PnL Book vs Tradervue

Two journals with different starting points

Tradervue is one of the longest-running trading journals on the web, and it earned that reputation the honest way: deep, reliable reporting for stock and options traders, plus automatic sync from a long list of US brokers. If you trade US equities through a broker Tradervue already connects to, it does the boring part — pulling your fills in — very well, and it even has a genuinely free plan to start on.

PnL Book makes a different bet. Most traders don't quit journaling for lack of reports; they quit because logging is a chore and the weekly review never happens. So PnL Book optimises that loop instead: its AI reads a broker or exchange screenshot straight into entries, every tagged mistake is totalled in money, and an AI coach reads your week for you. Fewer dashboards, more follow-through.

Neither is “better” in the abstract — they fit different traders. The table below is factual, dated, and taken from each product's own site as of July 2026. Decide by which problem is actually yours: not enough reporting, or not enough follow-through.

Where Tradervue is the stronger fit

If your world is US stocks and options, Tradervue is hard to beat on maturity. It advertises sync with more than 80 brokers — TradeStation, TD Ameritrade, Interactive Brokers and Lightspeed among them — so your trades arrive without CSV wrangling. Its Gold plan adds exit analysis, liquidity and commission reports that stock and options traders lean on, and its free Basic plan lets you log up to 30 trade imports a month before you pay anything. If you want a proven, equities-first journal and don't need screenshot import, it is a fair, safe pick.

Where PnL Book pulls ahead

PnL Book's edge is speed and honesty about cost. Instead of connecting an account, you paste a screenshot of your broker or exchange order book and its AI turns it into reviewable entries in seconds — useful when your platform isn't on any journal's connector list, or when you trade crypto and forex alongside stocks. From there, PnL Book prices your habits: revenge trades, moved stops and oversizing are tagged per trade and totalled in money per month, so a leak you keep excusing finally shows up as a number. A weekly AI coach then reads that week back to you in plain language. Pricing is flat — $19/mo or $149/yr — against Tradervue's Silver at $29.95/mo and Gold at $49.95/mo (as of July 2026).

Markets and imports

This is the clearest dividing line. As of July 2026, Tradervue's pricing page lists stocks and ETFs on every plan, with options, futures and forex on Gold, and does not mention crypto. PnL Book journals stocks, options, futures, forex and crypto — spot and perpetual futures — reading each from a screenshot or file. If you only trade US equities, Tradervue's broker sync is the smoother road; if your book crosses asset classes, PnL Book's screenshot-first approach covers ground no single connector does.

The bottom line

Choose Tradervue for mature, equities-first reporting and automatic US-broker sync, with a free tier to test the water. Choose PnL Book if you want logging to take seconds across any market, your mistakes priced in money, and a weekly AI coach to keep the review habit alive. Both are honest tools; the FAQ below and the dated table above should make the call an easy one. If prop firms are your world instead, see PnL Book vs TradeZella for funded traders.

PnL Book vs Tradervue at a glance

— means the feature is not listed on that product's site as of 22 July 2026. Tradervue details are taken from tradervue.com.

Choose Tradervue if…

• You trade US stocks and want automatic sync from a US broker — Tradervue lists TradeStation, TD Ameritrade, Interactive Brokers and Lightspeed among 80+ supported brokers (as of July 2026).
• You want a genuinely free plan to start: Tradervue's Basic plan is free for up to 30 trade imports a month, which PnL Book does not offer.
• You want Tradervue's mature stock- and options-focused reporting — exit analysis, liquidity and commission reports on the Gold plan.

Choose PnL Book if…

• Your day ends with a broker or exchange screenshot: PnL Book's AI reads the order book itself into entries you review before saving — Tradervue did not list AI screenshot import as of July 2026.
• You want mistakes priced in money: revenge trades, moved stops and oversizing tagged per trade and totalled per month in your account's currency.
• You want a weekly AI coach that reads your week of trades, not just more reports to open yourself.
• You want simple flat pricing: $19/mo or $149/yr against Tradervue's Silver $29.95/mo and Gold $49.95/mo (as of July 2026).

Frequently asked questions

Competitor details verified 22 July 2026; see their sites for current pricing.