# Actual vs invoice-ninja

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Actual | invoice-ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #1 of 11 in Invoicing |
| GitHub stars | 29 838 ✓ | 10 354 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +702 ✓ | +244 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 36 ✓ |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v5.13.50 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Actual scores 81/100 against 70/100 for invoice-ninja, so it is the safer default.

invoice-ninja ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Actual.

Actual is growing faster right now (+702 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/actual-vs-invoice-ninja