Compared from 1,411 real customer reviews

YNAB vs Vanguard Digital Advisor vs Monarch

Side by side from 1,411 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each product’s page.

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The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off.

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81 signal

886 reviews

52 signal

11 reviews

79 signal

514 reviews

In short

Many customers say it changed how they handle money, with zero-based budgeting that is worth the subscription once learned.

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Mint-style overview that many moved to from Mint, YNAB or Copilot; accounts that stop syncing.

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Specs

Type
Budgeting app
Fees
$109 a year (annual plan)
Minimum
Not listed
Type
Robo-advisor
Fees
$0 advisory fees for the first 90 days; about $15–$16 a year per $10K in an all-index portfolio after that
Minimum
$100 in each Vanguard Brokerage Account to enroll ($5 for eligible 401(k) accounts)
Type
Budgeting and net-worth app
Fees
Core $99.99 a year or $14.99/month; Plus $199 a year
Minimum
Not listed

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