# Actual vs Unison

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

| | Actual | Unison |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #2 of 15 in File Sync |
| GitHub stars | 29 835 ✓ | 5 559 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +699 ✓ | +65 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.54.0 · 1 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | OCaml |

## Which one should you pick?

Actual scores 81/100 against 65/100 for Unison, so it is the safer default.

Actual ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Unison.

Actual is growing faster right now (+699 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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