Comparison

Orbinance or Budgeto?

Two Québec tools for building a financial projection. Orbinance adds an AI assistant, preset Québec tax credits and one plan for all of a firm's companies. Here are the differences, with the numbers.

What you pay

What you needOrbinanceBudgeto
One company, one budgetSolo: $29/month or $290/yearBasic plan: $50/month or $360/year
Scenarios, team and accounting syncPro: $59/month or $590/yearBasic plus all options: $90/month or $720/year
A firm with 10 client companiesAccounting firm: $149/month or $1,490/year10 basic licences: $500/month or $3,600/year
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Prices before taxes. At Budgeto, each company needs its own licence, $50 to $90 a month depending on options.

Feature by feature

FeatureOrbinanceBudgeto
Income statement, balance sheet and cash budget over 5 years
AI assistant that fills in and edits the projection–
Connector for Claude, ChatGPT and CodexEvery plan (read-only on Solo)–
Preset tax credits: SR&ED, Québec R&D, CDAEEntered by hand
Grants tied to eligible expensesEntered by hand
Several budgets and scenariosIncluded from Pro$10/month option
Users besides the ownerUnlimited free viewers; editors at $15/month (5 on Pro, unlimited on Accounting firm)$10/month option
Xero syncIncluded from Pro$20/month option
QuickBooks Online syncComing soon$20/month option
Several companiesUnlimited with Accounting firmOne licence per company

For accounting firms

  • At Budgeto, each client is a licence. With the Accounting firm plan, all your client companies are included.
  • The firm plan costs less than Budgeto's basic licences from the 5th company, and from the 3rd if your clients use accounting sync.
  • Client overview and methodology note for CPAs included.

Where Budgeto is ahead

  • QuickBooks Online sync already works, as an option.
  • Budgeto has been on the market longer and has a partnership with BDC.
  • Budgeto offers volume discounts to firms, on request.

Already using Budgeto?

Export your budget from Budgeto as a PDF, then choose "Import from Budgeto" in Orbinance: sales, grants, positions, expenses and the opening balance sheet come in line by line, and totals are checked against Budgeto's. You then add your loans and tax credits with Orbinance's presets. 14-day free trial; need help? Write to us.

Budgeto's prices and features taken from budgeto.com and its help centre on November 8, 2026. Budgeto is a trademark of its owner; Orbinance is not affiliated with it. Something no longer accurate? Let us know.