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Firefly III

firefly-iii.org

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Spec score 8.3 #7 of 29 in Budgeting And Expense Tracking

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Purpose
Firefly III is a self-hosted personal finance manager for tracking expenses and income.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Audience
The project says it is for people who are tech-savvy, like open source software, and do not mind tinkering with self-hosted servers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · github.com
API
It provides a REST JSON API that covers almost every part of Firefly III.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security
The project lists two-factor authentication as an extra security feature.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Privacy
The project describes Firefly III as self-hosted and isolated, and says it will not contact external servers unless explicitly told to.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The project lists GitHub Discussions for questions and support, Gitter for chat, and GitHub Issues for bugs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
Firefly III and its Data Importer are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.firefly-iii.org
Bill tracking
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · github.com
Bookkeeping
It includes a double-entry bookkeeping system and piggy banks for saving toward goals.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Budgeting tools
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · github.com
Import formats
The Data Importer documentation describes importing CSV and CAMT.053 files, and imports from GoCardless or Spectre.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.firefly-iii.org
Net-worth tracking
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · github.com
Organization
It supports budgets, categories, tags, data imports, and financial reports.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Rule limitation
The rules documentation says complicated rules combining AND and OR operators are not supported.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.firefly-iii.org
Run options
The project lists installation on a server, Docker, Kubernetes, and several third-party installation options.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Transactions
Users can create recurring transactions and rules to handle transactions automatically.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Free and open source Free Self-hosted deployment · Docker deployment · REST JSON API · Budgets and financial reports Read 19 Sep 2026 · github.com
Firefly III Free Free and open source personal finance manager · self-hosted software Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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