TL;DR: If you are replacing Buttercoin, the closest options are Tally, Prospa, Parker. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces Buttercoin (YC Summer 2013).
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The three closest alternatives to Buttercoin are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tally | — | YC Winter 2025 | 2 | Active |
| Prospa | Banking for businesses | YC Winter 2021 | 70 | Active |
| Parker | Parker is a digital bank. | YC Winter 2019 | 10 | Inactive |
| Increase | API-first banking for ambitious technology companies. | YC Summer 2020 | 15 | Active |
| Satchel | — | YC Summer 2018 | 8 | Inactive |
| Direct Match | — | YC Winter 2015 | 11 | Inactive |
| Coinbase | Buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies. | YC Summer 2012 | 6112 | Public |
| Proof Trading | Institutional equities broker-dealer | YC Summer 2019 | 7 | Active |
| Computable | Exchange for Physical Compute | YC Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Serica | Financial payment and loan services for the Medical Cannabis and… | YC Summer 2015 | 2 | Inactive |
| Y Combinator | Make something people want. | YC Unspecified | 100 | Active |
| Angle Health | Health Insurance for Startups | YC Winter 2020 | 100 | Active |
It depends on your size. Tally is the closest match on what Buttercoin actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
Buttercoin is no longer listed as active, so anyone still relying on it should plan a migration to one of the alternatives above.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Buttercoin on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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