IdeaBuddy is business planning software that guides users from shaping an idea toward execution. Its step-by-step Guide organizes completed sections into pages for a business plan, while the Financial Plan supports five revenue models and five-year profit-and-loss and cash-flow projections. AI assistance can suggest ideas, estimate revenue and expenses, revise writing, and work in nine languages. Users can invite teammates and mentors to view or edit their work. Canvases, Financial Plans, and Business Plans can be exported to Word, PDF, or Excel, or shared by link. The free plan includes one idea, one collaborator, and 10 AI requests. Paid access is listed from $5/mo (annual), and a 15-day trial is available. IdeaBuddy works on Android, iOS, and the web; supported recent browsers require cookies and JavaScript. The company says private data is protected by 24/7 encryption and ideas remain confidential unless users share them. Its terms say AI features may use ChatGPT by OpenAI and information provided to those features is shared with OpenAI.
Who it is for
IdeaBuddy suits entrepreneurs and startups developing a business plan, especially those who want financial projections and collaboration with teammates or mentors. It also offers plans for incubators, business schools, and other organizations.
What is good
- Guide turns completed sections into business-plan pages.
- Financial Plan supports five revenue models.
- Projects five years of profit and loss and cash flow.
- Exports to Word, PDF, or Excel.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to one idea.
- Free plan allows one collaborator and 10 AI requests.
- Information entered into AI features is shared with OpenAI.
- Browser use requires cookies and JavaScript enabled.
Verdict
IdeaBuddy combines guided planning, financial projections, AI assistance, and sharing or export options. Review the free plan’s small limits and the AI data-sharing terms before putting sensitive business information into AI features.
Get started with IdeaBuddy
- Open https://ideabuddy.com/
- Choose the Free plan or start the 15-day trial
- Use a recent version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge with cookies and JavaScript enabled
- Work through the Guide to develop sections into business-plan pages
- Build financial projections in the Financial Plan
- Invite collaborators or mentors, then export a document or share a link
What the free plan stops at
The free plan includes one idea, one collaborator, and 10 AI requests. AI features may use ChatGPT by OpenAI, and information provided to those features is shared with OpenAI.
Questions about IdeaBuddy
Is there a free plan?
Yes. It includes one idea, one collaborator, and 10 AI requests.
What does paid access cost?
Paid access is listed from $5/mo on an annual basis. A 15-day trial is also listed.
Which platforms does IdeaBuddy support?
IdeaBuddy is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
What can I export?
A Canvas, Financial Plan, or Business Plan can be exported to Word, PDF, or Excel, or shared as a link.
What happens to information entered into AI features?
IdeaBuddy’s terms say its AI features may use ChatGPT by OpenAI and information provided to those features is shared with OpenAI.
Who operates IdeaBuddy?
IdeaBuddy is owned and operated by Deep Blue Sea Studio DOO, registered in Belgrade, Serbia.
IdeaBuddy plans and pricing
All plansCompared on business plan software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $5/mo
- Financial projections
- Yes
- Section guidance
- Yes
- Template library
- Yes
- Document export
- PDF, Word, Excel
- Team collaboration
- Yes
- Platform support
- Web
