# Quicken 10 Hacker News commenters recommended Quicken and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Long-running personal finance software with strong support, praised as the king of its category. Main caveat: no Linux version, and the web version lacks desktop features. ## What people warn about - Web version lacks desktop features (3 comments): "Current quicken doesn't run on Linux, and the web version doesn't connect to any online investment accounts as far as I know" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46577034)) "Quicken's web app does not offer the same features and functionality as the desktop version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47455298)) "accessibility through a less-functional web-based tool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47455090)) - Sync problems and dropped direct connect (2 comments): "Quicken has been running into lots of issues syncing some of my accounts lately (mostly duping assets)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46006239)) "Quicken has been dropping "direct connect" support and coercing their users to go the middleman route." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46007191)) - Hard to leave, locks users in (2 comments): "I feel doubly trapped: can't get off Quicken and thus can't get off Windows." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47454671)) "I'm already stuck with one Intuit product (Quicken), I'm not using any more." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48219988)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Actual Budget](https://hackerapproved.com/p/actual-budget.md): 29 recommend - [Monarch Money](https://hackerapproved.com/p/monarch-money.md): 17 recommend - [YNAB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ynab.md): 17 recommend - [Tiller Finance](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tiller.md): 10 recommend - [FinBodhi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/finbodhi.md): 8 recommend ## Where to get it - [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Quicken+Deluxe+personal+finance+software&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link) - [Official site](https://www.quicken.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Quicken", https://hackerapproved.com/p/quicken/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).