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Paisa vs Fava: catalog facts
Paisa	Fava
Free Free and open source.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Data kept in plain text files you can version control Investment tracking with market price updates	Turns a plain-text ledger into readable statements and charts with no export step
Requires familiarity with ledger-style double-entry accounting Setup is more involved than a consumer budgeting app	Only useful with a Beancount ledger, which you still have to write or import
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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