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Cross-posted from "finance management software suggestions" by @mike_[email protected] in [email protected]


I used to use Quicken long ago but have been using Moneydance for many years to manage my personal finances. But Moneydance is propietary software and I prefer FOSS now. What's your preferred finance management software?

Thing I need it to do:

  • manage different accounts (common types are banks, credit cards, loans, assets)
  • have basic reporting (e.g., categorized expenses per time period)
  • preferably uses tags
  • export or copy reports or data - could be excel or csv or something that can be pasted or imported into spreadsheets
  • self-hostable with a web app

I'm not a fan of software that's budget-focused. I don't mind it having some budgeting functionality, but I don't want opinionated software to force me to manage my money a certain way. I just want felxible software to help me manage my software how I want to manage it.

I'm wary of source-available/freemium/dual-licensed/open-core licenses. It can't hurt to suggest such apps if you like them and I'll take a look, but I think it's not likely that I'll buy into that philosophy.

So what software do you use and like?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Actual has been awesome so far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've been using Actual for more than 2 years and it is great! Easy to set up, easy to maintain, easy to use, (and I could continue)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's on Android but My Expenses is perfect. It allows you to manage multiple accounts, you can assign tags (beside categories) and you can reconcile movements. It's also possible to export to CSV or import.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion but my needs require access from multiple devices (i.e., server based)