Alternatives to HomeBank

Desktop personal finance app with budgets, reports and statement import. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as HomeBank.

  • Money Manager Ex

    A straightforward personal finance program for accounts, budgets and spending history, storing everything in an encrypted local SQLite file.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Money Manager Ex is a similar free desktop app with encrypted SQLite storage, cash flow forecasting, portable versions and Android and iOS companions.

  • KMyMoney

    Double-entry personal finance manager from the KDE community.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    KMyMoney moves you to double-entry accounting with investment and loan handling, but its KDE libraries make Windows and macOS builds heavy.

  • Skrooge

    KDE personal finance manager with split transactions and detailed reports.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinux

    Skrooge is a GPL-3.0 KDE finance manager with split transactions, trackers and unlimited undo, available on Linux and macOS but not Windows.

  • GnuCash

    Double-entry accounting for personal and small-business finances.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    GnuCash offers full double-entry accounting with invoicing and multi-currency, suitable for small business, but has a dated interface that takes time to learn.

  • Actual Budget

    Envelope budgeting that keeps your data on your own device and syncs between machines without a company in the middle.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted

    Actual Budget adds envelope budgeting, web and mobile access and device sync through a server you run, under the MIT license.

  • Firefly III

    A self-hosted personal finance manager with budgets, categories, rules and a lot of reports.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Firefly III is a self-hosted web app with rules, bills and detailed reports, requiring you to run and update a PHP application and database.

  • Moneydance

    Desktop personal finance software for Mac, Windows and Linux with online banking and investment tracking.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Moneydance is paid, closed-source desktop software that adds transaction download, online bill payment and investment tracking, with Android and iOS apps alongside Mac, Windows and Linux.

  • Moneyspire

    Desktop personal finance software for tracking accounts, bills and budgets on Mac, Windows and Linux.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Moneyspire is paid, closed-source desktop software for Mac, Windows, Linux and Chromebook with a bill reminder calendar, real-time budget tracking and customizable reports.

Also worth comparing

These listings name HomeBank as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Buckets

    A private envelope budgeting app that keeps finances on your own computer, sold for a one-time price.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    HomeBank is a free GPL desktop finance app with budgets and statement import, using single-entry tracking rather than the envelope method.

  • Denaro

    An open-source desktop app for managing personal finances across several accounts on the GNOME desktop.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    HomeBank is a free GPL desktop finance app for Windows, macOS and Linux with budgets, reports and statement import with duplicate detection.

  • ezBookkeeping

    A lightweight self-hosted personal bookkeeping web app for recording and reviewing your own finances.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    HomeBank is a free GPL desktop finance app with budgets, reports and statement import, running locally instead of as a self-hosted web app.

  • Fudget

    A simple monthly budgeting app with manual entry and no bank connections.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    HomeBank is free GPL-2.0 desktop software for Windows, macOS and Linux with budgets, reports and statement import with duplicate detection, but no mobile app.

  • Money Pro

    A personal finance app for tracking bills, budgets and accounts across desktop and mobile devices.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    HomeBank is free GPL-2.0 desktop software for Windows, macOS and Linux with budgets, reports and statement import, but no mobile apps or automatic bank connections.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.