Budge (Kresus) vs Firefly III
| Tagline | Self-hosted personal finance manager with automatic bank sync and rich analytics | Self-hosted personal finance manager with budgets, rules, and bank import |
| Category | Finance & Budgeting | Finance & Budgeting |
| Replaces | Mint, YNAB | Mint, YNAB, QuickBooks |
| GitHub stars | 339 | 24k |
| Language | TypeScript | PHP |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 2 days ago | today |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Budge (Kresus)
- Bank sync via Woob covers mainly French and European banks
- Not suitable for invoicing or business accounting
- Smaller community means fewer community importers for exotic banks
Firefly III
- Bank import requires a separate importer container and CSV/OFX manipulation; no one-click bank sync
- UI can feel complex and verbose for casual users compared to Mint's simplicity
- No built-in mobile app; third-party apps exist but vary in quality
- Investment and brokerage account tracking is limited compared to dedicated wealth tools
Bottom line
Choose Budge (Kresus) if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Firefly III for the larger community and ecosystem. Firefly III has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
Budge (Kresus)
Self-hosted personal finance manager with automatic bank sync and rich analytics
Firefly III
Self-hosted personal finance manager with budgets, rules, and bank import