LivePlan vs MyOwnFP

LivePlan is a web-based service for creating business plans and monitoring financial performance. Its income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet forecasts are connected, so changing an assumption updates them together. The service includes AI-based idea validation and geography-specific market research that LivePlan says draws on more than 50 verified sources. Users can turn plans into presentations, edit them in LivePlan, and export them as PDF or PowerPoint files. QuickBooks Online and Xero connections bring accounting data into forecasts and dashboards, and the service includes more than 550 sample plans. Standard and Premium each list one active company, five contributors, and unlimited guests; only one company may be active at a time. LivePlan works on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, but requires an internet connection for all functions and has no mobile app. It lists chat and weekday email support. There is no free trial; LivePlan advertises a 35-day money-back guarantee. Standard is $20 a month and Premium is $40 a month, both billed monthly.

MyOwnFP is web-based financial planning software for Canadian do-it-yourself investors and financial advisors. It supports cash-flow modeling, tax planning, investment planning, and scenario analysis. Users can build scenarios, compare them, and save useful versions for later review. Planning views include a financial planning grid, cash-flow visualization, account charts, and scenario comparisons. The models cover Canadian accounts and benefits such as TFSA, RRSP, CPP/QPP, OAS, GIS, and pensions, with federal, provincial, and territorial tax tables. Subscribers can share a client with another MyOwnFP subscriber, including an advisor. The service runs on AWS in Canada, according to the company, and uses HTTPS for browser communication with encryption at rest. Google handles login and Stripe processes payments. Banking information is not required. A free plan is available; Standard costs $40 a year for five clients, and Unlimited costs $140 a year for unlimited clients.