Beeminder vs GoalsOnTrack (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Beeminder grades higher than GoalsOnTrack: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Beeminder grades higher on the free plan and features. GoalsOnTrack grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Beeminder
Goal tracker that charges you money when you fall behind
GoalsOnTrack
Web-based goal planner with habits, tasks and a journal
Which one is for you
Pick Beeminder if
- Fits if real money on the line is what gets you moving
- Works for people whose fitness tracker or other apps can report their numbers through the free integrations or the API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if being charged for a bad week would sting, as derailing charges your pledge on every plan, free included
- Tight if you stay free, as goals are capped and the cap only rises when you pay for a derailment
- Pricey if you want unlimited goals ($8 a month), auto-ratchet and weekends off ($16) or goals with no pledge ($81)
- Not for you if you'd rather not learn Bright Red Lines, derailments and safety buffers before your first goal
- Watch out: the SMS bot works with US numbers only and needs Bee Plus, and there's no Mac or Windows app
Pick GoalsOnTrack if
- Fits if you want goals, tasks and habits in one place and don't mind a browser
- Works for people who would rather pay one flat yearly fee than hit free-plan caps
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before you pay, as there is no free plan or trial
- Not for you if you want a native app on your phone, as it is web and mobile browser only
- Watch out: after 30 days there is no prorated refund on cancelling
- Pricey if you need it for a team, as Team starts at $40 a month
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABeeminderFair | 2.0GPAGoalsOnTrackFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DUnlimited goals means Infinibee at $8 a month, where the middle of this category is $3.33. The controls you'd actually want, auto-ratchet, weekends off and custom goals, sit on Bee Plus at $16, and goals with no pledge at all are Beemium at $81. There's 14% off for paying yearly, which doesn't close that gap. | C$68 a year, about $5.67 a month, against a category middle of $4.16 and a dearer quarter that starts at $5.99. Nothing cheap, nothing wild. |
| Free plan and trial | CCore is free and gets you unlimited data, pledge caps, scheduled breaks, every integration and the API. But the number of goals is capped, and the cap only rises when you pay for a derailment. And free here still takes your money the week you slip. | FNo free plan and no trial. You pay at sign-up and get a 30-day money-back guarantee, which is not the same as trying it. |
| Features | AAnything you can put a number on, plotted against a line you committed to, with dozens of services reporting for you: Fitbit, Garmin, Strava, Duolingo, Todoist, RescueTime. The other pledge apps here take your word for it. Beeminder's charge comes off data that arrives on its own. | BGoals with sub-goals, habits, recurring tasks, a calendar feed, templates, a journal and a vision board. The listing shows no gap in the core habit-tracking job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and there's a vocabulary waiting for you: Bright Red Lines, derailments, pledges, safety buffer, auto-ratchet. Once a device is wired up it reports by itself, but setting a rate you can live with is a judgement call on day one. | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web planner where you build your own goals, templates and habits before it is useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | BFitbit, Garmin, Strava, Apple Health, Duolingo, Todoist, RescueTime, IFTTT and Zapier, with a public API, all on the free plan. But it's web and phones, with no Mac or Windows app, and the SMS bot is US numbers on Bee Plus and up. | BWeb and mobile browsers only, no native apps, but it feeds Google, Outlook and Apple calendars. |
| Best for | number goals with real money riding on them | goals, tasks and habits in one web planner |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Beeminder and GoalsOnTrack. How we grade
Price against what you get
Beeminder starts at $8 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. GoalsOnTrack starts at $5.67 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Beeminder scores higher, and starts $2.33 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other habit trackers on the chart, 2 score higher than Beeminder for less, and 8 score higher than GoalsOnTrack for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- GoalsOnTrack also covers daily notes, templates, tasks and calendar.
At a glance
| Beeminder | GoalsOnTrack | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $8 per month for Infinibee, billed monthly (14% off when paid yearly) | $68 per year |
| Free plan | Core Beeminder: a limited number of goals with unlimited data, pledge caps, scheduled breaks, every app and all autodata integrations. Derailing still charges your pledge. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Beeminder | Vancouver IT Services, Inc. |
| Price read from | beeminder.com | goalsontrack.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Beeminder
- Derailing a goal charges your pledge to Beeminder, on the free plan as well as on the paid ones.
