TDLab vs Edgewonk
The Edgewonk alternative for rule simulation and adherence
Edgewonk is a mature behavior-first trading journal. TDLab takes a sharper, more focused route: find the behavior signal, simulate a concrete rule, promote it to your playbook and measure every future trade against it.
TDLab is built around one job: turn a behavior signal into a concrete rule, test it on your own closed trades, promote it to your playbook, and then measure every future trade against it. That signal-to-adherence loop is the whole product.
Edgewonk is a strong, established journal in the same space — so there is real overlap on the basics: imports, trade review, statistics and discipline fields. The useful question is what each product pushes you to do next with those signals.
Where TDLab is purpose-built
Correcting behavior is the product.
Edgewonk is genuinely behavior-first through tools such as Tiltmeter and Edge Finder. TDLab differs by turning a signal into an inspectable discipline-rule simulation, exposing the affected trades and carrying that exact rule into automatic future trade-by-trade evaluation.
Detect
Price the repeated behavior in your own trade history.
Test
Run one explicit corrective rule on the recorded sequence.
Inspect
Open every excluded or adjusted trade behind the result.
Adopt
Promote the surviving rule to your Playbook.
Verify
Score future trades as respected, violated or not applicable.
TDLab vs Edgewonk: feature by feature
We only list facts we could confirm from Edgewonk's official sources. Edgewonk details verified on August 5, 2026. Features and pricing change often — always verify on the vendor's site before relying on this.
Sources: edgewonk.com, edgewonk.com/pricing, edgewonk.com/import, edgewonk.com/features, edgewonk.com/trading-psychology, edgewonk.com/edge-finder, Edgewonk blog — Edge Finder.
| Feature | TDLab | Edgewonk |
|---|---|---|
| Core focus | Discipline OS: find what sabotages you and guide the fix | Psychology-focused journaling, reports & edge discovery |
| Import / syncBoth tools support MT4/MT5 auto-sync. TDLab also adds cTrader auto-sync and custom CSV/report imports.Both tools support MT4/MT5 auto-sync. TDLab also adds cTrader auto-sync and custom CSV/report imports. | MT4/MT5 auto-sync, cTrader auto-sync, custom CSV/report imports | MT4/MT5 auto-sync + other platforms via file imports |
| Trade review system | Setups, tags, mistakes, plan, execution quality, emotions, news, attachments, daily journal | Diary and psychology tools |
| Market data contextTDLab's Analyst plan includes Market Data for the instruments you traded, so you can review the price action around your executed trades on the chart. Edgewonk's official feature and pricing pages list journaling, analytics, psychology tools, Edge Finder, Strategy testing, Performance simulator and Tiltmeter, but do not list Market Data as an included feature.TDLab's Analyst plan includes Market Data for the instruments you traded, so you can review the price action around your executed trades on the chart. Edgewonk's official feature and pricing pages list journaling, analytics, psychology tools, Edge Finder, Strategy testing, Performance simulator and Tiltmeter, but do not list Market Data as an included feature. | Market data around your executed trades, visible on the trade chart | Not listed on the official feature and pricing pages reviewed |
| Daily journal | Yes | Yes |
| AnalyticsTDLab includes separate Behavior and Process scores, mistake impact, post-loss behavior, time blocks, weekdays and setup/execution-quality breakdowns. Edgewonk lists Chart Lab, Edge Finder, Total Edge Leak, True System Edge and Efficiency score.TDLab includes separate Behavior and Process scores, mistake impact, post-loss behavior, time blocks, weekdays and setup/execution-quality breakdowns. Edgewonk lists Chart Lab, Edge Finder, Total Edge Leak, True System Edge and Efficiency score. | Performance stats + discipline analytics | Chart Lab, Edge Finder and psychology analytics |
| Market context & AI supportEdge Finder is covered in the analytics row. TDLab keeps deterministic Market Lab context separate from its supporting account-grounded chat.Edge Finder is covered in the analytics row. TDLab keeps deterministic Market Lab context separate from its supporting account-grounded chat. | Market Lab (COT, seasonality, rates, personal context) + account-grounded chat | Automated Edge Finder analysis; no AI action-plan chat listed |
| Corrective behavior simulationBoth products help traders investigate behavioral and performance changes. TDLab's narrower distinction is the traceable transition from one closed-trade discipline simulation to the same rule being evaluated automatically on future trades.Both products help traders investigate behavioral and performance changes. TDLab's narrower distinction is the traceable transition from one closed-trade discipline simulation to the same rule being evaluated automatically on future trades. | Explicit rule parameters, before/after metrics and affected trades, with Playbook carry-forward | Performance Simulator, Strategy Testing, Tiltmeter and Edge Finder |
| Data-driven rule recommendationsTDLab's simulator recommends candidate corrective rules from the selected scope and date range, then orders them by simulated impact. Edgewonk's official Edge Finder pages describe an automated weekly scan that finds patterns, strengths, weaknesses and improvement opportunities across journal data. That is valuable, but it is not the same as testing and ranking concrete discipline rules inside a simulator.TDLab's simulator recommends candidate corrective rules from the selected scope and date range, then orders them by simulated impact. Edgewonk's official Edge Finder pages describe an automated weekly scan that finds patterns, strengths, weaknesses and improvement opportunities across journal data. That is valuable, but it is not the same as testing and ranking concrete discipline rules inside a simulator. | Deterministic rule finder ranked by simulated impact | Pattern insights via Edge Finder |
