Sure vs YNAB

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.

YNAB is a budgeting service for web, Android, and iOS, with an API. Its method asks users to assign each dollar a purpose, supported by budgeting tools, bill tracking, net-worth reports, savings targets, and an integrated loan calculator. Users can link accounts to import transactions automatically from select banks in the US, Canada, UK, and EU; file-based import is available outside those areas. Balances, priorities, goals, and transactions sync across devices in real time. A spending plan can use a selected currency, but cannot mix currencies. YNAB offers a 34-day trial without a credit card when signing up directly, and does not charge unless users subscribe afterward. The annual plan costs $109 USD paid annually, or $9.08 per month before applicable tax; monthly billing costs $14.99 a month before applicable tax. College students with proof of enrollment can get a 365-day trial, and one subscription can be shared with up to six people. YNAB says it does not sell user data and keeps the app ad-free.