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Firefly IIIExpenseOwl
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Budgets, categories, tags, bills and recurring transactions in one place
  • Rules that categorise transactions as they arrive
  • Very quick entry with few required fields
  • Single binary or Docker image with no internet interaction
  • A PHP application with a database that you have to run and update
  • Bank imports need a separate companion tool
  • Single-user only
  • No budgeting, accounts or search by design
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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