LivePlan vs Venturekit
Beyond AI-generated plans: Why LivePlan beats Venturekit
Create plans investors actually fund with industry-specific guidance and expertise that generic AI simply can't match
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Why LivePlan?
4 reasons entrepreneurs choose LivePlan over Venturekit
Customization
Full flexibility to edit and refine every section. Import your scattered notes, research or drafts as reference files for your plan.
Accurate Financials
Stop second-guessing AI-generated projections. LivePlan uses validated financial models with built-in formulas, so your numbers add up and make sense to investors.
LivePlan Users Report
“The AI Assistant provides useful suggestions, generates high-quality writing, and adapts to your input.”
“Live Plan is good...one of the best BP software in the market. Easy to use and very detailed.”
“LivePlan challenged me to new heights and expanded my business growth from a business that started at home to projecting 4 locations in different states. Two thumbs up to the program itself, and another two to the support team.”
“Great experience using LivePlan to create a business plan. I loved the automated tools, which made it seamless to auto-populate and ensure accuracy. My favorite feature was the navigation guide, which mapped out all the elements of a living business plan: financials, goals, milestones, and charts. ”
Venturekit Users Report
“It felt like the plan was crafted with such a broad brush that it didn't account for the nuances of my industry.”
“Several key sections appeared to lack detail; it was almost like receiving a template that expected more expertise.”
“The AI-generated business plan for my tech repair shop certainly looks sleek at first glance, but it missed the mark on crucial specifics.”
“It generally lacked the strength to substantively inform investment decisions.”
With LivePlan, any entrepreneur can build a plan that impresses investors and lenders
Tailored details, not generic templates
LivePlan's AI is trained by business planning experts and learns as you build. In each plan section you'll find custom instructions, examples, and insights tailored to your business.
Import your notes, spreadsheets, and research, and LivePlan will reference your files to help you build a complete, professional plan with the depth lenders expect.
Venturekit produces plans users call "disappointingly generic" that "gloss over vital nuances."
Complete customization freedom
Get custom suggestions, industry examples, and real benchmark data — then customize every detail with your own fonts, themes, branding, charts and images. Your plan reflects your vision, not a generic algorithm.
Venturekit users note "customization capabilities are too basic."
Financials you can understand (and trust)
LivePlan gives you clear formulas and connected financial statements. Your revenue flows to your P&L, your P&L feeds your cash flow. You'll be confident in your numbers instead of hoping they're right. Plus, update one section and it updates everywhere, no spreadsheet gymnastics.
Venturekit users note "the financials were especially weak, just basic estimates without much logic behind them."
Real data from real sources
LivePlan connects you to real industry benchmarks and data from reliable sources—information you can cite with confidence and investors can verify. No more spending hours fact-checking every claim.
Venturekit users note "the depth just isn’t there for a tailored, industry-specific strategy."
Built for starting up & scaling up
LivePlan supports you at every stage of your business journey, from initial planning to ongoing management.
While Venturekit provides "a starting point, not the full solution," LivePlan delivers value long after your plan is complete with real-time performance dashboards and accounting integrations so you can compare your plan to your actual results and test out various "what-if" financial scenarios.
Detailed feature comparison
| Features | |  |
|---|---|---|
| Business plan creation | | |
| AI powered writing assistance | | |
| Reference file import | | |
| Industry specific guidance | | |
| 500+ example plans | | |
| Automatic calculations | | |
| Connected financial statements | | |
| Investor ready details | | |
| Real industry data | | |
| "what if" scenario planning | | |
| Accounting integrations | | |
Don’t take our word for it, here’s why customers love LivePlan
“I learned more about running my small business from a week of focused work in [LivePlan] than I have from any other single source. It has fundamentally changed the way I view my business ventures.”
Matthew H
Capterra Review
“Using LivePlan is easy and there is so much assistance available. There are examples, templates, and videos explaining what to write. [...]. It does the math for you. It creates graphs and charts. It is amazing.”
Shawnnell B
G2 Review
“LivePlan was a great help to design, work out, plan and strategically organize and think about all the ideas that go into developing a new project and business plan [...] Think about it like a coach guiding you through the process.”
