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Paisa vs Ledger: catalog facts
Paisa	Ledger
Free Free and open source.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Data kept in plain text files you can version control Investment tracking with market price updates	Never modifies your journal; reporting is entirely read-only Handles commodities, currencies and arbitrary reporting periods
Requires familiarity with ledger-style double-entry accounting Setup is more involved than a consumer budgeting app	Command-line only, with a terse query syntax to learn No import tooling of its own
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
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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