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Buddy vs Credit Karma
Two records, side by side. Credit Karma ships 0 things Buddy does not, Buddy ships 1 Credit Karma does not, 3 attributes are the same, and 60 cannot be compared because one side is Unknown.
Buddy: $9.99/month or $49.99/yearCredit Karma: FreeBuddy: 13 of 71 recordedCredit Karma: 15 of 71 recorded
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| Attribute |  Buddychecked · 2026-09-09 |  Credit Karmachecked · 2026-09-04 |
|---|---|---|
| Sharing | ||
| Partner or household | Yes | No |
All 71 attributes
| Attribute | Buddychecked · 2026-09-09 | Credit Karmachecked · 2026-09-04 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Price | $9.99/month or $49.99/year (Free to download and try) | Free |
| Lifetime purchase | ? | ? |
| Connections | ||
| Account aggregation | ? | Yes |
| Connectors | ? | ? |
| Refresh more than daily | ? | ? |
| Manual accounts | Yes | ? |
| Countries | ? | ? |
| Multi-currency | ? | ? |
| Crypto and digital assets | ? | ? |
| Transactions | ||
| Edit transactions | ? | ? |
| Create manual transactions | Yes | ? |
| Rules engine | ? | ? |
| Mass edit | ? | ? |
| Split transactions | ? | ? |
| History import | ? | ? |
| Length of history | ? | Years |
| Export | ? | No |
| Import formats | ? | ? |
| Nested categories | ? | ? |
| Custom categories | Yes | ? |
| Tags | ? | ? |
| Receipt attachments | ? | ? |
| Planning | ||
| Budgeting | Yes | Yes |
| Envelope budgeting | ? | ? |
| Zero-based budgeting | ? | ? |
| Rollover budgeting | ? | ? |
| Recurring transactions | ? | ? |
| Bills | ? | ? |
| Bill negotiation | Yes | ? |
| Goal tracking | ? | ? |
| Debt payoff planning | ? | ? |
| Cash-flow forecasting | ? | ? |
| Scenario planning | ? | ? |
| Retirement planning | ? | ? |
| Subscription tracking | Yes | ? |
| Subscription cancellation | Yes | ? |
| Automated transfers | ? | ? |
| Calendar view | ? | ? |
| Wealth | ||
| Net worth | Yes | Yes |
| Balance history import | ? | ? |
| Investment tracking | ? | Yes |
| Investment transactions | ? | ? |
| Real estate | ? | ? |
| Investment fee analysis | ? | ? |
| Insight | ||
| Reports | ? | No |
| Trends | ? | Yes |
| Credit scores | ? | Yes |
| Alerts | ? | ? |
| Assistance | ||
| AI chat | ? | ? |
| AI categorization | ? | ? |
| Sharing | ||
| Partner or household | Yes | No |
| Adviser access | ? | ? |
| Business or rental separation | ? | ? |
| Platforms | ||
| Interfaces | iOS | Web · iOS · Android |
| Full mobile app | Yes | ? |
| Home-screen widgets | ? | ? |
| Customizable dashboard | ? | ? |
| Offline access | ? | ? |
| Trust | ||
| SOC 2 | ? | ? |
| 2FA / MFA | ? | Yes |
| Sells or shares your data | ? | ? |
| Read-only bank connections | ? | ? |
| Data held by | ? | ? |
| Self-hosting | ? | ? |
| Open source | ? | ? |
| Extending | ||
| Public API | ? | ? |
| Spreadsheet sync | ? | ? |
| Webhooks | ? | ? |
| Tax export | ? | ? |
| Tax filing | ? | Yes |