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 | 341 | 25k |
| Language | TypeScript | PHP |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Simple | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | yesterday | yesterday |
| 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. 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