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Banktivity vs eBay

Banktivity logo

Banktivity

Personal Finance

Personal finance for Mac and iOS

From
On request
Rated
-
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eBay

E-commerce

Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Banktivity runs on macOS, iPhone and iPad only, with no Windows, Android or web version; eBay final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Banktivity and eBay actually diverge.

Attributes where Banktivity and eBay differ
AttributeBanktivityeBay
PlatformsMac, IOSWeb
CategoryPersonal FinanceE-commerce
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Banktivity

  • Account tracking
  • Bill management
  • Investment tracking
  • Budget forecasting
  • Bank accounts
  • Investment accounts
  • Mac support
  • IOS support

Only in eBay

Nothing recorded that Banktivity does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Banktivity

  • Personal budgeting and money management on a Macnot eBay
  • Investment and net worth trackingnot eBay
  • Retirement planning projectionsnot eBay
  • Connecting to over 14,000 financial institutionsnot eBay

eBay

No use cases recorded yet. See the eBay review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Banktivity

  • Runs on macOS, iPhone and iPad only, with no Windows, Android or web version
  • Pricing is not shown on the product page and sits behind a separate plans page

eBay

  • Final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

Pricing, plan by plan

Banktivity

On request
  • Monthly$4.99/month
    • Full feature access
    • Cloud sync
  • Annual$39.99/month
    • All monthly features
    • Discounted rate

eBay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Banktivity if

  • You need account tracking.
  • You work on Mac, IOS.
  • You also want bill management.

Choose eBay if

Nothing in the data separates eBay from Banktivity on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Banktivity or eBay better?
Neither clearly leads. Banktivity starts at On request and eBay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Banktivity or eBay?
Banktivity starts at On request and eBay at On request.
Does Banktivity or eBay run on more platforms?
Banktivity runs on Mac, IOS. eBay runs on Web.
What is Banktivity best used for?
Banktivity is most often used for personal budgeting and money management on a mac, investment and net worth tracking, retirement planning projections, connecting to over 14,000 financial institutions. Of those, personal budgeting and money management on a mac and investment and net worth tracking are not what eBay is typically brought in for.
What can Banktivity do that eBay cannot?
Banktivity covers Account tracking, Bill management, Investment tracking, Budget forecasting.

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