| Strategy testing / performance simulatorEdgewonk's pricing page lists Strategy testing and Performance simulator. TDLab's simulator is not a general strategy tester; it is focused on discipline rules and behavioral sabotage.Edgewonk's pricing page lists Strategy testing and Performance simulator. TDLab's simulator is not a general strategy tester; it is focused on discipline rules and behavioral sabotage. | No | Yes |
| Playbook & rule adherence trackingEdgewonk is strong on discipline visibility: its official Psychology Lab page describes Tiltmeter, and Edge Finder describes Efficiency score and Total Edge Leak. TDLab's distinction is automatic future-trade evaluation for rules promoted from simulator to playbook.Edgewonk is strong on discipline visibility: its official Psychology Lab page describes Tiltmeter, and Edge Finder describes Efficiency score and Total Edge Leak. TDLab's distinction is automatic future-trade evaluation for rules promoted from simulator to playbook. | Simulated rules → playbook → future-trade evaluations | Tiltmeter, Efficiency score, rule-break analysis and Total Edge Leak |
| Weekly review | Automatic Weekly Discipline Review | Weekly automated Edge Finder analysis |
| Free trialTDLab offers a 7-day Pro trial plus limited free access after the trial. Edgewonk's official pricing page lists a paid annual plan with a 14-day money-back guarantee — you pay upfront, then request a refund if unsatisfied.TDLab offers a 7-day Pro trial plus limited free access after the trial. Edgewonk's official pricing page lists a paid annual plan with a 14-day money-back guarantee — you pay upfront, then request a refund if unsatisfied. | Yes | 14-day money-back guarantee |
| PricingEdgewonk's official pricing page showed a limited-time $197 offer for 16 months when verified August 5, 2026, plus a 14-day money-back guarantee. Offers and terms can change, so verify before relying on them.Edgewonk's official pricing page showed a limited-time $197 offer for 16 months when verified August 5, 2026, plus a 14-day money-back guarantee. Offers and terms can change, so verify before relying on them. | From €14/mo (Pro, launch) | Current offer: $197 for 16 months, VAT at checkout |
Why traders pick TDLab
Simulator first, not report first
TDLab's strongest difference is that a behavior signal becomes a corrective rule you can test on your own closed trades before adopting it.
Rules keep being evaluated
After a simulated rule is promoted to the playbook, every new imported or synced trade is evaluated as respected, violated or not applicable. That is the loop Edgewonk does not center.
AI action plans and account-grounded chat
TDLab adds generated discipline action plans and follow-up chat inside the context of one trading account, so analysis can move directly into the next action.
Market Data in the review loop
On the Analyst plan, TDLab can show market data around the trades you actually took, so review happens on the chart instead of only inside a row of journal fields.
Flexible imports without losing the loop
TDLab supports MT4/MT5 auto-sync, cTrader auto-sync and custom CSV/report imports, then feeds every new trade back into playbook adherence.
When Edgewonk is the better choice
Edgewonk is a genuinely strong product, and for some traders it's the better choice. Pick Edgewonk if:
- You want a product with an official 10+ year operating history and a mature psychology, reporting and Edge Finder suite.
- You prefer a single annual payment with a price you can lock in, rather than a monthly subscription.
- Your platform or broker workflow is better covered by Edgewonk's published import list.
If instead you want the product to push you from behavior signal to simulated rule to measured adherence, that's where TDLab fits.
Learn the method behind the product
Frequently asked questions
Is TDLab just an Edgewonk clone?+
No. The overlap is real because both products are serious trading journals with behavioral analytics. TDLab differs in the workflow it optimizes for: detect a behavior signal, simulate a corrective rule on your own history, promote that rule to a playbook, and measure future adherence trade by trade.
Does Edgewonk also track discipline and mistakes?+
Yes — Edgewonk has strong discipline tooling: Tiltmeter, Efficiency score, mistake tracking and Edge Finder analysis. Where TDLab differs is the loop: it doesn't just report your discipline score, it walks you from a detected behavior to a simulated corrective rule to measured future adherence, trade by trade.
How much does TDLab cost compared to Edgewonk?+
TDLab starts with a 7-day Pro trial plus limited free access after the trial, with Pro from €14/mo at launch pricing. Edgewonk's official pricing page showed a limited-time offer of $197 for 16 months, VAT at checkout, with a 14-day money-back guarantee as of August 5, 2026. Always check each vendor's site for current pricing.
Can I import my existing trades?+
TDLab supports MT4/MT5 auto-sync, cTrader auto-sync and custom CSV/report imports today, including MT4, MT5 and cTrader reports, with more broker integrations on the roadmap.
Make discipline measurable.
Import your trades, price your behaviors and track whether you follow your own rules. Try TDLab free for 7 days.