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Josh P.
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Updated February 8, 2026
IdeaBuddy vs LivePlan: Which is best for you?
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Starting Price
$15.00
per month
$20.00
per month
Free Trial
Free Version
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Top Rated
 Features
 Features
Performance Metrics
4.80
Activity Dashboard
4.78
Customizable Reports
4.67
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Visual Analytics
5.0
Forecasting
4.68
Dashboard
4.67
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Integrations
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Pros / Cons
- I also appreciate the professional exports for business plans and pitch decks, which are investor-ready and save a lot of time.
- Ideabuddy did not bog me down with a huge business plan of pointless information.
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- From a value perspective it offers far more than basic planning tools by combining strategy forecasting and performance tracking in one place.
- When I make a copy of a Business planner to be used as a reference in building another one, the counter for the total number of images I have placed is not reset, thus creating problems for placing new images as the limit is reached very quickly.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.7/ 5in the comparison
4.5/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.7/ 5in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Functionality
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
 Recommendations
 Recommendations
N/A
N/A
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad