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Friday, December 26, 2025

Tool Comparison

Ghostfolio vs TradeBB comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Ghostfolio adds APIs & SDKs coverage that TradeBB skips.

TradeBB includes Broker Connectors categories that Ghostfolio omits.

Ghostfolio ships a mobile app. TradeBB is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

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Ghostfolio

ghostfol.io

Open‑source, privacy‑focused wealth management dashboard that can be self‑hosted for free or used via the managed Ghostfolio Premium cloud. Premium adds a professionally sourced market‑data feed and hosted infrastructure on top of the core portfolio tracking features.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.
  • Public REST API secured with bearer tokens, including endpoints for importing activities (fees, dividends, interest, liabilities, buys/sells) and for exposing a read-only public portfolio performance endpoint.

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TradeBB

tradebb.ai

Web-based trading journal and performance analytics for multi-asset traders. Supports broker connections (read-only data import) plus file/manual trade imports. Website promotes a free preview; public plan pricing was not found in reviewed pages.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Multi-asset journal covering stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto.
  • Broker connections plus file/manual import; import workflow supports CSV/XLSX/TXT/HTM and provides Excel templates.
  • Performance dashboard with Total Gross/Net P&L, Win Rate, Profit Factor, Per-Trade Expectancy, Avg Holding Time, and time-of-day/duration analytics.
  • Trade log with standardized fields (symbol, side, entry/exit time, prices, quantity, net P&L, return, duration) and winners/losers/open trade summaries.
  • Daily Journal view with per-day performance stats and "Add/View Journal" workflow.

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Where they differ

Ghostfolio

Distinct strengths include:

  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.

TradeBB

Distinct strengths include:

  • Multi-asset journal covering stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto.
  • Broker connections plus file/manual import; import workflow supports CSV/XLSX/TXT/HTM and provides Excel templates.
  • Performance dashboard with Total Gross/Net P&L, Win Rate, Profit Factor, Per-Trade Expectancy, Avg Holding Time, and time-of-day/duration analytics.
  • Trade log with standardized fields (symbol, side, entry/exit time, prices, quantity, net P&L, return, duration) and winners/losers/open trade summaries.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeGhostfolioTradeBB
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Portfolio, Data Visualizations

Unique: APIs & SDKs

Shared: Portfolio, Data Visualizations

Unique: Broker Connectors

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Cryptos, Other

Stocks, Options, Futures, Currencies, Cryptos

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.
  • Public REST API secured with bearer tokens, including endpoints for importing activities (fees, dividends, interest, liabilities, buys/sells) and for exposing a read-only public portfolio performance endpoint.
  • Data import and export flows including manual entry, CSV file import and JSON/API-based imports, with ongoing improvements documented in the changelog.

Unique

  • Multi-asset journal covering stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto.
  • Broker connections plus file/manual import; import workflow supports CSV/XLSX/TXT/HTM and provides Excel templates.
  • Performance dashboard with Total Gross/Net P&L, Win Rate, Profit Factor, Per-Trade Expectancy, Avg Holding Time, and time-of-day/duration analytics.
  • Trade log with standardized fields (symbol, side, entry/exit time, prices, quantity, net P&L, return, duration) and winners/losers/open trade summaries.
  • Daily Journal view with per-day performance stats and "Add/View Journal" workflow.
  • Calendar view showing daily net P&L and a monthly symbol breakdown.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Ghostfolio and TradeBB both support?

Both platforms cover Portfolio, and Data Visualizations workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Ghostfolio and TradeBB require subscriptions?

Both Ghostfolio and TradeBB keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Ghostfolio ships a dedicated mobile experience, while TradeBB focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Ghostfolio differentiates itself with Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design., Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max., and Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile., whereas TradeBB stands out for Multi-asset journal covering stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto., Broker connections plus file/manual import; import workflow supports CSV/XLSX/TXT/HTM and provides Excel templates., and Performance dashboard with Total Gross/Net P&L, Win Rate, Profit Factor, Per-Trade Expectancy, Avg Holding Time, and time-of-day/duration analytics..

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