Best Budgeting Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Workday Adaptive Planning is ranked #1 of 32 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Buckets and YNAB. The lowest first paid tier on this page is OnePlan at $0.83/mo.
Budgeting tools help organizations build plans, track spending against them, and consider possible financial scenarios. Compare actual vs budget, rolling forecasts, and scenario planning, along with approval workflows and multi-entity budgeting. Accounting integrations may be relevant to your existing finance setup; deployment, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing help you assess practical fit. Workday Adaptive Planning, Buckets, and YNAB are among the options shown. Use the listed criteria to focus on the planning processes and organizational needs you want software to support.
32 budgeting software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
32ranked
0free plans on this page
$0.83/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Budgeting Software 25 channels on this page · 62 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromApproval workflowsScenario planningActual vs budgetRolling forecastsMulti-entity budgetingAccounting integrations Spec sheet Score
01 Workday Adaptive Planning Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
02 Buckets Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
03 YNAB Free planNoPaid from9.08/user/moApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.2
04 OnePlan Free planNoPaid from10/user/moApproval workflowsYesScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
05 CalendarBudget Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
06 Euna Budget Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsYesScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsYesMulti-entity budgetingYesAccounting integrationsYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
07 OpenGov Accounts Payable Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsYesScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingYesAccounting integrationsYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
08 Pigment Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.5
09 True North Budgeting Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
10 Cube Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.4
11 Budgyt Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsYesScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsYesMulti-entity budgetingYesAccounting integrationsYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
12 Datarails Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsYesScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsYesMulti-entity budgetingYesAccounting integrationsYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
13 Lucanet Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsYesScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsYesMulti-entity budgetingYesAccounting integrationsYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
14 Planful Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.3
15 Vena Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.3
16 Board Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.2
17 Solver Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.2
18 Unit4 FP&A Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingYesAccounting integrationsYes 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
19 Acterys Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.1
20 ClearGov Budget Cycle Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsYesScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingYesAccounting integrationsYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.1
21 Jedox Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.1
22 Prophix One Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.1
23 BudgetOnline Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningYesActual vs budgetYesRolling forecastsYesMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
24 Centage Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.0
25 Jirav Free planNoPaid fromnot statedApproval workflowsnot statedScenario planningnot statedActual vs budgetnot statedRolling forecastsnot statedMulti-entity budgetingnot statedAccounting integrationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.9
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Questions about this list
Which budgeting software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Workday Adaptive Planning is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 7.5. Buckets is second and YNAB third.
How many of these have a free plan?
0 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, OnePlan has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.83/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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