When comparing HomeBank vs KMyMoney, the Slant community recommends HomeBank for most people. In the question“What are the best checkbook registers for Linux?” HomeBank is ranked 1st while KMyMoney is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose HomeBank is:
HomeBank uses an easier input interface as well as offers a bunch of different transaction filters and reporting tools.
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Pros
Pro Easy to learn how to use with user friendly features
HomeBank uses an easier input interface as well as offers a bunch of different transaction filters and reporting tools.
Pro Easy to install on Linux, no matter the distro
HomeBank offers prebuilt packages for many of the major Linux distributions meaning users do not have to wait for their distros repo to add or update the app and can just install or update when they like.
Pro Allows import of financing infomation
KMyMoney has a built in import function so users can easily import their financial information from other applications.
Pro Easy of use
Near to ideal for the bookkeeping of a little association (that is not subject to tax).
Pro Easy to configure
Pro Similar in style to Quicken
The layout and function of KMyMoney is very similar to Quicken, so for those that are familiar with Quicken and othe Windows applications will know exactly how to use KMyMoney.
Pro Very good KDE integration
Cons
Con Does not have full import compatability
HomeBank does not fully support importing exports from other banking software.
Con Setup time takes a while
Setup, especially when there are multiple accounts takes a while to get done.
Con Limited online banking functions
KMyMoney is pretty limited when it comes to its online banking functionality.