# Actual vs Ghostfolio

> 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 | Ghostfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #3 of 62 in Personal Finance |
| GitHub stars | 29 830 ✓ | 9 597 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +715 ✓ | +257 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 104 ✓ |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | 3.94.0 · 28 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: 104 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Actual.

Actual is growing faster right now (+715 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Actual](https://selfhost.directory/project/actual) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/actual.md)
- [Ghostfolio](https://selfhost.directory/project/ghostfolio) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ghostfolio.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/actual-vs-ghostfolio