Compared
Orla vs Monarch
Monarch budgets bank money in America and Canada. Orla budgets the same money next to exchanges and wallets.
Prices and coverage checked on 13 September 2026 on Monarch's own pricing page.
Side by side
What each one is, and what it costs
The honest version, including the row where they win.
| Orla | Monarch | |
|---|---|---|
| What it isIn one sentence | One book for banks, exchanges and wallets, tax included | A budget and a net worth tracker for a household, with planning on the upper tier |
| PriceTheir pricing page, this month | Free forever, no card; Starter $25 or Pro $69 a month | Core $99.99 a year, shown as $8.33 a month, with monthly billing offered; Plus $199.99 a year; no free tier, and the 7 day trial asks for a payment method |
| Where it worksWho can sign up | Open banking in Europe, the UK and the US | “In the United States and Canada”, in their own words |
| CryptoExchanges and wallets | Six exchanges and four kinds of chain, cost basis kept | One integration, Coinbase. No other exchange or wallet is named on their pricing page |
| Getting paidInvoices and pay links | Invoices, pay links, reminders, cards | None; it is not what Monarch is for |
| SharingMore than one person | Spaces with roles, each with its own books | A partner for free, read-only access for a professional |
| A business inside itIf you also invoice | A business space with roles, approvals and VAT returns | On Plus: an LLC, a rental or a side business tracked apart, with P&L and export ready reports |
| Phone appsWhere they win today | An iPhone app is built and close to the store. Until it lands, Orla installs from the browser on iPhone and Android, full screen and with its own icon | App Store, Google Play, iPad and web |
Fair is fair
When Monarch is the right choice
A comparison you can trust has to be able to say this.
- Your money sits in American or Canadian banks, and none of it is on a chain.
- You want retirement forecasting, an investment breakdown and a will, none of which Orla does.
- You want the app from a store today, rated by a hundred thousand people.
Where Orla is different
The money Monarch counts once, or not at all
If any of these is your money, the comparison decides itself.
- Coins that move: a sale, a stablecoin invoice, a transfer between wallets, each a budget line.
- Money that arrives against an invoice, chased without you and marked paid when it lands.
- A bank outside the United States and Canada.
Questions
The questions the table does not answer
Does Monarch support crypto?
Their pricing page names one crypto integration, Coinbase, on both tiers, and no other exchange or wallet. Orla connects six exchanges and four kinds of chain, keeps a cost basis through swaps and transfers, and budgets those transactions next to the bank ones.
Can I use Monarch outside the United States?
Their download page says web, iPhone, iPad and Android “in the United States and Canada”. Orla connects banks through open banking in Europe, the UK and the US, imports statements from anywhere, and reads exchanges and wallets wherever you live.
Is Orla cheaper than Monarch?
Monarch publishes no free tier: Core is $99.99 a year with monthly billing offered, Plus is $199.99 a year, and the 7 day trial asks for a payment method up front. Orla has a free plan with no time limit and no card, and personal plans at $25 and $69 a month.
Other comparisons
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