# Actual vs 家庭账房 · Family Ledger

> Two self-hosted [Personal Finance projects](https://selfhost.directory/personal-finance), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Actual | 家庭账房 · Family Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 52/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #24 of 62 in Personal Finance |
| GitHub stars | 29 828 ✓ | 372 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +713 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v1.37.0 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

Actual scores 81/100 against 52/100 for 家庭账房 · Family Ledger, so it is the safer default.

Actual ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for 家庭账房 · Family Ledger.

Actual is growing faster right now (+713 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Actual](https://selfhost.directory/project/actual) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/actual.md)
- [家庭账房 · Family Ledger](https://selfhost.directory/project/financial-management) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/financial-management.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/actual-vs-financial-management