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ezBookkeeping vs Firefly III: catalog facts
ezBookkeepingFirefly III
Free

Free open-source software with no paid tier.

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. You provide the hosting.

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Your financial records stay on a server you control
  • Docker image and systemd unit for straightforward deployment
  • Budgets, categories, tags, bills and recurring transactions in one place
  • Rules that categorise transactions as they arrive
  • You have to host and maintain the server yourself
  • Entries are recorded by you rather than pulled from a bank
  • A PHP application with a database that you have to run and update
  • Bank imports need a separate companion tool
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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