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Fava vs Paisa: catalog facts
Fava	Paisa
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Turns a plain-text ledger into readable statements and charts with no export step	Data kept in plain text files you can version control Investment tracking with market price updates
Only useful with a Beancount ledger, which you still have to write or import	Requires familiarity with ledger-style double-entry accounting Setup is more involved than a consumer budgeting app
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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