Alvaro F
Shopper Approved Review
“I've been using LivePlan with Xero for a few months now and love it. It's given me visibility about how we're doing against Forecast like I've never had before...”
Rob Mackley
Xero App Store Review
“Before LivePlan, my team and I had no idea where or how to start [...] It helped us focus on and build every single area of our business strategy and recognize that some aspects of the company needed to be adjusted before we could launch.”
Ifeanyi K
Capterra Review
“LivePlan has eased my business planning processes and have provided me with easy access to credit from both banks and investors alike.”
Bashir T
Shopper Approved Review
“All businesses require solutions and tools [...] for control of expenses, spreadsheets were always the first option, but since the arrival of LivePlan, all work is easier and more automated.”
Maggie L
Trust Radius Review
“I didn't have a business plan and using LivePlan helped give me an easy tool to build a strong business plan for myself and clients. My clients have gone on to enhance their plans and grow their businesses.”
Gabriella B
G2 Review
“LivePlan made us feel confident and secure in our numbers and gave us a clear view of our past, present and future!”
Angela A
Capterra Review
“LivePlan provides the balance between stating your vision, the framework to support it, and the numbers.”
Mike R
Shopper Approved Review
“I learned more about running my small business from a week of focused work in [LivePlan] than I have from any other single source. It has fundamentally changed the way I view my business ventures.”
Matthew H
Capterra Review
“Using LivePlan is easy and there is so much assistance available. There are examples, templates, and videos explaining what to write. [...]. It does the math for you. It creates graphs and charts. It is amazing.”
Shawnnell B
G2 Review
“LivePlan was a great help to design, work out, plan and strategically organize and think about all the ideas that go into developing a new project and business plan [...] Think about it like a coach guiding you through the process.”
Alvaro F
Shopper Approved Review
“I've been using LivePlan with Xero for a few months now and love it. It's given me visibility about how we're doing against Forecast like I've never had before...”
Rob Mackley
Xero App Store Review
“Before LivePlan, my team and I had no idea where or how to start [...] It helped us focus on and build every single area of our business strategy and recognize that some aspects of the company needed to be adjusted before we could launch.”
Ifeanyi K
Capterra Review
“LivePlan has eased my business planning processes and have provided me with easy access to credit from both banks and investors alike.”
Bashir T
Shopper Approved Review
“All businesses require solutions and tools [...] for control of expenses, spreadsheets were always the first option, but since the arrival of LivePlan, all work is easier and more automated.”
Maggie L
Trust Radius Review
“I didn't have a business plan and using LivePlan helped give me an easy tool to build a strong business plan for myself and clients. My clients have gone on to enhance their plans and grow their businesses.”
Gabriella B
G2 Review
“LivePlan made us feel confident and secure in our numbers and gave us a clear view of our past, present and future!”
Angela A
Capterra Review
“LivePlan provides the balance between stating your vision, the framework to support it, and the numbers.”
Mike R
Shopper Approved Review
Frequently asked questions
LivePlan offers both monthly and annual subscriptions with two different tier options, standard and premium. A monthly standard subscription for LivePlan starts at $20. A monthly subscription to Venturekit starts at $19 with limited feature availability. Both also offer annual pricing options with additional savings.
LivePlan does not offer a free trial at the moment. Your subscription does come with a 35-day money-back guarantee. If you find that LivePlan isn't working for you, you can contact our team within your first 35 days and we'll happily refund you in full.
LivePlan has a world-class customer support team of wonderful humans. Our team members are LivePlan experts and can help you answer any questions you might have via chat or email. When you signup for LivePlan you also are invited to join a group onboarding session with our team and other LivePlan customers via video. Here you can ask all your LivePlan questions and connect with our team and other LivePlan customers directly!
Our most popular LivePlan tier is LivePlan Premium. It includes all the features a small business owner needs to create a professional business plan, and also continue to manage their business in the healthiest way. LivePlan Premium allows you to connect your accounting data in QuickBooks or Xero, and also provides you access to Industry Data and Benchmarks custom to your business.