Best Windows Personal Finance Software: You Need A Budget
The Best Personal Finance Software and Best Tax Software of 2011
The 2011 Reader's Choice Awards Best Personal Finance Software category honors the top personal finance and tax software, as nominated and chosen by readers.
From Jan. 13 through Feb. 4, we accepted nominations for the best personal finance software and best tax software along with hundreds of other award categories across About.com. Based on the nominations received, our experts chose up to five finalists in each award category.
Then visitors voted for their favorite finalists in as many award categories as they liked.
Click through this gallery to see the winner and runners-up for each subcategory for best personal finance software. Or click on the links below to jump to a specific category.
Best Windows Personal Finance Software: You Need A Budget
You Need A Budget (YNAB) took the top spot for Best Personal Finance Software for Windows in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards. YNAB easily won the Best Personal Finance Software for Windows award with 79% of the vote, and I agree with my readers: YNAB is listed in my best personal finance software picks.
One of the features that sets YNAB apart from other Windows personal finance software is that it actually teaches you how to live within your means.
You Need A Budget guest reviews from readers reveal how YNAB really makes a difference for personal money management.
Editors Choice for Best Windows Software:You Need A Budget
Runners-Up for Best Personal Finance Software for Windows:
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
Best Mac Personal Finance Software:Buddi
Buddi took the top spot for Best Mac Personal Finance Software in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards with 36% of the votes. Buddi is free personal finance software for Mac (free-will donations to the developer are accepted) and has been translated into multiple languages. To learn more, see my Buddi Review.
Editor's Choice for Best Personal Finance Software for Mac:iBank 4
Runners-Up for Best Mac Personal Finance Software:
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
Best Online Personal Finance Software:Mint.com
Mint.com took first place for Best Online Personal Finance Software in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards with 52% of the vote. Mint.com has been very popular since it was first introduced, soon to be snapped up by Intuit, one of the largest producers of financial software and services. Mint.com is easy to use, downloads transactions from just about any financial institution and it's free.
Editor's Choice for Best Online Personal Finance App: Toss up between Mint.com and moneyStrands.
Runners-Up for Best Online Personal Finance Software:
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
Mint took first place for Best Mobile Personal Finance Apps in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards with 54% of the vote. The Mint app for iTunes and Android works with Mint.com, which took the lead in the Best Online Personal Finance Software category.
Editor's Choice: PageOnce, which is included in my apps lists for iPhone apps and Android apps.
Runners-Up for Best Personal Finance App:
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent).
About.com readers chose eSmart Tax as the Best Tax Software in the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards. eSmart Tax pulled in 58% of the votes for best tax software, a category that is usually owned by TurboTax or H&R Block At Home.
Editor's Choice for Best Tax Software:TurboTax
Runners-Up for Best Personal Tax Software:
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
The 2011 Reader's Choice Awards Best Personal Finance Software category honors the top personal finance and tax software, as nominated and chosen by readers.
From Jan. 13 through Feb. 4, we accepted nominations for the best personal finance software and best tax software along with hundreds of other award categories across About.com. Based on the nominations received, our experts chose up to five finalists in each award category.
Then visitors voted for their favorite finalists in as many award categories as they liked.
Click through this gallery to see the winner and runners-up for each subcategory for best personal finance software. Or click on the links below to jump to a specific category.
- Best Windows Personal Finance Software
- Best Mac Personal Finance Software
- Best Online Personal Finance Software
- Best Mobile Personal Finance App
- Best Personal Tax Software
Best Windows Personal Finance Software: You Need A Budget
You Need A Budget (YNAB) took the top spot for Best Personal Finance Software for Windows in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards. YNAB easily won the Best Personal Finance Software for Windows award with 79% of the vote, and I agree with my readers: YNAB is listed in my best personal finance software picks.
One of the features that sets YNAB apart from other Windows personal finance software is that it actually teaches you how to live within your means.
You Need A Budget guest reviews from readers reveal how YNAB really makes a difference for personal money management.
Editors Choice for Best Windows Software:You Need A Budget
Runners-Up for Best Personal Finance Software for Windows:
- AceMoney 17%
- Quicken 2%
- Moneydance 1%
- SplashMoney 1%
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
Best Mac Personal Finance Software:Buddi
Buddi took the top spot for Best Mac Personal Finance Software in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards with 36% of the votes. Buddi is free personal finance software for Mac (free-will donations to the developer are accepted) and has been translated into multiple languages. To learn more, see my Buddi Review.
Editor's Choice for Best Personal Finance Software for Mac:iBank 4
Runners-Up for Best Mac Personal Finance Software:
- MoneyWell 25%
- iBank 17%
- Quicken Essentials for Mac 12%
- Moneydance 8%
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
Best Online Personal Finance Software:Mint.com
Mint.com took first place for Best Online Personal Finance Software in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards with 52% of the vote. Mint.com has been very popular since it was first introduced, soon to be snapped up by Intuit, one of the largest producers of financial software and services. Mint.com is easy to use, downloads transactions from just about any financial institution and it's free.
Editor's Choice for Best Online Personal Finance App: Toss up between Mint.com and moneyStrands.
Runners-Up for Best Online Personal Finance Software:
- moneyStrands 19%
- ClearCheckbook 13%
- NeoBudget 12%
- Yodlee 1%
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
Mint took first place for Best Mobile Personal Finance Apps in 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards with 54% of the vote. The Mint app for iTunes and Android works with Mint.com, which took the lead in the Best Online Personal Finance Software category.
Editor's Choice: PageOnce, which is included in my apps lists for iPhone apps and Android apps.
Runners-Up for Best Personal Finance App:
- SnapTax 16%
- ClearCheckbook Money Management 14%
- iBank Mobile App 8%
- Moneydance App 6%
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent).
About.com readers chose eSmart Tax as the Best Tax Software in the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards. eSmart Tax pulled in 58% of the votes for best tax software, a category that is usually owned by TurboTax or H&R Block At Home.
Editor's Choice for Best Tax Software:TurboTax
Runners-Up for Best Personal Tax Software:
- TurboTax 21%
- H&R Block At Home 15%
- TaxACT Online 4%
- TaxSlayer.com receieved enough nominations to qualify as a finalist, but did not receive sufficient votes to earn a percentage in final voting.
(Note: Because poll results are rounded, the voting percentage may not total 100 percent.)
