Commerce · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pigeon

Loan money to others without the hassle

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pigeon launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   EarlyBird▲108

   Simple way for you to invest in a child’s financial future.

   2020 · getearlybird.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pipo▲170

   The first stock market for people

   2019 · pipo.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Early Bird▲75

   Manage debts you owe yourself as if it were a credit card

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Frank▲71

   Lend to and borrow money from your friends and family

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Student Loan Hero▲205

   The smartest way to pay off student loans

   2016 · lendingtree.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Puddle▲93

   Borrow money easily and cheaply from your community.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Vault▲283

   Automatically save for retirement every time you’re paid

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Omni Lending▲228

   Instantly lend anything you own to your friends.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FinKitty▲107

   Your finance pet that cheers every smart money move

   2025 · finkitty.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Finch▲113

    The financial app for your social life

    2017 · finch.me · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Revolut Vaults▲142

    The easiest, fastest way to save for your financial goals.

    2018 · revolut.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    bunny.money▲75

    The banking app for personal & workplace giving

    2022 · spipan.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Rocket Money▲74

    The money app that works for you

    2022 · rocketmoney.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LendingCrowd▲111

    Peer-to-peer lending in your pocket

    2015 · lendingcrowd.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    LendPal▲68

    Borrow and Lend Money + Items to Friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Vaultr▲82

    Personal finance app built for young professionals

    Apr 2026 · vaultr-app.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lunar Way▲71

    An easy way to handle your personal finance.

    2019 · lunar.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TransferCrane (formerly MagicPay)▲105

    The fastest way to collect credit card payment from anyone

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pigeon Labs▲6

    Your personal finance buddy

    2025 · pigeonlabs.cc · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wavy▲11

    Send money to friends with no hassle. Like Venmo… in Europe!

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Money Flow▲71

    The best personal finance app

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    JustLend▲66

    Solving family, friend, & community lending at scale

    2022 · justlend.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Peanut▲35

    Hi HN! I’ve been frustrated with traditional payments for a while. Paypal has frozen my funds on two occasions; and in one of them the funds were never recoverable. When I’m not using PayPal, international bank transfers take days and charge me insane amounts. Also, every country usually has their own payment app parallel to the banking system: Portugal, where i currently live, has MB WAY, Brazil has PIX, Argentina has Mercadopago, the US has Cashapp. None of these work with each other. Money still feels like pre-dotcom era tech when it should feel like a whatsapp message: send instant,…

    2025 · peanut.me · its alternatives →

24. 24FA
    Frank – A Platform to lend and borrow money between friends and family▲13

    2016 · hifrank.com · its alternatives →

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