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.

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Firefly III

AGPL-3.0

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

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Side-by-side comparison

	Budget Board	Firefly III
License	GPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	867	24,273
Forks	61	2,245
Open Issues	13	156
Last Commit	Aug 10, 2026	Aug 10, 2026
First Released	Jun 16, 2020	Jun 28, 2014
Categories	Budgeting Apps	Budgeting Apps
Tags	#money #personal finance #budgeting	#budgeting #personal finance #money

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