Actual Budget vs Firefly III
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.
Firefly III
AGPL-3.0Free and open-source personal finance manager with double-entry bookkeeping, budgets, and bank import support.
Side-by-side comparison
| Actual Budget | Firefly III | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 27,241 | 23,841 |
| Forks | 2,611 | 2,198 |
| Open Issues | 218 | 159 |
| Last Commit | Jun 27, 2026 | Jun 28, 2026 |
| First Released | Apr 29, 2022 | Jun 28, 2014 |
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