Compared
Orla vs YNAB
Both budget your money. YNAB sees your banks; Orla sees banks, exchanges and wallets, in one book.
Prices below checked on 13 September 2026, on each product's own pricing page.
Side by side
What each one is, and what it costs
The honest version, not the marketing one.
| Orla | YNAB | |
|---|---|---|
| What it isIn one sentence | One book for banks, exchanges and wallets, tax included | Envelope budgeting for bank money, taught well |
| PriceTheir pricing page, this month | Free forever, no card; Starter $25 or Pro $69 a month | $14.99 a month, or $109 a year; one tier, 34 day trial |
| BanksHow accounts come in | Connected read only, or by hand | Connected, or by hand |
| CryptoExchanges and wallets | Six exchanges, four kinds of chain, cost basis kept | By hand, as a manual account with a number you retype |
| Getting paidInvoices and pay links | Invoices, pay links, reminders, cards | None; it is not what YNAB is for |
| SharingMore than one person | Spaces with roles, each with its own books | One budget shared with up to six people |
| TaxWhat January looks like | Capital gains by lot, VAT, exports an accountant opens | Not a tax product |
Fair is fair
When YNAB is the right choice
A comparison you can trust has to be able to say this.
- All your money is in banks, and you want a method, not just a tool.
- You budget alone or with a partner, and nobody sends invoices.
- Their envelope method is taught brilliantly, and it works.
Where Orla is different
The money YNAB cannot see
If any of these is your money, the comparison decides itself.
- Coins on an exchange or a wallet, priced and taxed like the rest.
- Income that arrives against an invoice, chased without you.
- A family, a trip or a company that needs its own separate books.
Questions
The questions the table does not answer
Does YNAB support crypto?
Not natively. Coins go in as a manual account with a number you retype. 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.
Is Orla cheaper than YNAB?
It depends which plan. YNAB is one tier at $14.99 a month or $109 a year, with a 34 day trial. Orla has a free plan with no time limit and personal plans at $25 and $69 a month. If you only budget a bank account, compare YNAB with Orla Free or Starter.
When is YNAB the better choice?
When all your money is in banks and you want a method rather than a tool, when you budget alone or with a partner, and when nobody sends invoices. Their envelope method is taught brilliantly, and it works.
Other comparisons
Try the free plan next to your YNAB trial
Connections are read only either way, and leaving takes your data with you.
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- T:0 keeps GAAP books with a CPA; Orla runs everything before the accountant, and speaks crypto.
- Orla vs Dimely →
- Dimely turns a contract into an invoice inside your ERP; Orla takes it all the way to the money.
- Orla vs Fuelfinance →
- Fuelfinance is FP&A over QuickBooks; Orla is the book itself, for a company with no bookkeeper.
- Orla vs Light →
- Light is an agentic ERP for groups of companies; Orla is one company's back office, started this afternoon.
- Orla vs Neno →
- Neno is a Dutch accounting firm that holds money and files; Orla holds neither and hands the month to your accountant.
- Moving off Midday →
- Midday is winding down; Orla reads its whole export, categories and receipts included.
- Orla vs Monarch →
- Monarch budgets American and Canadian banks well; Orla adds exchanges and wallets to the same money.
- Orla vs Copilot Money →
- Copilot tracks American money in dollars; Orla holds several currencies and puts coins in the budget.
- Orla vs Lunch Money →
- Both independent, both outside America; the split is whether a coin is a balance or a line.
- Orla vs Splitwise →
- Splitwise keeps score of who owes whom; Orla keeps the book those debts belong to.
- Orla vs CoinTracker →
- One counts last year's crypto for the tax office; the other runs your money all year.
- YNAB alternatives →
- Five options with the price and the catch on each.
- Splitwise alternatives →
- Two free like-for-like options, one different idea, and when moving a group is not worth it.
See it on your own books
Thirty minutes: we connect an account, drop a real bill in, and close a month together.