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Diffchecker vs Ghostfolio comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Diffchecker adds Diff View coverage that Ghostfolio skips.

Ghostfolio includes Portfolio, and Data Visualizations categories that Diffchecker omits.

Ghostfolio offers mobile access, which Diffchecker skips.

In depth comparison

Diffchecker logo

Diffchecker

diffchecker.com

Diffchecker is a comparison tool for text, images, PDFs, Excel files, and folders. The free Basic plan is web-only, while Pro + Desktop adds offline diffs, ad-free usage, real-time text comparison, and desktop apps. Legal and Enterprise tiers include integrations (e.g. iManage) and advanced admin features. Enterprise also offers SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, and priority support. An API is available with free and paid plans, and a 14-day trial is offered for Pro/Desktop plans.

Platforms

WebDesktopAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Supports multi-format comparisons: text, images, PDFs, Excel files, and folders.
  • Desktop apps allow fully offline diffs, ensuring comparisons never leave the user’s computer.
  • Real-time text diffing, diff merging, dark mode, and export to PDF.
  • Syntax highlighting for 20+ programming languages with character-by-character precision.
  • Public HTTP API supports text, image, PDF, and Excel diffs with tiered monthly quotas and input size limits.

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Ghostfolio

ghostfol.io

Open‑source, privacy‑focused wealth management dashboard that can be self‑hosted for free or used via the managed Ghostfolio Premium cloud. Premium adds a professionally sourced market‑data feed and hosted infrastructure on top of the core portfolio tracking features.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.
  • Public REST API secured with bearer tokens, including endpoints for importing activities (fees, dividends, interest, liabilities, buys/sells) and for exposing a read-only public portfolio performance endpoint.

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Where they differ

Diffchecker

Distinct strengths include:

Diff View
  • Supports multi-format comparisons: text, images, PDFs, Excel files, and folders.
  • Desktop apps allow fully offline diffs, ensuring comparisons never leave the user’s computer.
  • Real-time text diffing, diff merging, dark mode, and export to PDF.
  • Syntax highlighting for 20+ programming languages with character-by-character precision.

Ghostfolio

Distinct strengths include:

PortfolioData Visualizations
  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeDiffcheckerGhostfolio
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: APIs & SDKs

Unique: Diff View

Shared: APIs & SDKs

Unique: Portfolio, Data Visualizations

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Stocks, ETFs, Cryptos, Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Desktop, API

Web, Mobile, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Supports multi-format comparisons: text, images, PDFs, Excel files, and folders.
  • Desktop apps allow fully offline diffs, ensuring comparisons never leave the user’s computer.
  • Real-time text diffing, diff merging, dark mode, and export to PDF.
  • Syntax highlighting for 20+ programming languages with character-by-character precision.
  • Public HTTP API supports text, image, PDF, and Excel diffs with tiered monthly quotas and input size limits.
  • API authentication uses an email query for the free tier, and API keys for paid plans.

Unique

  • Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design.
  • Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max.
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile.
  • Self-hosting support via AGPL-3.0 code and official Docker images for linux/amd64, arm/v7 and arm64, plus community templates for popular home-server platforms.
  • Public REST API secured with bearer tokens, including endpoints for importing activities (fees, dividends, interest, liabilities, buys/sells) and for exposing a read-only public portfolio performance endpoint.
  • Data import and export flows including manual entry, CSV file import and JSON/API-based imports, with ongoing improvements documented in the changelog.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Diffchecker and Ghostfolio both support?

Both platforms cover APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Diffchecker and Ghostfolio require subscriptions?

Both Diffchecker and Ghostfolio keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Ghostfolio ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Diffchecker focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Diffchecker differentiates itself with Supports multi-format comparisons: text, images, PDFs, Excel files, and folders., Desktop apps allow fully offline diffs, ensuring comparisons never leave the user’s computer., and Real-time text diffing, diff merging, dark mode, and export to PDF., whereas Ghostfolio stands out for Open-source wealth management software and personal finance dashboard to track net worth across cash, stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies on multiple platforms, with a privacy-focused design., Multi-account portfolio tracking with full transaction CRUD, various charts, static risk analysis and performance over standard timeframes such as Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y and Max., and Progressive Web App (PWA) with a mobile-first UI plus an official Android wrapper, so the same Ghostfolio instance can be used on desktop and mobile..

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