Bankflow vs onbalance

Bankflow turns bank and card statements into categorized transactions, monthly profit and loss, and cash runway figures for small businesses. It accepts PDF, CSV and Excel files in batches without requiring a bank or template selection first. Transactions are categorized automatically, merchant names are resolved, and users can save corrections as rules for later statements.

The cash flow view shows monthly income and spending, with runway estimates for current burn, essentials-only burn and no income. Users can model events such as losing a client or taking on a large one-off expense against their own history. Bank statement emails can be forwarded to a private import address; Bankflow says it does not request mailbox login access. Exports include Excel, CSV, OFX and QBO, with accounting layouts or imports for QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, MYOB and NetSuite. API access and webhooks are included on every plan, including Free, and API usage draws from credits. Free provides 50 one-time credits; paid plans start at $14.99 a month for 300 monthly credits. Every plan includes live chat and email support.

onbalance is a cash flow planning and finance tracking app for solopreneurs and small businesses, available on Android and iOS. It displays future balances to help users identify cash flow gaps. Users can organize multiple projects, accounts, and categories, or start tracking without setting them up first; the app can also cover multiple businesses in one place. It supports fiat and crypto accounts and transactions, including conversions and transfers using near real-time exchange rates. onbalance describes confidential collaboration with business partners and teammates, and says the app works offline with background synchronization when devices reconnect. The maker’s whitepaper says organization data is encrypted on the device using AES-256-GCM, while the server holds encrypted data and key containers. It says master passwords, private keys, and recovery phrases are not sent to the server. Users receive a 12-word recovery phrase, and the maker says a full data export is available at any time. The product has no external connections or integrations. The homepage describes it as free, with no paid tiers or plan limits stated.