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Vega trader vs the TradeZella journal
TradeZella is a trading journal with broker sync, trade replay, and Zella AI across stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto. Vega trader is the options record: legs, live P/L, Greeks, and the expiration on one trade.
Plan names and prices were taken from each product’s public pages in October 2026. Confirm them before you pay. TradeZella
| Feature | Vega trader | TradeZella |
|---|---|---|
| Markets | US stocks, ETFs, and their listed options | Stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto |
| How a trade gets in | You enter the legs | Automatic import after a broker is connected |
| An open option | P/L, break-evens, and Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega | Options charts and expiration reports in the journal |
| Replay and backtests | Outside this product | Trade replay on Pro and Ultra. Manual backtests cover stocks, futures, crypto, and CFDs |
| Assistant | Vega AI on every plan, including Free | Zella AI on every plan, with a monthly credit allowance |
| Free plan | Yes. Essential trial is 14 days and does not ask for a card | Paid plans. Essential starts at $35 a month as of July 2026 |
A session journal and an options journal
TradeZella fills the journal from the broker. Once the account is connected, closed trades arrive with entry, exit, size, and P/L. The product also covers replay of the session, a manual backtester, and Zella AI for tagging, reviews, and a written plan. In July 2026 the plans moved to Essential at $35 a month, Pro at $59, and Ultra at $99. Annual billing is listed at $26, $44, and $74 a month. Replay starts on Pro. The manual backtester on the pricing page covers stocks, futures, crypto, and CFDs. Options are part of the journal: the company describes options charts and expiration reports. Confirm the plan table on tradezella.com before you subscribe.
Vega trader does not sync a broker and it does not replay a tape. You enter the option legs yourself. The trade then carries current P/L, break-even points, and the four Greeks, with real-time quotes on Essential and delayed quotes on Free. Rolls stay attached to the same trade. The expiration calendar lists what is about to come off.
What you review
TradeZella is aimed at the trading day: when you made money, which setup you tagged, and what the replay shows about the exit. That review works across the markets your broker trades. Zella AI is included with the subscription and spends a monthly pool of credits.
Vega trader reviews the option position. You can ask which open trades share a short delta, which names expire this week, or why a strategy lost money. The answer comes from the journal. Vega AI on Free uses DeepSeek. Essential uses Gemini. Nothing is sent to the broker.
Which one to pay for
Choose TradeZella when the broker connection, the replay, and a journal that also holds futures or stocks are the product you want. Budget for a paid plan. There is no permanent free tier in the July 2026 pricing.
Choose Vega trader when the position is a call spread, a condor, or another US option structure and you want its Greeks and payoff without a replay product around it. You can start on the Free plan and use the 14-day Essential trial without a card.
- TradeZella, when import, replay, and a multi-market day journal are the workflow.
- Vega trader, when the workflow is the option position, its Greeks, and its expiration.
Questions people ask
Is Vega trader a TradeZella alternative?
For US options that you log by hand, yes. You get P/L, Greeks, an expiration calendar, and an assistant on the free plan. TradeZella is the better fit when you want broker sync, session replay, and a journal that also covers stocks and futures.
Does TradeZella have a free plan?
As of the July 2026 pricing update, TradeZella lists Essential, Pro, and Ultra as paid plans. Essential is $35 a month, or $26 a month billed annually. Vega trader keeps a free plan and a 14-day Essential trial that does not ask for a credit card.
Which one shows option Greeks on an open trade?
Vega trader shows Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega on the legs you logged. TradeZella journals options and reports expirations and options charts. Read the current TradeZella feature list if a Greek number on the open position is a requirement.