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GnuCash vs Firefly III: catalog facts
GnuCashFirefly III
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Real double-entry accounting, including invoicing and accounts payable
  • Multi-currency support and scheduled transactions
  • Budgets, categories, tags, bills and recurring transactions in one place
  • Rules that categorise transactions as they arrive
  • The interface is dated and the accounting concepts take time to learn
  • Bank connections are limited compared with commercial products
  • A PHP application with a database that you have to run and update
  • Bank imports need a separate companion tool
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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