hledger vs Spendee
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12
hledger and Spendee both sit at the bottom of the board with an overall score of 2 out of 100, each named in just 2 of 75 answers. hledger's mentions come from open-source and Actual Budget alternative questions (1 of 3 answers each), while Spendee turns up for first-time budgeters and budgeting outside the US (also 1 of 3 answers each). Head to head, it's an even match: hledger leads on 2 questions, Spendee leads on 2, and they tie on 21. Neither shows up for subscription-cancelling, mobile experience, Copilot Money alternatives, paid-app, or automatic bank-tracking questions.
Head to head
| metric | hledger | Spendee |
|---|---|---|
| score | 2 | 2 |
| questions won | 2 | 2 |
By assistant
hledger
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 3 | 5% of answers | #5.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Spendee
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 5% of answers | #5.0 |
| Claude | 2 | 0% of answers | |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 2 | 5% of answers | #2.0 |
Where they differ
Only hledger gets named for
- What's the best open-source or self-hosted budgeting app?
- What are the best alternatives to Actual Budget?
Only Spendee gets named for
- What's the best simple budgeting app for someone who has never budgeted?
- What's the best budgeting app that works outside the US?
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Not sold on either?
Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Budgeting apps leaderboard