Ghostfolio
Honeydue
| Feature | Ghostfolio | Honeydue |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $5.99/mo | Free only |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 3.8 / 5 |
| Best For | privacy-focused-investors, self-hosters, passive-investors, international-portfolios | couples, shared-budgeting, beginners, free-users |
| Founded | 2021 | 2016 |
| Portfolio Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance Analysis | ✓ | ✗ |
| Allocation Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multi Currency | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dividends | ✓ | ✗ |
| Benchmarking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self Hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| Shared Budgets | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bill Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bank Sync | ✗ | ✓ |
| Privacy Controls | ✗ | ✓ |
| In App Messaging | ✗ | ✓ |
| Spending Limits | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Ghostfolio Pros
- Open-source with self-hosting option
- Privacy-focused (no data selling or ads)
- Supports stocks, ETFs, crypto, commodities
- Beautiful portfolio allocation visualizations
✗ Ghostfolio Cons
- Limited broker integrations (manual entry mostly)
- Smaller community than commercial alternatives
- No tax-loss harvesting or advisor features
✓ Honeydue Pros
- Completely free with all features
- Best-in-class privacy controls for couples
- In-app chat and transaction commenting
- Supports 20,000+ financial institutions
✗ Honeydue Cons
- Bank sync frequently breaks
- No new features since 2022
- Mobile-only, no web access
The Verdict
Ghostfolio is built for privacy focused investors and self hosters, with a focus on portfolio-tracking and performance-analysis. Honeydue targets couples and shared budgeting and leads with shared-budgets and bill-tracking.
Honeydue uses custom enterprise pricing, while Ghostfolio starts at $5.99/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Ghostfolio edges out on user ratings (4.3 vs 3.8). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Feature-wise, Ghostfolio offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Honeydue takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Bottom line: Ghostfolio has a slight overall edge — but if completely free with all features matters most to you, Honeydue may still be the right call.
