prop firm challenge tracking without a large feature set to learn.
- You want chart replay with costs and free lot size calculators in the same product.
Fips at a glance
- Free plan
- Free forever, no credit card. Trading journal with a 30-day trade history, the economic calendar, free calculators and chart replay backtesting.
- Pro
- $19.99/month or $139/year (save up to 42%). Unlimited history, advanced analytics, data export and priority support. 7-day free trial, card required.
- Team
- $69.99/month or $559/year.
- Refunds
- On your first payment: within 7 days on Pro monthly, within 30 days on Pro annual and Team.
- MT4 / MT5
- MT4 and MT5 accounts sync automatically: connect with the account number, server and read-only investor password, or run the Fips connector on your own computer, which sends your account data to Fips. No broker partnership is needed.
- Other platforms
- cTrader (view-only Open API access), Interactive Brokers (Flex Web Service token) and crypto exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken and Coinbase (read-only API key) sync automatically too; Hyperliquid and dYdX v4 connect with a wallet address. Other platforms, for example TradeLocker, DXtrade or Match-Trader, come in through CSV import with a column mapper. Re-upload a fresh export to keep it current, or add trades manually.
- Backtesting
- Bar-by-bar chart replay on real 1-minute history (EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD and USDCAD from 2003, NZDUSD from 2005, gold from 2009), with spread, commission, slippage and statistics in R. Manual replay, no tick data.
- Tools
- Free lot size and risk calculators in the browser (including prop-firm and symbol pages), a prop-firm rules reference and an economic calendar.
- Where it runs
- Web app in private beta (join the waitlist for an invite), in 6 languages.
- Coming soon
- AI trade coach; futures support; native iOS and Android apps; Windows, macOS and Linux desktop apps.
- Made by
- T2MA Labs LLC.
Moving your history from TradesViz to Fips
- Join the Fips waitlist; when your invite arrives, create your free account. No credit card required.
- Export your trade history from your broker or trading platform as CSV. To move records out of TradesViz itself, check its help center for the current export options.
- In Fips, open CSV import, upload the file and match your columns (symbol, side, entry, exit, size, P/L) with the column mapper.
- Connect your accounts with read-only access so new trades sync automatically: MT4 and MT5 with the investor password or the Fips connector, cTrader with view-only Open API access, Interactive Brokers with a Flex Web Service token, crypto exchanges with a read-only API key. Other platforms come in by CSV import, re-uploaded whenever you want to bring the journal up to date, or by manual entry.
FAQ
Fips has a free-forever plan: a trading journal with a 30-day history, plus chart replay backtesting, an economic calendar and free calculators. TradesViz Basic is free too, but covers stock trades; forex is on its paid plans (as of October 2026). Fips is in private beta: join the waitlist for an invite.
No. TradesViz offers a much larger set of charts, statistics and custom dashboards. Fips calculates performance statistics from your trade data, with advanced analytics on Pro, and keeps the journal simple.
Yes, per account. Set an account’s challenge rules (profit target, daily loss limit, maximum loss and consistency rule) and the challenge tracker on the dashboard shows progress, the room left and any breach.
MT4 and MT5 accounts sync automatically: connect with the account number, server and read-only investor password, or run the Fips connector on your own computer, which sends your account data to Fips. No broker partnership is needed. cTrader (view-only Open API access), Interactive Brokers (Flex Web Service token) and crypto exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken and Coinbase (read-only API key) sync automatically too; Hyperliquid and dYdX v4 connect with a wallet address. Other platforms, for example TradeLocker, DXtrade or Match-Trader, come in through CSV import with a column mapper. Re-upload a fresh export to keep it current, or add trades manually.
Fips runs in the browser, in 6 languages. The web app is in private beta: join the waitlist for an invite. Native iOS and Android apps and Windows, macOS and Linux desktop apps are coming soon.
Fips is free forever with a 30-day trade history and no credit card. Pro is $19.99/month or $139/year (save up to 42%) and adds unlimited history, advanced analytics, data export and priority support, with a 7-day free trial (card required). Team is $69.99/month or $559/year. Refunds on your first payment: within 7 days on Pro monthly, within 30 days on Pro annual and Team.
Get early access to Fips
Free forever with a 30-day trade history, chart replay backtesting and the free lot size and risk calculators. No credit card required. The web app is in private beta: join the waitlist for an invite.