GnuCash vs Trout
GnuCash
gnucash.orgTrout
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| Figure | GnuCash | Trout |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €4.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 7 |
| Spec score · Personal Finance Software | 9.1 (#5) | 8.8 (#15) |
| Account sync | both | both |
| Budgeting tools | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 1997 | 2025 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Net-worth tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software for tracking bank accounts, stocks, income, and expenses. | Trout is an envelope-budgeting ledger for people who want to own their money and data. |
| Report export | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The project points users to public mailing lists, IRC, a wiki, documentation, and bug reports for help. | The maker provides a GitHub bug-report link and lists an email address for privacy and data requests. |
Plans
Trout
- FreeFree
- Hosted Monthly€7 a month
- Hosted Annual€59 a year
- Manual budgetingFree
- Self-hostedFree
- Hosted monthly€7 a month
- Hosted annual€59 a year
In their own words
GnuCash
GnuCash is free personal and small-business accounting software for tracking bank accounts, stocks, income, and expenses. Its double-entry accounting requires every transaction’s debits and credits to balance. Small-business tools cover customers, vendors, jobs, invoicing, bill payment, tax and billing terms, and budgeting. Users can create customizable balance sheets, profit and loss, and portfolio valuation reports, as well as charts. GnuCash imports QIF and OFX files with transaction matching; German users can use HBCI to download statements and initiate transfers and direct debits. Data is stored in XML by default. Support for SQLite3, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases is experimental, and some reported corner cases can cause data loss. The GNU GPL-licensed software has installation options for Linux and installers for macOS and Windows. The main application is unavailable for iOS and iPadOS, while the separate Android app appears abandoned according to the project FAQ. The project is maintained, documented, and translated by volunteers.