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Money Manager Ex vs Firefly III: catalog facts
Money Manager Ex	Firefly 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, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Checking, credit card, savings, stock and asset accounts with nested categories Data in a non-proprietary SQLite file with AES encryption, entirely on your machine	Budgets, categories, tags, bills and recurring transactions in one place Rules that categorise transactions as they arrive
No bank connection; you import CSV and QIF files by hand Investment tracking is basic compared with dedicated portfolio software	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
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 21, 2026

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