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Actual Budget vs Havoro

Actual Budget

actualbudget.org

Havoro

havoro.app

Side by side

FigureActual BudgetHavoro
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Personal Finance Software8.7 (#18)8.1 (#79)
Spec score · Budgeting And Expense Tracking8.7 (#4)8.3 (#8)
Account syncbothmanual
Bill trackingYesYes
BudgetingEnvelope budgeting lets users assign only cash they have on hand.Users can set monthly category budgets and track actual spending against them.
Budgeting toolsYesYes
Free planYesYes
Net-worth trackingYesYes
SupportThe documentation directs users to the maintainers and community for help and support.Support is community-based through GitHub issues, with no dedicated support service.

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Actual Budget

  • Free and open sourceFree

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Havoro

  • FreeFree

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In their own words

Actual Budget

Actual Budget is a privacy-focused finance app built around envelope budgeting. It lets users assign only cash they have on hand, manage split transactions and transfers, and track bills and net worth. The app stores data on the local device and a selected Actual server, and it works without a network connection. Reports include net worth and cash flow, alongside a custom report engine, and users can export reports. Actual imports QIF, OFX, QFX, CAMT.053 and CSV files. Bank syncing requires actual-server and credentials from a chosen provider, and automatic syncing is off by default. Optional end-to-end encryption prevents the server from accessing encrypted budget data, but it does not cover bank sync tokens; losing the encryption password without a local copy means the encrypted data cannot be recovered. Desktop clients are available for Windows, macOS and Linux, with web access and several self-hosting options. The free, MIT-licensed plan costs nothing.

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Havoro

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