Compare / NerdWallet vs PocketGuard
NerdWallet vs PocketGuard
Two records, side by side. PocketGuard ships 3 things NerdWallet does not, NerdWallet ships 3 PocketGuard does not, 7 attributes are the same, and 51 cannot be compared because one side is Unknown.
NerdWallet: FreePocketGuard: $12.99/month or $74.99/yearNerdWallet: 15 of 71 recordedPocketGuard: 40 of 71 recorded
Where they differ
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| Attribute |  NerdWalletchecked · 2026-09-04 |  PocketGuardchecked · 2026-09-04 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Transactions | ||
| Custom categories | No | Yes |
| Planning | ||
| Rollover budgeting | No | Yes |
| Recurring transactions | No | Yes |
| Subscription cancellation | Yes | No |
| Insight | ||
| Credit scores | Yes | No |
All 71 attributes
| Attribute | NerdWalletchecked · 2026-09-04 | PocketGuardchecked · 2026-09-04 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Price | Free (NerdWallet+ is an optional $49/yr.) | $12.99/month or $74.99/year (7-day trial) |
| Lifetime purchase | ? | ? |
| Connections | ||
| Account aggregation | Yes | Yes |
| Connectors | Plaid | Plaid · Finicity · Salt Edge |
| Refresh more than daily | ? | Yes |
| Manual accounts | ? | Yes |
| Countries | ? | US · CA · GB |
| Multi-currency | ? | ? |
| Crypto and digital assets | ? | ? |
| Transactions | ||
| Edit transactions | ? | Yes |
| Create manual transactions | ? | Yes |
| Rules engine | ? | Yes |
| Mass edit | ? | No |
| Split transactions | ? | ? |
| History import | ? | Yes |
| Length of history | ? | Months |
| Export | ? | Yes |
| Import formats | ? | ? |
| Nested categories | ? | ? |
| Custom categories | No | Yes |
| Tags | ? | ? |
| Receipt attachments | ? | ? |
| Planning | ||
| Budgeting | Yes | Yes |
| Envelope budgeting | ? | Yes |
| Zero-based budgeting | ? | ? |
| Rollover budgeting | No | Yes |
| Recurring transactions | No | Yes |
| Bills | Yes | Yes |
| Bill negotiation | ? | Yes |
| Goal tracking | ? | Yes |
| Debt payoff planning | ? | Yes |
| Cash-flow forecasting | ? | Yes |
| Scenario planning | ? | ? |
| Retirement planning | ? | ? |
| Subscription tracking | ? | Yes |
| Subscription cancellation | Yes | No |
| Automated transfers | ? | ? |
| Calendar view | ? | ? |
| Wealth | ||
| Net worth | Yes | Yes |
| Balance history import | ? | Yes |
| Investment tracking | ? | Yes |
| Investment transactions | ? | No |
| Real estate | ? | ? |
| Investment fee analysis | ? | ? |
| Insight | ||
| Reports | ? | Yes |
| Trends | Yes | Yes |
| Credit scores | Yes | No |
| Alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Assistance | ||
| AI chat | ? | ? |
| AI categorization | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing | ||
| Partner or household | ? | No |
| Adviser access | ? | ? |
| Business or rental separation | ? | ? |
| Platforms | ||
| Interfaces | ? | Web · iOS · Android |
| Full mobile app | ? | ? |
| Home-screen widgets | ? | Yes |
| Customizable dashboard | ? | ? |
| Offline access | ? | ? |
| Trust | ||
| SOC 2 | ? | ? |
| 2FA / MFA | ? | Yes |
| Sells or shares your data | ? | ? |
| Read-only bank connections | ? | Yes |
| Data held by | ? | ? |
| Self-hosting | ? | ? |
| Open source | ? | ? |
| Extending | ||
| Public API | ? | ? |
| Spreadsheet sync | ? | ? |
| Webhooks | ? | ? |
| Tax export | ? | ? |
| Tax filing | ? | ? |