Fips vs TradeZella: an honest comparison for MT5 and forex traders
TradeZella is an established, paid trading journal with broker auto-sync (MT4, MT5 and cTrader), backtesting, an economic calendar and a separate PropFirm Sync product. Fips is a newer web journal with a free-forever plan and a lower-priced Pro plan: it syncs MT4 and MT5 (read-only investor password), cTrader, Interactive Brokers and major crypto exchanges through read-only access, imports other platforms by CSV, and adds chart replay backtesting and free position-sizing tools. Here is where each one fits.
Key differences
A free plan to start
Fips is free forever with a 30-day trade history and no credit card. TradeZella has no free plan; its paid plans start at $35/month (as of October 2026).
A lower price when you upgrade
Fips Pro is $19.99/month or $139/year with a 7-day free trial (card required). TradeZella Essential is $35/month or $315/year. Feature sets differ, so compare what you actually use.
Backtesting on the free plan
Bar-by-bar chart replay on real 1-minute forex and gold history is included in the Fips free plan, with spread, commission and slippage.
Free tools for prop-firm traders
Lot size and risk calculators run free in the browser, with ready pages for prop firms and symbols, next to a prop-firm rules reference.
Fips vs TradeZella: feature comparison
| Feature | Fips | TradeZella | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan (no credit card) | Yes | No | Fips: free forever with a 30-day trade history. TradeZella: paid plans only. |
| MT4 / MT5 sync with read-only investor password | Yes | Yes | Fips can also use a connector you run on your own computer. |
| cTrader automatic sync | Yes | Yes | Fips: read-only connection through cTrader’s view-only Open API access. |
| Backtesting | Yes | Yes | Fips: bar-by-bar chart replay. TradeZella: manual backtesting on all plans, AI backtesting on Pro and Ultra. |
| Lot size / position size calculator | Yes | Yes | Both offer a free calculator on the web. |
| Economic calendar | Yes | Yes | |
| Prop-firm rule tracking (daily loss, max drawdown, consistency) | Yes | Yes | Fips: challenge tracker on the dashboard. TradeZella: its separate PropFirm Sync product. |
| Trade export to CSV | Yes | Yes | Fips: data export on Pro. TradeZella: Trade Log → Bulk Actions → Export Trades to CSV (selected trades). |
| Native iOS / Android apps | Coming soon | No | TradeZella has a mobile web version; we found no native app in the App Store (October 2026). |
| Windows / macOS desktop app | Coming soon | No | Fips desktop apps (Windows, macOS, Linux) are coming soon. TradeZella is web-based. |
TradeZella details checked against tradezella.com and its help center in October 2026. Features change, so check their site for the latest. Third-party brand names belong to their owners.
Pricing in USD (as of October 2026)
| Item | Fips | TradeZella |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free forever: 30-day trade history, economic calendar, no credit card | No free plan |
| Monthly | Pro $19.99 · Team $69.99 | Essential $35 · Pro $59 · Ultra $99 |
| Annual | Pro $139 · Team $559 | Essential $315 · Pro $531 · Ultra $891 |
| Trial | 7-day Pro trial (card required) | See tradezella.com/pricing |
TradeZella prices from tradezella.com/pricing as of October 2026. Prices change; check the vendor’s site before you decide.
Who should pick which
TradeZella may suit you better if
- You want a journal with a longer track record, and the price fits your budget.
Fips may suit you better if
- You want to start on a free plan with no credit card and upgrade only when you need unlimited history.
- You trade on MT4 or MT5 and want a read-only connection that syncs automatically.
- You want a lower-priced paid plan: Pro is $19.99/month or $139/year.
- You want chart replay backtesting and free lot size and risk calculators next to your journal.
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 from TradeZella to Fips
- Join the Fips waitlist; when your invite arrives, create your free account. No credit card required.
- In TradeZella, open the Trade Log, select the trades you want to move and choose Bulk Actions → Export Trades to CSV. Only selected trades are exported, so select everything you need.
- 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.
You can also export the history straight from your broker platform as CSV and import that file.
FAQ
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. As of October 2026, TradeZella has no free plan; its paid plans start at $35/month.
Yes, by CSV. In TradeZella, select trades in the Trade Log and use Bulk Actions → Export Trades to CSV, then import the file in Fips and match the columns with the column mapper. MT4 and MT5 accounts can be connected directly with the read-only investor password, so new trades sync automatically.
Yes. 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. Fips also offers free lot size and risk calculators with prop-firm pages and a prop-firm rules reference.
Yes. Bar-by-bar chart replay is built in, on real 1-minute history for seven symbols: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD and USDCAD from 2003, NZDUSD from 2005 and gold (XAUUSD) from 2009. It charges spread, commission and slippage and reports net expectancy in R with a 95% interval. It is manual chart replay with no tick data, and it is included in the free plan.
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.
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.