# Actual vs Firefly III

> 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 | Firefly III |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #1 of 62 in Personal Finance |
| GitHub stars | 29 832 ✓ | 25 025 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +717 ✓ | +313 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | develop-20261028.2 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Firefly III scores 82/100 against 81/100 for Actual, so it is the safer default.

Firefly III ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Actual.

Actual is growing faster right now (+717 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Actual](https://selfhost.directory/project/actual) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/actual.md)
- [Firefly III](https://selfhost.directory/project/firefly-iii) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/firefly-iii.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/actual-vs-firefly-iii