RunwayCal vs Pry Financials
Financial planning platform for startups (acquired by Brex in 2022, product discontinued)
Quick verdict
Pry was a great product — runway tracking, scenario modeling, hiring plans, and budget vs actual in one platform. Brex acquired it for $90M in 2022, and it's no longer available as a standalone tool. If you used Pry or were looking for it, RunwayCal offers the same core capabilities with additional features Pry never shipped — AI-powered bank statement ingestion, 16 deterministic insight rules, a configurable KPI dashboard, and a scenario overlay chart. RunwayCal is actively developed and shipping weekly.
Feature comparison
| Feature | RunwayCal | Pry Financials |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||
| Status | Active, shipping weekly | Acquired by Brex 2022, discontinued |
| Configurable dashboard | KPI shelf with 7 metrics, sparklines | Fixed dashboard |
| Runway & Burn | ||
| Runway tracking | ||
| Planning | ||
| Scenario modeling | Yes, with overlay chart + suggestions | Yes, basic |
| Hiring plan | Yes, with runway impact + staggered dates | |
| Reporting | ||
| Budget vs actual | Yes, severity-rated with drill-down + notes | Yes, basic |
| Financial statements | P&L + Cash Flow, PDF/CSV export | Limited |
| Insights & alerts | 16 rules, 10 alert types, weekly digest | |
| Investor reports | Secure board viewer, no login needed | |
| Data | ||
| Bank statement import | AI extraction with two-tier cache | Bank connection via Plaid |
| Integrations | Upload-based (no bank sync) | QuickBooks, Xero, Plaid |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Multi-currency | 35+ currencies, locale-aware | USD primarily |
| Free tier | ||
| Pricing | Free / $199 one-time / $29–79/mo | Was ~$50/mo |
Platform
Status
Configurable dashboard
Runway & Burn
Runway tracking
Planning
Scenario modeling
Hiring plan
Reporting
Budget vs actual
Financial statements
Insights & alerts
Investor reports
Data
Bank statement import
Integrations
Infrastructure
Multi-currency
Free tier
Pricing
Detailed breakdown
Pry is gone. RunwayCal is here.
RunwayCal
RunwayCal is actively developed and shipping features weekly. The platform offers the same core workflow Pry users loved: define your team, tools, and revenue → see your runway → model scenarios → track budget vs actual.
Pry Financials
Pry was acquired by Brex for $90M in April 2022. The standalone product is no longer available. Founders who loved Pry need a replacement that offers the same core workflow.
Verdict: Pry was a great product that served founders well. RunwayCal carries that mission forward with an actively developed platform.
Everything Pry did, plus more
RunwayCal
RunwayCal has the same core: runway, scenarios, hiring plans, budget vs actual. Plus: 16 insight rules with anomaly detection, scenario overlay chart, AI bank statement ingestion, configurable KPI dashboard, investor board viewer, forecast vs actual accuracy scoring, and department-level expense aggregation.
Pry Financials
Pry offered runway tracking, scenario modeling, hiring plans, and budget vs actual. It connected to banks via Plaid for automatic data sync. These were solid features that served its users well.
Verdict: RunwayCal builds on Pry's foundation and adds the features that Pry's users were asking for when it was acquired.
Different philosophy on data
RunwayCal
Upload bank statements, AI extracts the data, you review and approve. This gives you the speed of automation with the control of manual review. Nothing enters your data without your approval.
Pry Financials
Pry connected to bank accounts via Plaid for automatic data sync. Convenient, but you had less visibility into what data was being imported and how it was categorized.
Verdict: Different approaches with different tradeoffs. RunwayCal prioritizes founder control over full automation.
Actively developed, shipping weekly
RunwayCal
RunwayCal ships features weekly — variance analysis, scenario overlay, hiring impact, sparkline KPIs, and anomaly detection all shipped recently. The product is improving every week.
Pry Financials
Pry's development stopped when Brex acquired it. The product is no longer receiving updates or new features.
Verdict: An actively developed product means your tool gets better over time. RunwayCal is investing in the same problem space Pry pioneered.
Who should use what
Choose RunwayCal if…
Best for
Anyone who used Pry or was considering it. Same core workflow with more features, active development, and a free tier.
Not ideal for
Teams that specifically need direct bank account sync via Plaid (RunwayCal uses upload-based data entry).
Choose Pry Financials if…
Best for
No longer available as a standalone product. If you're a Brex customer, some Pry features may be available within Brex's platform.
Not ideal for
Anyone looking for a standalone financial planning tool — Pry is no longer an option.
Pricing comparison
RunwayCal
Free
Core runway tracking and burn analysis
$0
Founding Access
Lifetime access to all features
$199 one-time
Pro
Advanced scenarios and reporting
$29/mo
Business
Team features and priority support
$79/mo
Pry Financials
Pry Standard
No longer available
~$50/mo
Verdict: RunwayCal's Founding Access at $199 one-time is lifetime access to everything Pry offered and more. The free tier lets you try before you commit.
The Pry alternative that's actively built for founders
Everything Pry offered — runway tracking, scenarios, hiring plans, budget vs actual — plus features Pry never shipped. Free to start.
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