New updated pricing going into 2025

After over four years of continuous improvements and new features, it's time for a price adjustment.

Over the past four years, Budget Zen has evolved, while maintaining the same focus on privacy and simplicity. During this time, I've kept the same pricing and continuously added new features and improvements based on user suggestions and changing needs.

My Journey of Continuous Improvement

Here's a non-exhaustive list of features and improvements I've added over the last four years:

• End-to-End Encryption: Your financial data is now fully end-to-end encrypted, ensuring that only you have access to your sensitive information. Not even I can access your data.
• Open Source: I've made Budget Zen's code publicly available and licensed it under the AGPLv3, promoting transparency and allowing community contributions.
• Self-Hosting Options: You can now easily self-host Budget Zen using DigitalOcean, Render, or Docker, giving you complete control over your data and ensuring no vendor lock-in.
• Multiple Account Support: Manage different accounts or track expenses for different purposes within a single interface.
• Smart Expense Management:
  • Auto-complete suggestions for faster expense entry
  • Recurring expenses for regular bills and subscriptions
  • Multi-currency support for international users
• Mobile Access: A dedicated Android webview app for convenient on-the-go expense tracking if your launcher doesn't like PWAs very much.

Why a Price Update?

With all these improvements and new features added over the years while maintaining the same price point, I've reached a stage where a price adjustment is necessary to:

1. Support ongoing development and maintenance
2. Continue providing reliable and secure services
3. Fund future improvements and features

The Value Proposition

Budget Zen remains committed to providing a privacy-focused, simple expense tracking solution. Whether you're using my hosted service or self-hosting the application, you benefit from:

• Complete control over your financial data
• No third-party data sharing
• Regular updates and improvements
• A simple, intuitive interface
• Flexible deployment options

Looking Forward

I'm grateful for the trust existing users have placed in me over the past four years. This price adjustment will help ensure that Budget Zen continues to evolve and improve while maintaining the high standards of privacy and security they expect.

The updated pricing will take effect today, with existing customers being able to maintain their existing plan/pricing, even if paying monthly.

Thank you for being part of the Budget Zen journey! I remain committed to helping you manage your finances while respecting your privacy and providing the features you need for effective expense tracking.