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ActualvsTryton

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

ActualTryton
Score81/10068/100
Rank in category#2 of 62 in Personal Finance#3 of 14 in ERP
GitHub stars29 830—
Stars, last 30 days+715—
Stable releases, 12 months150
Latest releasev26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescript—

Which one should you pick?

Actual scores 81/100 against 68/100 for Tryton, so it is the safer default.

Actual ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Tryton.

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

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

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