- The free Core plan tracks a limited number of goals; the limit rises each time you pay for a derailment.
- Goals with no pledges and the option to send half of a pledge to charity are limited to Beemium at $81 per month.
- The SMS bot works with US numbers only and needs Bee Plus or Beemium.
GoalsOnTrack
- No free plan or trial; payment is required at sign-up, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Web only: the vendor says it runs in web and mobile browsers, with no native apps listed.
- After 30 days there is no prorated refund on cancellation.
- Team pricing starts at $40 a month, per the Teams page.
Key features
Beeminder
- Bright Red Line graphs
- Every goal gets a graph with a Bright Red Line showing the rate you committed to. The steepness can be adjusted as you go, and you can walk away from a goal with one week's notice.
- Pledges on every goal
- Crossing the line charges your pledge, which then rises through a fixed schedule from $5 to $2,430 unless you cap it. The FAQ says the first attempt is free.
- Autodata integrations
- Dozens of integrations report data automatically, including Fitbit, Garmin, Strava, Apple Health, Duolingo, Todoist and RescueTime. All are included in the free plan.
- Several ways to report
- Enter numbers on the web dashboard, in the iOS or Android app, by replying to the bot's emails or in Slack. An SMS bot for US numbers comes with Bee Plus.
- API, IFTTT and Zapier
- A public API and connections to IFTTT and Zapier allow custom automation, and are part of the free Core plan.
- Breaks and safety buffer
- Breaks can be scheduled and pledges capped on any plan. After a derailment the goal restarts with a week of safety buffer by default.
GoalsOnTrack
- Goals and sub-goals
- Break a goal into nested milestones with dates, grouped by category.
- Habit tracker
- Daily, weekly or monthly habits checked off on calendars, with an automatic habit-strength display.
- Tasks and calendar
- Recurring tasks that can be dragged onto a calendar; an iCalendar feed sends them to other calendar apps.
- Goal templates
- Built-in templates with action plans, or save your own goal as a template.
- Journal and vision board
- Goal journal entries viewable by month and year, and a vision board with a slideshow mode.
- AI advice
- An AI toolbox that gives advice on SMART goals and action plans.
Plans
Beeminder
Core Beeminder$0
A limited number of goals with unlimited data, pledge caps, scheduled breaks, every app and integration, and API access. Derailments charge your pledge.
Infinibee$8
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited goals, exotic goal types and a subscription that stops renewing by itself if you stop using Beeminder.
Bee Plus$16
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Infinibee, plus auto-ratchet, custom goals, weekends off, the graph editor and an SMS bot for US numbers.
Beemium$81
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Bee Plus, plus goals with no pledges, pledge short-circuiting, a 50% charity option and chat access to the developers.
GoalsOnTrack
Personal membership$68
per year (about $5 a month)
Unlimited goals, tasks, habits and journal entries on web and mobile browsers, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Team$40
per month to start
Everything in Personal plus team features such as shared goals and action plans; the team price depends on the team billing plan.
Ways to pay less
Beeminder
- Annual discount
14% off when paying yearly
The pricing page's discount slider gives 14% off premium plans paid yearly, and the discount grows with longer payment intervals, up to two years.
- Education
Student and senior discounts on request
The premium FAQ says Beeminder has student and senior discounts and asks those who may qualify to get in touch. It does not state the amounts.
- Other savings
Discounts for jobseekers and non-OECD residents
The same FAQ lists discounts for jobseekers and for people living in non-OECD countries, also arranged by contacting support.
GoalsOnTrack
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Beeminder or GoalsOnTrack?
As of Nov 12, 2026, GoalsOnTrack is cheaper to start with: $5.67 a month when paid by the year, against $8 a month for Beeminder. Beeminder starts at $8 per month for Infinibee, billed monthly (14% off when paid yearly), and GoalsOnTrack starts at $68 per year.
Which has a free plan, Beeminder or GoalsOnTrack?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Beeminder has a free plan. GoalsOnTrack does not.
Which platforms do Beeminder and GoalsOnTrack run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Beeminder lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.