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Best Budgeting Software in 2026

Budgeting software supports planning and tracking budgets across teams and organizations. The ranked entries begin with Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Jedox. Compare actual-versus-budget tools and accounting integrations, along with approval workflows and deployment options. For organizations planning across multiple entities, multi-entity budgeting is a relevant point to review; rolling forecasts and scenario planning add other dimensions to compare. Free plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost alongside these capabilities. Consider how your budgeting process works and which listed features align with the planning tasks you need to handle.

  1. 1

    Bajet

    Free plan Web

    Bajet Home Horizon is focused on forward-looking savings and first-home planning, with Malaysian context built in.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
  2. 2

    Buckets

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneLinux+2

    Choose Buckets if you want personal budgeting tools across desktop and mobile, with local data control and a one-time license.

    6.5 From $64 Visit site
  3. 3

    CalendarBudget

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    CalendarBudget combines a long-range calendar view with reminders, reports and bank-file reconciliation.

    6.3 From $89.99/yr · 30-day trial Visit site
  4. 4

    IBM Planning Analytics

    by IBM Planning Analytics
    Free trial APIExtensioniPhone+4
    6.3 From $875 Visit site
  5. 5

    Anaplan

    by Anaplan
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
  6. 6

    OnePlan

    by OnePlan
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose OnePlan when portfolio, financial and resource planning need to connect in one cloud platform, with scenario modeling and broad listed integrations.

    6.0 From $10/user/mo (annual) Visit site
  7. 7

    Abacum

    by Abacum
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Abacum if your finance team needs connected planning, reporting, and data management, with workflows such as headcount planning and multi-entity roll-ups.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
  8. 8

    Acterys

    by Acterys
    Paid WebWindows

    Consider Acterys if you need financial planning capabilities spanning forecasts, scenarios, variance analysis, and consolidation.

    5.8 From $168/mo Visit site
  9. 9

    Pigment

    by Pigment
    Free trial APIWeb

    Pigment brings planning, model analysis, and custom views into one business planning platform. Its free trial gives teams 14 days and weekly office hours, while ongoing pricing requires an inquiry.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
  10. 10

    Workday Adaptive Planning

    by Workday Adaptive Planning
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Workday Adaptive Planning brings budgeting, forecasting, analytics, and consolidation into a companywide planning platform.

    5.8 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    YNAB

    by YNAB
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    YNAB offers a broad budgeting workflow with bank imports, goals, reports, and debt planning across major platforms. The subscription cost and currency limitation matter most for prospective users.

    5.8 From $9.08/user/mo (annual) · 34-day trial Visit site
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    BudgetOnline

    by BudgetOnline
    Paid MacWindows

    Choose BudgetOnline if your organization wants Excel-based budgeting, forecasting or risk tools with customizable formulas and post-sale assistance.

    5.7 From €150 Visit site
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    Lucanet

    by Lucanet
    Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

    Lucanet lists planning, forecasting, and reporting capabilities for multi-entity organizations, with three named plans.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Board

    by Board
    Paid Self-hosted

    Board covers a broad set of enterprise planning functions, with scenario planning, collaboration, and cloud or on-premise deployment.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Budgyt

    by Budgyt
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Budgyt if your finance team needs collaborative budgeting, multi-entity support, and reforecasting with detailed budget-versus-actual reporting.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    CCH Tagetik

    by CCH Tagetik
    Paid Self-hostedWeb

    Consider CCH Tagetik if your organization needs the listed budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, workforce planning or consolidation capabilities in a paid product.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Cube

    by Cube
    Paid APIWeb

    Cube combines financial planning and analysis with integrations, familiar work surfaces, and permission controls.

    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Datarails

    by Datarails
    Paid WebWindows

    Datarails brings forecasting, budgeting, approvals, and actual-versus-budget tracking into a cloud product available on web and Windows.

    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText

    by SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText
    Paid AndroidiPhoneLinux+4
    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
  20. 20

    Centage

    by Centage
    Paid Web

    Centage combines budgeting, forecasting, and analysis functions in a web product with three plan options.

    5.4 Visit site
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    ClearGov Budget Cycle

    by ClearGov Budget Cycle
    Paid Web

    ClearGov Budget Cycle brings operating, capital, and personnel budgeting together with audit trails and budget-book publishing.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Euna Budget

    by Euna Budget
    Paid Web

    Euna Budget brings public-sector budgeting functions together across the budget cycle, with integrations and public budget publishing among its listed capabilities.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Jedox

    by Jedox
    Paid Web

    Jedox covers several business planning functions in a web platform, with plan descriptions ranging from basic models to complex planning needs.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Jirav

    by Jirav
    Paid Web

    Jirav brings several planning and review functions into one paid web product. Compare user, department, dashboard, and plan limits across its listed tiers before selecting a subscription.

    5.3 From $10,000/yr Visit site
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    Planful

    by Planful
    Paid APIWeb

    Planful covers planning, consolidation, reporting, and analytics, with validation and integrations for finance workflows.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site

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