BudgetPilot vs Sure
BudgetPilot
github.comSure
sure.amSide by side
| Figure | BudgetPilot | Sure |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Personal Finance Software | 8.9 (#9) | 8.8 (#11) |
| Account sync | both | both |
| Bill tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Budgeting | Budgets can be set monthly by category and flagged when spending approaches the limit. | Budgeting features include category budgets, spending trend monitoring, cash-flow planning, and planned-versus-actual comparisons. |
| Budgeting tools | Yes | Yes |
| Net-worth tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Report export | Yes | Yes |
| Security | The security policy describes hashed session tokens, bcrypt password hashing, optional TOTP/MFA, and encryption for banking credentials and MFA secrets. | Sure says it uses strong encryption and secure authentication, and that account-link data is protected with Plaid. |
| Support | Security vulnerabilities can be reported privately through GitHub Security Advisories, and the maintainer says there is no formal response-time SLA. | The pricing page directs users with unanswered questions to the Sure community on Discord. |
| Transactions | Users can enter transactions manually or import CSV and XLSX statements with duplicate detection. | The transaction tools support custom categories, merchants and tags, filters, bulk edits, notes, receipts, manual entry, and CSV imports. |
Plans
In their own words
BudgetPilot
BudgetPilot has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Sure
Sure is a personal finance platform for tracking and managing personal and business money. It links accounts from more than 10,000 financial institutions through Plaid, and users can add assets and debts manually, including collectibles and personal loans. Investment balances can be combined with live market data. Transaction management includes custom categories, merchants and tags, filters, bulk edits, notes, receipts, manual entry, and CSV imports. Rules can categorize transactions by description, merchant, or amount, and apply to past or future activity. Budgeting tools cover category budgets, spending trends, cash-flow planning, and planned-versus-actual comparisons. An AI assistant answers questions about financial data through natural-language chat and analysis. Sure is open source under AGPLv3 and its self-hosted plan costs nothing, with contributions optional. It supports web, macOS, iOS, Android, API, and self-hosted use. The pricing page says a proper hosted version is not yet offered; users can self-host or consider third-party hosting.