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Firefly III vs YAFFA: catalog facts
Firefly IIIYAFFA
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
  • No bank connection needed, data stays on your server
  • Multi-currency accounts with daily rate updates
  • A PHP application with a database that you have to run and update
  • Bank imports need a separate companion tool
  • Requires running a PHP and Laravel server
  • AI document processing needs your own paid API key
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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