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	746	23,283
Forks	49	2,153
Open Issues	13	149
Last Commit	May 16, 2026	May 12, 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.

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