Budget Board vs Firefly III

Comparing two open source alternatives to Mint . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Budget Board

GPL-3.0

A simple app for tracking monthly spending and working towards financial goals.

AGPL-3.0

Free and open-source personal finance manager with double-entry bookkeeping, budgets, and bank import support.

	Budget Board	Firefly III
License	GPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	838	23,826
Forks	58	2,195
Open Issues	30	156
Last Commit	Jun 26, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
First Released	Jun 16, 2020	Jun 28, 2014
Categories	Budgeting Apps	Budgeting Apps
Tags	#money #personal finance #budgeting	#budgeting #personal finance #money

Self-hosted personal finance manager for tracking expenses, budgets, and net worth via Docker.

Lightweight, self-hosted personal finance and bookkeeping app with a mobile-friendly UI — an open alternative to Mint and YNAB.

Fast, privacy-focused local-first personal finance app using zero-sum budgeting, with optional self-hosted sync.