# Actual vs TradingAgents

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

| | Actual | TradingAgents |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 87/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #3 of 209 in AI Agents |
| GitHub stars | 29 842 | 118 130 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +706 | +5 771 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v0.7.1 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

TradingAgents scores 87/100 against 81/100 for Actual, so it is the safer default.

Actual ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for TradingAgents.

TradingAgents is growing faster right now (+5 771 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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