Budgero vs Talvo
Budgero
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| Figure | Budgero | Talvo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.92/mo | €5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Personal Finance Software | 9.0 (#7) | 8.9 (#8) |
| Account sync | manual | both |
| Budgeting | The app uses zero-based budgeting, assigning available money to categories and showing what remains to spend. | Users can carry unspent category budgets forward, rebalance budgets mid-month and exclude transactions or categories from calculations. |
| Budgeting tools | Yes | Yes |
| Encryption | Budgero says budget data is encrypted on the device before syncing, so the service cannot read its contents. | Talvo says it uses AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit, and that bank credentials remain with the bank. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Net-worth tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Budgero is a private budgeting app for planning spending, managing accounts across currencies, and budgeting together in a browser. | Talvo is a personal finance tracker and budgeting app that brings accounts, spending, budgets and net worth together. |
| Report export | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The maker lists documentation, email support at [email protected], a feedback site, Discord, and Reddit. | Talvo lists [email protected] as its support contact. |
Plans
In their own words
Budgero
Budgero is a budgeting app for planning spending, managing accounts in multiple currencies, and budgeting together in a browser. Its zero-based method assigns available money to categories and shows what remains to spend. Accounts can use different currencies while the budget has a chosen currency. Reports include Money Map, spending, wealth, and scenario views. A Cloud workspace supports up to five people, each with an individual sign-in and master password. Sync can be manual; optional bank sync is in beta through user-connected SimpleFIN in the US and Canada or Enable Banking in Europe. Budgero says budget data is encrypted on the device before syncing, so its service cannot read the contents. Users can import YNAB data or transactions by CSV and export a full SQLite backup or CSV bundle. The app is open source under AGPL-3.0 and can be self-hosted for free, with hosting, updates, backups, security, and uptime managed by the user. Budgero Cloud costs $4 a month, tax included. The maker lists Android, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows platforms.
Talvo
Talvo is a personal finance tracker for bringing accounts, spending, budgets and net worth into one view. It runs on the web, iOS and Android. Its free Starter plan uses manually maintained accounts and transactions, with a spending overview, budgets with pace and projections, insights and money-flow views. Plus adds bank synchronization and automatic categorization with rules; it costs €6.00 per month, billed monthly. Talvo connects to over 2,700 European banks through licensed PSD2 providers, and insights can be filtered by account, category or tag. Spending analysis compares months, highlights category changes and shows a daily spending heatmap. Budgets can carry unspent amounts forward, be rebalanced mid-month, or exclude selected transactions or categories. The app supports 21 currencies, converting to a base currency using daily ECB rates. Bank connections are read-only, and users can export records, disconnect accounts or request deletion in the app. Talvo says data is stored in the EEA under GDPR protections.