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

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