The TradeZella alternative that's actually free
TradeZella is a polished trading journal — but it has no permanent free tier, and its analytics live where you end up after the close. ChartRecap takes a different angle: capture the chart in one click while the setup is still on your screen, then review which setups actually make you money — on a free plan with no trial paywall.
ChartRecap's free plan, June 2026. TradeZella offers a strong product too — pick the one whose workflow fits you. This page reflects our own product and publicly available information.
Where ChartRecap wins
Capture speed. Journaling only works if you actually do it. ChartRecap captures the chart, symbol, timeframe, and price in one click — from TradingView or its own terminal — so the context is attached before you forget why you entered.
Discipline analytics.Tag each trade against your playbook rules and ChartRecap shows what breaking them costs, plus revenge-trade detection, post-loss sizing, and a missed-trades log most journals don't have.
Price. The whole journal is free — no trade cap, no card. Try the live demo or the free calculators before you sign up.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free TradeZella alternative?
Yes — ChartRecap has a genuinely free plan covering journaling, chart snapshots, analytics, plan-vs-execution review, trade replay, and broker CSV import, with no trade limit and no credit card. TradeZella has no permanent free tier.
What does ChartRecap do that TradeZella doesn't?
ChartRecap's wedge is capture: snapshot a chart in one click — from TradingView (paste or browser extension) or its built-in terminal — so the chart context attaches to the trade while the setup is still live, instead of reconstructing it after the close.
Does ChartRecap have broker sync and replay?
Yes. Broker import via SnapTrade and CSV (IBKR, Thinkorswim, Webull, Schwab, moomoo), trades stored as individual fills for accurate scaled positions, and bar-by-bar trade replay.
Can I switch from TradeZella to ChartRecap?
Export your trade history as CSV and import it into ChartRecap. Your trades become a reviewable timeline with analytics immediately.