Money & business
123 products people recommend, 15 of them Hacker Approved. 7 kinds have ranked comparisons of their own.
Most recommended
The 10 products in Money & business the most people recommend, of every kind. The tick on each approval bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Rank | Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | 112 | 669 | 11% | 12 | 10 yrs14 people | — | |
| 2 | Stripe | 78 | 44 | 168 | 32% | 11 | — | — |
| 3 | Apple Pay | 58 | 15 | 43 | 57% | 12 | — | — |
| 4 | PayPal | 57 | 40 | 221 | 21% | 12 | — | — |
| 5 | Craigslist | 54 | 13 | 32 | 63% | 12 | — | — |
| 6 | Wero | 52 | 22 | 84 | 38% | 11 | — | — |
| 7 | Pix | 51 | 11 | 12 | 81% | 10 | — | Approved |
| 8 | UPI (Unified Payments Interface) | 49 | 14 | 10 | 83% | 11 | — | Approved |
| 9 | Apple Wallet | 46 | 8 | 58 | 44% | 9 | — | — |
| 10 | Patreon | 43 | 12 | 37 | 54% | 11 | — | — |
Ranked comparisons
Every kind of product with at least three well-supported products, largest first.
- Mobile payment apps13 ranked
Led by Apple Pay, with 58 recommending it
- Payment systems10 ranked
Led by Pix, with 51 recommending it
- Payment processors6 ranked
Led by Stripe, with 78 recommending it
- Neobanks5 ranked
Led by Revolut, with 31 recommending it
- Budgeting apps4 ranked
Led by Actual Budget, with 22 recommending it
- Advertising platforms4 ranked
Led by Google Ads, with 14 recommending it
- Accounting software3 ranked
Led by Beancount, with 21 recommending it
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Counts come from Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. All rankings. How it works.