Monarch is described as 'The modern way to manage your money. Monarch makes it easy to track all of your accounts, optimize your spending, analyze your investments, and create a financial plan to achieve your goals' and is a Budget Manager in the business & commerce category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Monarch for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Mac apps. The best Monarch alternative is GnuCash, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Monarch are HomeBank, MoneyManager Ex, Actual Budget and Fungible.