ActualvsGhostfolio
Two self-hosted Personal Finance projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Actual | Ghostfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #3 of 62 in Personal Finance |
| GitHub stars | 29 828 | 9 596 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +713 | +256 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 103 |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | 3.93.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Actual scores 81/100 against 75/100 for Ghostfolio, so it is the safer default.
Ghostfolio ships more often: 103 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Actual.
Actual is growing faster right now (+713 stars in 30 days).
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