# ezbookkeeping vs Ghostfolio

> Two self-hosted [Personal Finance projects](https://selfhost.directory/personal-finance), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | ezbookkeeping | Ghostfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 62 in Personal Finance | #3 of 62 in Personal Finance |
| GitHub stars | 5 848 | 9 596 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +204 | +256 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 104 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.1.1 · 23 Oct 2026 | 3.94.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Ghostfolio scores 75/100 against 71/100 for ezbookkeeping, so it is the safer default.

Ghostfolio ships more often: 104 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for ezbookkeeping.

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

## Details

- [ezbookkeeping](https://selfhost.directory/project/ezbookkeeping) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ezbookkeeping.md)
- [Ghostfolio](https://selfhost.directory/project/ghostfolio) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ghostfolio.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ezbookkeeping-vs-ghostfolio