Budge (Kresus) vs Maybe
| Tagline | Self-hosted personal finance manager with automatic bank sync and rich analytics | Modern open-source personal finance and net-worth tracking app you can self-host |
| Category | Finance & Budgeting | Finance & Budgeting |
| Replaces | Mint, YNAB | Mint, YNAB |
| GitHub stars | 900 | 38k |
| Language | TypeScript | Ruby |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Compose |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| 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
Maybe
- Automatic bank sync (Plaid integration) requires API keys and third-party costs
- Investment data import limited compared to dedicated portfolio trackers
- Multi-user household support is still being developed
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose Maybe 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
Maybe
Modern open-source personal finance and net-worth tracking app you can self-host