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Alternatives to Quicken
20 personal finance tools sit alongside Quicken in this directory. Below is what separates each from Quicken on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- Quicken starts at
- $3.99/month
Why people look past Quicken
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Quicken entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Quicken carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 14 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Secure cryptocurrency exchange for serious traders
- Can be used without paying; Quicken cannot.
- Starts $3.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Money sent in seconds
- Can be used without paying; Quicken cannot.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
Fast, simple and secure payments
- Can be used without paying; Quicken cannot.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
Track every rupee and dollar
- Can be used without paying; Quicken cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Free credit scores, reports, and more
- Can be used without paying; Quicken cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
All your money in one app
- Can be used without paying; Quicken cannot.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
Every Quicken alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quicken (this page) | $3.99/month | Subscription | - | |
| Kraken | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Cash App | Free | Free | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Google Pay | Free | Free | - | vs Quicken |
| Expense Manager | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Credit Karma | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Quicken |
| Mint | Free | Free | - | vs Quicken |
| Apple Pay | Free | Free | 1 | vs Quicken |
| EveryDollar | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Goodbudget | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Copilot Money | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Investopedia Stock Simulator | Free | - | - | vs Quicken |
| Crypto.com | Free | - | - | vs Quicken |
| Coinbase | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Quicken |
| GnuCash | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Quicken |
| E*TRADE | On request | Transaction | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Charles Schwab | On request | Transaction | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Fidelity | On request | Transaction | 2 | vs Quicken |
| Betterment | $5/month | Subscription | - | vs Quicken |
| Acorns | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Quicken |
| Banktivity | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Quicken |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Quicken badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Kraken , Free
- Cash App , Free
- Google Pay , Free
- Expense Manager , Free
- Credit Karma , Free
- Mint , Free
- Apple Pay , Free
- EveryDollar , Free
Cheaper than Quicken (3)
Entry price under Quicken's $3.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Kraken , Free
- Crypto.com , Free
- Coinbase , Free
What you would be giving up
Quicken is most often brought in for individuals managing personal finances via quicken simplifi cloud app for budgeting and savings tracking, freelancers and self-employed managing business and personal finances via quicken business & personal plan, users preferring local data storage via classic desktop editions. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Quicken is broadly right and the question is cost, the Quicken pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Personal Finance category lists everything the directory holds, and best personal finance tools ranks them.
Quicken runs on web, ios, android, windows, macos. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Quicken alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Quicken?
- 20 other personal finance tools are listed in this directory, led by Kraken, Cash App, Google Pay, Expense Manager. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Quicken?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Kraken, Cash App, Google Pay, Expense Manager, Credit Karma.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Quicken?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under Quicken's $3.99/month: Kraken at Free, Crypto.com at Free, Coinbase at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Quicken?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Quicken?
- Quicken is most often brought in for individuals managing personal finances via quicken simplifi cloud app for budgeting and savings tracking, freelancers and self-employed managing business and personal finances via quicken business & personal plan, users preferring local data storage via classic desktop editions. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Quicken?
- GnuCash is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Quicken alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Personal Finance, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Quicken against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Quicken covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every personal finance tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Personal Finance category, 20 tools beside Quicken. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.