Personal Finance · head to head
Quicken vs Mint
The short version
- Only Mint has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Quicken quicken Simplifi (cloud version) costs $3.99 annually if billed yearly, but renews at full price $6.99/month unless cancelled before renewal; Mint service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere
- They diverge on capability: Quicken covers Budget creation, Mint covers Expense tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Quicken and Mint actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Personal Finance).
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 Quicken
- Budget creation
- Bill management
- Investment tracking
- Tax planning
- Bank accounts
- Investment accounts
- Credit cards
- Windows support
Only in Mint
- Expense tracking
- Budgets
- Bill tracking
- Credit score monitoring
- Financial insights
- Bank connections
- Bank-level encryption
- Verisign secured
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Quicken
- Individuals managing personal finances via Quicken Simplifi cloud app for budgeting and savings trackingnot Mint
- Freelancers and self-employed managing business and personal finances via Quicken Business & Personal plannot Mint
- Users preferring local data storage via Classic desktop editionsnot Mint
Mint
- Legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connectionsnot Quicken
- Users transitioning to Credit Karma for continued money management featuresnot Quicken
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Quicken
- Quicken Simplifi (cloud version) costs $3.99 annually if billed yearly, but renews at full price $6.99/month unless cancelled before renewal
- Renewal pricing significantly higher than introductory rate; annual cost jumps from $47.88 (promotional) to $83.88 (regular renewal)
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Quicken
$3.99/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Quicken review.
Mint
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Mint review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Quicken if
- You need budget creation.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS.
- You also want bill management.
Choose Mint if
- You need expense tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want budgets.
Questions people ask
- Is Quicken or Mint better?
- Neither clearly leads. Quicken starts at $3.99/month and Mint at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Quicken or Mint?
- Mint has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for Quicken and Free for Mint.
- Does Quicken or Mint run on more platforms?
- Quicken runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS. Mint runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Mint for free?
- Yes. Mint has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Quicken starts at $3.99/month.
- What is Quicken best used for?
- Quicken is most often used 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. Of those, individuals managing personal finances via quicken simplifi cloud app for budgeting and savings tracking and freelancers and self-employed managing business and personal finances via quicken business & personal plan are not what Mint is typically brought in for.
- What can Quicken do that Mint cannot?
- Quicken covers Budget creation, Bill management, Investment tracking, Tax planning. Mint covers Expense tracking, Budgets, Bill tracking, Credit score monitoring.