Lumen vs. the competition.
Most trading journals charge $30–80 every month. Lumen costs €69 once — and runs natively on your machine with no cloud, no account, and no recurring fees.
| Tool | Payment | Price | MT5 sync | Platform | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumen | One-time | from €69one-time · forever | Direct | Windows | Local |
| TradeZella | Monthly | $29–49/mo~$350–590/yr | CSV only | Web only | Cloud |
| Edgewonk | Annual | $197/yr$197/yr | CSV only | Web only | Cloud |
| TraderSync | Monthly | $30–80/mo~$360–960/yr | CSV only | Web only | Cloud |
| TraderVue | Monthly | $29–49/mo~$350–590/yr | CSV only | Web only | Cloud |
| TradesViz | Monthly | $15/mo~$180/yr | Direct | Web only | Cloud |
Prices verified June 2026 — subject to change.
Built different.
Pay once, own it forever.
No monthly invoices. €69 and it's yours for life, including all v1.x updates. After 3 months, Lumen is already cheaper than any subscription.
Native MT5 connection.
No CSV exports. Lumen reads your trade data directly from MetaTrader 5 via a lightweight local EA — automatically, every 5 minutes.
Your data never leaves your machine.
No account, no cloud, no third-party server. Everything is stored in a local SQLite database on your computer. Only you can see your data.
A real desktop app.
Not a web app wrapped in a browser. Lumen is a native Windows application — works offline, starts fast, no internet required after setup.
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