Actual Budget vs Budget Board
Comparing two open source alternatives to Mint . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Actual Budget
MITFast, privacy-focused local-first personal finance app using zero-sum budgeting, with optional self-hosted sync.
Budget Board
GPL-3.0A simple app for tracking monthly spending and working towards financial goals.
Side-by-side comparison
| Actual Budget | Budget Board | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 28,058 | 867 |
| Forks | 2,812 | 61 |
| Open Issues | 233 | 13 |
| Last Commit | Aug 9, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| First Released | Apr 29, 2022 | Jun 16, 2020 |
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