# Actual vs Sunshine

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

| | Actual | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #2 of 22 in Remote Desktop |
| GitHub stars | 29 835 | 42 749 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +720 | +1 273 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 86 ✓ |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v2026.1028.122642 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Sunshine scores 84/100 against 81/100 for Actual, so it is the safer default.

Sunshine ships more often: 86 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Actual.

If you want the quickest setup, Sunshine is easier to run; Actual needs more configuration.

## Details

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

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