Open Source Alternatives to YNAB

A personal finance management app that helps users allocate every dollar, track spending, set goals, and reduce money stress through a structured budgeting method.

Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to YNAB give you an option you fully own. You can self-host them, so your data stays on infrastructure you control. This page lists 11 open source alternatives to YNAB. The most popular are Maybe, Actual and Firefly III. Most use the AGPL-3.0 or MIT license, and 11 offer an official Docker image.

Maybe

Budgeting Apps

A self hosted personal finance tracker that consolidates accounts, investments, and assets into a net worth dashboard.

54k StarsWeb App / Server

Actual

Budgeting Apps

A local-first personal finance tool using envelope budgeting with multi-device synchronization and optional end-to-end encryption.

28k StarsWeb App / Server

Firefly III

Budgeting Apps

Manage personal finances and track expenses using a self-hosted system with double-entry bookkeeping and rule automation.

24k StarsWeb App / Server

Sure.am

Budgeting Apps

A self-hosted personal finance and wealth management platform for tracking expenses and managing overall net worth.

9.2k StarsWeb App / Server

ezBookkeeping

Accounting

Manage personal finances with a self-hosted tracker featuring multi-currency support and AI-powered receipt recognition.

5.3k StarsWeb App / Server

Financial Freedom

Budgeting Apps

A self-hosted budgeting application for tracking wealth and managing financial data without third party tracking.

2.9k StarsWeb App / Server

ExpenseOwl

Budgeting Apps

A self-hosted expense tracking system with monthly pie-chart visualizations and cashflow indicators for personal finance.

1.5k StarsWeb App / Server

OpenBudgeteer

Budgeting Apps

A self-hosted budgeting application based on the bucket budgeting principle for managing personal finances.

965 StarsWeb App / Server

WYGIWYH

Budgeting Apps

A self-hosted finance tracker for managing income and expenses without the constraints of traditional budgeting.

873 StarsWeb App / Server

Monetr

Budgeting Apps

A self-hosted budgeting application designed to manage recurring expenses and track remaining funds for unplanned spending.

673 StarsWeb App / Server

Ocular

Budgeting Apps

A self-hosted budgeting application for tracking expenses and analyzing financial data across multiple years.

545 StarsWeb App / Server
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