The Best Open Source GnuCash AlternativesTop Budget Managers & Personal Finance Tools like GnuCash

The best open source alternative to GnuCash is HomeBank. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GnuCash and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GnuCash are Money Manager Ex, Firefly III, Waterfly III and Actual Budget.

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Flexible accounting software for personal and small business use, GnuCash is freely available under the GNU GPL, supporting multiple OS and financial tasks.

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GnuCash alternatives page was last updated May 2, 2025
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  1. HomeBank icon
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    HomeBank is a free software. Use it to manage your personal accounts. It is designed to easy to use. Analyse your finances in detail using powerful filtering tools and graphs.

    257 HomeBank alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD

    Top HomeBank Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Money Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Import CSV Data
    9.  Recurring Billing
    10.  Currency Conversion
    11.  Bank integration
    12.  Support for multiple currencies

    HomeBank VS GnuCash

     
    Comments about HomeBank as an Alternative to GnuCash
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    Deividas Losikov
    Negative Oct 26, 2024
    1

    GnuCash is a business accounting software, and HomeBank is a personal finance tracking.

    intp
    Negative May 2, 2025
    0

    HomeBank is a more appropriate alternative to Quicken as it's for personal finances. QuickBooks is for business.

    Aleksandr Dikov
    Negative Sep 10, 2019
    1

    HomeBank can't transfer money between accounts with different currencies. Therefore, all exchange rates are there only to display grand total.

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    • Most users think HomeBank is a great GnuCash alternative.

    • HomeBank is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GnuCash.

    • HomeBank is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GnuCash.

    • HomeBank is Free and Open SourceGnuCash is also Free and Open Source
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    Money Manager Ex is a free, open-source, cross-platform, easy-to-use personal finance software. It primarily helps organize one's finances and keeps track of where, when and how the money goes. It is also a great tool to get a bird's eye view of your financial worth.

    249 Money Manager Ex alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Money Manager Ex Features

    1. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    2.  Recurring Billing
    3.  Portable
    4. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    5.  Import CSV Data
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Portfolio Analytics

    Money Manager Ex VS GnuCash

     
    Comments about Money Manager Ex as an Alternative to GnuCash
    Aleksandr Dikov
    Positive Sep 10, 2019
    1

    Supports online exchange rates out-of-the-box; multiple attachments in transactions; cryptocurrencies. Custom fields are there. User-friendly interface and editing. Clear division into categories, payees/payers and bank accounts.

    Guest
    Positive Apr 22, 2016
    1

    Export/Import to CSV, Open (SQLite and Luna - reports).

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    • Almost everyone thinks Money Manager Ex is a great GnuCash alternative.

    • Money Manager Ex is the most popular Android alternative to GnuCash.

    • Money Manager Ex is Free and Open SourceGnuCash is also Free and Open Source
  3. Firefly III icon
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    "Firefly III" is a (self-hosted) manager for your personal finances. It can help you keep track of your expenses and income, so you can spend less and save more. Firefly III supports the use of budgets, categories and tags.

    145 Firefly III alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Financial reporting
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Multiple Account support
    4.  Cash Flow Analysis
    5.  Support for multiple currencies
    6.  Recurring Billing
    7.  Bank integration
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Import CSV Data

    Firefly III VS GnuCash

     
    Comments about Firefly III as an Alternative to GnuCash
    Guest
    Positive Jun 4, 2021
    1

    Firefly gives complete control overs all aspect of personal finance tracking: daily transaction, periodical budgeting, automated transaction, piggy banks, reporting and more. It’s self hosted so you have full control of your data, can access it from multiple devices and it’s regularly uodated.

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    • Most users think Firefly III is a great GnuCash alternative.

    • Firefly III is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to GnuCash.

    • Firefly III is Free and Open SourceGnuCash is also Free and Open Source
    • Firefly III is Privacy focusedGnuCash is not according to our users
  4. Waterfly III icon
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    Unofficial Android App for Firefly III, a free and open source personal finance manager.

    53 Waterfly III alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Bank integration
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Cash Flow Analysis
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Expense Tracking
    8.  Charts
    9.  Material design

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  5. Actual Budget icon
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    Actual is an personal finance tracker with a powerful budgeting system. Only budget money that you have and see exactly how much you're saving each month. Track all your accounts in one place.

    84 Actual Budget alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Zero-based budgeting
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Bank integration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Support for multiple currencies
    6.  No registration required
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Recurring Billing
    10.  User experience

    Actual Budget VS GnuCash

     
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    Recurring Expense Tracker is a Material You recurring expense tracker, allowing you to keep track of your monthly spending. As its name suggests, it focuses on reccurring expenses such as rent, insurances, subscriptions etc.

    118 Recurring Expense Tracker alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Support for multiple currencies
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Recurring Billing
    8.  Data export/import
    9.  Expense Tracking
    10.  Money Tracking
    11.  Material design

    Recurring Expense Tracker VS GnuCash

     
  7. KMyMoney icon
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    KMyMoney is a cross-platform personal finance manager built on KDE frameworks technologies for your desktop and notebook environment. It enables users to keep careful track of their personal finances by providing a broad array of financial features and tools.

    208 KMyMoney alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    KMyMoney Features

    1.  Investment Tracking
    2.  Tax Management
    3.  Financial reporting
    4.  Asset Budgeting

    KMyMoney VS GnuCash

     
    Comments about KMyMoney as an Alternative to GnuCash
    michaelolsen
    Positive Dec 9, 2020
    0

    A powerful double entry system with the simplicity of a checkbook. Best of both worlds for personal finances. Especially helpful for Investments and the related taxes.

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    • Almost everyone thinks KMyMoney is a great GnuCash alternative.

    • KMyMoney is Free and Open SourceGnuCash is also Free and Open Source
  8. MoneyWallet icon
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    MoneyWallet is an Android application that let you track your expenses. You can organize your data using custom categories, events, places and people tags. The best alternative to others apps, free and open source.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2021. According to a pull on GitHub, the project creator has no time to develop this app. Source : https://github.com/AndreAle94/moneywallet/issues/259

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Currency Conversion
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Import CSV Data
    5.  Categories
    6.  Double Entry Accounting

    MoneyWallet VS GnuCash

     
    Comments about MoneyWallet as an Alternative to GnuCash
    Jimo Cije
    Positive Feb 24, 2021
    0

    GnuCash seems to be abandoned, MoneyWallet has all the features and more (budgeting, currency conversion, atachments, etc)

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    • MoneyWallet is Free and Open SourceGnuCash is also Free and Open Source
    • MoneyWallet is Privacy focusedGnuCash is not according to our users
  9. Skrooge icon
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    Skrooge allows you to manage your personal finances, powered by KDE 4.x. Thanks to its many features, it is one of the most powerful way to enter, follow, and analyze your expenses.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Scheduling
    3.  Financial reporting
    4.  Support for multiple currencies
    5.  Import CSV Data
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Recurring Billing
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Multiple languages

    Skrooge VS GnuCash

     
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