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Firefly III vs Paisa: catalog facts
Firefly III	Paisa
Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. You provide the hosting.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Budgets, categories, tags, bills and recurring transactions in one place Rules that categorise transactions as they arrive	Data kept in plain text files you can version control Investment tracking with market price updates
A PHP application with a database that you have to run and update Bank imports need a separate companion tool	Requires familiarity with ledger-style double-entry accounting Setup is more involved than a consumer budgeting app
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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