Mint vs Quicken
Mint vs Quicken: What Should Ex-Mint Users Do Now?
One of these two no longer exists. Mint was the free, ad-supported tracker millions used until Intuit shut it down in 2024 and folded parts of it into Credit Karma. Quicken is the paid, decades-old desktop suite that is still very much alive. Since Mint is gone, the honest comparison is not "which is better" but what a former Mint user should move to — and whether Quicken is the right home.
Mint vs Quicken Classic: feature comparison
Feature comparison of Mint, Quicken Classic and Auritrack
| Feature | Mint | Quicken Classic | Auritrack |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI chat expense tracking | No | No | Yes |
| AI bookkeeping & categorization | No | Rules and renaming, not AI chat | Yes |
| Automatic bank sync | YesHad automatic sync (now discontinued) | YesConnects US and Canadian institutions | Premium; US, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. Statement import everywhere |
| Bank-statement import (PDF/CSV/Excel) | No | YesQFX, OFX and CSV import | YesPDF, CSV or Excel, read by AI |
| Budgeting | Yes | YesBudgets and cash-flow forecasting | Yes |
| Savings goals | Yes | YesSavings goals | Yes |
| Invoicing | No | Business tier only | Small-business records and reports |
| Receipt scanning | No | No | Yes |
| All currencies, kept separate | NoUS-focused | Some multi-currency on higher tiers | YesEach currency kept separate |
| Data export (PDF/CSV) | Limited | YesExports to TurboTax, CSV and more | YesPDF and CSV anytime |
| Telegram tracking | No | No | Yes@auritrack_bot |
| Investment tracking | Partial | YesDeep on Premier — holdings and gains | No |
| Shared / household accounts | No | One data file | Yes |
| Sells your data to advertisers | YesAd & recommendation model | No | No |
| Price | Was free (discontinued) | From $47.88/yr | Free app + web from $3/mo |
Which of the two should you pick?
Where Mint wins
- It was free, funded by ads and product recommendations
- Automatic bank sync pulled transactions in with no effort
- Simple budgets and clean categories anyone could pick up
- Familiar to millions who relied on it for years
Where Quicken Classic wins
- Still active and supported, unlike shut-down Mint
- Deep investment and capital-gains tracking Mint never matched
- Bill pay, tax export and decades of reporting depth
- Statement import (QFX, OFX, CSV) to bring your old history in
A third option: Auritrack
If you liked that Mint tracked things for free but do not want a paid desktop app like Quicken, Auritrack sits between the two. An AI logs and categorizes your spending from a chat message or an uploaded statement, in any currency, then keeps you to a budget, free on the mobile apps and Telegram (AI pay-as-you-go), or on the web from $3/month. Bank connections are on Premium in the US, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa and run through Plaid or Mono, so Auritrack never sees your bank login. Anywhere else, you upload a statement.
The verdict
Mint is gone, so this is really about where to land. Choose Quicken if you want a powerful, paid desktop suite with deep investment and tax features and do not mind the price or the older interface. If what you actually miss about Mint is free, effortless tracking, an AI tracker like Auritrack gets you closer to that than Quicken does.
Frequently Asked Questions
Want to dig into one of them on its own? Read the Mint guide or the Quicken Classic guide, each an honest look at where that tool wins and where Auritrack fits.
Comparisons reflect our understanding of each product at the time of writing and may change; check each provider’s site for current pricing and features. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. This page is general information, not financial advice.