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Instead of Actual Budget, try one of these 9.

Every alternative is lined up against Actual Budget on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Actual Budget sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
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Actual Budget
Open-source, self-hosted envelope budgeting.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win · Linux
Visit
Firefly III#1
Self-hosted personal finance manager.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visit
GnuCash#2
Double-entry accounting for personal and small business.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Visit
HomeBank#3
Free desktop money manager with budgets, reports and bank imports.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Visit
You Need A Budget#4
Paid envelope-style budgeting with bank sync and coaching.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Visit
MoneyManager Ex#5
Cross-platform finance tracker for accounts, budgets and spending.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Visit
KMyMoney#6
KDE desktop finance manager with investments and online banking.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Visit
Akaunting#7
Open-source accounting you can host or use online.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Visit
Paisa - Personal Finance Manager#8
Plain-text ledger budgeting with charts and forecasts.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Visit
MoneyTool#9
Private mobile app for budgets, bills and net worth
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Android · iOS
Visit

Price colours on the Visit buttons: FreeFreemiumPaid

How to read this. The first row is Actual Budget itself, for comparison. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Actual Budget alternatives at a glance

Actual Budget is a free finance app. We compared 9 alternatives: 7 are open source, 6 are completely free, 3 can be self-hosted and 6 work fully offline. The most popular is Firefly III, with 300 likes.

Most liked overallFirefly III

Self-hosted personal finance manager.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best free optionGnuCash

Double-entry accounting for personal and small business.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionHomeBank

Free desktop money manager with budgets, reports and bank imports.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best to self-hostAkaunting

Open-source accounting you can host or use online.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable

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