Commerce · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to BYB (BuildYourBudget)
Hey guys, I built an app that follows the envelope budgeting philosophy like YNAB and with beautiful expense breakdown displayed in sankey, line, bar charts. It also tracks your crypto wallet (BTC & ERC20), bank connections through Plaid and brokerage accounts through SnapTrade. Create unlimited categories, cash/loan/credit accounts and start budgeting at https://buildyourbudget.com/
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Ray▲298I've been using this daily for 4 months and figured others might find it useful. This is my first open source project so would love any feedback. Ray connects to your bank via Plaid, stores everything in an encrypted local SQLite database, and lets you ask questions about your finances in natural language. No cloud, no account, your data is stored on your machine. Before anything reaches the LLM, all PII is stripped — your name, companies, transaction details are redacted and replaced with tokens, then rehydrated locally in the response. The AI never sees who you are.
Apr 2026 · rayfinance.app · its alternatives →
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Zerosum▲3I've been a YNAB user for years but couldn't justify $109/yr for an app where I never used bank sync. So I built my own. ZeroSum is zero-based budgeting (same envelope method) with a full YNAB import wizard — bring your entire budget history over. 50+ currencies, shared budgets, analytics, keyboard shortcuts. $40/yr. Stack: React (Vite + TanStack Router) on Cloudflare Pages, Hono + tRPC on Render. Happy to talk about the technical decisions. Try it free for 35 days: https://zerosum.so
Feb 2026 · zerosum.so · its alternatives →
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Ivy Wallet▲73Track your income, expenses and budget with a modern app.
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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I have 5% of crypto and want 65% of Bitcoin there. How?
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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For years, I have struggled to understand my cash flow and save for the future. In addition to that, my wife has many credit cards and accounts that complicate matters. I am building a tool that connects all our accounts, helps us create a budget, and tracks and adjusts expenses on the fly. I am also sprinkling some AI magic on it for financial suggestions. I am looking for feedback on the implementation. More importantly, I am looking for more beta testers to improve the product.
2023 · financemadelovely.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built Whisper Money because I was frustrated that every personal finance app wanted full access to my bank credentials, fed my transactions into AI systems, or sold my spending data to third parties. Whisper Money takes a different approach: - *No bank credential sharing* - Import your transactions via CSV/XLS exports from your bank. No Plaid, no OAuth to your bank, no third-party integrations that can get breached. - *No AI snooping* - Your transactions are never fed into AI systems you don't control. - *No third-party data sharing* - Your financial data is never shared with…
Nov 2025 · whisper.money · its alternatives →
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I loved learning how to build end-to-end encryption. I thought you'd need to go through every record. I felt really silly when I learned how keys can be used. For context, I'd blown through half a million dollars over 4 years and had no idea where it went. So I'm trying to get a grip on it with this app. I can't use bank statements, because I'm using different electronic money institutions (EMI) and Lebanon barely supports paying by card. It took a while to get a UI I actually wanted to use... The part I'm still unsure about is adding old savings. Some find it intuitive but others find it…
Jun 2026 · bucksbuddy.com · its alternatives →
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Finzen▲3Over the years, I've tried pretty much every personal finance tool out there. Loved some, hated others, but in the end, I always came back to using my trusty google sheet. I needed something that combined YNAB's envelope budgeting with what a multi-asset portfolio tracker does. For me, your budget and your investments are linked. Obviously, never invest more than you can afford to lose - but how are you supposed to know how much that is for you without understanding your spending habits? So I built Finzen Finzen = budgeting + portfolio tracking + rich visual reports and stats Currently in…
Jun 2026 · finzen.org · its alternatives →
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I thought I could make a personal finance app that was simpler, smarter and more privacy-focused than Monarch, YNAB and Copilot. I believe I have, but today that's up to you. While the classic story of using a variety of "analog" tools to manage money does apply to me, the main pillars that pushed me to build Cadence Money were: - Pay for the level of syncing that's used including none - No built-in AI - Fully cross-platform including mobile browsers - Passkeys available day one - Proper Canadian support - No ads even for a book After seven years at 1Password as a Lead PM, I can safely say…
Jul 2026 · cadencemoney.com · its alternatives →
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Try zero-based monthly budgeting in 5 min. 100% free!
Jan 2026 · jengobudget.com · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a small personal finance tool called Tender for the better part of a year. I got tired of doing expenses by hand - going through several accounts to figure out refunds, subscription cancellations, getting paid back via venmo, etc. I’d get to the point where I’d have to go through months of transactions at a time if I got lazy and fell behind. The workflow in Tender is centered around getting to inbox-zero. Transactions leave the inbox when they’re categorized and there’s a basic rules engine for automation. You can also do things like add notes, set…
2023 · tender.run · its alternatives →
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A few years ago, I started managing my finances using Google Sheets. It worked fine for a while, but then I hit some limitations. As my financial planning needs grew more complex, I found myself struggling with tracking assets and forecasting future financial scenarios. Thus, I started to work in my spare time on building FinancialAha: https://www.financialaha.com - a financial planning app designed to do everything my spreadsheets couldn’t. It is completely free and I intend to add some paid features later on as listed on the pricing page, but I want to keep it free for people…
2024 · its alternatives →
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Track subscriptions, manage budgets, and save smarter!
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm a crypto enthusiast who got tired of spending hours researching different crypto credit cards across dozens of websites. After struggling to find comprehensive comparisons myself, I built CryptoCardHub to solve this problem for the entire crypto community. The platform now helps thousands of users find the right card based on their actual spending habits and preferences. Would love your feedback on this. James
2025 · cryptocardhub.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! I have built NomadExpenses because I tried like 15 or so iOS Apps and none of them had features I needed. If you just live in one place and need only one currency and budget for one the choices are vast. I needed multi-currency support (not just multiple wallets, but auto currency conversion), shared expense logging with my girlfriend and the ability to see everything in the currency I understand best. There is essentially only travel apps for short-term trips, that do something like this, but not for nomads, since you have to create a "trip" with dates. I need my monthly target…
Dec 2025 · nomadexpenses.com · its alternatives →
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I built Track Budget to simplify how I manage my finances — most tools felt bloated or unintuitive. This app aims to strike the balance between simplicity and power. Core features: Upload and parse bank or credit card statements (CSV, XLSX, XLS) AI-powered transaction categorization Shared expense tracking Budgets by category Clean, focused UI The app includes a 7-day free trial — no setup needed, just sign up and start exploring. It’s still under active development and I’d love feedback or feature ideas from early users. Feel free to email me directly at [email protected]. Thanks for…
2025 · trackbudget.app · its alternatives →
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