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Ghostfolio
Ghostfolio ranks #26 of 27 in budgeting apps in the week of 12 October 2026, with a visibility score of 1 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 2% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Ghostfolio barely registers on AI assistants' radar in the Budgeting apps category, landing an overall score of just 1 out of 100. Claude gives it a 2, while ChatGPT and Perplexity score it at 0. Across 75 questions tested, Ghostfolio was named in only 2 answers. Its best (and only) showings came for "What's the best open-source or self-hosted budgeting app?" and "What are the best alternatives to Actual Budget?", each at 1 of 3 answers. It went unmentioned for questions on subscription tracking, mobile experience, paid budgeting apps, automatic spending tracking, and Copilot Money alternatives.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 2 | 5% of answers | #8.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best alternatives to Actual Budget? | 1 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted budgeting app? | 1 of 3 | #8 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best budgeting apps? | YNAB, Monarch Money, Rocket Money |
| What's the best budgeting app in 2026? | YNAB, Monarch Money, Rocket Money |
| What are the best free budgeting apps? | Empower, Rocket Money, Honeydue |
| Which budgeting app is best now that Mint has shut down? | Monarch Money, YNAB, Quicken Simplifi |
| What's the best personal finance app to see all my accounts in one place? | Monarch Money, Empower, Quicken Simplifi |
| Which budgeting app is best for someone paying off debt? | YNAB, EveryDollar, PocketGuard |
| What's the best budgeting app for people with irregular income? | YNAB, Monarch Money, EveryDollar |
| Which budgeting app has the best mobile experience? | YNAB, Copilot Money, Monarch Money |
| What's the best budgeting app for privacy that doesn't sell my data? | Actual Budget, YNAB, Goodbudget |
| Which budgeting app is worth paying for? | YNAB, Monarch Money, Copilot Money |
| What's the best budgeting app for couples sharing finances? | Honeydue, Monarch Money, YNAB |
| What's the best envelope or zero-based budgeting app? | YNAB, Goodbudget, Actual Budget |
| What's the best app to track spending automatically from my bank accounts? | Monarch Money, Copilot Money, Quicken Simplifi |
| What's the best app to find and cancel unwanted subscriptions? | Rocket Money, PocketGuard, Copilot Money |
| What's the best budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet? | Tiller, Aspire Budgeting, Lunch Money |
| What's the best app to track net worth and investments alongside a budget? | Monarch Money, Empower, Quicken Simplifi |
| What's the best budgeting app for a freelancer or self-employed person? | YNAB, Monarch Money |
| What's the best budgeting app that works outside the US? | Lunch Money, YNAB, PocketSmith |
| What's the best simple budgeting app for someone who has never budgeted? | Goodbudget, Rocket Money, Spendee |
| What are the best alternatives to YNAB? | Actual Budget, Monarch Money, Quicken Simplifi |
| What are the best alternatives to Monarch Money? | Quicken Simplifi, Copilot Money, YNAB |
| What are the best alternatives to Quicken Simplifi? | Monarch Money, YNAB, Quicken Simplifi |
| What are the best alternatives to Copilot Money? | Monarch Money, Quicken Simplifi, YNAB |
Assistants cited 14 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for Budgeting apps.
In their words
- Claude“Ghostfolio — Open-source and self-hostable, but focused on investment portfolio tracking rather than day-to-day budgeting.”
- Claude“Similarly, Ghostfolio is excellent but it's portfolio tracking, not budgeting.”
Closest rivals
- Ghostfolio vs Buckets1
- Ghostfolio vs Kubera1
- Ghostfolio vs Emma2
- Ghostfolio vs hledger2
- Ghostfolio vs Maybe Finance2
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