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Mint vs SamCart

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Mint

Software

All your money in one app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SamCart

Software

The number one checkout platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mint has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Mint service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mint and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Mint and SamCart differ
AttributeMintSamCart
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreesubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Mint

  • Expense tracking
  • Budgets
  • Bill tracking
  • Credit score monitoring
  • Financial insights
  • Bank connections
  • Bank-level encryption
  • Verisign secured

Only in SamCart

Nothing recorded that Mint does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Mint

  • Legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connectionsnot SamCart
  • Users transitioning to Credit Karma for continued money management featuresnot SamCart

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart review.

Where each one falls short

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

Mint

  • Service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere
  • Bank connections supported for only 17,000 financial institutions; many regional or international banks not supported

SamCart

  • Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Mint

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Mint review.

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Mint if

  • You need expense tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want budgets.
Mint review

Choose SamCart if

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

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is Mint or SamCart better?
Neither clearly leads. Mint starts at Free and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mint or SamCart?
Mint has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Mint and On request for SamCart.
Does Mint or SamCart run on more platforms?
Mint runs on Web, iOS, Android. SamCart runs on Web.
Can I use Mint for free?
Yes. Mint has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. SamCart starts at On request.
What is Mint best used for?
Mint is most often used for legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connections, users transitioning to credit karma for continued money management features. Of those, legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connections and users transitioning to credit karma for continued money management features are not what SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can Mint do that SamCart cannot?
Mint covers Expense tracking, Budgets, Bill tracking, Credit score monitoring.
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