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Compare Budgeting Apps

Side-by-side comparison of 2 budgeting apps

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EnvelopeBudget

★ 4.00
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GnuCash

★ 4.20
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Basic Information
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Pricing Model Freemium Free
Price Details Includes a 92-day free trial to test your budgeting chops. Post-trial, it’s $4/month or $40/year for premium features. Completely free, open-source, and no hidden costs—unless you count the time spent learning its quirks.
Monthly Price $4.00 Free
Annual Price $40.00
Save $8.00/year
Free
Founded 2010 1998
Platform Support
Web ✓ ✗
Ios ✓ ✗
Android ✓ ✗
Windows ✓ ✓
Mac ✓ ✓
Linux ✓ ✓
Features
Calendar view for transactions ✓ ✗
Check printing ✗ ✓
Comprehensive transaction search ✓ ✗
Dashboard with account balance trends ✓ ✗
Debt snowball method support ✓ ✗
Detailed reports and graphs ✗ ✓
Double-entry bookkeeping ✗ ✓
Financial calculations ✗ ✓
Mortgage and loan tracking ✗ ✓
Multi-currency support ✗ ✓
QIF/OFX/CSV import ✗ ✓
Real-time expense tracking ✓ ✗
Scheduled transactions ✗ ✓
Small business accounting tools ✗ ✓
Stock and mutual fund tracking ✗ ✓
Virtual envelope budgeting ✓ ✗
Visual spending reports ✓ ✗
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • + 92-day free trial offers plenty of time to rethink your spending habits
  • + Slick, user-friendly interface for envelope budgeting fans
  • + Debt tracking tools to tackle your financial baggage
  • + Free as in beer and speech
  • + Robust accounting features for small businesses
  • + No vendor lock-in—your data is yours
Cons
  • − Stuck on web-only until those mobile apps arrive
  • − Pricing details on their site are as clear as a foggy morning
  • − Mobile apps still in the oven—hope you like waiting
  • − Interface looks like it’s stuck in 1998
  • − Learning curve steeper than a tax audit
  • − No mobile app for on-the-go budgeting

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Quick Summary

EnvelopeBudget

Best for:

Users wanting to try before buying

Platform coverage:

6 platforms

Feature count:

7 features

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GnuCash

Best for:

Budget-conscious users

Platform coverage:

3 platforms

Feature count:

10 features

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