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Firefly III vs OpenBudgeteer: catalog facts
Firefly IIIOpenBudgeteer
Free

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

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 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
  • Envelope-style bucket budgeting similar to YNAB
  • Supports MySQL or MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SQLite
  • A PHP application with a database that you have to run and update
  • Bank imports need a separate companion tool
  • Some documentation sections are still in progress
  • Requires running your own server
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
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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